Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


At gunpoint? Please provide sources.

1 in 5 Americans have had a family member killed by a gun. That's not an insignificant number and shows that family are more likely to be killed than saved by guns.

If, as you say, you've lived for decades in the US and somehow managed to avoid a home invasion, then it's extremely unlikely that it's going to happen to you. Having 3 guns in your house no less than 15ft away from you suggests to me that you are paranoid rather than rational. Especially considering that you say you live in a very safe area.

Still no comment about this weeks family shooting? No worries, I'm sure there'll be another one shortly for me to link to.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]

I'm stumped. You can only replace the 'b' in beer with the letters d, j, p, s, if it's not veer or leer.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]

Are we still talking about the word beer? At a push I can also see rice/mice.

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


I know. I did a search in Polish ages ago.


Great! I can spend hours guessing which author and which books!

Is the meaning a dedication? As in for those who came before and did the hard work to make things easier?

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]


You're just lucky I guess :)


Yes. I forgot it's a digraph.


That could be interpreted as leer rather than beer.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]


Yes. We will end up destroying ourselves because we have learnt nothing from history.


I can't see anything that major.

There should be a 'z' instead of the 'c' after the 'r in wieprzowina.

Vegetables is spelt incorrectly.

I presume 'Letis' is to show pronunciation of lettuce.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]


Yes. Well done. I knew you would get it quite quickly.


The inscription reads ' Los nasz dla was przestrogą.' Let our fate be a warning to you. Very chilling.


I didn't choose that one because I knew it was the more well-known monument.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


No intruder has broken into your home then or you'd be singing it from the rooftops.

I can't imagine living the way you must do. Are you armed every time you answer the door?


Probably said by the wife to her husband before he fatally shot her and her 3 kids. If she had time. Of course, you have no comment about their deaths. You can't even argue that they were black.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]


It is, but it's more than just a monument.

Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [685]


How are your plastering skills?


It's called overthinking. Usually more of a female trait. I do it all the time :(

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]


It isn't :)

A clue:

The structure bears an inscription which I made sure wasn't visible in this particular photo. Its words, in my opinion, are simple but devastating.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]


That does surprise me. I think it will be solved quite quickly.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


How many times have you pointed it at an intruder?


It's called living in fear.

In other news, a 10 year old boy woke up to find his entire family dead. His father had shot and killed his wife and 3 sons before killing himself:

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/oklahoma-family-murder-suicide-neighbours-b2534095.html

Guess the family are just another statistic to you......

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]

This one will probably be way too easy.

What is this structure, where is it and what does it contain?

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Food / Traditional Polish Foods [141]


That is exactly what it is although in Polish that dish is called Zupa jarzynowa z klopsikami.


Do you know I'm getting really tired of reading non-stop insults and arguments on multiple threads. If you want to talk about ignoramuses look no further than Johnny who knows nothing about Poland. Milo contributes to Polish threads which is a lot more than some people on here do.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [675]

Heating of the grape vines. There has been temperature extremes across Poland this month. A very hot start to April but at the moment the very cold weather is having an effect on both crops and pollination.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


You haven't even addressed the subject of the unborn child that died as the result of a shooting. All you've done is to detract by asking how many pregnant women have been accidentally shot. That's not the point. That mother and child would not have died if there hadn't been a gun available.

Funny that you are so eager to condemn women for abortion but put guns above the life of the unborn child. Hypocrisy much?

I think you Americans are so used to people being shot and killed that you don't regard it in the same horrific way that non-Americans do. And you are keen to import this lunacy into Poland, a country that had only 35 gun deaths and a gun death rate of 0.08 per 100K.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


The deflection tactics you're using.


You are deluded.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


Unborn children are expendable? Guess guns really do trump the lives of the unborn as far as you're concerned.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


Crispy but not burnt!!


I would prefer the sauce to one side so i could cut off a bit of pancake, load it with prawns and mushrooms and then dip it in the sauce. Not that I'm at all fussy.......

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


maf generally contributes but I always tend to think of him as an honorary Pole as he's been in the country for so long. He probably knows a lot of the idioms too. Most of the males on here seem to be preoccupied with war and gun threads and of course there are only 4 women here.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


I would give that a try. My only worry would be that the sauce might make the pancakes soggy. I like them crispy!

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


Of course. I'm sure my idioms are very easy for you though.


If your imaginary Polish relatives had used that Polish Idiom then you should know it has nothing to do with alcohol. Keep arguing the toss though, it's good entertainment value!!


Correct again maf :)

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


And? What relevance does that have to the Polish idiom?

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


What is that sauce they are in?

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]


There aren't any dots to connect. Abortion and the right to own guns are two completely different topics. As others have also pointed out.

Can't help noticing that both you and Novichok ignored my post about the 33 week old unborn child and the mother shot dead by her 2 year old son.

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/laura-ilg-shooting-mother-unborn-baby-b2361737.html

Nothing to say about it? Do guns trump the lives of unborn children with you two?

That shooting of the pregnant woman and her unborn child wasn't an isolated case either, there have been others.

Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [795]



The subject of abortion has nothing to do with the right to own guns. Discuss it in the relevant thread.

However, if you want to rant about the rights of the unborn child, perhaps you'd both like to comment on the unborn child that never got to see the light of day because a two year old boy shot his mother who was 33 weeks pregnant in yet another accidental shooting. The mother also died. No doubt you'll see this as yet more collateral damage.

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/laura-ilg-shooting-mother-unborn-baby-b2361737.html

Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [186]


I think that would be the problem for me. I've barely used watercolours so I would definitely need lots of practice painting with them first. If I can't manage to do a good job on paper then painting a book edge would be a bit pointless. Let me know how you get on if you try using fineliners.

Yesterday I watched a video of that guy Martin Frost showing his method for fore-edge painting. Interesting to watch. He divides the picture up into grid sections so one grid is painted at a time and he layers the watercolours until he gets the effect he wants. Here is the video:




Iron temperature would be a bit crucial plus I don't have an iron. That's only a small problem though. I would only be trying to gild books if I was happy with the painting!

I prefer the hidden to the non-hidden type of fore-edge painting but there was some good pictures in those etsy links.


The Bible was the book that I had with gilded edges. I remember it had extremely thin pages and some lovely colour pictures in it. I honestly can't remember where I got it or what happened to it but I guess it had been given as a present.

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

Yes. Well done maf.

I'm sure this next one will be too easy:

Don't turn my guitar around. What does it mean?

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


I reject all! Tortillas aren't even Polish!!