At the end of World War II, would a Polish-ethnicity girl/young woman and her family from Lwów/Lviv have been given the option of moving west of the Curzon line to post-war Poland, or would they have been forcibly resettled? [more inside]
posted by mdonley on Oct 25, 2009 - 8 answers

Polish translation for "I have nothing"? [more inside]
posted by rickim on Oct 6, 2009 - 1 answer

Woodworking - What's the best way to strip and polish a piece of wood cut from a grape vine? [more inside]
posted by boosh on Sep 9, 2009 - 3 answers

What does Valcheck say in Polish in episode 12 of series 2 of The Wire? (Spoilers within) [more inside]
posted by emperor.seamus on Jul 28, 2009 - 10 answers

I was told that foreign films that entered Poland during Communist times were dubbed into Polish but all of the voice work for both genders was acted out by one man. Is this true?
posted by parmanparman on Jun 23, 2009 - 22 answers

Why is the devil red? [more inside]
posted by jedrek on Jun 15, 2009 - 13 answers

A package from Poland is coming my way - now how do I track it? [more inside]
posted by Ms. Next on Apr 29, 2009 - 4 answers

So I shipped a couple of cars to Poland and they didn't make it in one piece. Now it's time to work with the insurance company. I need a few words translated into Polish for a Vehicle Rating Chart: "Vehicle Description", "Annual Miles", "Number of Years Principal Driver Licensed", "Vehicle Usage" (What the vehicle is used for), "Zip Code", "Discounts Applied", "Number of Years Secondary Driver Licensed". Can anyone fluent in Polish translate these for me? Dziekuje!
posted by ieatwords on Dec 2, 2008 - 2 answers

Can you help me teach my partner Polish? [more inside]
posted by crazy finger on Oct 2, 2008 - 7 answers

What's the best way to teach conversational English to a Polish person with currently only very minimal English skills? [more inside]
posted by stackhaus23 on Jun 25, 2008 - 3 answers

What's a really good looking copper coin? [more inside]
posted by 1f2frfbf on Jun 16, 2008 - 5 answers

I grew up in northern Michigan and spent my early years eating wonderful hotdogs and sausages cooked by Polish geniuses. Where in the Charlotte-Piedmont-North Carolina-anywhere in the southeast can I find a good meat market? Something like this.
posted by zzazazz on May 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Is anyone going to the Pierogi Fest this year? Has anyone ever been? [more inside]
posted by mrhaydel on May 19, 2008 - 6 answers

Anybody read Polish? Or know about Stan Nonin? [more inside]
posted by amtho on May 15, 2008 - 5 answers

Is anyone familiar with Polish language/surnames, and also able to read really sloppy handwriting? I'm trying to make out this one name off a census form. It's the bottom name in this picture: http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6120/tillieek2.png
posted by Ashley801 on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers

We need to polish some antique silver, but are afraid of ruining it or removing too much metal. We're talking about flatware, cups, serving dishes, and other tableware. Ideally we'd like a method that: damages the silver as little as possible, provides a long-lasting shine/reduces future tarnish rate, won't kill whoever eats with them. [more inside]
posted by herzigma on Apr 18, 2008 - 10 answers

What is the Polish equivalent of Craigslist? [more inside]
posted by mdonley on Apr 16, 2008 - 8 answers

I'll be going to a convention next month with a number of "Dawn of the Dead" alumni in attendance and I'd like to have something unique for them to sign. I love the very unique style of Polish movie posters and want to get an original print of the 1978 "Dawn of the Dead" poster, but am having no luck. [more inside]
posted by laze on Feb 26, 2008 - 3 answers

What can I buy, download or find online to help me learn as much Polish as possible in the next ten days, with a budget of about £50? [more inside]
posted by Lebannen on Feb 20, 2008 - 9 answers

Question for people familiar with the Polish language and/or political scene: What are the "Patriotyczny Ruch Polski" newsletters I recently found in my heavily Polish neighborhood (Greenpoint, Brooklyn) all about? Here's a scan of a front page. [more inside]
posted by Artifice_Eternity on Jan 3, 2008 - 9 answers

Is there a nail polish I'll love as much as my beloved, discontinued Revlon Top Speed Chrome Polish? Or that will even come close? [more inside]
posted by smoakes on Jan 3, 2008 - 8 answers

Why is YouTube directing me to the Polish version in Firefox? [more inside]
posted by champthom on Dec 15, 2007 - 9 answers

Can I obtain Polish Citizenship? [more inside]
posted by bigspoon on Oct 9, 2007 - 3 answers

Help me remember this disturbing Polish movie from the 60s or earlier [more inside]
posted by Listener on Aug 9, 2007 - 4 answers

My mp3 player (creative zen V) has gained a few scratches in daily use. What would be best to polish them out? [more inside]
posted by Iananan on May 11, 2007 - 7 answers

