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St. George's Day
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 10:59 am |
Today is England's National Day! All that is "English" is celebrated as we wave our red and white flags..... HOWEVER...perhaps we should be drinking raki and waving a very different red and white flag because many people don't know that St. George was a Turk
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 11:43 am |
Quoting magnadea: Today is England's National Day! All that is "English" is celebrated as we wave our red and white flags..... HOWEVER...perhaps we should be drinking raki and waving a very different red and white flag because many people don't know that St. George was a Turk |
It is also National Sovereignty Day and Childrens Day in Turkey so cheers to my Turkish friends Also cheers to my English friends on St. George's Day
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 12:12 pm |
Quoting Murat_k: Another example of well educated English |
Perhaps you are showing me an example of Turkish (lack of) humour?
Quoting Murat_k: To your ears: Turks did not live in Anatolia at the times of that person In Christian hagiography Saint George (ca. 275-281 – April 23, 303[2]) was a soldier of the Roman Empire, from the then Greek-speaking Anatolia, now modern day Turkey, and is venerated as a Christian martyr. |
My post was not supposed to be educational. St. George was born in a region that is NOW Turkey it was my attempt at a little joke .... as this is Turkish Class. However, I can see you would not want him associated with Turks...being a Christain saint
Quoting Murat_k: I wish you a good day in waving flags |
Actually it is virtually uncelebrated! Unlike St. Patrick's Day (Ireland's National Day), we Brits are very unpatriotic. Again, perhaps something that is hard for you to comprehend
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 12:31 pm |
Quoting magnadea:
Perhaps you are showing me an example of Turkish (lack of) humour? |
I would rather say, a bizarre English sense of humor that is not understandable or funny to the rest of the world!
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 12:56 pm |
Your humble apologies are accepted.
Alas!
I make it a rule to never fall in love with anyone who is more intelligent than me (which of course, means I can pick and choose from millions).
I have always hoped for a non-English speaking Turk, partly so that I may take advantage of the wonderful Translation Forum on occasions, but mostly because I believe silence to be golden in affairs of the heart
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 12:59 pm |
Sorry for cutting in, but I couldn't help replying to this one thing:
Quoting Murat_k:
Since what good times the English spell "generalisation" with S and not Z? |
Since it's correct in British English
Ok, go on having your charming exchange
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 12:59 pm |
Quoting Murat_k: Since what good times the English spell "generalisation" with S and not Z? |
I see you threw in a little grammar question!
Well I abhor the use of 'z' (so American, darling). However, it must be accepted that the 'z' has become more widely used in the English language in recent years, and the Oxford English Dictionary now accepts the use of both (much to my consternation ).
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 01:15 pm |
Quoting magnadea:
I see you threw in a little grammar question!
Well I abhor the use of 'z' (so American, darling). However, it must be accepted that the 'z' has become more widely used in the English language in recent years, and the Oxford English Dictionary now accepts the use of both (much to my consternation ). |
Sorry, MagnadeaR
I shouldn't have to get into such details like grammar where I showed my ignorance to my own shame, again, as in previous comment with an English joke.
I have finished all my relations with Americans, so I promise no more Neo-conizm here.
Please, be my friend and I will promise I will protect you from ice-cream sellers
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 01:19 pm |
Quoting Murat_k: Sorry, MagnadeaR
I shouldn't have to get into such details like grammar where I showed my ignorance to my own shame, again, as in previous comment with an English joke.
I have finished all my relations with Americans, so I promise no more Neo-conizm here.
Please, be my friend and I will promise I will protect you from ice-cream sellers |
I like this!
OK then deal! As long as you are fully aware of my relationship requirements (as detailed in the above post)!
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 02:21 pm |
Quoting magnadea: Quoting Murat_k: Since what good times the English spell "generalisation" with S and not Z? |
I see you threw in a little grammar question!
Well I abhor the use of 'z' (so American, darling). However, it must be accepted that the 'z' has become more widely used in the English language in recent years, and the Oxford English Dictionary now accepts the use of both (much to my consternation ). |
How very dare you suggest that "z" is becoming widely used in the UK - not in my book dalink
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 02:26 pm |
Quoting libralady: How very dare you suggest that "z" is becoming widely used in the UK - not in my book dalink |
My humble apologies, Libramodlady
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 03:28 pm |
Quoting magnadea: Quoting libralady: How very dare you suggest that 'z' is becoming widely used in the UK - not in my book dalink |
My humble apologies, Libramodlady |
But unfortunately it's true! Those bed Americans are slowly hijacking OUR language!
