Claude Balls Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 32 minutes ago, MattPie said: This seems to have flown under the radar, but is hilarious. Reminds me of a sign I saw at a nudist colony "Gentleman playing leapfrog are requested to complete their leaps." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Claude Balls said: Reminds me of a sign I saw at a nudist colony "Gentleman playing leapfrog are requested to complete their leaps." They didn't name it Balls Creek for nothin... Edited March 17, 2022 by woods-racer 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, woods-racer said: They didn't name it Balls Creek for nothin... Touche 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 7:54 PM, SDS said: I mean it’s probably not fair that Polish people are the most charming, best looking, greatest people on earth and then also ask them to be good at hockey too. Don’t feel bad. I’m English and Scottish, and both countries aren’t known for producing stellar hockey stars. However, there was Mariusz Czerkawski. I thought you might have remembered him from at least 10-15 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 11 hours ago, That Aud Smell said: Hockey was/is a massive part of Russia's 20th century culture. I wonder if that alone has had an influence on Poland's view of the sport. OTOH, the regions of the former Czech Republic embraced hockey, notwithstanding their former imperialist occupier's affection for the sport. But every culture is different. My sense is that Poland has a unique, singular antipathy for Russia. That would not surprise me one bit. There’s quite a bit of history and bad blood between those two countries. The Katyn Forest massacre is still fresh on the minds of those who lived to tell about it, and was made all the more raw when an official Polish delegation that was on their way to memorialize the event died in a plane crash in 2010. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, SDS said: With so many countries in that part of the world having really good national teams or other in-house competitive leagues, why doesn’t a country large as Poland have its own hockey infrastructure? Easy explanation. Poland isn't a very rich country and they have next to no indoor arenas. Almost all of the hockey is played outdoors on the Baltic Sea. When a player gets a breakaway, they never see him again...... Edited March 18, 2022 by Ducky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 The have a team. It's called the Buffalo Sabres. Seriously, the Buffalo metro area has the highest % of people of Polish decent in the US. Cheektowaga is almost 40% Polish. Why shouldn't Buffalo be designated Poland's team. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said: The have a team. It's called the Buffalo Sabres. Seriously, the Buffalo metro area has the highest % of people of Polish decent in the US. Cheektowaga is almost 40% Polish. Why shouldn't Buffalo be designated Poland's team. up through the 70s in Sloan, residents wouldn’t sell their house to another person unless they were Polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 SQUARE PUCKS. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SQUARE PUCKS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 9 hours ago, SDS said: up through the 70s in Sloan, residents wouldn’t sell their house to another person unless they were Polish. Had family in Sloan. I’m not convinced they were worried about Germans moving in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Oh, the jokes we'd hear on this board in the 70's or 80's in response to the original question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Weave said: Had family in Sloan. I’m not convinced they were worried about Germans moving in. I got 2 LOLs for this. Wasn’t meant to be funny at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Weave said: I got 2 LOLs for this. Wasn’t meant to be funny at all. I think you meant to say weren’t didn’t you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 22 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: The have a team. It's called the Buffalo Sabres. Seriously, the Buffalo metro area has the highest % of people of Polish decent in the US. Cheektowaga is almost 40% Polish. Why shouldn't Buffalo be designated Poland's team. Even more so than Chicago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 11 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: The have a team. It's called the Buffalo Sabres. Seriously, the Buffalo metro area has the highest % of people of Polish decent in the US. Cheektowaga is almost 40% Polish. Why shouldn't Buffalo be designated Poland's team. Lotsa holobchis and perogies!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 11:46 PM, GASabresIUFAN said: The have a team. It's called the Buffalo Sabres. Seriously, the Buffalo metro area has the highest % of people of Polish decent in the US. Cheektowaga is almost 40% Polish. Why shouldn't Buffalo be designated Poland's team. Reminds me about 3 years ago I ended up on the Ukrainian center float for Dyngus Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.