Love / What to answer to the Most annoying phrase that EVERY and EACH polish girl always says? [58]


Are you crazy??? Or bored to death with plenty of free time???

Travel / Castles and Palaces in Poland (with pictures) [155]

Wow! I didn`t know it happened there though Napoleon and Walewska is a known story here. Belongs to Polish pop culture!





As always, it is all about a Polish woman! :):):):)

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


Are you crazy? Every week we get reports about shootings in America! Thank you very much. I am glad I live in provincial Poland where guns are not so easily available.

The newest one:
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-campus-issues-alert-amid-reports-shooter-18286937

A fight between two people led to a shooting at a Texas community college, where a maintenance man was caught in the crossfire and wounded, officials said.

One of the people involved in the fight had a student ID, and both people were wounded and hospitalized, Harris County Sheriff's Maj. Armando Tello said. A fourth person also was taken to a hospital for a medical condition, he said.


Have you dropped from the moon?


A realistic but at the same time extremely pessimistic comment from the link above:

We already have "Gun Free" Zones and knee jerk reactions to ban certain types of Guns will not solve the problem. No ban is going to clean them all off the streets. Such talk of more Bans is talk from people who cannot think straight and/or don't pay attention to current events.The shootings in these Schools broke your lovely Gun Laws already, Guns are not allowed in these places in case you missed it. Thus we have mass shootings with high casualty counts in these places. These criminals are not idiots, they use these idiotic laws to their advantage, as evidenced by recent Shootings.



Lone Star College System campus near Houston, has gone into a lockdown amid reports of a shooter on campus, Jan. 22, 2013

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]

Konrad Piasecki.

I like this journalist. He is intelligent, witty, knowledgeable. Always prepared and very professional. Outgoing and humorous.

Gumi and Iron, and a few other maniacs who can read Polish, read his blog about stalinist methods used by other obsessive maniacs:

I am sickened when I see how somebody`s parents are used to decide about person`s credibility.

When will you understand that such methods will never allow PiS to win any elections?

Life / Poland's concord of cultures [86]


What do you mean? Construction sites and building works everywhere?

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]


But they can be also very jealous. I just read that ex Stock Exchange chairman forced film directors to give up romantic scenes with his female partner because he couldn`t bear the thought she could kiss somebody else. !!! :):):)


Although the lady doesn`t seem to be too smart. Or it is only stage fright. Still a surprising thing in an actress.

Anna Szarek , lifemate Ludwik Sobolewski , do not feel guilty about the loss of his position as CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Even on the contrary - as told in " Fakty afternoon " on TVN 24 - herself in the story was " a valuable element that had to create the appearance of an appeal Sobolewski " as president of the WSE.

In Europe, becoming more and more rotten, only Polish people are still so loyal in marriage.

thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/125945,Polish-couple-celebrate-longest-marriage-in-Europe

A Polish couple are celebrating their 82nd wedding anniversary today, marking the longest ongoing marriage in Europe.
Ignacy (104) and Stefania Stasiak (101) originally tied the knot way back in 1931.
They took their marriage vows 82 years ago today in their native town of Aleksandrow Lodzki, central Poland, where the pair still lives.

A snapshot from Krakow is making a furore in the photo world:

Unfortunately, it wasn`t me who took it... :(:(:(

Travel / What is the weather like in Poland where you are now? [211]

For the last few days, every morning I have been woken bu the noise outside near my house. Caretakers or house owners remove ice and snow from sidewalks while drivers who leave their cars in the street or parking lots clean their windscreens. Winter causes problems, but it is still bearable, because Poland is used to such conditions, contrary to Western Europe where too much snow caused chaos again.

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]

That is not so unusual, even today. :):)

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]


Yuck. It isn`t the fiirst time I am sure that Polish names of animals are much more imaginative than English ones.


Spare yourself cheap malice. This is a relaxing thread, without aggression. :):):):):)

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]

You are right! :):):)

No, I don`t. I posted the pics to learn the English name of the species!!!! :):):)

Save my time and tell me.

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]



The next fish species isn`t what you suggested:
Namely what?:

News / Why mustn`t we allow PiS to rule Poland again? [45]


No, you are extremely biased, that is why I have to check everything what you provide as a fact. Sorry, but it isn`t my fault. :):):)


The German Foundation for Organ Transplantation says the number of organs donated fell almost 13 percent to 3,917 last year, the lowest figure in a decade.

