Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


I see it has become trendy in the forum to exploit ass topics.... :):):):)

A famous Pole said once - it all starts with an ass and ends with it too. I don`t remember who said it without googling.

Feedback / I love this forum - It's so Polish: tolerant, inconsistent, amusing [337]

After 2 weeks of being busy somewhere else, I came back for a while tonight and noticed an amasing novelty in the forum - there are more and more posts which contain quotes but the name of the quoted member is removed. That is the trend started by Tacitus long ago. I told him once that it was counterproductive coz I stopped reading his posts - I don`t have time to guess who the quoted poster is.

The same with the followers - I won`t read their posts with anonymous quotes. No time.
All in all, there is always sth new in the forum which makes it so amusing. :):):)

Life / Polish songs with religious motifs [23]

Blest be merciful is one of the 8 blessings aka beatitudes of the RC religion. This song which deals with the issue has a nice melody and I like it.



It has English subtitles so there is no need to provide the lyrics exept the chorus:

Blest are the merciful
For it is mercy that shall be shown to those who show mercy.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

Cardinal error is what graduates fear most at the Polish exam:

E.g, when you write in your essay that Macbeth killed Banco instead of Duncan, then you fail this part of the exam. Amasing!!

A teacher of Polish postulates abolishing such tragic consequences for cardinal errors as a too severe a punishment for students.

Students learn to write about literature in such a way as to minimize the risk of making a cardinal error. They avoid using proper names, especially the names and surnames of the characters, because it is easy to make a mistake.

Let me remind you that a "cardinal" error is a major error that entitles the examiner to disqualify the essay, i.e. to zero it. No points are awarded in the remaining parts, i.e. for literary and cultural competences, for composition, for language skills or for the correctness of notation. The high school graduate did not meet the formal requirements, i.e. he made a cardinal error, therefore he receives a zero for all work. It rarely happens, but the risk is still there.

High school graduates are very afraid of making a cardinal error, which is why they almost do not use the names and surnames of the characters, do not provide the names of places or any details from the required reading. They don't even learn it so as not to be tempted to use proper names in their essays. They would not use the names and surnames of authors and titles of works, but they have this information on the sheet. Thank God!

When during the lesson I asked them to tell me the name of Macbeth's friend (Banquo), the name of the murdered king of Scotland (Duncan), the name of the lord whose family Macbeth ordered to murder (Macduff), etc., the students asked me not to force them, because during the final exams they were all confused. will get confused and make a cardinal mistake. They want to remember only the name Macbeth and describe the rest of the characters descriptively, e.g. the lord who betrayed Macbeth, Macbeth's friend, the king of Scotland killed by Macbeth, etc.

Writing about literature by high school graduates turns into a parody of knowledge and skills. The main purpose of argumentation is to avoid and write in such a way that the examiner has nothing to criticize and does not find a major error in the work. This results in argumentative monsters. Therefore, students must be freed from the risk of cardinal error. Let no mistake, no matter how terrible, disqualify your work. CKE should eliminate the category of cardinal error immediately.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

Each year they report blunders or outright cheating at the exam:

According to Interia, one of the students published a photo of the exam on the Internet around 10 a.m. The head of CKE, Marcin Smolik, told the portal that the student's high school leaving exam had been invalidated. - The examinee brought his phone into the examination room and the supervisory team did not notice this. The examinee took a photo of the sheet along with his PESEL number. His exam is already invalidated, the head of CKE told Interia. - His final exams are over. This means he can still take exams in other subjects, but he will not receive a certificate this year. The case is closed, added Smolik.

I heard a comment on the radio: the guy failed two exams - in Polish and on intelligence. :):):)

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


Catch or hold, both are correct.

pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/trzyma%C4%87_dwie_sroki_za_ogon

News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]


Come on, sb made a simple mistake with your input and you still can`t forget it. Just do your job and stop bothering yourself with infantile problems. :):):)

News / Famous Poles die - your memories [112]

Two famous musicians have just died.

Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski or in free translation - John "Birdy" Sparrowski - composed jazz music and played the saxophone in many jazz bands. Normally, I don`t listen to jazz out of choice, only when I was drunk at a club a few decades ago as a uni student..

But I will never forget the poster advertising his concert in 1980 - that was the time I came across his name for the first time and it got imprinted in my mind for ever.

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Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

As usual in May, today high school graduates sat their first matura exam - the Polish language. The event is widely covered in the media, topics are shown on sites with solutions, interviews with graduates and their parents, comments by experts, memories by celebrities or commoners who took exams decades ago are everywhere. Utter madness. But traditional madness in Poland.

The candidates had 240 minutes to solve the Polish language final exam paper at the basic level prepared in Formula 2023. It consisted of three parts divided into two sheets. In the first part of the first sheet, it was possible to score 10 points. The questions concerned, among others: to the texts "Time Management" by Richard Luecke or "Do you have the impression that time is passing too fast?" Hanna Gadomska . In the second one you could get 15 points. The questions checked understanding, among others: "Songs of Roland" and "Threnody X" by Jan Kochanowski .

