Feniks
23 Jun 2025
Life / Polish Music. [303]
A couple of oldies:
De Mono - Kochać inaczej
Goran Bregović & Kayah - Spij kochanie, spij
A couple of oldies:
De Mono - Kochać inaczej
Goran Bregović & Kayah - Spij kochanie, spij
Feniks
23 Jun 2025
Off-Topic / What is a woman? [448]
Probably because we've been hearing this sh1t for years. It's relentless.
Have you ever wondered why there are so few women on this forum?
Or maybe she's tired of being in the firing line too and can't be bothered to respond.
That's about the size of it.
What's the use of getting so worked up about these things? I
Probably because we've been hearing this sh1t for years. It's relentless.
Have you ever wondered why there are so few women on this forum?
do what Lena does - kinda sigh, roll your eyes, and move along.
Or maybe she's tired of being in the firing line too and can't be bothered to respond.
I'm somehow mainly getting from the conservative, right-wing, supporting traditional Christian family values type of men on this forum.
That's about the size of it.
Feniks
23 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]
Just heard on BBC news that Iran has fired on US air bases in Qatar.....
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/23/iran-israel-us-strikes-latest-news-nuclear-sites-trump/
Just heard on BBC news that Iran has fired on US air bases in Qatar.....
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/23/iran-israel-us-strikes-latest-news-nuclear-sites-trump/
Feniks
21 Jun 2025
News / The Iran war and Poland [826]
I agree. The IAEA's findings confirmed by the Director General are that there is no proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. This is also supported by the CIA. Trump is ignoring the intelligence.
All this smacks too much of the US-led invasion into Iraq in 2003. No massive stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction.
If the US intervenes then they are contravening International law. If they start bombing a nuclear facility then there is a risk of nuclear contamination. This is also prohibited but it just seems as if the rule book is going to be torn up.
In addition, from everything I've read about bombing the bunker under a mountain, it's not going to be anywhere as easy as just dropping a couple of bombs.
My personal feelings are that America just loves a good war and that Britain will get dragged into this just as it did in 2003.
Give me proof that they are actually developing nuclear weapons and I might change my mind but for now I don't want my country dragged into a potential war on Israel's say so and because Trump is Israel's b!tch.
Iran has not developed nuclear weapons despite the scrutiny.
I agree. The IAEA's findings confirmed by the Director General are that there is no proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. This is also supported by the CIA. Trump is ignoring the intelligence.
All this smacks too much of the US-led invasion into Iraq in 2003. No massive stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction.
If the US intervenes then they are contravening International law. If they start bombing a nuclear facility then there is a risk of nuclear contamination. This is also prohibited but it just seems as if the rule book is going to be torn up.
In addition, from everything I've read about bombing the bunker under a mountain, it's not going to be anywhere as easy as just dropping a couple of bombs.
My personal feelings are that America just loves a good war and that Britain will get dragged into this just as it did in 2003.
Give me proof that they are actually developing nuclear weapons and I might change my mind but for now I don't want my country dragged into a potential war on Israel's say so and because Trump is Israel's b!tch.
Feniks
21 Jun 2025
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [773]
To carry a gun?
To carry a gun?
Feniks
18 Jun 2025
Genealogy / Russian POW Camp records [71]
Are you sure this was the case? I've looked at one of your other archived threads and this is what was stated:
"when I cross referenced the last point of location this unit was stationed at, Czortkow, Poland Sept. 17, 1939, it seems the Russians were in that area as well. This, also ties in with an unconfirmed story that an aunt told me that he may have been a prisoner and wanted to go with the officers of the unit but was prevented from doing so. One thing that may have set him apart and maybe be freed later was his ability to speak Russian, German, and Polish. The other issue is that I have not been able to find information on the web about either unit. Even if they had been assimilated or absorbed by another military unit in Poland there should have been something listed about the Signal Corps that was part of the Polish Armed Forces."
https://polishforums.com/archives/2010-2019/genealogy/military-temporarily-closed-way-69807/
He may well have been stationed there but you don't actually know if the unit, 1st Signals Regiment, was captured there or not. I would concentrate my efforts on finding out if this was the case. Without factual evidence you're making presumptions no matter how likely those are. If it was, maybe it's possible that he evaded capture by the Russians because it seems very unlikely that he ended up in Lublin after about 6 months of captivity rather than at a Soviet camp somewhere.
