Off-Topic / I am a polish communist. [83]


According to Polish law this sentence is equal to "I am a Polish nazi". Both criminal genocidal ideologies, nazism and communism, are illegal in Poland and promoting them can result in a jail sentence for a sickf*ck doing that.

PolishForums, however, is an American board, so probably paedophilia, communism and nazism can be freely promoted here. If not, this thread should be deleted and the user banned.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

A popular swear word and an animal (beaver).

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

^^ There's a juicy "kurwa" and a bober (!) in the video. A must watch.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Not a photo but a video from Yarnhub for those who missed it...



... and you can find Sabaton's 40-1 yourselves ;)

History / 20 years of Poland in the EU. [317]


It is indeed. It's like with those paper drinking straws that melt in your mouth whilst disposable plastic cups and plastic cup covers are still used. Not to mention plastic bags, plastic boxes and plastic pretty much everything. But the drinking straw must be paper - not because it's ecological, as you have to use 3 of those before you finish your drink, but just to show you that you are a piece of sh*t who has nothing to say, they can decree what they want, and there's nothing you can do about it.

And there's a cherry on top - those paper drinking straws, which are supposed to be used to reduce plastic waste, come in plastic packaging (to avoid contamination because paper is hygroscopic ha ha :D). So the purpose is not ecology but to show you your place, your worth (zero). Green Khmers are ruthless.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Red berets marching: 2024

Military commanders and top politicians looking proudly on the marching "Red Berets" during this year's 15th August military parade. Red (burgundy, to be more exact) berets are worn by airborne and air cavalry, and deservedly earned the reputation of elite forces of Wojsko Polskie. They are often confused with red (scarlet, to be more exact) berets of Military Police units.

Hmm... looking at this photo again, I'm not quite sure if it's airborne or military police marching (probably the latter). Oh, well. *salutes anyway*

News / Is NORD STREAM dangerous for Poland's natural enviroment? [540]


What electric vehicle can you buy for 50k? 150k more like.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Salt of the Earth: 1248

Bochnia salt mine - the oldest one in Poland - opened in 1248, is located about 40km from Cracow and is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Its underground corridors and chambers, as well as the medieval mining machinery are well worth seeing.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Lovely neighbourhood, BB.

It always warms my heart when I see a man celebrating and delighting in the place where he lives. Can't stand all those grouches who think that grass is always greener on the other side. Applause for all local patriots! :)

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


You and your dirty mind, Pawian, tsk tsk.

A beautiful wheat field can be perfectly idyllic without any superfluous "fujarkas" ekhm

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


The post was about the smallest cities in Poland, so it's difficult to find an active synagogue there... BUT... in the 3rd smallest city in Poland (Ciepielów, population 738) there are ruins of an old synagogue...



... working synagogues can be found in larger cities.


Of course we have, but there are very few muslims in Poland so the mosques are usually in big cities (Warsaw, Gdańsk)... BUT... there are beautiful old wooden mosques of Polish Tatars in small villages of Bohoniki and Kruszyniany...

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Tiny cities: 2024

Saint Jacob's church in Opatowiec, officially the smallest city in Poland with only 308 inhabitants.

The second smallest city in Poland, Wiślica (population 477), is proud of its beautiful Gothic basilica (Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Holiest Virgin Mary).

News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [128]


What do you mean megalomania?

Damn it, we took your capital and kept it for over a year. Damn it, we routed your Red Army and sent it back running to the Soviet Union. Damn it, whatever else should we do for you to finally start treating us seriously?

*pouts*


Serbian to be more exact. :)

News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [128]


... or about any other Slavs. If anyone is going to insult Slavic tribes, it can only be other Slavic tribes. The closer the brotherhood, the hotter the insults (see Serbo-Croats).


One solution to the problem would be to stop measuring GDP in dollars. Bhutan measures it in happiness, Ukraine can measure it in... hmm... something else they think they're good at.

News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [128]


... and the question is: are they more Russian or more Polish? And by making fun of them, aren't we making fun of ourselves? A slightly exaggerated, distorted and retarded version of ourselves but still.

News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [128]


God strike me if I ever wore one!