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 03:49 pm |
Quoting lady in red: Those bed Americans are slowly hijacking OUR language!
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I agree Lady in Mod. Those bed people should get out of our language and take their nasty burger franchises with them!
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 10:00 pm |
Quoting lady in red: Quoting magnadea: Quoting libralady: How very dare you suggest that 'z' is becoming widely used in the UK - not in my book dalink |
My humble apologies, Libramodlady |
But unfortunately it's true! Those bed Americans are slowly hijacking OUR language!
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Sadly I know it is true, but I am buring my head in the sand
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 11:35 pm |
Poor you Brits, America is taking YOU over this time! You think you can rule others all you want, well, enough is enough. I do feel so sorry for you.... you are such victims, you should spend the rest of your lives bashing America and whining about your unfortunate lives!!!!! America-bashing is a good remedy for any problem, I agree... :-S
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 11:50 pm |
Quoting magnadea: Libramodlady |
Why is this getting personal???
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23 Apr 2008 Wed 11:58 pm |
Quoting magnadea: Today is England's National Day! All that is "English" is celebrated as we wave our red and white flags..... HOWEVER...perhaps we should be drinking raki and waving a very different red and white flag because many people don't know that St. George was a Turk |
Wow, that is very interesting. Thanks.
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24 Apr 2008 Thu 12:06 am |
Quoting catwoman: Quoting magnadea: Libramodlady |
Why is this getting personal??? |
Awwwwww Libralady knows its not personal - because she is a Brit! Unfortunately, to use Murat's words it is my "bizarre English sense of humor that is not understandable or funny to the rest of the world!"
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24 Apr 2008 Thu 12:10 am |
Quoting magnadea: Quoting catwoman: Quoting magnadea: Libramodlady |
Why is this getting personal??? |
Awwwwww Libralady knows its not personal - because she is a Brit! Unfortunately, to use Murat's words it is my "bizarre English sense of humor that is not understandable or funny to the rest of the world!" |
Uhmm! Murat has a point the rest of world, also includes Great Britain (and includes all islands around it's coast)
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24 Apr 2008 Thu 12:44 am |
Quoting libralady: Quoting magnadea: Quoting catwoman: Quoting magnadea: Libramodlady |
Why is this getting personal??? |
Awwwwww Libralady knows its not personal - because she is a Brit! Unfortunately, to use Murat's words it is my 'bizarre English sense of humor that is not understandable or funny to the rest of the world!' |
Uhmm! Murat has a point the rest of world, also includes Great Britain (and includes all islands around it's coast) |
Hang on a minute! :-S You just annexed England from Great Britain (and all islands around it's coast) with that comment.
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 11:11 am |
Best wishes to my english friends south of the border on St Georges Day.
Also my turkish friends on National Sovereignty and Childrens Day.
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 12:25 pm |
do the English celebrate their defeat in Turkey today?
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 12:46 pm |
do the English celebrate their defeat in Turkey today?
they apparently made it int "St George´s Day"!
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:23 pm |
do the English celebrate their defeat in Turkey today?
do Turks celebrate 12th Aug their defeat in the battle of Vienna?
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:29 pm |
do Turks celebrate 12th Aug their defeat in the battle of Vienna?
do the Polish celebrate september 1st their defeat against Hitler ? But wait a minute, did they even fight against Hitler?
Edited (4/23/2009) by tamikidakika
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:41 pm |
do the Polish celebrate september 1st their defeat against Hitler ? But wait a minute, did they even fight against Hitler?
