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SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

the ice-crossing may be an option, but a Bering Strait crossing may be a slightly better one.

Possibly, or possible way before that.
Evolutionists, historians and geologists have such amazing abilities to think in millions of years, I can barley manage 100 and that's rough.
I suppose we could just research what some clever clogs researched already?
(would that be to re-research hhmm.. it is late)

The Brown Bear and Black Bear and just European and American counterparts.

Do you mean to suggest a similar migration?.
I suppose it must have been.

Anyway, I ate some bison at my Christmas dinner at work. It might have just been beef but they called it bison.

The tukeys propaganda machine in full motion :)

explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-bison.htm - Bison in the Yukon & Alaska

"Steppe Bison arrived in North America from Asia over the Bering land bridge. Slightly larger than modern bison, and with large horns, they were replaced by the modern bison about 4,000-5,000 years ago. "

hubpages.com/tag/bison+evolution/hot - The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of the American Bison

"The American bison, Bison bison, is descended from a species of Eurasian steepe bison, Bison priscus, that crossed the land bridge into America about 300,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age."

Bizon

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of the American Bison

300,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age

Wait a sec???

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Age#Major_ice_ages

The earth is currently in an interglacial, and the last glacial period ended about 10,000 years ago.
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

Around here nearly everyone calls a Bison a buffalo. It's not accurate, apparently.

I usually have a problem when some (usually a twit) tells everyone what words mean.
For me, if we all agree to call a "chair" a "cup" then that is what it is,
Words are noises we make and we agree on their meanings, get enough people to agree and Wham! you have a "word".

Around here they sell bison meat in the grocery store but it's probably a domestic cattle hybrid version of bison.

Yeah, well there goes the rest.
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

I thought this was funny given the nature of where this conversation has gone.

I love when she says "EEMMmmm..."
Ha ha ha

Bison charging



The size of that bison's head in the last shot, wow
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

It's so weird that a buffalo would become so rare everywhere. Not just in North America, but all over the world. Three thousand is a low number.

6.7 billion humans.
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

Cave paintings of Bison

c. 15,000-12,000 BC
bison length 77 in. (195 cm)
Altamira, Spain

bison

morbid

That is the reason I have not done it and plus it would be a short pointless thread.
And I would just go on a rant about Lithuania and nobody wants that least of all me :)
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

Nazis having blasted through there do people find war artifacts on occasion?

Yes, mass graves are still around apparently and it is quite common to find ammunition and weapons.

In Lithuania, where I work, we're are building and they found three land mines and a trailer for carrying a cannon (but not the cannon) and shells, along with a few machine guns.

And some ass, dumped tons of earth on my plot, full of human remains, skeletons, about 15 bodies.



I am not sure if there are Bison in Lithuania.



For you Wroclaw :)
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Travel / Walks up the Beskids mountains [44]

Ok, cool it worked :)

Here is Myslenice a very nice town in the Beskidy mountains.

There was a fella paragliding with a motor thing in that picture but he is too far away you can't see him.
It was about minus 4 where I was, it must have been freezing where he was.
Paragliding is very popular around here.


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SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
Life / Bisons of Poland - your thoughts? [90]

This is from bramkaz another very informative PF poster. This is very interesting about Wildlife in Poland.
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

Has anyone mentioned Roddy Doyle on this thread? (asked the lazy donkey)

Not yet (answered the even lazier priest).
I have seen the films, I know that the books are probably better.

THE COMMITMENTS - HQ Trailer ( 1991 )



This film is a must see for anyone curious about what Dublin Ireland was like before the "Celtic Tiger".

Witty, showing a different look at the inhabitants of a city with high drug use and low employment and has great music.

Interesting the last thing said in that trailer is from the full quote " Ireland are the blacks of Europe, Dublin are the blacks of Ireland and the North side are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once and say it loud, I am black and I'm proud"

Personal rating 10/10 (I am sentimental, although perhaps more "mental" than "senti").

The Snapper
Not as good as the commitments but it was iconic in Ireland at it's time.

The Family

The Family Roddy Doyle was a four part series on television.
Each episode focused on a different family member.
Son, daughter, wife, husband.
It is much more serious than the other two.
Worth noting is the young boy's episode which was exemplary.
10/10 for the son episode (possibly because I see myself) but the rest were lacking the energy the son had.

I am being a bit more "pushy" than normal about Irish talent because I am still browned off with the attacks on my homeland on this thread lately.
SeanBM   
30 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

byronic,

You obviously hate Ireland and Irish people yet you live there.

You are now insulting, I will not be.

You have gone from personal details about your inner hatred for the Irish part of your family to now outwardly attacking other Irish people.

The one thing that is blatantly obvious is,
Your points on how hateful the "Irish" are against the "Polish", is exactly what you hate yourself and your family for.

That in fact you are a hypocrite of the highest order.

You have problems but they are not mine or Ireland's, perhaps you should talk to a professional, you are obviously tormented.

I am very annoyed about what you have written.

