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Post by leslie on Feb 19, 2007 12:32:36 GMT -7
Czesc Wojtek
Thank you for the 'wodka' lesson - I found it most interesting and informative, especially always referring to non-flavoured wodka as 'wodka czysta'. I must admit I have never had any problems when I am in Poland as I do not ask for wodka, I always ask for Zubrowka by name - never had any problems (it must be the classy places in which I drink!).
Incidentally, your postings come through with the Polish diacritics as funny symbols - probably my pc is not capable of accepting them. However, although my Polish is limited I can usually work out what the symbol means. I use AOL which tells me 'we only speak English'! This is a copy of the Polish alphabet I have on Word with the diacritics - what comes through?
a,¹,b,c,æ,d,e,ê,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,³,m,n,ñ,o,ó,p,r,s,œ,t,u,w,y,z,Ÿ,¿
and with Unicode
a, ą,b,c, ć,d,e, ę,f,g,h,i,k,l, ł, m,n, ń. o, ó,p,r,s, ś, t,u,w,y, Ÿ ź, ¿ ż.
I would be most interested in the results if you have time.
Pozdrawiam bardzo
Leslie
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Post by rdywenur on Feb 19, 2007 15:29:32 GMT -7
Hey you guys... I am looking at the board and see the Gay Soldiers topic has not died so I decided to check to see what you guys are talking about and it appears you are having one heck of a party here.....party on you Vodka drinkers. ;D
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Post by joanzaniskey on Feb 19, 2007 19:15:21 GMT -7
Hey strawberry, Somehow the site went to this. Ain't it fun? Joan
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Post by rdywenur on Feb 19, 2007 19:32:11 GMT -7
Yes and especially learning there are so many correct tecniques on how to pur down the hatch...either way its thru the lips and and over the gums look out stomach cause here it comes ;D
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Post by leslie on Feb 20, 2007 3:05:06 GMT -7
Chris (Rdy...)
My - aren't you being polite with the old saying about alcohol going down! My version (dating back to Noah and the Ark) contains 'gob', 'pipe' and 'guts'!! L
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Post by bujno on Feb 20, 2007 3:40:45 GMT -7
a,¹,b,c,æ,d,e,ê,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,³,m,n,ñ,o,ó,p,r,s,œ,t,u,w,y,z,Ÿ,¿ and with Unicode a, ą,b,c, ć,d,e, ę,f,g,h,i,k,l, ł, m,n, ń. o, ó,p,r,s, ś, t,u,w,y, Ÿ ź, ¿ ż. Leslie, when read in a posting both sets of letters are perfect with Polish diacritic signs all in place. When I answer and cite them however, which you can see above in the frame, the unicode letters are corrupted. But that's only in the 'message' window. In the preview window all seems to be correct again. It seems obvious that the script implemented for Proboards programming is not perfect... Wzajemnie pozdrawiam.
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Post by bujno on Feb 20, 2007 3:54:43 GMT -7
Joan, never tried the HB thing. Yes, we have wine industry and grapes are planted even in the coldest north-eastern parts of the country. This must be in relation to the futuristic vision of Italy and France becoming to hot for grapes to grow due to the warming climate. The main centres of wine production would then be in the Baltic see basin. "Riviera" would not mean Marseille to Genova but Malmoe to Karlskrona. The most famous European casino will be the Sopot one not Monaco. No more Cannes festival, the celebrities will flock to Visby on Gotland island instead. And so on and so on. Until that time one needs to be a really tough guy to drink wines form Polish every year more numerous vineyards
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Post by joanzaniskey on Feb 20, 2007 15:28:16 GMT -7
Buj, Thanks for a look at the future. I am sure Al Gore would agree with you. Has the rising sea level due to melting of the polar ice caps been taken into consideration with your vision? I would think that most of northern Europe would be under water. The vineyard photo looks like the view from the end of my street, only this year we were spared the snowfall, so far. LI north fork potato farms are now planted in grapes. The wine industry is flourishing. The summer brings bus loads of visitors for tours and tasting. The locals do their best to ignore the crowds because it's good for the economy. The wines produced here are quite good. Today, while shopping at my local wine merchant, I noticed a sign for Polish wines. They had three varieties peach raspberry and another fruit flavor. I was hoping to see a cabernet or chardonnay, but alas no such thing. What kind of grapes are the vintners growing? Peace. Joan
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Post by rdywenur on Feb 20, 2007 18:14:16 GMT -7
Joan, I was not aware of LI as wine country only here in the Finger Lakes. What are some of the names of your wineries. I'll hve to educate myself.
