hythorn
3 Oct 2011
hythorn
3 Oct 2011
Life / The nature of Polish jokes? [125]
Polish joke about a Scotsman
he falls off the roof and as he is plummetting to his certain death, he shouts through the window to his wife
'one less kotlet for dinner tonight'
......................tumbleweed gently rolls by..............................
Polish joke about a Scotsman
he falls off the roof and as he is plummetting to his certain death, he shouts through the window to his wife
'one less kotlet for dinner tonight'
......................tumbleweed gently rolls by..............................
hythorn
3 Oct 2011
Life / The nature of Polish jokes? [125]
another observation
Americans tell Polish jokes
Poles tell jokes about policemen or blondes
and it is indeed policemen who are considered to be foolish
how many policemen does it take to change a lightbulb?
five. One of them holds the light bulb and the other four rotate the step ladder
taa daa!
.........pause..........tumbleweed slowly passes.............embarrassed silence............................
another observation
Americans tell Polish jokes
Poles tell jokes about policemen or blondes
and it is indeed policemen who are considered to be foolish
how many policemen does it take to change a lightbulb?
five. One of them holds the light bulb and the other four rotate the step ladder
taa daa!
.........pause..........tumbleweed slowly passes.............embarrassed silence............................
hythorn
3 Oct 2011
Life / The nature of Polish jokes? [125]
There is no Polish Andrew Dice Clay or Chubby Brown who has made a living telling blue jokes
Humour in Poland has tended to be aspirational and this is reflected in the fact that caberet is
still broadcast on the TV
clearly the Greeks find d1ck jokes funny and the Poles generally do not tell them
I suppose pen1s based humour is more of less universal
I have heard very few dirty Polish jokes come to think of it
only one about a policeman who had convinced a blonde female motorist that his wedding tackle was a breathalizer
There is no Polish Andrew Dice Clay or Chubby Brown who has made a living telling blue jokes
Humour in Poland has tended to be aspirational and this is reflected in the fact that caberet is
still broadcast on the TV
clearly the Greeks find d1ck jokes funny and the Poles generally do not tell them
I suppose pen1s based humour is more of less universal
I have heard very few dirty Polish jokes come to think of it
only one about a policeman who had convinced a blonde female motorist that his wedding tackle was a breathalizer
hythorn
3 Oct 2011
Life / The nature of Polish jokes? [125]
Polish joke - two safety pins walking along the road
'goodness I am hot'
'undo yourself then'
another one
a little boys goes fishing with his dad and his dad falls out of the boat and drowns
the police get into a boat and dredge the water trying to pull out dad
they pull him into the boat and eels have been eating the body
they have been squirming through his clothes and have eaten their way into his
body and are tumbling out of the drowned man into the boat
the policeman asks the little boy 'is this your father?'
he nods sadly and then says to the policemen
'tell you what lads, you don't fancy throwing him back in for a couple of minutes? we might catch some more'
Krakow joke - Krakowians are considered mean
little boy comes home out of breathe
'why are you out of breathe son?'
'I was running after the tram so I did not have to buy a ticket and here is the 2 zloty I saved'
father slaps the boy round the head
'next time run after a taxi'
Polish joke - two safety pins walking along the road
'goodness I am hot'
'undo yourself then'
another one
a little boys goes fishing with his dad and his dad falls out of the boat and drowns
the police get into a boat and dredge the water trying to pull out dad
they pull him into the boat and eels have been eating the body
they have been squirming through his clothes and have eaten their way into his
body and are tumbling out of the drowned man into the boat
the policeman asks the little boy 'is this your father?'
he nods sadly and then says to the policemen
'tell you what lads, you don't fancy throwing him back in for a couple of minutes? we might catch some more'
Krakow joke - Krakowians are considered mean
little boy comes home out of breathe
'why are you out of breathe son?'