This is a false interpretation of the truth, I could take ANY country and take the worst examples to spew my intolerance and hatred.

I thoroughly enjoyed Joseph O'Connor's "Star of the Sea. it is an excellent book and beautifully written.
Although set in the back drop of the potato famine, it follows the main characters across to the land of opportunity (America) on a coffin ship, it is a fascinating look at the characters and their inner struggles (rather than outer).

And if anything is an under rated book.
I have bought it for other people to read.

I can not take your points of view about anything "Irish" seriously because you are full of hate.
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

Does it make sense?

Yes, I did not understand that first time.

Nothing special. What do you suppose I was trying to say?

I don't know?, I did not understand why you separated Irish and Celts, I suppose.

Certainly nothing to diminish the Irish...

I know that, I certainly did not take it that way.
I know I can be a bit sensitive sometimes but I hope I am reasonable or at least entertaining ;)



In fact my Irish side of the family were so obnoxious that i had to change my name by deed poll, convert from catholicism to Anglicanism and join an Irish cavalry regiment in the British army before they finally took the hint and stopped contacting me with the begging bucket.

Who are you?
I got the impression that you live in Ireland now?
This is getting all very personal and I do not wish to offend you but can you see
what is happening here?.
This is a thread about POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE and you are getting out frustrations you have with your family.

I hope you find peace in the new year.



Then who are special?? What manifested you this idea that they were?? Where you naive enough to believe that a people could be special?? Where you sold an idea and felt as though you were robbed?? All the fingers point at you and you're notions.

I worked with a guy from New Zealand once who new everything and nothing about Ireland.
Had this delusion that Ireland was the end of the rainbow and we all walked around talking in Limerick poetry all the time, it was very strange.

He got robbed down the docks in Dublin, when he came over.
I think it could of happened anywhere but the higher something is the further it has to fall, I guess.
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

I usually find (generally speaking) that there are two types of Irish: the returned emigrants who have been out in the big wide world, broadened their minds and their outlooks. And then there are the ones who only ever ventured abroad on holiday and tend to be much more parochial in their outlook- I repeat, generally.

This generalization is in no way attributed to Ireland alone, isn't every country subject to this, generally?.

Stephen King = Rubbish agreed.

I am reading "borstal Boy" by Brendan Behan at the moment, it is enjoyable but not what I am used to reading, I like "Guns, Germs and steel" by Jared Diamond or The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.

They are not literary but scientific and truly fascinating, I recommend them both.
Just a little point Jared Diamond I found out today, Diamond was born in Boston of Polish-Jewish heritage

As for Joyce, let me put it this way, he would not be my first choice ;)

But maybe it is as Szarlotka says, it is something that I could get into later, ha ha ha preferably much later ha ha ha.

(I get the feeling many years from now I will read and enjoy Joyce's "Ulysses" and look back on what I have written here and kick myself ha ha ha and if I don't like it, ah well, I will find someone to kick? ha ha ha)
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

byronic:
I have read some of your other posts on other topics and find you to be interesting and you speak your mind. Attributes I like in people.

Your opinion on Joyce is exactly that, an opinion, fine.

Don't take it so personally, it's just a few minor gripes, ok? To spell it out clearly- Ireland is very good at singing its own praises, but doesn't have a lot to back it up. That is the point I was making. And again, I'm still not sure exactly why I should be proud to be Irish- nobody ever explains that bit.

How should i take it? if not personally?
I am proud to be Irish and you are not.
You go on about the "Hype" that you were brought up with and I am used to everyone looking down their noses at us.

Ireland has had a tragic history and this is reflected in our attitude and insecurities towards ourselves.
I do not share your view that Irish people think they are great and pat themselves on the back without having anything to back it up., quite the opposite.

I find your argument, your personal way of showing your dissatisfaction with how you thought the fairy tale land would be. This is a thread about James Joyce not Ireland, that is in your head.

You have yet to grace us with who or what you would consider to be good literature?.

P.S- the coat of arms isn't Irish.....

That's OK, it is still nice :) , nobody's perfect (And that from an Irish man, wha?) ha ha ha
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

Nobel prize is a bit of a joke, just look at some of the more recent winners of this dubious honour.

I thought you would mention Al Gore alright, non the less you have not come with anything of merit, so far you are comparing to the wind or phantom.

just not remotely close to what the hype would lead one to expect.

I wouldn't know about the "hype".
But just because you got disillusioned and cynical, by what you had been led to believe is neither here nor there. All I can say about that is, you have a fine coat of arms for yourself :)

I am not saying Ireland is perfect but you can't say that

the Irish have a habit of exaggerating the talents of their (mostly) mediocre artists-

But then Ireland has a culture which rewards mediocrity-

And expect me to put up with such ill informed views.
Who are you?.



Proud to be Irish? Well, not really, not anymore, not unless someone could explain to me exactly what there is to be proud of. I'm at a total loss.

What are you talking about?
Did Ireland not welcome you back with open arms and a cup of tea, no wonder.
But this is another debate, no?



