Poll of Poles (it should work this time)

[LesMTS]

Once again, who is your favourite ever Pole?

[Uncle Fritz]

Copernicus got my vote.

[Foxglove]

Marie Curie - the only female in your list

[LesMTS]

Unfortunately, as Poland has been a desolate, economic basket case since the sexual revolution, not many female Poles of note are recorded.
Marie Curie gets my vote too, Copernicus would be second.

[LesMTS]

So far, science is kicking ass with the two Polish Scientists on the poll polling higher than any of the other Poles on this poll of poll-worthy Poles. Excellent! I like to see that people on Alternative Nation have their priorities right.

[djtoast]

none of these.

mine is lech walesa, who fought tirelessly against oppression through the Soliarity movement.

he later became president of poland.

[Mauler]

Whatd i say about Santa ya mad dafty! He's the best one out of them all.

[LesMTS]

mine is lech walesa, who fought tirelessly against oppression through the Soliarity movement.

Lech Walesa isn't very active in the popular imagination though. And his effect on the world outside Poland really only ticks the 'inspirational' box. Copernicus and Curie, on the other hand, revolutionised human knowledge. And Casimir The Great 'waged many wars'.

[Foxglove]

Originally Posted by LesMTS

Lech Walesa isn't very active in the popular imagination though. And his effect on the world outside Poland really only ticks the 'inspirational' box. Copernicus and Curie, on the other hand, revolutionised human knowledge. And Casimir The Great 'waged many wars'.

I admire others on the list but I picked Curie for her work that effected the world in general and the fact she is a girl

[LesMTS]

Ahhhh, but how many wars did she wage?

[Krocktopus]

Lech Walesa was instrumental in the break up of the Soviet Bloc and the fall of communism, leading to the dispersal of power amongst the people and out of the hands of a monolithic central buearaucracy, which is the most important political event to take place in our lives, and that would apply much more so if we were any of the millions upon millions of people who grew up in and suffered on the other side of the iron curtain. Don't take your freedom for granted.

Isn't Santa Nordic anyway, like from Lapland in Norway

[Foxglove]

I was disappointed not to see Witold Lutoslawski in the list.

He is a leading contemporary composer noted for his pioneering work using the modern atonal twelve note scale.

I thought his musical brilliance would have suitably impressed.

[Krocktopus]

the modern atonal 12 note scale sounds cool, i'm gonna have to check that out

[Krocktopus]

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclop...f-famous-Poles

Famous Poles a go-go here

[LesMTS]

Well, eeeeeeeeexcuse me for not having an encyclopaedic knowledge of Polish luminaries!!!!
I can say "Whore" and "You are Beautiful" in Polish though, learned them via a good friend of mine. There's a good story behind the learning of the latter phrase but I'll have to keep it to myself as the protagonist may not want it written all over a public messageboard.