Well, 13% compared to 35% in Poland. But, we are talking exclusively about heart transplants in Poland which means life or death for the patient. In Germany, they have a problem with all organ transplants, many of which aren`t so crucial.


I would never judge people who joined PiS as evil. Everybody has their own reasons. What matters is the action one takes or words one utters as a PiS member. I don`t remember any extreme controvercies about Religa. Gilowska was more controvercial.


Don`t worry, in times of trouble, all Poles will be united again. And Ironside will travel across the Atlantic to give a hand!
Dla ojczyzny ratowiania, rzucił się przez morze!

Never forget, we are divided on trifle issues like current politics, but we all cherish the Spirit of 44.


You don`t need to insert your anti-semitism in every thread. It is disgusting.


If you mean PiS, then forget it. They are as corrupted as others but they pretend to be clean. It only makes their moral degradation even greater.

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]

Show us some pics!!!

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]

Yes, I was never fond of rainbow trout, contrary to my parents who considered it delicious. Today I don`t them as there are so many finer fish available.

What about the species above?

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]


Yes!


Yes! I am trying to choose the biggest catches!

Rainbow trout was imported into Europe from the USA, btw.

Its meat is OK, but nothing special to me. As a small boy, I once threw up after eating a trout in a restaurant, right onto the table. :):):)


I prefer this one much more:



Polish fisherman

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]

Hey, we thought you meant pre-partition times! :):):) Early 18 century.


Ooops, I am really sorry, I didn`t mean to annoy or offend you in your own thread. Please, forgive me.

Travel / Fishing in Poland - where to go, what to catch? [81]

Merged: Relax thread - fishing in Poland

Hey, I thought about creating a thread which would be free of political debates. Let`s relax!

I have always been fascinated with underwater life, fish and fishing but for 20 years now this fascination has been of platonic nature as one day I decided to give up fishing for humanitarian reasons.

What are the common fish species angled in Poland? You can answer in Polish or English. Let`s crack a few riddles:

What`s this?

Record catch, 4.95 kg and 62 cm long.

PS. Most anglers in Poland take their fish home to eat. Please, respect this tradition.

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]


Don`t be silly. We are talking about getting power through democratic elections where voters decide.

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]


Yes and no. People seemed united because they had one common enemy - communism and its representatives. But the very moment the system collapsed, all those who had fought against it and seemed united on the surface got divided and that was so natural.

Now you seem to idealise the communist times. Funny, isn`t it? :):):):)


Only stupid people allow to be brainwashed.

Those with a bit of intelligence are able to draw conclusions for themselves.

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]


Come on, what debate, I have made only two little posts in this thread by Gumishu. :):):):) This one is third.


Forgot American elections last year? I suppose the divisions in American electorate are the same or even greater.

You simply seem to idealise the country of your forefathers. :):):):) But we are not some sort of Eden, sorry, we are just like other countries. Normal, I mean. With dirty deeds by stupid politicians etc.


Don`t be sad, the fact that we argue and have different opinions means we are still alive. We will be fully united and agreed in the cemetery.


Neither you nor PiS are able to get rid of corruption because you are morally corrupt yourselves. PiS politicians have proven it many times and today they are trusted only by 25%, mostly undereducated Poles who are unable to reason for themselves.

News / Why mustn`t we allow PiS to rule Poland again? [45]


Of course I didn`t say it.
But you must admit that reading the following sentence


one cannot resist laughing.

Can you tell me what would happen if "various interest groups" withdrew their support for the current government?


Hey, reminds me of Pee Wee Herman! Do thye still show the series? I remember watching it in US. Hilarious! :):):)

But he ended badly.


Sorry, I don`t believe you, provide the link to statistics how much they have dropped.

Of course nobody is blaming the Germany police. They weren`t as politically motivated as those maniacs from PiS.

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]


Gumi, don`t divert the topic. What will you say to a commonly known fact that PiS, when at power, embraced and advanced judges who had worked on communists` orders and sentenced anticommunist opposition in Poland?

What will you say when we follow your style of running a debate and tell you that the father of Andrzej Kryże, a PiS nominated communist judge, was a stalinist persecutor with blood of many innocent victims on his hands?

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]


Come on, women aren`t so cynical! It must be true love.