From what I was told and what little I can find on the internet, they were captured by the Russians.
Are you sure this was the case? I've looked at one of your other archived threads and this is what was stated:
"when I cross referenced the last point of location this unit was stationed at, Czortkow, Poland Sept. 17, 1939, it seems the Russians were in that area as well. This, also ties in with an unconfirmed story that an aunt told me that he may have been a prisoner and wanted to go with the officers of the unit but was prevented from doing so. One thing that may have set him apart and maybe be freed later was his ability to speak Russian, German, and Polish. The other issue is that I have not been able to find information on the web about either unit. Even if they had been assimilated or absorbed by another military unit in Poland there should have been something listed about the Signal Corps that was part of the Polish Armed Forces."
https://polishforums.com/archives/2010-2019/genealogy/military-temporarily-closed-way-69807/
He may well have been stationed there but you don't actually know if the unit, 1st Signals Regiment, was captured there or not. I would concentrate my efforts on finding out if this was the case. Without factual evidence you're making presumptions no matter how likely those are. If it was, maybe it's possible that he evaded capture by the Russians because it seems very unlikely that he ended up in Lublin after about 6 months of captivity rather than at a Soviet camp somewhere.
Feniks
15 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Thanks for the explanations. Wasn't going in quite the right direction with what I said.
I'm guessing you've been quite often to this theatre. I remember before on the forum you mentioned theatre and opera, which is why I guessed it might be a theatre. That or one of the art museums.
This is both bad and good in a specific way.
Thanks for the explanations. Wasn't going in quite the right direction with what I said.
I'm guessing you've been quite often to this theatre. I remember before on the forum you mentioned theatre and opera, which is why I guessed it might be a theatre. That or one of the art museums.
Feniks
15 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
This is all going to be down to acoustics. It has the largest stage in Europe with exceptional acoustics and was designed with advanced acoustic technology. Everything in that auditorium will be finely tuned to give the best possible experience for the audience and those on stage.
Having said that, the exceptional acoustics are also going to amplify unwanted sounds such as people chattering etc
Reflection panels for the sound?
what's very special about that opera house that is both an advantage and a disadvantage?
This is all going to be down to acoustics. It has the largest stage in Europe with exceptional acoustics and was designed with advanced acoustic technology. Everything in that auditorium will be finely tuned to give the best possible experience for the audience and those on stage.
Having said that, the exceptional acoustics are also going to amplify unwanted sounds such as people chattering etc
what the metalwork is for.
Reflection panels for the sound?
Feniks
15 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
I think it's Teatr Wielki:
uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2016/0215_20_warsaw.html
I think it's Teatr Wielki:
uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2016/0215_20_warsaw.html
Feniks
15 Jun 2025
Feedback / I love this forum - It's so Polish: tolerant, inconsistent, amusing [337]
I'm sure others feel the same way.
He has his own 'woman' thread but still posts sh!te over every other thread :(
He is the reason I won't contribute to this forum.
I'm sure others feel the same way.
He has his own 'woman' thread but still posts sh!te over every other thread :(
Feniks
15 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Ok, thanks, that's ruled out my suggestion which is very modern.
It's not part of a lift/elevator gate is it?
That's good news. I had treatment for skin cancer a few years ago now but I wasn't going to mention it while you were waiting for news.......and it's all fine now.
This is post-war but not modern.
Ok, thanks, that's ruled out my suggestion which is very modern.
The metal that you can see in the picture is decorative but also has a specific function.
It's not part of a lift/elevator gate is it?
Not a melanoma and nicely lasered with smoke and crackling noises.
That's good news. I had treatment for skin cancer a few years ago now but I wasn't going to mention it while you were waiting for news.......and it's all fine now.