The second sheet, which was the third part of the final exam, included writing an essay. There were two topics to choose from:
1. Rebellion and its consequences for a person
2. How does a relationship with another person shape a person?

High school graduates comment on the level of the exam they had to face on social media. On portal X, the overwhelming majority of opinions are that they are satisfied. "Surprisingly, it was simple for me. Strangely suspicious," wrote one of the Internet users. "Polish language high school graduates were lucky at this high school final exam. Simple essay topics and tasks, I think that anyone who devoted at least 30 minutes a week to learning should pass this high school final exam with at least 80%," wrote another.

There were many more similar comments. "I don't think it's possible to ask simpler questions." "Very nice essay topics." "God, thank you for this high school final exam. I cried unnecessarily yesterday." "The easiest high school leaving exam in the 21st century. Waldek Kiepski would pass it." "I envy high school graduates for having such easy topics."

News / The quality of Polish media coverage [54]

Tonight`s headlines from Gazeta Wyborcza:

Match of the year, thriller of the year! And a great rematch of Iga Świątek over Aryna Sabalenka

Is Poland considering sending troops to Ukraine? Sikorski: We will not reveal our cards

Ticks attack in cities. "We haven't experienced anything like this. A tick nest next to the sandbox."

US: "The only thing standing between the people of Gaza and a ceasefire is Hamas"

An orangutan named Rakus made the plant dressing himself. The first such observation

Daniel Olbrychski: Why do I want to speak Russian

The fate of Donbas hangs in the balance. Kramatorsk and Sloviansk are waiting for the Russians to attack

Reader to Andrzej Duda: I appeal to you to remain silent on May 3 and not to portray yourself as a defender of the Constitution

The doctor refused intensive therapy. The prosecutor's office accused him of murder

Three people died in the burned BMW. The prosecutor's office is investigating the circumstances of the accident in Wilanów

The perpetrator of a fatal accident in Łódź detained in Paris. He was pursued for over four years

News / Dodgy PRL-holdover judiciary finally reformed [420]


Slowly, step by step, tediously, PiS nominated and controlled judges are held responsible for their illegal actions during PiS rule.

Dramatis personae:

Nawacki - PiS nominated judge who persecuted decent judges
Juszczyszyn - decent judge persecuted by Nawacki
Bodnar- Minister of Justice

wprost.pl/kraj/11675767/bedzie-sledztwo-ws-dzialan-nawackiego-chodzi-o-sedziego-juszczyszyna.html

More problems for Judge Nawacki. An investigation is to be launched in the prosecutor's office

The National Prosecutor overturned the decision to refuse to investigate the case of the former president of the court in Olsztyn, Maciej Nawacki - reports OKO.Press. This concerns Nawacki's actions towards judge Paweł Juszczyszyn.

In March 2024, judge Maciej Nawacki was dismissed from the position of president of the District Court in Olsztyn . Earlier, Nawacki was suspended, and Justice Minister Adam Bodnar announced that he would lose his position, among others. by abuse of power against judge Paweł Juszczyszyn, whose suspension lasted 839 days. Only in December 2023, after over a year of working in another department, Judge Juszczyszyn returned to adjudicating in his home civil department.

As determined by the OKO.Press portal, the list of Maciej Nawacki's problems has become longer again. On April 29, 2024, the new national prosecutor, Dariusz Korneluk, annulled the decision to refuse an investigation issued on December 29 last year in the internal affairs department of the National Prosecutor's Office - it was issued by prosecutor Kamil Kowalczyk. As the portal notes, this will be the first investigation into Nawacki's actions towards Juszczyszyn.

"Now, in a new investigation, the new prosecutor is to assess his behavior in terms of exceeding his powers or failing to fulfill official duties under Article 231 of the Penal Code and in terms of violating the judge's employment rights, as provided for in Article 218 of the Penal Code," adds OKO.Press.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


Gryps is a secret message on a little piece of paper that an inmate sends out of prison, usually through a mate who leaves.

Grypsera is the jargon of inmates. E.g,, what is anchor in inmates` language??

Po polsku / Apel o pojednanie z Rosją [30]


Dzięki wojnie w Ukrainie, ocieplasz się z Bobkiem. :):):)

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]

See you there soon. :):):)

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [559]


My amasing already covers amusing.


Do you sing this song whenever you think of Mr Honourable Prime Holy Minister Donald Reverend Tusk????

So, love me like there's no tomorrow
Hold me in your arms, tell me you mean it
This is our last goodbye
And very soon it will be over
But today just love me like there's no tomorrow

News / Modern F-35 bought by Poland. Good decision? [288]


The other one is about the traditional Polish marking on military planes - the checkerboard which is white and red like Polish national colours.

It is impossible to keep those two colours if F-35s are to remain stealth. That is why the marking will be white and grey.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Air_Force_checkerboard

The Parliament has to pass a special law about it. Amasing!!!


