@chozang said in In other news today...:
Now I understand where Polish jokes came from.
Oh, go easy on the Polish guys. Everyone's always making jokes about them, like they're a bunch of dumb blondes or something.
They got fed up with this after a while, you know? The Polish king told his chief ministers that he wanted to do something about it, because he's sick of everyone making jokes like his people are a nation full of idiots. So he wanted to prove them all wrong.
"I want you to find the most talented architects, craftsmen, and builders among our nation, and build the most magnificent bridge the world has ever seen," he said, describing to them how beautiful, opulent, and grandiose his vision was.
They agreed that this was a good plan, and they set to the task. A few years later, it was completed, and they gave their report. The king nodded with approval at their description, but when they finally showed him pictures, a horrified look came across the monarch's face.
"Wait, where did you build this bridge?"
"We built it in the Sahara desert, Sire," one of the ministers replied.
"WHAT?!? Why would you do that? There's no water there! There's no canyon or ravine there! There's no purpose at all in putting a bridge in a place like that!" The king worked himself into a full-blown rant about how this would just convince everyone that they were a nation of idiots, and he screamed at them to go and destroy the bridge, to tear it down before anyone noticed, and go rebuild it in a location that was actually appropriate for building a bridge!
The minsters hung their heads and filed out. The next day, they returned, looking crestfallen. "We couldn't do it, Your Majesty."
"What do you mean? I want that bridge destroyed!"
"We couldn't. We got to the site, but found it was full of blondes fishing!"