By the way, I was on the big island of Hawai‘i last month and I drove past Pszyk Road. As well as I can discover, this was named for a Polish immigrant whose descendants now have names like Harmony Wai‘olohe Pszyk.

This makes me extremely happy. I also think there should be exit visas based on last name. Let's not repeat the tragedy of this guy: http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Joe-Gwo...

My eldest daughter, a native Ponglish speaker, came out with Thankuję a few years back.

I've been dining off it since.

> Like watching someone dive from a high platform onto a cactus

This is a hilariously colorful analogy. Is it a translation of a Polish analogy, or are you just a very descriptive English speaker?

Maybe the former, definitely the latter; see http://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_t... or any of the articles on his blog.

I am just a descriptive English speaker. Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you sir! I thought of you while I was writing it, and hoped that I would not make you feel embarrassed on my behalf.

It was an awesome post!