As for your views about Joyce, that is your prerogative and we should probably focus on him.
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

Hey, come on, Poland is a European country. :):):)

Poles don`t have such profound knowledge of Irish authors and the Irish ways to promote Irish authors.

This confused me?

Nope. He is Scottish or English.

I did not know.

I don't see Irish people (except perhaps me) promoting Irish anything on here or in Poland.

I love Enya and Clannad. But you are wrong. They aren`t Irish. They are Celtic!!!

What are you trying to say?



Of course Ireland has some great musicians but this thread is about literature not other art forms, no?.

Apart from the obvious Nobel prize winners.

Joseph O'Connor "Sinéad O'Connor half brother (i think) and a great writer"
Oscar Wilde,
Jonathan Swift,
Bram Stoker (Dracula),
Patrick Kavanagh ,
Brendan Behan ,
Etc....
And they are known for the writtings in the English language, there are plenty more as Gaeilge (In the Gaelic language)
The list is endless.



But this is about auld Joyce and he is/was and always will be controversial.
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

I'm half Irish

It must be your bottom half that's Irish?.
Can you dance? ;)

the Irish have a habit of exaggerating the talents of their (mostly) mediocre artists-

This post was by a Polish man.

And i think you will find that Sinéad O'Connor is not liked for anything except her voice in Ireland i.e. she's a tit.

Ireland has a culture which rewards mediocrity-

As opposed to who? Your other half?

I disagree and I am not the only one.

Irish Nobel Prize Winners

1923 - for Literature William Butler Yeats

1925 - for Literature George Bernard Shaw

1969 - for Literature Samuel Beckett

1995 - for Literature Seamus Heaney

if you don't believe me then just look at our politicians.

Using "Politicians" as an example is just wrong, bullshite artists more like :)

I'm expecting flak over this but I think Joyce is overrated,

Actually many people share this opinion, he is a bone of contention between scholars in Ireland, is it genius or just a rant?.
But that is up to the individual I suppose.

But that's just my opinion.

That's fare enough but you seem to live in two different worlds?
Jumping from "The Irish" to "our" depending on which way you want your argument to go.
SeanBM   
29 Dec 2008
Life / Coming back to Poland after 5 years in UK [14]

Hello PaulinaK14,

And welcome to the Polish Forum.

I am sorry for the loss of you mother.



Some people find it easier than others to move, even back.

Anyone got the same ? How to overcome this crisis ?

I have been in a similar circumstance many years ago.
To be honest I went a bit ballobas (mad) and I left to a different part of my country just for a couple of months, just to take stock of myself.

You are obviously a very open and honest person and I can see you have written from your heart but be patient and look after yourself, life is hard and family life doubly so.

I would recommend keeping yourself busy and finding work, I would even recommend not drinking alcohol for this period, it is a depressant and will only hinder you.

Take care of yourself.
SeanBM   
28 Dec 2008
Life / Homosexuals in Poland / Hands off (PETITION) [797]

So given its hetro porn - let it be.

There are some nasty max hetro porn too ha ha ha

I was brought up in a very ignorant culture (Irish) as regards to sex, especially gays, paedophiles and anything else out of catholic wed lock.

They were all branded mad rapists or lesser people.
I have given this much thought and it is not true, of course some of you know this.



I remember in Sligo several cases of "gay bashing", they killed one young man, kicked his head in to the pavement and seriously wounded others.

I always thought this was really strange.
The reasoning.
I am hetro,
You are gay,
I will kick your head in because you are gay and in so doing prove I am hetro.

This to me is a blatant form of closet case homosexual, to beat a guy to death to prove your not gay?. madness.



What is the most common kind of pedophilia ? Not men raping boys ?

I don't know but I would assume it would be hetro?
I mean if you are going to call all people who do not share your sexual orientation mad, do hetro rapists fit in to this category?
SeanBM   
28 Dec 2008
Life / Homosexuals in Poland / Hands off (PETITION) [797]

As both are mental disorders - in my eyes - they tend to do I believe.

No, I do not believe this, not even in your eyes.

To be clear, not even holding hands or kissing.

I don't know, I am not young enough to know everything :)
Well to be clear, in Ireland you can not and never could, go in to a petrol station and see hard core porn on the selves.

Is that good?
SeanBM   
28 Dec 2008
UK, Ireland / POLISH ADMIRATION FOR THE IRISH GENIUS JAMES JOYCE [63]

Hey, come on, Poland is a European country.

Yeah of course, I just never thought about it before, to be honest.

Ireland has a good tradition of writing, I was always rubbish at it (as you see) but I enjoy reading it.

crowded for autographs. Snobs! :):):)

Did you? :)
SeanBM   
28 Dec 2008
Language / Do Polish Movies Help learn the language? [60]

I used to watch "Kasia i Tomek", which is a Polish comedy series (based on a Canadian comedy, I think).
It is simple to understand and I always fancied Kasia :)
I also like the humour in it.
Kasia i Tomek - Kawusia

It is amazing now looking at these because I can understand them :)
Back when I first watched them I could get the gist.