Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Polish

Polish stories: 2 news summaries

Brit Tycoon Murder Suspect
Tried to Flee by Sea

Visited marina day after girlfriend found dead

May 31, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British millionaire sought in the murder of his Polish girlfriend in a tony Paris hotel tried to buy a cabin cruiser to flee, reports Times of London. Ian Griffin visited a British marina earlier this week after his girlfriend was found beaten to death and tried buy a vessel—... More »

MORE ABOUT:
crime • murder • boat • escape • Britain • beatings • Polish • Ian Griffin • Kinga Legg

Polish Meaning of New Name Embarrasses 'Syfy'

Slang for VD probably not what network had in mind for rebranding

Mar 20, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The much-maligned rebranding of the channel formerly known as Sci-Fi has yielded another embarrassment for the network. “Syfy”—the new name—is Polish slang for syphilis, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Native Poles, however, may be less offended by the name change than hard-core fans: Polish embassy officials say... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Poland • syphilis • science fiction • rebranding • slang • Polish

2 Stories


from our news partners