Yeap we celebrate 1st September but it wasn´t our defeat - READ TAMI< READ< IT DOESN"T HURT- do you think the Germans came to our borders on 1st Sept and immediately defeated us? That would be undoable . Actually Poland didn´t give in untill 5th Oct when we ran out of ammo, got our airfoce destroyed and our capital bombed to ruins. BUt, on the upside, we also celebrate 8th May the Victory Day
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:44 pm |
Yeap we celebrate 1st September but it wasn´t our defeat - READ TAMI< READ< IT DOESN"T HURT- do you think the Germans came to our borders on 1st Sept and immediately defeated us? That would be undoable . Actually Poland didn´t give in untill 5th Oct when we ran out of ammo, got our airfoce destroyed and our capital bombed to ruins. BUt, on the upside, we also celebrate 8th May the Victory Day
victory day? lol, whose victory? it was Russia who defeated Germany.
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:47 pm |
victory day? lol, whose victory? it was Russia who defeated Germany.
and again, read, read my boy Of course it would be impossible without Russia and The Aliants but Poles did have many troops left to fight, at the crucial time even Polish children would disarm Natzis
Why are you so reluctant to read instead showing off your ignorance ?
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:48 pm |
Plus, Russia celebrated The Victory day on 9th May something you don´t know either
But what can we expect of somebody who, wanting to mock dobrowskis, provides a video with Russian boysband
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 01:53 pm |
and again, read, read my boy Of course it would be impossible without Russia and The Aliants but Poles did have many troops left to fight, at the crucial time even Polish children would disarm Natzis
i can imagine that scene actually. The Polish heroes declare their victory slightly after the Russians make the Germans resign. we apreciate their efforts!
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:09 pm |
i can imagine that scene actually. The Polish heroes declare their victory slightly after the Russians make the Germans resign. we apreciate their efforts!
READ
Then you´ll know that if it hadn´t been for Russia Polish Army wouldn´t have been defeated in the first place Secondly, Polish Army fought all through the war, read about it Then, Russia did a way worse thng to us and killed numerous people throught years of communism in Poland. And it´s not only Polish heroes but international forces who declared victory Now i understand why Turks are so far away on the list concerning education. You don´t know the fact and draw conclusions
Tami´s World History:
All nations are bad, only Turks are great, important and heroic. That´s why the EU doesn´t want them and why tami lives in the USA The world has a conspiracy theory against Muslims, that´s why Muslim terrorist organisations admit terrorism.
Whatever fits ya kido
But, seriously, READ my boy cause you´re embarrassing yourself
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:13 pm |
READ
Then you´ll know that if it hadn´t been for Russia Polish Army wouldn´t have been defeated in the first place Secondly, Polish Army fought all through the war, read about it Then, Russia did a way worse thng to us and killed numerous people throught years of communism in Poland. And it´s not only Polish heroes but international forces who declared victory Now i understand why Turks are so far away on the list concerning education. You don´t know the fact and draw conclusions
Tami´s World History:
All nations are bad, only Turks are great, important and heroic. That´s why the EU doesn´t want them and why tami lives in the USA The world has a conspiracy theory against Muslims, that´s why Muslim terrorist organisations admit terrorism.
Whatever fits ya kido
But, seriously, READ my boy cause you´re embarrassing yourself
what am I supposed to read DD? Polish contribution to the WWII? it`s the slaughter of Jews. You`ve never learned about it in school?
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:21 pm |
what am I supposed to read DD? Polish contribution to the WWII? it`s the slaughter of Jews. You`ve never learned about it in school?
OMG.. I can´t believe this!!!
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:27 pm |
what am I supposed to read DD? Polish contribution to the WWII? it`s the slaughter of Jews. You`ve never learned about it in school?
You´ve already lost that debate on the Jews in Jedwabne tami
Bad Nazists killed Jews, Poles died saving them, that´s why we have annual Remembrance Marches and that´s why many Jews are still grateful to us. And you fail to recognise that Poland used to be one of the most tolerant countries in Europe hence that high number of Jews in Poland. But you choose what to believe yourself, even against the facts, don´t you tamiboy?
