This is a very great discussion group and you are probably welcome. Mrs. MICK, your note today was not the day to send this, given your name on this group, and was totally inappropriate, I hope by accident! The owners of this list take great pride on portraying Polish heritage and take great insult when Poles may be perceived to be insulted. Today is St. Patrick's day. "Mick" can be perceived as a very derogatory term for Irish people, just like "Polak" for Poles. We all know of perceived negative implications of these terms in our family histories. It is 17h on March 17th in Regina, SK and I am going out to meet with a friend from Irish background for a couple of beers.. We joke about it every year, a Mick and a Polak meeting on St. Pats day (and my wife is a Reilly). Lindy Kasperski www.lindykasperski.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mrs. MICK Sent: March-17-11 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [POLAND] Czub siblings Thank you for all the replies. I do feel quite rusty but now have many new avenues to explore!!! Thanks so much! ********************************* Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at [email protected] ---------------------------------- Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. ---------------------------------- Browse the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots Search the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message