'I was running after the tram so I did not have to buy a ticket and here is the 2 zloty I saved'
father slaps the boy round the head
'next time run after a taxi'
hythorn
2 Oct 2011
History / What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? [125]
yeah, however large scale collaboration generally took the form of dobbing in Jewish neighbours
there were about 3 million Poles who conveniently remembered that granny's maiden name had been Schmidt
however this was more a case of making the most out of a bad situation
nevertheless about 200,000 Poles fought for the Germans
Hitler never trusted the Poles as their desertion levels during the first world war had been high
yeah, however large scale collaboration generally took the form of dobbing in Jewish neighbours
there were about 3 million Poles who conveniently remembered that granny's maiden name had been Schmidt
however this was more a case of making the most out of a bad situation
nevertheless about 200,000 Poles fought for the Germans
Hitler never trusted the Poles as their desertion levels during the first world war had been high
hythorn
1 Oct 2011
History / What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? [125]
generally yes however
a few of them ended up in SS Wiking
who fought the AK during the Warsaw uprising
the heroes of Telemark were infact trained, equipped and transported in by the SOE
The Nazis were very unpopular in Norway, have you not seen the heroes of Telemark?
generally yes however
a few of them ended up in SS Wiking
who fought the AK during the Warsaw uprising
the heroes of Telemark were infact trained, equipped and transported in by the SOE
hythorn
1 Oct 2011
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
where is the central european classification?
there does not seem to be one
on an entirely different subject, would I be right in thinking that you are a bit of a Nazi?
Yes that's right the United Nations
where is the central european classification?
there does not seem to be one
on an entirely different subject, would I be right in thinking that you are a bit of a Nazi?
hythorn
1 Oct 2011
History / POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? [1080]
would you say that perhaps Serbia might be to the East of Poland?
Serbs generally aligned themselves to Russia which is a very eastern european country
perhaps this explains why you think that Poland can be lumped in with Serbia as an eastern european country as
both countries are east of Yeovil
would you say that perhaps Serbia might be to the East of Poland?
Serbs generally aligned themselves to Russia which is a very eastern european country
perhaps this explains why you think that Poland can be lumped in with Serbia as an eastern european country as
both countries are east of Yeovil
hythorn
1 Oct 2011
History / Do you regard the Polish Communist Partizans as heroes? [36]
indeed this may be the case although you would be surprised at the appalling spelling of a lot of English people
just ran an eye over my previous line and it looks reasonably ok :-)
I think that this joker is a pretend Englishman, with such dreadful spelling and all.
indeed this may be the case although you would be surprised at the appalling spelling of a lot of English people
just ran an eye over my previous line and it looks reasonably ok :-)
hythorn
30 Sep 2011
History / What are Poland's pagan roots? [62]
The means of pagan worship and even the types of gods can vary within a country.
Just because people in the North worship an oak tree, it does not mean that the people in the South do
there was no universal pagan church with a pagan archbishop at its head
so it is by and large irrelevent how pagans in the UK worshipped
and the reason that we know so much about UK pagans is that the Romans wrote about
them before slaughtering them
Although the Lithuanians were still pagan in the 15th century this does not mean that Polish pagans
worshipped the same gods
The greatest influence that paganism has on Poland today, is that cremation is still unpopular
The means of pagan worship and even the types of gods can vary within a country.
Just because people in the North worship an oak tree, it does not mean that the people in the South do
there was no universal pagan church with a pagan archbishop at its head
so it is by and large irrelevent how pagans in the UK worshipped
and the reason that we know so much about UK pagans is that the Romans wrote about
them before slaughtering them
Although the Lithuanians were still pagan in the 15th century this does not mean that Polish pagans
worshipped the same gods
The greatest influence that paganism has on Poland today, is that cremation is still unpopular
hythorn
30 Sep 2011
Food / Polish name for cut of beef [29]
the quality of Polish beef is rather nasty.
Aberdeen Angus it ain't
The pork is good, the chicken is tasteless as it is usually battery raised
the quality of Polish beef is rather nasty.
Aberdeen Angus it ain't
The pork is good, the chicken is tasteless as it is usually battery raised
hythorn
19 Sep 2011
UK, Ireland / Polish immigrants in the UK - victims or criminals?! [243]
What exactly do you mean? are you referring to digging holes?
are you an entrepreneur? surely it is easier for you to pull yourself up by the bootstraps in the land of milk and honey that is the UK
rather than bemoan the lack of labouring jobs
Perhaps you Poles aren't really aware that there are now holes in British labouring jobs due to stingy employers only willing to hire cheap Polish labour.