I know you can´t gt over Vienna and the fact that I´m not a nationalist like yourself...if you want to point out Polish bad moments in history here´s some help:
- Poles lead to having Poland wiped out of world maps because they were so quarrelsome that the three world powers did that easily and Poland hasn´t rebuilt until 1918
- Poland is dependant on the catholic Church, officially we´re secular but Church has too much influence
- our president´s a bonehead (you could like him actually)
- we lick America´s bottom (again, something you know from experience )
- Bismarck said "Poles will never be able to govern themselves" and it´s true - get two Poles, you´ve got 3 viewpoints We´re good at fighting enemies, during peace we get at each other´s throat
- we´re corrupt
- we believe the whole world loved John Paul II
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:34 pm |
You´ve already lost that debate on the Jews in Jedwabne tami
Bad Nazists killed Jews, Poles died saving them, that´s why we have annual Remembrance Marches and that´s why many Jews are still grateful to us. And you fail to recognise that Poland used to be one of the most tolerant countries in Europe hence that high number of Jews in Poland. But you choose what to believe yourself, even against the facts, don´t you tamiboy?
I know you can´t gt over Vienna and the fact that I´m not a nationalist like yourself...if you want to point out Polish bad moments in history here´s some help:
- Poles lead to having Poland wiped out of world maps because they were so quarrelsome that the three world powers did that easily and Poland hasn´t rebuilt until 1918
- Poland is dependant on the catholic Church, officially we´re secular but Church has too much influence
- our president´s a bonehead (you could like him actually)
- we lick America´s bottom (again, something you know from experience )
- Bismarck said "Poles will never be able to govern themselves" and it´s true - get two Poles, you´ve got 3 viewpoints We´re good at fighting enemies, during peace we get at each other´s throat
- we´re corrupt
- we believe the whole world loved John Paul II
DD this is brilliant, but you forgot to mention that 2m Poles came to Britain in 2004 because we love you so much!!! You helped us win WWII.............. (I thought he might think that was a bad point too!!!!)
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:35 pm |
You´ve already lost that debate on the Jews in Jedwabne tami
Bad Nazists killed Jews, Poles died saving them, that´s why we have annual Remembrance Marches and that´s why many Jews are still grateful to us. And you fail to recognise that Poland used to be one of the most tolerant countries in Europe hence that high number of Jews in Poland. But you choose what to believe yourself, even against the facts, don´t you tamiboy?
yea yea, you better stop talking dd
Movie on WWII Jewish Massacre Shocks Poles By The Associated Press April, 04 2001
A televised documentary on the World War II massacre of Jewish villagers by their Polish neighbors is picking up where a book´s revelations left off, shocking even more households with the awful reality. "I have heard about the massacre and read a little about it, but the film made me very painfully aware that something very terrible really took place there," Magdalena Raczkowska, 35, an office clerk said today. Recent revelations about the 1941 massacre in Jedwabne and nearby communities in northeastern Poland have stunned the country and devastated the national assumption, nurtured in the communist era, that Poles were always victims and never collaborators in Nazi-era atrocities. Poles were confronted with the reality in their living rooms for the first time when Part I of the documentary, titled "Neighbors" was aired on state television Tuesday night, viewed by an estimated 2 million people in the nation of 40 million. The second and final part of the documentary compiled by Polish journalist Agnieszka Arnold will air tonight. In the documentary, Arnold interviews witnesses, participants and survivors of the massacre of an estimated 1,600 Jews in Jedwabne and 800 in Radzilow and other nearby villages. Seeing and hearing witnesses on film intensified the shock even for Poles already trying to confront the truth about what happened in Jedwabne. "It was a very gloomy, very disturbing and shocking piece of truth about us, about our past," Barbara Labuda, an adviser to President Aleksander Kwasniewski, said today in a radio interview. Teresa Kaminska, who heads a team of advisers to Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, said it was the "most shocking documentary I have seen in recent years." "...It happened on our land, our compatriots did it, so we absolutely have to discuss it and we have to seek pardon," she said. "How can you understand that people who for thousand years lived side by side, who participated in each other´s holidays, in everyday life, suddenly become enemies?" In the documentary, some Poles from around Jedwabne are shown recalling the massacre in a matter-of-fact way; others say they still suffer when they think of it. Jewish survivors also talk of their lives and escapes, and there are accounts of Poles who helped save Jews from the pogroms. Those interviewed include two Jedwabne teenagers who say they want to know the truth about what happened in their village. Acceptance about what really happened in Jedwabne has been difficult for a nation that lost 6.5 million citizens, including 3 million Polish Jews, under Nazi occupation. A monument blaming the Jedwabne massacre on Nazi troops was removed last month and will be replaced with one listing the names of the victims. President Aleksander Kwasniewski has said he will offer an apology in July on the 60th anniversary of the killings, and Poland´s new National Remembrance Institute has launched its own investigation.
