News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]


No 'charity', simply sensible use of resources and reining in the excesses of capitalism, countries where 'investors' are not able to make excess 'profit' from other people's work, or asset strip public infrastructure.

Basically Socialism. You shouldn't confuse that with Marxian economics though...


No it doesn't. Go and make a nice cup of tea, clear your head and stop making up silly lies.

Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]


There are houses in forests, usually quite old ones. They tend (depending on a few factors) to either fetch premium prices as second 'homes' or just do t reach the market. There are also issues with crime, since such houses are quite isolated.


Not weird at all. You need planning permission to build a house. Otherwise people would just build what they want regardless of the views of anyone in the area or the aesthetics of whether they build.

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@Velund
Nobody believes your attempts to distract and confuse.

Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]


It would change it a lot.

Off-Topic / Are Polish Christians here? [161]


Not always relayed by blood nowadays.


What precisely do you mean by that?


"Nothing to do with you or your kin" how?

Off-Topic / Are Polish Christians here? [161]


That's humanity.

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]

It's worth stressing again and again that r*SSia spend hundreds of billions every year on online propaganda.

That figure is a shocking one, however they spend it.

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [440]

Utter philistinism...

Off-Topic / PF Poster Polonius3 - Sad news [21]

Here's a link to some of his cookbooks.

goodreads.com/author/list/669790.Robert_Strybel

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]


Straight out of the r*SSian playbook.

Nobody believes them.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]


An interesting one though.

There are a few early medieval European legends about land to the west.

Off-Topic / PF Poster Polonius3 - Sad news [21]


Most of what he wrote through choice was about traditions, cookery, etc. The stuff he wrote for Reuters was neutral.


Yes. Very much about the past being better than the present.


He had challenges in life, not unusual for people in his line of work, and after his wife died a lot of things changed for him as is often the case. He was already old and in poor health.

When I lived near them, I'd sometimes see them out and about through my window.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]


Probably a Greek Island in an earthquake zone whose name and bits of history turned into metaphor. At least that's one hypothesis.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]


There may have been sailors back and to.

There was also a theory that a Welsh Prince went there and went native (is it the Mandan tribe?) however DNA evidence doesn't bear that out and the 19th century linguistic comparisons were wishful thinking.

Apparently there's a tantalising letter either to or from Columbus' brother (who lived in Bristol) that some say suggests they knew there was a land mass to the west.


Does the name really come from America Vespucci or could it have existed before coming from Armorica?

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Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [440]


Reminds me of some Sicilians I used to work with somewhere. They'd buy expensive whisky, sometimes costing hundreds of euros a bottle and their choice solely based on the price and the fanciness of the label from Dubai duty free then mix it with coca cola and ice.

Vile.

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [440]


Warm water works best.


44.95 at Biedronka. If you sling a bit of their fake Aperol in, it takes the taste away.

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]


If they did, he probably wouldn't pick the phone up being dead since 1799.

Off-Topic / PF Poster Polonius3 - Sad news [21]

Polonius3

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]


Given that one side compulsively lie, it's not a difficult decision.

Off-Topic / PF Poster Polonius3 - Sad news [21]

You can still see cookery books for sale in kiosks which he and his wife did. Usually under his late wife's name.

We were nearish neighbours for a while. He was highly intelligent and also very religious.

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]

More feeble orc attempts to obfuscate.

Nobody believes you.

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]


1939.


We have to be much cleverer than the other side and doubtless such scenarios will have been gamed many times by those whose job it is to do it

News / The most pro-Russian Polish politicians [14]


An honest impression.

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News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]


There's still a very large and skillful military, very good training and the tragic history of Poland and the rich history of its army are a strength.


When I was a military contractor many years ago, there were certainly things that shocked me among some of the older officers, not least the vodka at 9am and some things best not mentioned, sometimes involving sex or money, however there were also some exceptionally good people. You shouldn't worry too much.

News / The most pro-Russian Polish politicians [14]

C is half dead and a clown.

B maybe maybe

A Probably yes.

There was another one, slightly known to me personally and strongly disliked by me (and vice versa, at least he always looked at us both suspiciously, trying to weigh stuff up) however he's now fallen into the obscurity he deserves. There was a suggestion in the media (maybe realistic, maybe exaggerated) that he is, was or might potentially be a r*SSian agent, however he can do no harm and the Polish intelligence services are competent, professional, know their job very well and care about Poland which they swear to protect. That guy is not now in the news.

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]


Like Cain and Abel.


It had to be done to force the Germans' hand.

News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1440]


That's not exactly your 'shores', though, is it....


Isn't that Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [440]

Better to stick some allspice in the bottle for a few days. The flavour takes far quicker than juniper and it has a Christmassy taste.

But dilute vodka? Never.