History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Another similarity between our people. Remind me again: why are we enemies? *scratches head*

EDIT: Oh, yes... Putin and his great "Let's Restore the Soviet Union" circus. Almost forgot... :-/

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


One of the greatest Brits ever! I was a Speccy maniac myself. :)


I have to admit that Russian Spectrum demo scene was the best. It's crazy what your guys could do with the machine - they were able to squeeze every last bit of juice out of the old ZX. Aaaah... those were the days.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

A wedding photo: 1940

Times were difficult but people were still falling in love and people were still getting married, like this cavalier of the Fighter's Cross (for the 1939 defensive campaign) and his wife Janina. Alas, their story did not have a happy end.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Into the 21st century: 1987

Highschool students working on their brand new Elwro 800 Junior (Polish-made ZX Spectrum clone). It is estimated that in late 80s and early 90s about 1 million primary school and highschool students in Poland used E800J in their IT classes.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Highlander, Don't You Regret?: 1979

Pope John Paul II in the marketplace of his hometown (Wadowice) during his first apostolic visit to Poland.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Sealed With a Kiss: 1973

Edward Gierek welcoming Leonid Brezhnev in Warsaw, and confirming Polish-Soviet friendship in a rather manly manner.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


They did! Here's a cover of a German advertisement booklet...

... and they were seen all around Danish countryside in the 80s/90s (apparently Danish farmers thought the car was cheap and quite sturdy). :)

They were exported to many countries of the world and we sold licence abroad (they were manufactured in Egypt, China and Thailand).

Jeremy Clarkson is not the greatest fan of Polonez, to put it mildly, but the car was quite decent in the poor, grey communist times.


That's old Poland for you: more eastern than it is today and multi-cultural. :)

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Kneeling in a Winter Wonderland: 1944

Soldiers of AK (Home Army) 27th Volhynian Division taking their oath in a beautiful winter scenery.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

Feedback / How to reply to a thread on this website? [28]

Wanted to start a new thread but the board won't let me. It says "Go back!" and asks me to select proper category; I tried "History" (most appropriate for the thread imo), "Life" and finally "Random" but each time I got the same message. :-/ Check your PM.

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]


Also known as "slaughtering the pack" (dorzynanie watahy)...

polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1510018,1,dozynanie-czy-dorzynanie-czyli-co-z-ta-wataha.read

... :)

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

@Paulina



- And, on top of it all, you sprayed it right into her face?
- You're crazy, man. Yes - God bless, God bless.

xD

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

Anyways, Rich, read the opening post again and the article linked. Braun said that he was stopping "the act of wild, talmudic cult", so he kinda admitted himself to disturbing religious activity. :)

I suppose that's why idiots commiting crimes have the right to remain silent afterwards - not to incriminate themselves. Braun chose not to exercise this right. :)

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Lighting hanukkah candles is most definitely a religious activity, and the ceremony was just taking place - the Klezmer band was still playing, for f*ck sakes, and there were people from the Jewish relgious commune still present there (the woman who tried to stop Braun was one of them).

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Well, spraying somebody's face with a fire extinguisher is definitely assault. Putting down the candles during a religious ceremony is also a criminal offence under Polish law (which protects acts of religious cult). Straight from Polish Policja website...

"Przeszkadzanie publicznemu wykonywaniu aktu religijnego lub obrzędom żałobnym (art. 195) § 1. Kto złośliwie przeszkadza publicznemu wykonywaniu aktu religijnego kościoła lub innego związku wyznaniowego o uregulowanej sytuacji prawnej, podlega grzywnie, karze ograniczenia wolności albo pozbawienia wolności do lat 2."

statystyka.policja.pl/st/kodeks-karny/przestepstwa-przeciwko-5/63491,Przeszkadzanie-publicznemu-wykonywaniu-aktu-religijnego-lub-obrzedom-zalobnym-ar.html

... so, yes it looks like he commited an act of crime but more importantly he commited an act of complete and utter twattiness.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Polish language contains a lot of germanisms. There's about 2500 German loanwords in Polish listed in the dictionary below...

ksiegarnia.pwn.pl/Slownik-zapozyczen-niemieckich-w-polszczyznie,68423480,p.html

... and here's a list at the Oldenburg University site...

diglib.bis.uni-oldenburg.de/bis-verlag/wdlp/ab_H.html

There's surprisingly many of them, considering the fact that the languages are so different and the peoples were not exactly friendly towards each other throughout history.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


I doubt it.

