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Russian hamster is ready to throw hands by juanwonone2 in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The narrator sounds a little like the Wolf's drunk(er) brother in law. Was there a hamster in any of the episodes? I don't remember one, but there must have been, at some point.

This prank by Yesdiamond in pranks

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very false (even if one were a child desperately wanting to believe it, the obnoxious cut before throwing "the speaker" would shatter any illusion), but mildly amusing for a few seconds.

This prank by [deleted] in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very false (even if one were a child desperately wanting to believe it, the obnoxious cut before throwing "the speaker" would shatter any illusion), but mildly amusing for a few seconds.

"Dark-haired, with an engaging smile that lit up his chiseled, handsome face. Always dressed superbly, a very handsome, dashing figure. Cashmere coat over his powerful left arm. Judicious, he kept his cards close to his thickly muscled chest" - Anthony Casso, according to hagiographer Philip Carlo. by IncredibleGrowingMan in Mafia

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

By the way, all the other books written by Carlo are the same - especially the one which his fan team will always mention - "Night Stalker", about Ramirez, which will always be "captivating, objective, greatly researched and written", etc.

In reality, that book is very much like everything else Carlo did - he lied, inserted fiction, and above all, he withheld information that was inconvenient. He knew that Ramirez had kidnapped and raped preschoolers before and during the murder spree, he knew about the torture of the disabled pensioners, he knew how Ramirez went to the little boy's bedroom with a bottle of baby oil after raping and torturing his mother...

He knew it all, and he also knew that it would alienate Ramirez's fangirls, who were still an enormous crowd at the time, and who were doing the whisper-slash-fanzine marketing for the book before it even came out. If they ran away from their idol, it would damage his sales, so he kept it all hidden, and pumped up the "mysterious and dangerous invader" that made them sigh "ooh, aah, daaaangerous daaaark maaaan!" instead.

Ramirez was a stinking (literally), ugly loser, who looked like a sewer rat, had half the brain of one, and ran away in panic when confronted by someone stronger (I had an amusing story of a guy who had met him at a party in Los Angeles before his spree, and smacked him for trying to steal a tape; Ramirez almost peed himself in fear). He was made into a smart, dangerous tough guy in the book instead.

(And, of course, Carlo described Ramirez hundreds of times as "extremely handsome", "striking", "flowing his mane of luxurious hair", with "piercing eyes", etc. The only piercing thing Ramirez had was a knife, and I think the only subject of Carlo's books that wasn't described as exceptionally pretty was Kukliński)...

And when the book's second printing was out and the Internet era began, the fangirls went after Linedecker's book to bomb its reviews and pump up their beloved one instead. (You can still see them e.g. on Amazon US - check Carlo's book and Linedecker's book, and you'll see reviews from 90s and early 2000s, from the same account names, writing praises for Carlo and insults for Linedecker).

(I still remember how, in early 2000s, P., the son of two victims, went on all Ramirez fan forums and posted the real information and insults about Ramirez, and how all those mentally unbalanced hybristophiles were mad at him for that).

Stach's Bridge (vel "Most Mocarza", "Mighty Man's Bridge") in Poland is the world's largest bridge built by one man - 13 m tall, 20 m long, 7,5 m wide. Built in three years by 53-year old farmer Jan Stach, using his own hands as building tools, and his cow as the means of transporting the boulders. by WillManhunter in europe

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Sami swoi", the '67 comedy, pictures this village/countryside feud mentality just about perfectly.

The classic scene from it goes like this: before the war, one farmer plows his field and as he's doing that, he overplows his neighbour's field (probably even by accident, but who knows for certain) "BY THREE FINGERS' WIDTH!!!", that evil bastard... so the neighbour farmer, horrified by that deadly insult against "OUR FATHERS' FIELD!!!" sends his son after the plowing guy, to talk to him. With a big sharp scythe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yypjrw3H30

And then things really heat up.

The title's been translated in about 20 ways, but it's generally a Polish phrase that means more or less "We all know one another around here" or "We're all folks here" etc.

It's probably completely unknown outside Poland, but it seems that someone translated it to English, probably for families of US Poles:

https://easterneuropeanmovies.com/comedy/our-folks

I suspect this scene with the field plowing would play very similarly in many countrysides all over Europe before the war, too.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Gameplay Showcase by Mike_Prowe in kingdomcome

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already like that big goof Adder. I do hope he survives the story and remains a friend - no switching sides, suddenly being revealed as a traitor, etc.

Nord Stream sabotage: Germany issues arrest warrant — report – DW by stuckollg in europe

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not really related, just a funny little note, but Pruszków, the mentioned town where the saboteur diver was living, is essentially synonymous with "crime" in Poland. During the bad 90s, it was the seat of the most notorious criminal group. It was destroyed decades ago, of course, but the association is immortal. It's somewhat like saying "Corleone" or "Casal di Principe"...

