• (cs)

    I am Polish, and I liked "finlandese" the most :) BTW zoo in Wroclaw is one of the biggest such places in Europe. Never been there, but I believe it's definitely worth seeing. At least that's what they say. And yes, we do have other cities in Poland. Not so much, but still...

  • Janne Mäntyharju (unregistered) in reply to Tuuli Mustasydän

    Nice story.

    Btw, Where did you get such an awesome name (Wind Blackheart as translated)? It's like straight from some horror movie or RPG ;-)

  • (cs) in reply to vP
    vP:
    So, who is that dude with funky hairdo and beanie hat in the 10 zloty bill anyway? And what did he achieve in order to get printed on money?

    His name is printed on the left side of portrait (Mieszko I). He was a ruler of Poland until year 992. As he was not crowned, so techically he was not a king. He is responsible for bringing oficially christianity to Poland in year 966 (probably to prevent war with Germans).

  • rzabcio (unregistered)

    I am from Poland was happy to see things from my country. Now I am crying because of trying to not LOL in work while reading this post and comments about polish things. They're great! Comments of course. ;) Especially this about one grosz.

    Maybe a little anecdote about our littlest coin. In junior school I have a pal, who have a fantastic idea to gather it. After about a year he has 2-litres jar of coins. After long day counting he realized, that there is - if I remember right - about 700 coins, so 7 zlotys. So - for 2 litres of one grosz coin and one year of gathering he could buy two beers. Or better - because of his age - three tables of chocolate.

    He never get similar idea again. :)

    Regards!

    • Jakub 'rzabcio' Głazik

    PS. Oh! 'ł' again. But we have more curious letters. ;)

  • (cs) in reply to Frost
    Frost:
    JimM:
    Johannes Rössel:
    If you switch your keyboard layout to Polish (Programmers) you have the usual US layout...
    Of course, it's only usual if you live in the US. Which I don't. And I quite like the usual UK layout, especially since I get an actual pound sign (£) when I key SHIFT-3
    Oh look, we found someone who programs in C-Pound.
    Nonononono.. I program in C-Hash. Look -> C#. That's a hash sign (not a pound sign, as the Americans would have us believe). If I programmed in C-pound the Language Name would be C£. I mean, duh!
  • Anon (unregistered)

    I know that this site is technology based, but are you really suggesting that the Warriors from New Zealand really play in a RUBY league?

  • the real wtf fool (unregistered) in reply to Slow Dog
    Slow Dog:
    A math geek from Edmonton, Said "I've only got one, It's not replicated, Merely bifurcated, As you see from this condom."

    Very good. thanks for the smile on a monday morning ;-/

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Crash Magnet
    Crash Magnet:
    My Norwegian Boss and his British wife use to bring back chocolate from UK. They said it was so much better than American chocolate.

    Since I'm an American, I respectfully disagreed until I tried some their chocolate from the UK. I changed my mind; I think UK chocolate is a lot better than American chocolate. I think it's because Hershey puts coco butter in their chocolate to make the chocolate melt at body temperature.

    Anyway, America make great technology, but really shitty chocolate.

    Great technology? Do you not need to go through a switchboard anymore in order to make a phone call? And BTW British chocolate must be crap (well, I actually found more toffees and such than chocolate in or from UK). The Real What A Chocolate comes from Belgium. Trust me, my friend, and send me the chocz, plz.

  • Matti (unregistered)

    "PALAUTETAAN: Ei noudettu" means that letter reached its destination, but was never picked up from the post office.

    Most of the international mail needs to be picked up from the local post office if it has been sent using low priority mail at the originating country.

    Local post office holds it for two weeks and returns it automatically after that.

  • (cs) in reply to ClaudeSuck.de
    ClaudeSuck.de:
    BTW British chocolate must be crap (well, I actually found more toffees and such than chocolate in or from UK).
    Erm... British chocolate must be crap... why? Do you intend to give us a reason, or is this just racism / xenophobia for the sake of it? Don't blame the British for your inability to recognise chocolate...
  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    Chrum Rimcewind:
    Better to have the Queen's head on you money than her hands.
    The Queen's head on her hands?

    No, on yours! Slap!

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to Pope
    Pope:
    Poland had a rough time in the second world war.

    Did they really? Maybe you should hear the tales of the people who actually were raped and beaten to death by the Polish (btw: "Jemand die Fresse polieren" --> Polish somebodies mouth)

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to zzo38
    zzo38:
    The wAMMA demos I have a few comments about it: * blip: It works OK * cthulhu: It works OK * dented2: It works OK * korruptio_by_wamma: Unhandled exception as soon as it starts * quantum_disco_brothers_by_wAMMA: Works OK for a while, then gives "Executed an undefined order" error message and stops * search: It works OK * toyota_racing: The picture is too far to the left * wamma_rajuthevit: Works for a few seconds then gives an error message

    Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong?

    You haven't got the codez needed for the same.

    CAPTCHA: persto??? Now, should it read "Presto" or "Pesto" (yum!)?

  • ClaudeSuck.de (unregistered) in reply to R
    R:
    zolf: "I would suggest you to keep more "10 złoty" bills. 5 years ago it was worth about $2.50, now we are getting close to $4.70."

