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List Of Badly Translated Menus Offer "Grilled Surgeon"

The Travel Trade Gazette recently released a collection of confused hotel notices and menus that tourists have spotted while traveling. The list includes a restaurant in Latvia which offers "Pigeon's Milk" for dessert and for the main course, a "Grilled Surgeon."

In Poland, one of the diners offer "Roasted Duck Let Loose," and "Beer Rashers Beaten In The Country People's Fashion."

Polish Priest Introduces Prayer For Drunk Teenagers

A Dominican priest in Poland has introduced a new Catholic prayers aimed at teenagers, including a prayer for God's assistance to avoid trash talking when drunk.

The prayer reads, "Lord, if in an unsober state, and under the influence of those around me, I say something stupid, please give me strength to retract my words. Protect me against senseless bravado and pride."

Polish Postcard Arrives 40 Years Later

After an eternity of waiting, a postcard sent in 1966 by a student to his parents on the other side of Poland has finally arrived..

Forty years ago, Zygmunt Kubiczak, the author of the postcard, wrote to his parents, "Since 1966 Poland has gone through martial law and thrown off the communist system, Jan Pawel II has been elected Pope, served his term and passed away."

Polish Police Are Searching For Farting Dissident

A 45-year-old Polish man is now the subject of a nationwide manhunt by the Polish police after he was charged for farting loudly in response to his sentiment about the president.

Hubert Hoffman was earlier arrested by the police in a routine check at a railway station in the Polish capital of Warsaw.

Polish Priests Called Upon To Serve Immigrant Community In Britain

The Roman Catholic Church has expressed a serious need for Polish priests to serve the hundreds of thousands of Poles who have been flocking to Britain since Poland gained admission into the European Union.

Monsignor Tadeusz Kukla, the Vicar Delegate for Poles in England and Wales, told Reuters, "There are over 500,000 Poles working in Britain. We encourage them to integrate but we want to preserve their religion and culture. Once they lose their identity, they lose everything."