tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post2182163412217943014..comments2024-03-20T10:19:56.838+01:00Comments on the beatroot: Sikorski to leave government?beatroothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-65544542360018180462011-01-31T03:48:42.763+01:002011-01-31T03:48:42.763+01:00Blizzard warnings were issued in place of parts of...Blizzard warnings were issued in place of parts of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin as snow socked the states in tandem with off the wind fart hear of gusts topping 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour. <br />The blizzard -- 10 days in front the birth of winter -- took its greatest sounding in Minnesota, where as much as two feet (61 centimeters) of snow had fallen in some locations, according to the Country-wide Sickly Service (NWS). <br />The state's largest city Minneapolis was directed a blanket of corpse-like 17 inches (43 cm) broad, the worst snowfall to charge the city in more than 19 years and the fifth-biggest on record. <br />As an indicator of the simoom's oppressiveness, Minneapolis-St. Paul Universal Airport -- a traversing heart with expertise in contending with venal weather -- was shut down for the purpose the first time in years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-42842747650003221792007-02-10T00:17:00.000+01:002007-02-10T00:17:00.000+01:00mf wrote: a pole I asked about pizdus-plastus indi...mf wrote: a pole I asked about pizdus-plastus indicated that the whole expression indicated a kind of mannered fussiness (among other things) and 'fart' can be used about people with those qualities (in American at any rate). That's where 'fart' came from.<BR/><BR/>>> Sorry, but I still don't get "fart." I get "old fart" and "artsy-fartsy". But someone with a mannered fussiness being a fart, I just don't get although I may be missing something. How about "twit"? But pussy twit doesn't have the right ring to it. It even sounds redundant. A male twit is equivalent to a (male) pussy as in "He's a big pussy." Unless, of course, you're talkin' 'bout "Big Pussy" in the Sopranos, who you wouldn't have wanted to mess with. Maybe you can say "He's a fartsy cunt." The fartsy in this case may be descriptive of a Plastus-kinda guy. But I just don't think fart strikes the chord as a noun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-72211515464304257742007-02-09T23:19:00.000+01:002007-02-09T23:19:00.000+01:00I'll take your word for 'cunty bollocks' as bolloc...I'll take your word for 'cunty bollocks' as bollocks might as well be Swedish for me. <BR/>It's never been in common use in America except by disgruntled brits who confuse the locals (the title of the famous album by the sex pistols made no sense to most americans).<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna stick with Gumby-twat as slightly closer to the original and pussy-fart as a freer but better translation into American.michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-83619601345921015132007-02-09T22:33:00.001+01:002007-02-09T22:33:00.001+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-10693522266734688652007-02-09T22:33:00.000+01:002007-02-09T22:33:00.000+01:00Nope. Cunt bollocks and cunty bollocks utterly dif...Nope. Cunt bollocks and cunty bollocks utterly different, ot my ears.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-19759581794594013112007-02-09T21:58:00.000+01:002007-02-09T21:58:00.000+01:00"I still don't get where fart comes from... "Okay,..."I still don't get where fart comes from... "<BR/><BR/>Okay, pizdus-plastus has two parts, <BR/><BR/>pizdus - <BR/><BR/>plastus,<BR/><BR/>'cunt' is all wrong for American English in this expression (IMO) and pussy would fit better.<BR/><BR/>this leaves plastus, which will mean nothing to english speakers,<BR/><BR/>a pole I asked about pizdus-plastus indicated that the whole expression indicated a kind of mannered fussiness (among other things) and 'fart' can be used about people with those qualities (in American at any rate). That's where 'fart' came from.<BR/><BR/>slightly more literal: gumby was a plastic animated figure that americans at least might be familiar with.<BR/><BR/>This leaves rhythum, the strong-weak-strong-weak accent system of pizdus-plastus doesn't carry over well for an adult insult in american, strong-weak-strong sounds better to my hears. Gumby-cunt is too strong, maybe Gumby-twat has a better ring to it.<BR/><BR/>In American I don't think I've ever heard 'cunty' and it doesn't sound any less awful, but maybe 'cuntsy' would as in Cuntsy-pants? Or maybe with a nonsense rhyme, like cuntsy-wuntsy.michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-10509228008849496732007-02-09T17:08:00.000+01:002007-02-09T17:08:00.000+01:00And from a British perspective I am sticking with ...And from a British perspective I am sticking with ‘cunty-bollocks’…<BR/><BR/>It is amazing that when it becomes an adjective instead of a noun, cunt loses some of its …naughtiness. It almost makes it sound cute.