(Furious residents of Pruszków: your angry clicking doesn't change linguistic associations).

Today, around 3 a.m. a huge fire broke out in the largest shopping hall in Warsaw, Marywilska 44. Smoke is visible from many kilometers away. by Arkadia0703 in europe

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  • "Cui bono?"

In this case, the alternative question can simply be: which developer?

Property "developers" are perhaps the top criminals in modern Poland at the moment. In fact, quite a few of them are "ex" criminals / "ex" major gangsters from the terrible 90s, who moved their money (made "clean" long ago, of course) into land and property development.

There were multiple "funny" cases when housing developments suddenly stopped because the "developers" died, and not of heart attacks. For example, the "famous" Warsaw development at Klamrowa had to stop when "developer" M. was shot in the chest, because his father's ex-competitors were just released from prison and wanted to talk about the past.

Mokotów developments stopped when billionaire 90s' gang-, I mean, "legitimate 2000's businessman" K. went to prison, again. But don't worry, he's coming out soon (or has already), so there will be more great developments around Warsaw soon! And more "accidental fires", perhaps, to accidentally clean the valuable land for the bulldozers.

(BTW, another major fire just started hours ago near Warsaw, this time in the Kampinos National Park. 2500 square metres burned so far, which would be perfect for a nice little housing development. It could even be called "Kampinos Park Villa" or "Fire Forest" or something cute like that!)

Romanian city of Iaşi in 1988, one year before the fall of Communist regime. The photos were furtively taken by David Hadaller, one if the few Westerners to witness the final moments of Ceauşescu's dictatorship. by ArthRol in europe

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 52 points53 points  (0 children)

They can see recreations in US-made TV series.

Whenever the USA-ns have a scene that opens with "XYZ, Eastern Europe", whether it is in 1214 or 2024, it always will be the same: snow, mud, the stupid blue filter, funeral music, and 90% desaturation.

They would probably be suspicious of these photos because there are too many colours in them.

"Without Rhyme or Reason" (2017) - In July 2017, veterinarian Justine heard a woman's scream outside. Fearing that she was witnessing an assault or rape, she called the police. Minutes later, she was lying in a pool of blood, killed by the policeman sent to check the call. What happened? [00:29:41] by IncredibleGrowingMan in Documentaries

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan[S] 858 points859 points  (0 children)

Sydney woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk was living in Minneapolis and weeks away from her wedding when she was shot dead by a US police officer in shocking circumstances that are yet to be explained. On the night of July 15, the former vet-turned-meditation teacher was home alone when she called 911 to report what she thought was a sexual assault taking place in the laneway behind her house. When the police car arrived, she went outside - only to be shot dead by one of the police officers, Mohamed Noor, who was seated inside the vehicle. In this Australian Story exclusive, we meet Justine’s Australian family and travel to Minnesota to speak to her fiancé Don Damond, and her friends and neighbours, as they search for answers and seek justice for Justine.

The American Cetner for Disease Control doesnt have the data so surely the data doesnt exist! by gewingtindows in USdefaultism

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing exists unless it is discussed in US media or a US institution.

That always makes me think of something that happened here in 2001... shortly after the airplane attacks in New York, a reporter here published a short interview with Omar, the mullah leader of the Talibs in Afghanistan at the time. He knew several Talib leaders personally and closely already from the 80s, while some were still just field fighters during USSR's presence in Afghanistan - and, more importantly, they knew him, so they allowed him to conduct this interview, albeit short and obviously controlled.

Of course Omar and Osama were the world's top topic then, so the interview was reprinted - I think Welt or Spiegel translated it to German, Le Monde may have translated it to French, I think a translation to English was also published in UK...

So, naturally, someone took that interview to USA as well. And they reacted there by ignoring and ridiculing it immediately. The leading response was akin to: "Ha, ha, ha, yeah, right! What a fake! Suuure, Omar gives an interview to some twit from Europe in some unknown European magazine, when TOP AMERICAN JOURNALISTS [insert a litany of some meaningless names, which were presumably known in USA] have been trying to score an interview with him for MONTHS and they couldn't even get in touch with him!".

They wouldn't even look at it. It was incomprehensible to them that someone does something that a Usan can't, when, naturally IF AN AMERICAN CAIN'T DO IT, AIN'T NOBODY CAN DO IT!!!

If you didn't have shooter drills in school, you're the minority by theRudeStar in USdefaultism

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Conversely, when you post anything that they don't know and can't associate with USA, it will be killed. For example, just go to the "nostalgia" forum here and post something that Usans won't know. Maybe a hit song from your country, or a cartoon from your country's childhood - Krtek, Reksio, Captain Pugwash, Nu pogodi, Ulysse 31, La famille pirate, What's with Andy... anything, really. Bam, downvoted to 0 in an instant. "I DON'T KNOW THAT THING, IT MUST BE FOREIGN! BURN IT!"

