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.

News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [669]


Tak удачи! :)


It is indeed, thank you.


Everybody has issues, Iron. If someone claims otherwise he's either lying or unaware of them. :)

As for the "latin cvilization western culture"... we certainly still have civilization... probably still Latin to a large extent. I'm afraid that we would have to redefine this "Western" bit though. Remember that Crow (another eerily smart guy at closer scrutiny) used to say that Poland is the real West. Build a wall... we should build a wall asap - on every border. Preserve what we have. Hold out.

News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [669]


You have nothing to thank me for, young Jedi. We learn from each other.

Be careful with this board though - being here is not healthy in the long run.


The culture that is rapidly deteriorating and under constant attack by the demonic anti-culture. If I weren't a Christian, I'd probably fall into some sort of deep pesimism.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


... sure. But then... sometime in 2000s, the entire demonic, woke, neo-marxist angriff started. :-/ Or maybe not started but became more obvious and impudent.


Not if you knew how to take care of them. Then they never broke down. Ever heard of Mercedes W123?

News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [669]

... the problem is - we have barbarians to the east and demons to the West. :-/

News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [669]


You're eerily smart for someone your age, Bobi.

The entire stinking Western culture (or anti-culture rather) is built on lies and denial that such thing as the Truth even exists. We allowed ourselves to be bought for trinkets and it's embarassing as f*ck...

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Everything was better in 1980s.

Computers, music, movies, cars... everything. Even nostalgia was better.


You remember it too!

*gets all nostalgic again*

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Carpet Beating Racks: 1980s

One of the obvious advantages of socialism over the rotten capitalism was the infrastructure that it provided for children. While the kids of imperial dogs had to spend time in some silly Disneyland, ride a boring rollercoaster or hang around a skate park, we could enjoy spending whole days on quality carpet beating racks, inventing a plethora of activities and physical exercises on those magical devices.

How could some people sing about escaping from Poland to Disneyland...



... is beyond me. :)

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Take a deep breath: 2023

Szklarska Poręba, located among mountains and forest, enjoys a unique microclimate which is perfect for people with respiratory system illnesses. The building you see in the picture is a well-known lung disease sanatorium, Izera Centre for Pulmonology and Chemotherapy. I visited my grandma while she was being treated there and was absolutely enchanted with the place.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Exactly!

Damn it, the older I get the more I agree with you on everything (almost), Iron. 0_0


Hear, hear!

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Dwoje na jednego? Banda rudego?

xD