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-18021876725443912312007-02-09T15:41:00.000+01:002007-02-09T15:41:00.000+01:00I still don't get where fart comes from... And I d...I still don't get where fart comes from... <BR/><BR/>And I don't get Gumby-cunt... A cunt like a Gumby???<BR/><BR/>Maybe Cunty Gumby? Sounds sorta like Kunegunda.<BR/><BR/>It has a certain ring to it.<BR/><BR/>A gumby-like pussified male?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-91847172128167129822007-02-09T15:02:00.000+01:002007-02-09T15:02:00.000+01:00A good translation of an insulting name won't nece...A good translation of an insulting name won't necessary be that literal especially in more complex constructions, I still think pussy fart (in reference to a man) is a good equivalent in American (probably not British) as it seems to have some of the same kind of 'pogarda' toward the person so named... <BR/><BR/>A close analogy to plastus might be gumby but that would have to come first in American and be followed by one syllabe (for euphonic reasons) maybe Gumby-cunt (though cunt is a far worse insult in America than in British usage).michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-603423506777551812007-02-09T12:09:00.000+01:002007-02-09T12:09:00.000+01:00In the search for truth, justice, and the Polish w...In the search for truth, justice, and the Polish way, I've been informed that Plastus was actually a children's book character A plump bald little guy made out of modeling clay who lived in a pencil box.<BR/><BR/>Where does the "fart" translation come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-57518122591252233112007-02-08T16:28:00.000+01:002007-02-08T16:28:00.000+01:00"I have come to the conclusion thst the best trans..."I have come to the conclusion thst the best translation of 'pizduś-plastuś' is 'cunty bollocks'..."<BR/><BR/>"The American translation might be more along the lines of pussyass."<BR/><BR/>Getting to this late in the game, but I think "pussy fart" does nicely for 'pizduś-plastus'.<BR/><BR/>You're very welcome.michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-16664871223168787192007-02-08T07:51:00.000+01:002007-02-08T07:51:00.000+01:00And if any journalist gets caught in Iraq, kidnapp...And if any journalist gets caught in Iraq, kidnapping is a certainty. They still don;t caryy guns. If they want security they hire a security firm. Journalists do not carry guns. Period.beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-87965369261832958942007-02-08T05:25:00.000+01:002007-02-08T05:25:00.000+01:00With respect to the notion of “no serious journali...With respect to the notion of “no serious journalist in a war zone carries a gun”, if the Soviets had caught him, death would have been a certainty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-25161792093248192112007-02-08T05:19:00.000+01:002007-02-08T05:19:00.000+01:00I know it’s easy in the context of normal Polish P...I know it’s easy in the context of normal Polish Politics (if one can use the word normal and Polish politics in the same sentence) to view the action of the ducks as perhaps crazy. However their actions are something new to the political scene, they have a fanatically focused view of their mission and the ruthlessness to carry it out.<BR/><BR/>It may be fair to say Radek Sikorski could have authored his own problem, when he took over at the Defence Ministry he knew that the ducks placed a high priority on cleaning up the WSI. The ducks may have determined this wasn’t getting the swift attention they desired and they parachuted into his ministry Antoni Macierewicz whom they believe would act swiftly and ruthlessly in purging this area of the military. The consequence of this was a perception that this western educated minister was too soft to execute their policies. What made matters worst Sikorski had lost the backing of the ducks when it came to dealing with his subordinates, they wouldn’t back him against Macierewicz and earlier when he had a conflict with an Air Force general. Under the circumstances he couldn’t stay defence Minister which is a shame notwithstanding the above he was good at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-85001639843761529592007-02-07T23:01:00.000+01:002007-02-07T23:01:00.000+01:00Anon:
That is a great little comment. So why not ...Anon:<br /><br />That is a great little comment. So why not give your self a name? If you look down some of the comment threads, I get LOTS of anonymous comments. <br /><br />I will never turn off the anonymous thing (most bloggers like to have registered comments only, but I think some people just can’t be arsed to register) but it really does help to distinguish the good ones from the psychopaths if you have a nom de plume, or however it’s spelt. <br /><br />So pleaeeaeaeaeaese people…GIVE YOURSELF NAMES!<br /><br />And you are completely right: no serious journalist in a war zone carries a gun. Never heard of that before. Most say that they don’t do it because it turns them into participants in the war, and not reporters. <br /><br />Can you imagine John Humphreys with a AK 47?beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-72259894151780663402007-02-07T22:45:00.000+01:002007-02-07T22:45:00.000+01:00Sikorski boasts about carrying a gun when he was a...Sikorski boasts about carrying a gun when he was a "reporter" in Afghanistan. Like that other stalwart of modern reportage - Geraldo - he was, shall we say, committed.