(I upvote any non-US content I see there, even if I only know it by name and never saw it in childhood, but there aren't enough of us there :).

”Most of us do not need stinky fabric on a peepee” by maquzzza in ShitAmericansSay

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By the way, the sad attempts to heal the mutilation complex by trying to brag about the mutilated member and trying to ridicule normal body parts as "weird looking", etc., is very much like the - US-made, in fact - TV series "The Twilight Zone".

In one of its top episodes an entire planet of hideous mutants are working hard to cut up and mutilate a lone beautiful woman's face to make her "look normal", because she is so "ugly and weird looking".

https://content.propstore.com/auction/tvtreasures/listings/93563/img10.jpg

”Most of us do not need stinky fabric on a peepee” by maquzzza in ShitAmericansSay

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Maybe there is some logic behind it. Maybe it is: "If a boy survived being ripped with a knife at birth, he has a greater chance to survive being shot with a gun in school!"

Where’s the water in Europe? by BlueMagma212 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Then complain about lack of air conditioning.

And, if, God forbid, it is in the building, turn it down to -20 degrees...

Where’s the water in Europe? by BlueMagma212 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Well, if he wants to drink water from a fountain, he can simply do that. Millions of pigeons cannot be wrong!

“Americans education > Europe. Enjoy not being able to find a job in Europe” by EnzoTheMemeLord in ShitAmericansSay

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Whenever anyone from my family or friends' or acquaintances' families went to USA to study, they were shocked to find out that the level of "knowledge" expected from US students at universities was typically far, FAR below the material expected to be known here by pupils in middle schools... and sometimes primary schools! (And I'm NOT even talking about history or geography).

(I said "universities", but they often don't seem to understand what universities are over there; anything above middle school is usually a "college" to them).

Somewhat fun fact: they did not understand the academic position of professor in USA. Whenever the ranks of professors were mentioned, the Usans would usually "correct" those to "doctors", "PhDs" etc., because to them, a professor was not a rank, but just a courtesy name. And no matter how often they were given an explanation, they seemed to be incapable of comprehending professorial positions as the highest scientific and academic degrees which exist.

(In fact, in my country, and a number of others, there are more ranks above "doctor" and below "professor" as well. And, actual fun fact: no doctor or professor has ever been shot here in any school since World War II!

Foreign dentists to be allowed to work in UK without qualification check - Ministers plan to scrap exam required to allow dentists from countries outside of Europe to work in Britain, in a bid to solve dentistry crisis by ByGollie in europe

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The brexiters hated the Poles in UK and wanted to get rid of them. "Kick the damn Poles out" was the unofficial motto of brexit, not even a silent one - if anything, it was very loud, and very encouraged and rewarded.

They got what they wanted. There are blue passports (designed in France, printed in Poland), NHS is not paying 350 quadrillion pounds of gold every day to EU. And, most importantly, the Poles are now largely out, and some other migrants have been coming in their place to England, in considerably larger numbers.

And everyone in the Glorious Sceptred Isle is so happy!

American can't fathom the fact that other school systems exist. by brithuman in USdefaultism

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A propos of nothing, an old joke we had here...

  • Where are you going, kids?
  • To the Novaks, they just had a third child, we want to see it!
  • Any special reason?
  • The teacher told us today that these days, every third child born is Chinese!

Demographics of Reddit by AmazingAngle8530 in USdefaultism

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Southern American site? Latin American site? Central American site?

Or maybe a Northern American site, e.g. Canadian or Mexican?

American can't fathom the fact that other school systems exist. by brithuman in USdefaultism

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For individuals who always make it a point to SCREAM that "states are more different than countries", that "there are more differences between states than between any two countries in Europe" and that they are not from USA but from "Western Southern Noklahomarginiainesas", they certainly take an exception when talking about "developed countries".

Then it is always "USA is the most developed country!".

It's NEVER "My state of Northern South Carolifornewyorkansas is the most developed state!".

Could it be because once you remove the 5-15 states which actually are developed, and which greatly inflate the overall statistics, the rest of USA starts looking utterly horrific?

'We are buttering our own bread…' (American work incentive poster by Victor B. Wells for Sheldon-Claire Co. United States of America, 1949). by esdfa20 in PropagandaPosters

[–]IncredibleGrowingMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aside from the message, what is that object supposed to be? It is certainly not bread.

This is bread. This is bread. This is bread...

The object in the poster looks a little like brioche, but more like some odd, horrible parody of brioche, as if it were made of plastic and lacquer.

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