Language / Fun with Polish ambiguous language [59]


hahaha good! though a bit too black... :):):)

Next:]

Idzie facet drogą i słyszy huk, patrzy, a to ciśnienie spadło.

Słychać trzaski za oknem a tam sąsiad łamie prawo.

Słuchać huki na klatce schodowej a tam sąsiad wnosi skargę.

Dlaczego zawsze pada na mnie?

Facet z ikrą:

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]


Don`t laugh. Only Polish men are able to get infatuated. Others just pretend.


Yes, but it is typical of novelties that they are received with doubt and suspicion.


Yes, climatic when we think of 1990s when Poland threw off communism and adopted capitalism and new enterprises sprang up like mushrooms after rain. But in 21 century it is time to mature. Don`t you agree? :):):)


Hmm, yes, feeling bored is awful experience.

Hey, cheer up, you can always turn to the Polish forums to dissipate boredom! :):


Let`s see how it develops. I think some places will always retain their old fashioned atmosphere.

E.g., Kazimierz, the Jewish district, today:

Kazimierz Jewish District in Poland

Love / Do you think these renowned Poles are hot? [150]

Some politicians don`t look hot but are anyway. :):):):):)

Ryszard Kalisz, leftist party activist, divorced his young and beautiful wife to start a new romance:

History / Judge Tuleya mother was in SB [74]


Yes!! In that case, PiS wouldn`t be able to promote and advance a few judges who had sentenced anti-communist opposition in Poland in communist times.

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Kry%C5%BCe

About Bronisław Komorowki, current President of Poland:
Dissident activity
During the Polish People's Republic (PRL) he acted in democratic opposition as an underground publisher, and co-operated with Antoni Macierewicz on the monthly Głos. In 1980 he was sentenced along with activists of the Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights to 1 month in prison for organizing a demonstration on 11 November 1979 (the judge who presided the trial was Andrzej Kryże).

BTW, gumi, imitating your style, do you know that PiS`s favourite judge`s father was a stalinist oppressor??? :):):):)
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Kry%C5%BCe

What will you say? :):):):):):):)

News / Why mustn`t we allow PiS to rule Poland again? [45]


Don`t be silly. PiS wants to push PO out to take over all contracts like they used to in the past!


Another conspiracy theory. :):):):): Guys, you are really incredible, could you come up with better arguments?


I never cease to wonder why PiS nonsense still scores popularity at about 25%!


No, nothing is only black or white.


Tea Party but without PiS, I agree.

But you know it is impossible in Poland as Kaczyński will never give up.


I never used his father against him. I am not as stalinist and sick as other guys.

News / Why mustn`t we allow PiS to rule Poland again? [45]


Do you really believe they will turn down PO and PSL and happily run to choose PiS because it will promise more jobs? Oh sancta naivitas!


Including Poland. But does PiS have a remedy for it?



Guys, don`t be silly. What kind of argument is that? Religa was a great surgeon, indeed, but leave the past to history, we are talking about the present times. He died in 2009 and had stopped operating much earlier, especially that he was involved in politics.



Parallel to his work as a physician, Religa pursued a career in politics. In 1993, he became a member of the Polish senate and was re-elected in 2001. As the centre and right wing of the Polish political landscape has been in constant flux ever since democracy was reinstated, Religa was a member of several parties and organizations. In 1993, he co-founded the Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms (BBWR) which gathered behind president Lech Wałęsa and was its leader in 1994. In 1995, Religa became the chairman of the short-lived party "The Republicans" (Republikanie) founded by renegade BBWR members who refused to back Wałęsa in the presidential elections of 1995. However, Religa refused to run for president himself, and the Republicans eventually disintegrated when they failed to enter the Sejm in 1997. Spanning the centre and centre-right of Polish politics, Religa was well-placed to play a significant role in the newly created Conservative People's Party (SKL), which became part of the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS) in 1997. In 2004, Religa was involved in founding the new Centrum Party and was elected to the position of honorary chairman.

Travel / Greatest Old Towns in Poland [74]

Oh, I see.

Biecz - according to a legend, a school of hangmen was located in Biecz.

Grybów, a tiny town in southern Poland, we always pass through it going on holidays:



Unfortunately, Old Towns make only a small part of the settlements they are located in. E.g., Krakow`s Old town is less than 10% of the city`s area:



Can you see that iregular oval in the middle? So small....



The reason?
Comparing to European standards, Polish towns had rather low population when they originated and developed a few centuries ago.