Stop lying. You wouldn`t say boo to a goose. Ha!!!!

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


I see. It means that I need...


... to get back to threads where we described Polish crimes on Jews during WW2.

See you there soon!!!! ):):)

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]


Yes, I still remember my shock when I saw it in Top Gun film as a Soviet plane at a private video marathon show at my friend`s place in late 1980s . I was already an expert on planes coz aviation had been my hobby since early 1980s.

That was the reason I watched that Top Gun film only once in my life. I refuse to be duped in such a disgusting manner.


No, wiseguy, China is planning to invade Taiwan and the US are intent on defending it.

Po polsku / Czy jest warto odwiedzić Szczecin? [34]


Jakich ogłoszeń?? Szukasz pracy czy chcesz coś kupić okazyjnie że czytasz ogłoszenia??? Wiem!!! Chcesz kupić czwartego gnata!! Będzie w kuchni na wypadek gdyby włamywacz zaskoczył Cię przy robieniu sałatki.

Off-Topic / Should people be free to cut their hair and dye it as they want? [16]


Yes, I was so in 2010 and later on coz you had been disrespectful and rude to me earlier on, in 2009!!!!! Ha!!!! Being Pawian the Educator, I had to teach you that being rude to decent apes is a crime!!!!


Exactly! My dream is that my wife dies her hair green. Then she will be my fave rusałka. :):):)

Po polsku / Życie pod wspólnym dachem. Jak to jest? [29]


Fajny idiom. Zapodaj go do wątku z idiomami.


hahaha znowu fajne.
Iron, jesteś fajniejszy jak gadasz po polsku.Dlaczego tak rzadko????


Jakie zadanie??? Ja tylko ćwiczę anigielski żeby mi się nie zatrofizował. .

News / Modern F-35 bought by Poland. Good decision? [288]

Two controversies have arisen about Polish F-35s First one is the name. The name Husarz - Winged Rider was suggested but caused huge uproar coz it is against the traditions of Polish air force.

More here:
geekweek.interia.pl/lotnictwo/news-gdyby-polska-uwzglednila-plan-amerykanow-f-35-powinien-miec-,nId,7486940

The decision to give the Polish F-35 the name Husarz turned out to be extremely controversial, which in no way fits either tradition or aviation (unless we take into account the wings attached to the back of the old Polish heavy cavalry), as long as we take into account the old Polish cavalry, and not e.g. a dragonfly living in Poland called the husarz ruler. It is the largest Polish dragonfly and, in addition, it flies very well. The General Staff of the Polish Army chose this name from among five proposals submitted by Internet users, taking into account the adopted principles.

The name Husarz was heavily criticized in Poland as inappropriate, incongruous, highly meme and outdated in pop culture, trivial and shortcut, and devoid of tradition in the Polish army. In the case of aviation, the names of our planes were various, but terms referring to animals clearly predominate, starting from pre-war planes such as the famous PZL.37 Łoś, PZL.23 Karaś or PZL.50 Jastrząb to modern times, when the Polish F-16 Fighting Falcons by American producers have become Jastrząbs in our country.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


Not all Poles were heroic. We mentioned it many times that there were eager murderers of Jews among ethnic Poles, too. There are multiple sources for that.

Off-Topic / Should people be free to cut their hair and dye it as they want? [16]

Why so unculturally??? :):):)

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


No, I didn`t mean 114 years old American Jews. I meant young American Jews, preferably students at renowned universities who are going to become doctors, lawyers, engineers. If they came to Poland, it would finally close the tragic chapter of Polish Jews murdered by Nazis, Soviets and nationalist Poles during WW2.

News / Unfulfilled promises by PiS [559]

Amasing news on PiS nominated boss of major Polish oil company when rightists held power in Poland. He colluded with Hezbollah terrorists and the company sank 1.5 billion PLN.

reuters.com/world/europe/poland-probing-alleged-links-between-orlen-units-ex-ceo-terrorist-organisations-2024-04-30/

WARSAW, April 30 (Reuters) - Poland has launched an investigation into multi-million-dollar cash losses by Polish refiner Orlen's Swiss unit and allegations that its former CEO had ties to "terrorist organisations", Warsaw chief prosecutor Malgorzata Adamajtys said on Tuesday.

Polish website Onet had reported on Monday that the former CEO of Orlen Trading Switzerland, referred to only as Samer A. due to local privacy laws, was suspected by Orlen's internal security unit of having had contacts with Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


Do you want me to puke out that cheese toast I had for supper?? Why are you so cruel???? You should be ashamed of yourself! :(:(:(

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


Actually, Jews had come to Poland to grow their roots deeply into the Polish ground. They created wonderful Polish culture together with ethnic Poles and Polesses. Let the memory of them last forever in Poland!

Off-Topic / Should people be free to cut their hair and dye it as they want? [16]

Don`t be such a dziader... :):):)

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


Your crap prophecies are worthless. Two years ago you solemnly swore that Russians wouldn`t attack Ukraine. And what???