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:42 pm |
OMG I seem to have restarted WW11 again with my innocent wishes to the English and Turkish peoples on their special days. Whatever happened to respect? For my part I had a cup of tea and a scone. I had to miss out the clotted cream,butter and strawbery jam for health reasons.
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:45 pm |
OMG I seem to have restarted WW11 again with my innocent wishes to the English and Turkish peoples on their special days. Whatever happened to respect? For my part I had a cup of tea and a scone. I had to miss out the clotted cream,butter and strawbery jam for health reasons.
Well it would not be TC if there was not a bit taunting......................... And obviously the sultanas or rasins in the scone can go towards you "5 a-day"
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 02:45 pm |
Whatever happened to respect?
it`s not a familiar word for daydreamer the dobrowski
you screwed up the thread, dd!
Edited (4/23/2009) by tamikidakika
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 09:07 pm |
it`s not a familiar word for daydreamer the dobrowski
you screwed up the thread, dd!
Awww sorry I keep forgetting that barking dogs should be ignored, we´ve got a lovely saying in Polish - dogs bark and the caravan goes on
Still, I´ve got this teacher´s stamina to educate those who need it
Here something about Polish-Jewish relations (from a Jewish site so should be non-biased )
"It has been pointed out that anti-Semitism is not the same thing as mass murder. Polish anti-Semitism never envisioned wholesale murder."
The discussion about Jedwabne where you were proven wrong wrong and wrong again (something you´re used to, degil mi? )
As for respect - I bothered to reply, isn´t that sign of respect? You´re just so funny in a nice way that I can´t resist replying
Libralady - fair point! I utterly forgot to mention Poles flooded The Uk, Eire, The Netherlands and are on their march to take over the rest of Europe
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23 Apr 2009 Thu 09:17 pm |
I utterly forgot to mention Poles flooded The Uk, Eire, The Netherlands and are on their march to take over the rest of Europe
Sorry, a failure! The Polish supermarket around the corner here closed after three months.... not enough customers. It´s now a Caribbean bar....
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24 Apr 2009 Fri 08:30 am |
Awww sorry I keep forgetting that barking dogs should be ignored, we´ve got a lovely saying in Polish - dogs bark and the caravan goes on
Still, I´ve got this teacher´s stamina to educate those who need it
Here something about Polish-Jewish relations (from a Jewish site so should be non-biased )
"It has been pointed out that anti-Semitism is not the same thing as mass murder. Polish anti-Semitism never envisioned wholesale murder."
The discussion about Jedwabne where you were proven wrong wrong and wrong again (something you´re used to, degil mi? )
As for respect - I bothered to reply, isn´t that sign of respect? You´re just so funny in a nice way that I can´t resist replying
Libralady - fair point! I utterly forgot to mention Poles flooded The Uk, Eire, The Netherlands and are on their march to take over the rest of Europe
I`m sorry to disappoint you dd, but that saying is a Turkish one, not Polish. "it urur, kervan yurur"
But considering you have adapted it to your language, I assume your ancestors were constantly exposed to that saying. That explains a lot about you!
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24 Apr 2009 Fri 12:03 pm |
I`m sorry to disappoint you dd, but that saying is a Turkish one, not Polish. "it urur, kervan yurur"
But considering you have adapted it to your language, I assume your ancestors were constantly exposed to that saying. That explains a lot about you!
Could be, tamiboy After all Poles and Turks met in Vienna. Too bad after that meeting kervan bir daha yurumedi
Edited (4/24/2009) by Daydreamer
[coz I could :D]
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24 Apr 2009 Fri 10:40 pm |
Could be, tamiboy After all Poles and Turks met in Vienna. Too bad after that meeting kervan bir daha yurumedi
still stuck with Vienna? traumatic, eh?
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24 Apr 2009 Fri 10:45 pm |
still stuck with Vienna? traumatic, eh?
Traumatic...????rather nostalgicif i can add 2 pennies)))))))))
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