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shopgirl   
17 May 2009
Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]

If Navajo is so difficult and unknown, hot did they train American soldiers in it in time to use it in battle?

They didn't. They used Navajo men as soldiers who were the code talkers.

Navajo was an attractive choice for code use because few people outside the Navajo themselves had ever learned to speak the language. Virtually no books in Navajo had ever been published. Outside of the language itself, the Navajo spoken code was not very complex by cryptographic standards and would likely have been broken if a native speaker and trained cryptographers worked together effectively.

shopgirl   
23 Apr 2009
History / Polish weapons and militaria - got any? [153]

You are more likely to get an answer here:
feldgrau.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=44&sid=26cbb25136fd3171c24620161d2b739e
shopgirl   
5 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

I wanted to point out something here.....
Primarily it is Christians (past, present...whatever) who go out to take over a non-Christian group of people with the intent of converting them to Christianity. Christians are not exclusive to Germany in history.

In today's world, you might actually find a fair amount of heathens in Germany who are quite content not to be Christian.

Just thought you might find that interesting.
shopgirl   
4 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

Russia was Hitlers obsesion, Poland was briefly considered as a viable ally, of course these have been brief musings of several staff oficers but mainly because of Polands opposition rather than Nazi Germany not wanting to.

Where did you read something that supports this idea? It seems so contrary to everything ever written about Hitler and Nazi Germany?
shopgirl   
4 Mar 2009
History / Polish-German alliance. [489]

when asked what was Hitlers biggest mistake he told me "not allying with Poland".

I would have said the biggest mistake was invading Russia......
shopgirl   
9 Nov 2008
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

I know Copernicus as "Copernicus" not as Kopernic or any other version, Polish or German.

I know Marie Curie as "Marie Curie" nor as Marie Skłodowska. If you were talking about Skłodowska, I would not recognize that name.
shopgirl   
9 Nov 2008
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

That's nice sentiment sweetie, and I agree with you, but I wanted to see what the Poles would say. (I would think they would rather claim a twice Nobel winner to Copernicus, but we shall see!)
shopgirl   
9 Nov 2008
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

What about Marie Curie?
Was she French or Polish?

Marie Skłodowska–Curie (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the only person honored with Nobel Prizes in two different sciences, and the first female professor at the University of Paris.

shopgirl   
8 Nov 2008
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

ethnicity is very fluid. The genes and culturization are two different things.

This may have been the case with Copernik. In any case, I doubt there was such a strong sense of what country you were from back then. Nationalism is a fairly modern thing.

Those are good points you made SS, but it won't stop the "boys" from wrestling over it! :) hehe
shopgirl   
2 Nov 2008
Genealogy / Why are some Polish people dark complected, and others very light [511]

originally all Slavs looked like Byelorussians (Bialorusini) who mostly have brown hair and eyes, and are believed to be of the the purest Slavic blood.

Why would Belarussians be purest Slavs? Did they not get to mix with others over history? I don't see any barriers.....

*scratches head*
shopgirl   
24 Oct 2008
Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

The Spice Girls

Today is also my Birthday, Szar! And thanks so much for making me laugh so hard I nearly fell off my chair! You get an award for that! And maybe a hug too! :)

andthankgodtheinsomniaisgone........
shopgirl   
15 Oct 2008
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

It isn't him. Lukasz is busy gathering a crusade together to march into Germany....

Nah.....I don't think so.
He's addicted to this place even when it gets the best of him.
And he has a fascination with adopting other personas!
Freud would have a field day with him.

Okay....WHO can we fight over next?
shopgirl   
15 Oct 2008
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]

What ?

You sound like another poster Lukasz.....who likes to make a dramatic production about leaving the forum and then pops up a few days later with a new name. :) Don't cha?

Come out of your candy wrapper Luki!