<br /><br />Of course, some sticks in the mud regard this as deeply unethical. Kapuściński never packed heat, for example. Worse, others claim that a reporter with a gun puts other reporters at risk.<br /><br />But in the hurly burly of Polish politics professional ethics and consideration for your colleagues are no barrier to running the country. <br /><br />Into the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-32572588446053549692007-02-07T17:38:00.000+01:002007-02-07T17:38:00.000+01:00I'm a geezer. The memory fails more often than no...I'm a geezer. The memory fails more often than not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-42036314347622843842007-02-07T17:04:00.000+01:002007-02-07T17:04:00.000+01:00What happened to the other five monkeys, geez?What happened to the other five monkeys, geez?Sam Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868048124340756802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-47738123095936275682007-02-07T16:57:00.000+01:002007-02-07T16:57:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sam Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868048124340756802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-27082311439155752952007-02-07T14:06:00.000+01:002007-02-07T14:06:00.000+01:00I thought American tango was something Ted Nugent ...I thought American tango was something Ted Nugent invented, ala "Wango Tango."<br /><br />My favorite tango music (pretty much the only such music with which I'm familiar aside from Ted's variety) is that of Astor Piazzolla. I knew of him before the movie but his bandeleon (not accordion) stuff is featured as the background soundtrack in Terry Gilliam's (another American and of Monty Python fame) Seven Monkeys which stars Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and others. So tangoes may be ringing around in people's heads without them realizing it. Also, Seven Monkeys also is one of my favorite flicks (along with just about everything else by Gilliam).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-23507470971326952842007-02-07T01:34:00.000+01:002007-02-07T01:34:00.000+01:00Een knows I am now big fan of tango....
Mike says...Een knows I am now big fan of tango....<br /><br />Mike says from Marcinkiewicz blog:<br /><br /><i>"It's too bad (MAcierewicz) got rid of (sikorski). My experience is simple/unambiguous. Macierewicz has never created or built up anything.<br />he always divided and destroyed."</i><br /><br />Very interesting. And do you get the impression that we are in for yet another centre/right political grouping being formed in Poland?beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-88748422975898459222007-02-06T23:47:00.000+01:002007-02-06T23:47:00.000+01:00Provincial politics in Poland. Will wonders ever ...Provincial politics in Poland. Will wonders ever cease.<br /><br />Argentine tango has nothing in common with American tango. American tango was invented for movies. Argentine tango came from the brothels in Argentina.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-4675499906630291602007-02-06T23:28:00.000+01:002007-02-06T23:28:00.000+01:00Things are getting interesting with Marcinkiewicz ...Things are getting interesting with Marcinkiewicz badmouthing Macierewicz.<br /><br />From:<br />http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,53600,3901361.html<br /><br />supposedly from Marcinkiewicz's blog.<br /><br />(quick rough translation)<br /><br />"It's too bad (MAcierewicz) got rid of (sikorski). My experience is simple/unambiguous. Macierewicz has never created or built up anything.<br />he always divided and destroyed."<br /><br />My main comment is that Macierewicz has always looked like a vampire trying to blend in with polite company. That thing he does raising his chin and looking down at the camera completely creeps me out.<br /><br />original:<br />Szkoda, że wyparł go [Radosława Sikorskiego - red.] minister Antoni Macierewicz. Moje doświadczenie jest proste. Pan minister Macierewicz niczego w życiu nie wybudował, nie stworzył. Zawsze dzielił i burzył - napisał dziś na swoim blogu były premier Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-85279196901862769222007-02-06T20:20:00.000+01:002007-02-06T20:20:00.000+01:00What good could come of a defense minister associa...What good could come of a defense minister associated with the American Enterprise Institute?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-56698471072033347692007-02-06T18:43:00.000+01:002007-02-06T18:43:00.000+01:00So people admire Sikorski cause he speaks the Engl...So people admire Sikorski cause he speaks the English? They way he speaks English is very pretentious, it sounds to me.<br /><br />But in a cabinet where interest in the outisde world is not great, he was one of the more urbane, csmopolitan ones ministers. Maybe that is why the language thing has highlighted. <br /><br />Now they have none...beatroothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.com