Feniks
15 Jun 2025
Feniks
14 Jun 2025
Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]
Yeah, right.
Can you even remember how many guns you have?
We have 1 million house invasions.
That's why I have two guns
No fear in my life.
Yeah, right.
Can you even remember how many guns you have?
I do have three guns - all loade
Feniks
14 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
I've never heard of those!
Love garlic, I use tons of the stuff in cooking.
I didn't know what it was so I had to google. Good luck and hopefully everything will be fine :)
Thanks for the riddles, I love a challenge!
tamarind rolls.
I've never heard of those!
it's called cz*sn*k.
Love garlic, I use tons of the stuff in cooking.
sun spot
I didn't know what it was so I had to google. Good luck and hopefully everything will be fine :)
Thank you everyone for participating and great contributions :)
Thanks for the riddles, I love a challenge!
Feniks
13 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Tamarind, rose water?
This ingredient is used in dishes in the Middle East and in one of the drinks popular during Ramadan.
Tamarind, rose water?
Feniks
13 Jun 2025
Polonia / Polish bus crash in Croatia. Is there a fate? [229]
His brother was interviewed outside the family home in Leicester yesterday.
news.sky.com/story/british-national-survives-plane-crash-indian-media-reports-13382718
he was a Londoner returning home who was on the flight manifest,
His brother was interviewed outside the family home in Leicester yesterday.
news.sky.com/story/british-national-survives-plane-crash-indian-media-reports-13382718
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]
But you keep banging on about home invasions and the number of guns you have in your home which makes me think you're talking out of your arse to be honest.
How many kids dead from gunshot wounds are too many Novi? How many more mass shootings are acceptable? Please give exact numbers.
No fear in my life. And I don't even carry a gun.
But you keep banging on about home invasions and the number of guns you have in your home which makes me think you're talking out of your arse to be honest.
How many kids dead from gunshot wounds are too many Novi? How many more mass shootings are acceptable? Please give exact numbers.
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]
To be honest I'm not sure what point your rambling post is about, but a change in the gun laws here stopped school shootings and saved lives, something that's never going to happen in the US. You keep telling yourself that all those mass shootings and dead kids are worth it for the right to bear arms.
You keep banging on about 'freedom' but to me you're all living in fear.
That makes your craphole not much better than any other -ism.
To be honest I'm not sure what point your rambling post is about, but a change in the gun laws here stopped school shootings and saved lives, something that's never going to happen in the US. You keep telling yourself that all those mass shootings and dead kids are worth it for the right to bear arms.
You keep banging on about 'freedom' but to me you're all living in fear.
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]
Hej! I wouldn't laugh, you did a really good job and let's face it, Iron Man should look battle-scarred, he's fought in enough battles! I doubt I would have even attempted to do that and the person you gave it to was happy which is the most important bit! You probably had more of a laugh to think that I thought you'd made yourself an Iron Man costume lol.
Well, I thought it was made from metal in the riddle clips so you achieved the look you were after :)
Maybe buy some of those special paints and give it another go :)
That's really cool! I didn't know you could even get lamps like that.
I think the English equivalent would be 'tat'.
I did something like this for the first time in my life, so don't laugh
Hej! I wouldn't laugh, you did a really good job and let's face it, Iron Man should look battle-scarred, he's fought in enough battles! I doubt I would have even attempted to do that and the person you gave it to was happy which is the most important bit! You probably had more of a laugh to think that I thought you'd made yourself an Iron Man costume lol.
it gives the whole figure a more of a "real metal" look. So that was my way of making the suit look more "battle-worn".
Well, I thought it was made from metal in the riddle clips so you achieved the look you were after :)
I learned a thing or two about miniature painting from this experience lol
Maybe buy some of those special paints and give it another go :)
this one is
amazing - it's like a moment frozen in time
amazing - it's like a moment frozen in time
That's really cool! I didn't know you could even get lamps like that.
zabawka z odpustu"
I think the English equivalent would be 'tat'.
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Over here they're called prawn crackers.
I know you can get shiitake mushroom ones. Or maybe sweet chilli?
prawn chips like in a Chinese restauran
Over here they're called prawn crackers.