... and An die Freude playing quietly in the background. Is there truly no hope?

News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [128]


Well, they were once a part of the Holy Rzeczpospolita, I suppose. So if we can get them through our school system maybe they will be loyal to their new country, who knows.

However, the story of Hermann der Cherusker makes me careful about relying on barbarians too much. :-/

News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [128]


Pretty much in all industries.

A guy comes to fix the pipes, he speaks with a Ukrainian accent. Another one to change the locks (one of the kids lost the keys), Ukrainian accent again. A delivery for the wife, you guessed it. And so on, and so on...


L'immigration choisie - an invention of our friend Nicolas Sarkozy. It didn't work in France. We make it work in Poland.

Bastards is quite right, thank you.

Work / I am a Nigerian looking for job opportunities in Poland [40]

Sorry, Grandnum, you sound like a decent guy but what Poland should be doing is to bring our own back, make it easier for Poles not only from Russia or Kazachstan but also from Brazil or Argentina to resettle back to the old country, rather than import Third Worlders.

Also, Poland never had colonies in Africa, so we have no moral obligation to accept African immigrants. Try some former colonial power. May I suggest Britain or France?

News / A Polish Feminist Found in a Forest [133]


That's also true. :)

History / Life in communist Poland - personal relations [503]


Well, you could buy a used one for Polish zlotys on giełda komputerowa, but they were all rather expensive in the 80s.

My dad brought me mine from West Berlin and still one year later I was the only kid in my class with his own computer. It's amazing how it all changed in a mere 40 or so years.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


I know, I had almost every single issue! Got my first computer in 1985, when I was still in pre-school, but it was just a ZX Spectrum 48k. Amiga was an incredible machine but it appeared on the market in 1987 and was quite expensive back then. Got my first PC (386) in exactly the same year you bought yours. It was pure magic. Aaaah... the nostalgia. They don't make computers like these anymore ;)

News / A Polish Feminist Found in a Forest [133]

Torq had to leave for the greater good of the board.

Luckily his good twin brother, Kania, is here to stay. ;)

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

All your base will belong to us: 1974

At the early stage of AI taking over the world, evil computers enslaving humans in matrix etc., this huge computer was built by Electronic Works Elwro in Wrocław. It was called Odra 1305. The CPU (in the photo above) weighed about 280-350 kilograms (depending on the version) and the weight of the entire thing was approximately 7.5 tons. 346 of those monsters were built and I bet they are still out there somewhere, plotting to wipe out humanity.

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odra_1305

News / A Polish Feminist Found in a Forest [133]


Farewell, knight errant, we'll miss you.

No worries though; I'll stay here to keep a watchful eye on all the...


... manginas etc. etc.

*salutes Torq*

Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]


Good idea! Just to have a place for people to keep in touch in case PF goes offline, new board is established or whatever happens.

Your idea, BB, so it falls on you to set up the meeting place. :)

*waits for the link*


💞

Reddit it is then!

Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]

Aaaah... panta rhei, I suppose, but still it's a pity to see good old PF go to virtual website graveyard. Perhaps if it tried to do what other thematic boards do (upgrade to modern software and introduce paid membership options), it might bring modest profit to the owners. On the other hand, with about 20 regular posters it's rather unlikely.



Hear, hear. Running such board requires a lot of hard work and mental strength (BB and I know something about it ;)). Well done, guys. 👍


Hmm... for twenty-ish regular posters it would be much cheaper to just pay for hosting, install modern software with all bells and whistles (XenForo, vBulletin or whatever is in fashion right now) and start a new website. Only who would be willing to do that? It all takes time, the most precious commodity these days.

History / 20 years of Poland in the EU. [317]


... a goy, according to Jewish law.

News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [669]


It's not about "a few words". I wouldn't have lasted here for so long, if I gave a f*ck about anybody's "few words".

It's more about the overall picture that emerges from behind the gargantuan wall of those words. It's scary. Seriously scary, Iron, and I'm not easily scared.

See you.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Talking about one-syllable things that were better in the 1980s: pope.

EDIT: church, girls, food. All one-syllable things were better.