Attention, Portlanders [OR]! Does anyone know of any Portland area Polish bakeries or other purveyors of Polish treats that sell the donut-like delicacy known as Paczki?
posted by rokabiri on Feb 21, 2007 - 6 answers

Do all nail salons use polish that comes off quicker than the brands you buy in stores? [more inside]
posted by TochterAusElysium on Nov 30, 2006 - 13 answers

Can you translate this short paragraph from Polish into English please? It involves some "L33t" speak so it may be challenging. [more inside]
posted by allthewhile on Nov 9, 2006 - 6 answers

Please recommend a good wet polishing wheel that turns in a horizontal plane. [more inside]
posted by nickerbocker on Sep 15, 2006 - 3 answers

Why don't they make sunglasses with the coating on the *inside*? [more inside]
posted by fox_terrier_guy on Jul 19, 2006 - 3 answers

What does the Polish word "Haftarz" mean? I see it listed as the occupation of one of my ancestors in the 1854 Warsaw Police census, but I can't find a translation.
posted by Asparagirl on Jul 8, 2006 - 6 answers

Ukrainian or Polish: What language should I learn? [more inside]
posted by rinkjustice on Jun 22, 2006 - 16 answers

An odd one and a tough call, perhaps, but it would make life easier: are there any Polish speakers out there who could point me to a Polish-language recipe site containing recipes for Spanish dishes, in Polish? And since I don't speak Polish, could you give me some direct links to the relevant pages?
posted by Holly on Apr 19, 2006 - 4 answers

This video is ranked #5 on Google Video. What is he saying? [more inside]
posted by generic230 on Apr 14, 2006 - 17 answers

anyone know a good polish deli in the washington metro area, preferably maryland side, where i can get fruit pierogi, easter butter, and either golabki or a decent kielbasa? [more inside]
posted by crush-onastick on Apr 4, 2006 - 5 answers

I have scoured the internet looking for a Polish Eagle in a vector format. Without one I can't make shirts for my family reunion and I will no doubt be cut out of the will. Please help. Dziekuje.
posted by punkfloyd on Mar 1, 2006 - 4 answers

I think I have a great idea for a Christmas gift, but I'm not sure I understand rock polishing... [more inside]
posted by headlessagnew on Nov 28, 2005 - 2 answers

Recommendations for learning Spanish and Polish or Czech via CD? [more inside]
posted by desuetude on Nov 2, 2005 - 10 answers

How does shoe polish work, and can a bad shine ruin your shoes? [more inside]
posted by bingo on Jun 22, 2005 - 14 answers

A colleague of mine has the surname Twarog, which is apparently of Polish origin and apparently means something amusing. Can anyone more linguistically able than me tell me what it means? You'll be playing a vital part in my co-worker mockery programme...
posted by prentiz on May 31, 2005 - 7 answers

I'm sure I'm mangling the pronunciation, and I'm sure I misheard a few syllables, but last night while waiting for a bus in Brooklyn, a man came up to me and more than once said something that sounded like "Sheh-deh-mah-shen-see." Does it mean anything?
Some clues: He was polish, also spoke -- in english -- about having just gotten out of a hospital, about how he was crazy, about how his wife was in poland, not america, about how he hadn't eaten, about how he was crazy, about "oh my god" (x3). I gave him some food and a cigarette: he walked a few paces away, looked up at the windows of a second-floor gym, laughed, and did a little dance that mimicked the man on the treadmill. Oh, and he kept apologizing: "I'm so sorry. I so crazy. Oh my God." (x3). Any ideas? I hope to see him again, and I hope to be able to reply appropriately.
posted by nobody on Feb 8, 2005 - 15 answers

I'm looking for blue shoe polish. Kiwi apparently makes it, but after checking local shoe stores, discount department stores, and drug stores, I can't find it. Any suggestions for where else I can look (either general store genres or specific places if you're familiar with the Detroit area), or, if that fails, a place to find it online without exorbitant shipping costs?
posted by Nikolai on Dec 20, 2004 - 6 answers

Polish Art - My cousin will be in and around Krakow, Poland for a few weeks. He asked me whether I wanted something from Poland. I was going to ask him to get something along the lines of posters as seen here . Does anyone know of stores in Krakow that sell these? Any recommendations on what else I could get?
posted by turbanhead on Feb 23, 2004 - 2 answers

anyone speak polish? my grandmother used to have a word (most likely not a nice one) for what my irish grandfather referred to as "chippies"--young women, tight pants, high heels, bright lipstick. not *bad* girls, per se, but not nice ones either. i'm thinking it might have been "cichodjka" (more or less pronounced: tsyhodyeh'kah) but my aunt says no, that doesn't sound right to her.
posted by crush-onastick on Jan 20, 2004 - 7 answers