Chris
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Post by jeanne on Feb 20, 2007 18:47:51 GMT -7
My daughter went to college in NC and we passed tons of vineyards down there when driving her. That was a surprise to me.
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Post by joanzaniskey on Feb 20, 2007 19:39:30 GMT -7
Chris,
In my area, which is Aquebogue, there are the Palmer and Paumonauk wineries. As you travel east you'll find Martha Clara, Macari and the Pugliese Vineyard The Pugliese vineyard was originally acreage used for potato and vegetable farming by my family and their friends. They were some of the original Polish immigrant farmers on the east end. There are 23 wineries on the North Fork, including those mentioned.. What a trip! From growing the best(IMO) potatoes and veggies to great grapes in a perfect climate for viniculture LI is amazing. Those old Polaks who farmed these lands were not "dumb" at all. They made good lives for their families through hard work and left them a legacy of land worth millions. What a success story. My best to you,
Joan
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Post by bujno on Feb 21, 2007 2:48:36 GMT -7
Joan, yes the rising sea level will probably result in the disappearance of Hel and ¯u³awy. The vision is not mine, though, not at all The fruit flavour wines you've encountered is something different from wines 'proper'. They've been made in Poland since many ages too, and together with meads form yet another specialty. When you asked me about Polish wine industry however, I understood that you're asking about the grape wines, and about them was my answer. There're more than 100 kind of graoes grown in Poland. But if you wish to taste the classique strains of Chardonney or Cabernet it is still better to get a bottle of Bordeaux and Chablis respectively. There are also excellent wines of this type from a new wordl, including California. But it is good to watch if the new world wines made from Chardonnay strain did noit have contact with barrels made of oak recently, which they often do, and which is not the best choice. If you'd like to taste something 'new', then go for Polish wines!But remember that we have not that much sun and harsh winters. And so are Polish wines. But nonetheless Polish Traminer is really quite good!
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Post by joanzaniskey on Feb 22, 2007 18:11:05 GMT -7
Buj, Took a number of years to get the LI wine industry up and running. Everyone in the industry said it's crazy, the climates wrong, etc. Surprise, it all came together and the naysayers were wrong. I am not a chardonnay fan. Aging in oak does not enhance this wine. However I've had some made on LI which were steel barrel aged and they were good. I've forsaken French wines because the good ones are beyond my means. So for me it's mostly California, Italian and Long Island. BTW, as you may know casinos in the US attract far less chic people then the Riviera. There are casinos of all types and sizes throughout the nation. Even the high rollers here look like a bunch of slobs. I have just returned from the Foxwoods Indian Casino in Connecticut, where I made my bi-annual contribution to the Indian nation. It is winter break in the schools. I was amazed at the number of families with small children staying at the casino hotel. Take your kids on vacation to a gambling mecca. Ah well, life in the 21st century. Joan
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Post by jimpres on Feb 23, 2007 2:00:05 GMT -7
Joan,
I thought casinos did not allow anyone under 21? In Vegas they have to go to special areas of the casinos.
Jim
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Post by bujno on Feb 23, 2007 2:26:17 GMT -7
Take your kids on vacation to a gambling mecca. Ah well, life in the 21st century. Joan Joan, they would think dad's gone totally nuts!
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