    I think you're reading the chart in reverse. The złoty used to be upwards of 4 zł / 1 usd a few years back - but these days it's closer to 2 zł / 1 usd. So keeping the currency around makes perfect sense. :)

    I remember in 1985 1 DM was worth 800+ Zlotys (does that come from slotty?). I wonder what they did to bring it's value up by more than a factor 100 in some 20 years, hmmm. Maybe stolen cars play a role...?

  • (cs)

    WW II kit kats....creative and commemorative.

  • speed (unregistered)

    The Digital River tattoo is the best part!! As a former employee of that company, it's a well known fact that someone that works there actually has that logo tattooed on his arm... good stuff

  • Rondrer (unregistered) in reply to ClaudeSuck.de
    ClaudeSuck.de:
    I would I remember in 1985 1 DM was worth 800+ Zlotys (does that come from slotty?). I wonder what they did to bring it's value up by more than a factor 100 in some 20 years, hmmm. Maybe stolen cars play a role...?
    well, they just cut 4 Zeros of ;) "As a result of hyperinflation in the early 1990s, the currency underwent redenomination. Thus, on January 1, 1995, 10 000 old złotych (PLZ) became one new złoty (PLN)."

    so in fact the value didn't go up by factor 100, but it went down by factor 100

  • Dmitri (unregistered) in reply to ClaudeSuck.de
    ClaudeSuck.de:
    800+ Zlotys (does that come from slotty?)
    No, it comes from gold ;).
  • Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada (unregistered)

    If the Queen of New Zealand is anything like the Queen of Canada (I have noticed a certain resemblance), she is the personal manifestation of the sovereign nation. Legally, she is New Zealand.

    However, if she is anything like the Queen of Canada, she spends 99% of the time not existing. She is off embodying other things. There are lots of things in need of bodies that don't have their own, it seems. As a result, should she suddenly start existing again, it is absolutely essential that we have her likeness readily available for verification.

    The Queen of Canada can be identified in the field by folding her face along a certain line. If the Queen's face becomes the Queen's bum, it's the genuine article. I am sure they have a similar method in NZ.

  • (cs) in reply to Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada
    Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada:
    However, if she is anything like the Queen of Canada, she spends 99% of the time not existing. She is off embodying other things.
    A quantum monarch ! Or is she faking it by time-slicing like a cheap OS ?
  • Tuuli Mustasydän (unregistered) in reply to Janne Mäntyharju
    Janne Mäntyharju:
    Nice story.

    Btw, Where did you get such an awesome name (Wind Blackheart as translated)? It's like straight from some horror movie or RPG ;-)

    Hmm...how shall I say this... Some Finns are more visible than others, and some of those others have to make a name for themselves.

    CAPTCHA - oppeto <- that's almost a Finnish word...

  • (cs) in reply to sas
    sas:
    No kidding. When you have a queen (or king) she (he) is required to be the "head" on all coins. This has been true since at least AD 1. Check any British, Canadian, or Australian coin. That's just the way it is.
    Leaving aside the incredibly sweeping statement, and the tiny solecism of specifying AD 1 as your start date, this is a misrepresentation for two reasons:

    (1) There is no actual requirement for this; it simply used to make political and fiscal sense (see Sir Isaac Newton and his rather drastic response to forgers whilst head of the Royal Mint). Now it's just a cargo-cult thing. Tony Benn, when head of the GPO, tried to get the queen's head off British stamps, but was blocked by the Civil Service for no particularly good reason except that it was a silly, pointless, petty and vindictive idea.

    (2)It doesn't really work for Edward VIII. Unless you have a huge stash of Edward VIII pennies that you're willing to share with me.

    I only bring this up so that I can quote one of my favourite political jokes: when Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson were making the beast with two backs, they were known as "Edward the Eighth and Wallis the Seven-Eighths..."

  • blahblah (unregistered) in reply to Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada
    Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada:
    If the Queen of New Zealand is anything like the Queen of Canada (I have noticed a certain resemblance), she is the personal manifestation of the sovereign nation. Legally, she *is* New Zealand.

    However, if she is anything like the Queen of Canada, she spends 99% of the time not existing. She is off embodying other things. There are lots of things in need of bodies that don't have their own, it seems. As a result, should she suddenly start existing again, it is absolutely essential that we have her likeness readily available for verification.

    The Queen of Canada can be identified in the field by folding her face along a certain line. If the Queen's face becomes the Queen's bum, it's the genuine article. I am sure they have a similar method in NZ.

    lol the Queen of New Zealand is the same Queen that is the Queen of England ... New Zealand is one of England's outposts ...

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada

    Err the Queen of Canada and the Queen of New Zealand are the same person. They are both Elizabeth II, Queen of England :P

    Captcha: validus

    Wtf?

  • Anon (unregistered) in reply to Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada

    Err the Queen of Canada and the Queen of New Zealand are the same person. They are both Elizabeth II, Queen of England :P

    Captcha: validus

    Wtf?

  • Belkorin (unregistered)

    So that's why I can't find any more of those punch cards at school. Someone send you guys the rest of them!

  • (cs) in reply to Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada
    Loyal Subject of the Queen of Canada:
    If the Queen of New Zealand is anything like the Queen of Canada (I have noticed a certain resemblance), she is the personal manifestation of the sovereign nation. Legally, she *is* New Zealand.

    It is kinda funny how the queens of Canada, New Zealand, Australia and England all look alike.

  • Lassi (unregistered)

    Tuuli Mustasydän. Cool name. That is literally "Wind Black Heart" in Finnish :)

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