Imagine the scene...

"Russian intelligence officer: Gospodin Braun, here's one twatillion rubles. Now, go and put down Hanukkah candles in Knesejm (as some vicious people call it).

Braun: No problem, boss. Should I also assault a female Jewish doctor in the process?

RIO: Yes, please. That will help our war effort immensely, and you will be given another c*ntillion rubles for that.

Braun: Sweet. I'm on it."

... it just doesn't make sense.

We are looking for something deeper in this whilst the whole story is simply about Braun being an attention seeking twat. Nothing more to it. Only this time he took his antics a bit too far and opened himself to legal action. Serves him well.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


About Germany you should ask either BB or Tacitus, I am not a specialist on German matters.

The demand to remove a nativity scene or a Christmas tree in Poland would be very unlikely to succeed.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

One thing that surprises me in all the drama is that there are no voices praising the band...



... they kept playing until the end, like on the Titanic.

News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [455]

Tusk mentioned in his inaugural speech that he won't break any military contracts that PiS made, all the purchases will be realised, all the obligations and contracts will be respected...

onet.pl/biznes/biznesalert/tusk-w-expose-zapowiada-ze-nie-zerwie-umow-na-wojskowy-sprzet/l7rys6d,30bc1058

... +1 for Tusk. Strengthening the Army should be above any political conflicts.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]

Here's a video of the very moment...

m.demotywatory.pl/5226356

... respect to the woman who tried to stop Braun (she even tried to kick him :D).

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Not at all. :)

Polish Sejm is a veritable menagerie of oddities. The fact that this country is still working with such geniuses at helm is a proof of God's existence.


... and I don't envy this guy's job. He will have a lot of mess to clean in the coming years.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


*goes checking*

Hmm... a very decent, patriotic family it seems:

...son of Kazimierz Braun, a respected film director...

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Braun_(re%C5%BCyser)

... grandson of Julisz Braun, a lawyer...

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliusz_Braun_(prawnik)

... great-grandson of Karol Braun, the president of "Sokół" gymnastic association in Dąbrowa Tarnowska...

geni.com/people/Karol-Braun/6000000024321473949

... great-great-grandson of Józef Braun from Tarnów.

Couldn't be arsed digging deeper. The guy is as Polish as it gets at least 4 generations back. You can breathe a sigh of relief, BB. ;)

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Beats me.


She wasn't just a bystander but a Jewish doctor, Magdalena Gudzińska-Adamczyk, who tried to stop Braun from desecrating a relgious symbol that is important to her...

onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/grzegorz-braun-zaatakowal-ja-gasnica-prysnal-mi-w-twarz/2txd99s,79cfc278

... it is so absurd that one is tempted to make a joke or two about it, but at the end of the day it was a lamentable incident and Braun should be punished for his idiocy.

News / Poland says no to flood of Immigrants [670]



Yet, gentlemen, you are both still here. And you will be.

I tried to leave, as PF puts too much strain on my weak nerves sometimes, but failed miserably. This place is a trap.

That's why I worry about Crow - he couldn't have left just like that, something must have happened.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Some of whom are of Moses confession.

Braun is a twat and he has just proven it again.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Well, Jewish culture and religion is a part of the Holiest Rzeczpospolita tradition and the Third Rzeczpospolita considers herself a rightful heir of this highest culmination of human civilisation.


She is indeed. She is also, simultaneously, the Christ of Nations, which to an untrained mind might introduce some difficulties of theological nature.

News / Grzegorz Braun extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish Parliament [459]


Maybe her face was similar to a hanukkah candle. Easily confused.

History / Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back [345]


Moderators - I would like to bring to your attention the fact that Crow has just hacked Gruni's account.