Can you guess the flavour?
I know you can get shiitake mushroom ones. Or maybe sweet chilli?
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]
Not going to pretend the UK doesn't have its problems with crime but changing the gun laws here made a difference.
Just lots of
Not going to pretend the UK doesn't have its problems with crime but changing the gun laws here made a difference.
Feniks
12 Jun 2025
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [773]
Thanks for the information guys, I haven't heard any Polish fairy tales so I was a bit stuck with that one.
That one makes more sense to me.
Thanks for the information guys, I haven't heard any Polish fairy tales so I was a bit stuck with that one.
The only thing that fits is "dawno, dawno temu...".
That one makes more sense to me.
Feniks
11 Jun 2025
Law / Gun control in Poland: should Polish people be allowed to own guns? [1070]
The UK passed new gun laws after the Dunblane massacre in 1996. There hasn't been a single school shooting in the UK since.
Only emotional idiots and women pass new laws after tragedies.
The UK passed new gun laws after the Dunblane massacre in 1996. There hasn't been a single school shooting in the UK since.
Feniks
10 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Here it is in all its glory:
smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/gaming-and-tech/gaming-merchandise/marvel-iron-man-led-lamp-iron-man-diorama/p/225108
It's an Iron Man diorama lamp :
Here it is in all its glory:
smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/gaming-and-tech/gaming-merchandise/marvel-iron-man-led-lamp-iron-man-diorama/p/225108
Feniks
10 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
I meant boot. If it's not a cake topper then maybe part of a candle?
foot
I meant boot. If it's not a cake topper then maybe part of a candle?
Feniks
10 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Sometimes it's worth a wild guess :)
This is another of my wild guesses but not sure if this one's right. It's not one of those birthday cake toppers is it? The other part that you're showing looks a bit like it might be a foot but not entirely sure.....
Yes, the photos show close ups of the Iron Man suit :)
Sometimes it's worth a wild guess :)
what could it be attached to? The whole thing is a decoration,
This is another of my wild guesses but not sure if this one's right. It's not one of those birthday cake toppers is it? The other part that you're showing looks a bit like it might be a foot but not entirely sure.....
Feniks
9 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
Grow up. No-one is cheating. You didn't answer correctly as Paulina said.
Just stop trashing threads.
You guys cheat.
Grow up. No-one is cheating. You didn't answer correctly as Paulina said.
Just stop trashing threads.
Feniks
9 Jun 2025
Feedback / I love this forum - It's so Polish: tolerant, inconsistent, amusing [337]
It certainly does! Especially the trolls.
Quite surprised to see that I was a main contributor when I had my old account.
I'm not really a fan. Can't help feeling Pandora's box has been opened up.......
It knows PF well enough
It certainly does! Especially the trolls.
Quite surprised to see that I was a main contributor when I had my old account.
Gotta love AI
I'm not really a fan. Can't help feeling Pandora's box has been opened up.......
Feniks
9 Jun 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]
That got me thinking and with your other comments it's something you've obviously made.
I thought about your interests and I remembered a couple of times that you'd mentioned comics and that you'd done some Jim Lee drawings. You also mentioned superheroes before, specifically Captain America from Marvel films.
This is another of my off-the-wall guesses, but I decided to have a look at superheroes and I think you're making/have made the Iron Man suit/armour.
I don't think even this thread has escaped that.
I think it's exactly what he's doing. As soon as he came back he targeted this thread.
It is supposed to imitate metal though :)
That got me thinking and with your other comments it's something you've obviously made.
I thought about your interests and I remembered a couple of times that you'd mentioned comics and that you'd done some Jim Lee drawings. You also mentioned superheroes before, specifically Captain America from Marvel films.
This is another of my off-the-wall guesses, but I decided to have a look at superheroes and I think you're making/have made the Iron Man suit/armour.
I usually treat this thread as a "demilitarized zone" -
I don't think even this thread has escaped that.
don't trash this thread
I think it's exactly what he's doing. As soon as he came back he targeted this thread.