What exactly do you mean? are you referring to digging holes?
Become an entrepreneur, go back to Poland
are you an entrepreneur? surely it is easier for you to pull yourself up by the bootstraps in the land of milk and honey that is the UK
rather than bemoan the lack of labouring jobs
hythorn
7 Sep 2011
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]
My grandfather billeted Polish pilots at his manse during the war and said what a wonderful bunch of
people they were.
My grandfather billeted Polish pilots at his manse during the war and said what a wonderful bunch of
people they were.
hythorn
7 Sep 2011
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]
what does c&c mean?
I have not heard this expression before and am genuinely interested in what you mean
thanks
Too much c&c guys !
what does c&c mean?
I have not heard this expression before and am genuinely interested in what you mean
thanks
hythorn
7 Sep 2011
History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]
absolutely correct
the spitfire was more manouverable and faster than the hurricane therefore the spitfires were intended the tackle the ME109s leaving the hurricanes to deal with the German bombers. The German bombers were the more serious threat as in the early days of BoB they were tasked with bombing the British airfields so it does not matter how good your pilots are, if they cannot return to base to refuel and rearm, you are in serious trouble
The hurricane was such a sturdy plane that one pilot who had run out of ammo used the hurricane's wing to smash a German bomber's tail to pieces causing it to crash
Hurrican sqdrns were largely tasked with attacking German Bomber formations while the Spitfire sqdrns often flew top cover against the German fighter escorts
absolutely correct
the spitfire was more manouverable and faster than the hurricane therefore the spitfires were intended the tackle the ME109s leaving the hurricanes to deal with the German bombers. The German bombers were the more serious threat as in the early days of BoB they were tasked with bombing the British airfields so it does not matter how good your pilots are, if they cannot return to base to refuel and rearm, you are in serious trouble
The hurricane was such a sturdy plane that one pilot who had run out of ammo used the hurricane's wing to smash a German bomber's tail to pieces causing it to crash
hythorn
30 Aug 2011
Life / Orphanages in Poland [82]
It is interesting that the Dutch are trying to kick out 'undesirable' Polish people and at the same time, you are wanting to write an article on abandoned children in Polish orphanages.
Might this be a piece of journalism in the style of the late Pym Fortuyn?
You might be a genuine journo with a heart but this might just as easily be muck raking
Having said that if your activities result in better conditions for kids in orphanages and Dutch people opening their wallets and making donations, then good on you
The story is about children who are left on their own when their parents leave for other European countries because of work
It is interesting that the Dutch are trying to kick out 'undesirable' Polish people and at the same time, you are wanting to write an article on abandoned children in Polish orphanages.
Might this be a piece of journalism in the style of the late Pym Fortuyn?
You might be a genuine journo with a heart but this might just as easily be muck raking
Having said that if your activities result in better conditions for kids in orphanages and Dutch people opening their wallets and making donations, then good on you
hythorn
12 Mar 2008
Real Estate / Can foreigners buy land, house, or apartment in Poland? [60]
the question is does the bear need permission to defecate from the ministry of agriculture?
foreigners cannot buy farming land without a permit. there is little chance that you will get a permit either. foreigners can buy land if it is a plot with planning permission.
if you want to buy farm land you will need to create a Sp z o.o.(limited company) and have a Polish partner who will have to own at least 50% of the business.
foreigners can buy existing commercial property and a house. if you want two houses the matter is more complicated so stick to buying flats where you can buy as many as you like. except don't do it at the moment as the price of flats has levelled off in most cities.
the question is does the bear need permission to defecate from the ministry of agriculture?
foreigners cannot buy farming land without a permit. there is little chance that you will get a permit either. foreigners can buy land if it is a plot with planning permission.
if you want to buy farm land you will need to create a Sp z o.o.(limited company) and have a Polish partner who will have to own at least 50% of the business.
foreigners can buy existing commercial property and a house. if you want two houses the matter is more complicated so stick to buying flats where you can buy as many as you like. except don't do it at the moment as the price of flats has levelled off in most cities.