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Title: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 13, 2009, 10:51:55
from today's Telegraph - new Polish children's rhyme book that has

"One, two, three... all Germans smell of wee"
"Where are going gipsy, one, two, three, I'm going to the market to sell some kids"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/5514946/Polish-nursery-rhyme-book-says-Germans-smell-and-gipsies-sell-their-children.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/5514946/Polish-nursery-rhyme-book-says-Germans-smell-and-gipsies-sell-their-children.html)

here's the maths porblem from the Polish Maths Textbook btw

The problem reads: "A boat caught in a storm and about to sink has 15 Christians and 15 Turks on board. To save the boat from sinking, half of the people in the boat must jump overboard. One of the Christians suggests that everyone stand in line and every ninth jumps overboard. How should the Christians stand so that only the Turks drown?"

by the way if you want to work it out, they actually stand in a circle
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: manicscousers on June 13, 2009, 20:25:31
 :o
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Mr Smith on June 14, 2009, 08:46:11
Always enjoy Poland v Germany at football, ;)
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Kea on June 15, 2009, 09:47:25
And you Brits don't make any jokes about the Germans?
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: shirlton on June 15, 2009, 10:31:04
 :-X
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: cornykev on June 15, 2009, 21:30:52
What do you call a posh kiwi.     ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Kea on June 16, 2009, 09:47:38
I know some good jokes about Aussies! ;D

Cornykev...I bet that is an Aussie Joke.
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: cornykev on June 16, 2009, 19:52:04
No I was going to say a Maori.     ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Kea on June 17, 2009, 09:49:06
No that's not an Aussie joke. Too subtle!
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 17, 2009, 18:49:11
You sound like a New Zealander.
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 17, 2009, 19:06:43
is it true you can tell the difference between a Kiwi and an Aussie by the way they pronounce "Fish and Chips"?

there are other ways i'm sure, but you're probably sick of hearing about them  ;D
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Kea on June 18, 2009, 11:06:41
Charnce and Chants...Chance!


Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Kea on June 18, 2009, 11:14:53
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on June 17, 2009, 18:49:11
You sound like a New Zealander.
Robert...your hearing is incredible!!!!!

Quote from: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 17, 2009, 19:06:43
is it true you can tell the difference between a Kiwi and an Aussie by the way they pronounce "Fish and Chips"?

there are other ways i'm sure, but you're probably sick of hearing about them  ;D

Apparently.....I used to have trouble at work asking for pens........they looked everywhere in cupboards and then said " I don't think we have any pins"

i get into trouble at home for saying 'Beer and Bear' the same and for saying "orff" for off...which i should point out is the way the Queen says it too!.....and most of NZ apparently.....according to a Scottish guy I know who lived in NZ a long time.
Title: Re: Something to be said for PC
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 18, 2009, 12:00:34
i think it's also true that Australian soldiers in WW2 used to run about shouting "Wooloomooloo" so they wouldn't get mistaken for Japanese and get shot by their own side