Where is Poland?

[Leoreth]

The Polish book would obviously be called "Babar was actually Polish".

 

[JohannaK]

Oh hell. Babar. I got one of those music box thingies from back when I was a little child.

 

[Tycho Brahe]

The Polish book would obviously be called "Babar was actually Polish".

Not bad.

After thinking about it, I came up with some suggestions:

Russia: Half naked Putin wrestling with an elephant (Lots of pictures)

Pakistan: I lived next door to a refugee elephant for ten years, and I didn't have a clue.

Poland: Polish horses - they should count among the elephants. It's totaly unfair they don't.

 

[Domen]

I know a joke about it:

A group of scientists from different nations had attended a conference in Nairobi. One of the days off had featured a visit to the local nature preservation area where they had admired the elephants. This visit made such an impression on the scientists that they all agreed that at next year's conference in New York, each would have written a book on elephants.

The year passed, and the scientists met again.

The English book: "Elephants I have shot on Safari"

The Frenchman displayed a small book bound in red velvet: "Elephant courting rituals".

The German showed a hard bound series named "A short Introduction to the Elephants on the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika. vol 1-6"

The Canadian wrote, "Elephant mating: federal or provincial responsibility?"

The American book was titled: "How to Make Bigger And Better Elephants.

The book of the Japanese author was titled: "How to Make Cheaper and Smaller Elephants".

And the Greek's book was titled, "How to get EU-funding by raising elephants"

The Swedish book: "How to reduce your taxes with an elephant."

The Danish book: "The History of Carlsbergs famous Elephant-beer"

The book of the Norwegian was titled: "Norway, and the Norwegians"

...this joke is of course an insult to poland, since there isn't a polish book. I'm thingkong somethin about the famous polish hussars and their elefants who saved Wienna and Europe and the world.

There is a Polish version of this joke which, which apparently originates from times before 1989. It starts in the same way, and then we have:

The Japanese book was titled: "Introduction to elephantology"

The American book was titled: "What an average American should know about elephants"

Jews wrote 3 large volumes titled: "Elephant and the Jewish Cause, Vol. 1 - 3"

Russians wrote two books: "Russia - the original homeland of elephants" and "The Soviet elephant - the biggest communist in the world"

Cubans wrote a book: "Cuban elephant - younger brother of Soviet elephant".

Not so funny. But it seems that Israel / Jews are the equivalent of Norway / Norwegians in this version of the joke. Russians - in some way - too.

 

[Domen]

The Devil caught an Englishman, a Frenchman, a German and a Pole. He dragged them to the edge of a bottomless abyss and says to the Englishman:
- Jump!
- I won't jump!
- A gentleman would jump!
The Englishman jumped. Now comes the Frenchman and the devil induces him:
- Jump!
- I won't jump!
- A gentleman would jump!
- I won't jump!
- But jumping is trendy recently!
And the Frenchman jumped. Now comes the German:
- Jump!
- I won't jump!
- A gentleman would!
- I won't jump!
- But jumping is trendy recently!
- I won't jump!
- This is an order!
And the German jumped. Finally, the Polish guy comes to the edge of the abyss:
- Jump!
- I won't jump!
- A gentleman would!
- I won't jump!
- But jumping is trendy recently!
- I won't jump!
- This is an order!
- I won't jump!
- Oh right, then don't jump.
The Polish guy jumped.

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Promotion for carps in a Polish supermarket:


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Promotion for pork loin:


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[SamSniped]

Poland is in North Africa, obviously.

 

[ace99]

My toilet clogged and nearly overflowed today. It was traumatic. It made me think of this thread.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

My toilet clogged and nearly overflowed today. It was traumatic. It made me think of this thread.

Christ almighty! I hope you acted quick and managed to avert an inadvertant ball dunking in turd water. (someone make a polandball about that!)

 

[Domen]

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[Domen]

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[Marla_Singer]

The Polish book would obviously be called "Babar was actually Polish".

Babar is French! Like Marie Curie!

 

[Domen]

Babar is French! Like Marie Curie!

Maria Curie-Skłodowska! You are a cruel male chauvinist if you determine nationality of a woman basing on her husband!

Remember that she left the "Skłodowska" part in her surname on purpose, instead of just adopting her husband's ugly surname!

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Babar ??? - you mean Babar the elephant or Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babar ???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babur

Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur (14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530; sometimes also spelt Baber or Babar) was a conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor.

Well, considering that he was from Central Asia - he was definitely French !!!

Everyone knows that Poland is in North Africa and France is in Central Asia.

And Britain is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (they are a "wannabe America, wannabe as far from Europe as possible").

 

[warpus]

I thought that Central Asia was in Poland, not the other way around.

 

[Domen]

Link to video.

 

[ReindeerThistle]

Europe is West Asia. How many times do I have to point this out. There is also only one America -- the western hemisphere!

 

[Domen]

I thought that Central Asia was in Poland

And that's why Babar is Polish, not French.

BTW - why do you guys support the concept of Central Asia, if you oppose the concept of Central Europe?

Most of people on this forum claim that there is no Central Europe, but only Western and Eastern.

On the other hand, you have no objections to Central Asia? Why?

Europe is West Asia.

If Western Europe is West Asia, then Poland is Central Asia.

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BTW - a typical Polish Catholic priest:


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You don't want to mess up with Church!

 

[bhsup]

There is also only one America -- the western hemisphere!

Manifest Destiny II - Cape Columbia to Tierra Del Fuego!

Lead us to victory, RT!

 

[ReindeerThistle]

Uh, hey VRWCAgent, before we all hop onto the bandwagon, I was thinking of a Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of the Americas. But, FYI, we will need aircraft carriers, so, FOLLOW ME!

 

[Gucumatz]

"Poland, can into Space?"

Will be a new achievement in the new Civ expansion

 

[madviking]

I believe it's an achievement in EU3.