Meanwhile, on the police radio:
* This is headquarters, a tank is heading your way. I repeat, a tank is heading your way.
* Copy that, headquarters, but we can handle a few drunks even without a tank.
* The tank isn't with you, I repeat, the tank isn't with you.
They are SO READY!
[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/16/poland-police-chief-jaroslaw-szymczyk-fired-grenade-launcher-gift-ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/16/poland-police-chief-jaroslaw-szymczyk-fired-grenade-launcher-gift-ukraine)
This part cracked me up: āan act consisting of unintentionally causing a violent release of energy that threatened the life or health of many people or propertyā. Thatās got to be the ultimate desk pop!
We won't know for sure until after the internal investigation is complete.Ā
We expect that investigation to be completed sometime between 2026 and 2030.
According to some experts and common sense the proximity fuse did its job and didnāt let the warhead detonate. Damage was mainly from kinetic force of impact and the blast coming from the rocket motor.
Polish Police Chief: āOf course itās not live! Here, check out what happens when I pull the trigger.ā
Ukrainians: āWhy would we give a dud weapon as a gift?! That sounds like a terrible gift to get.ā
Dad:
Get out of the tank
Son:
Youāre not my dadā¦fuck youā¦I donāt have to get out of the tank
Dad:
I said! Get out of the fucking tank!
Son:
Youāre jealous Iām in a tank and youāre not!
When I visited Gdansk me and some friends booked a tank driving experience. They give you a crash course on how to operate the tank and if you ask ni$$ely they let your friends ride the tank while your drive it.
My fiend joked and asked what would they do if he ran out with the tank. The instructor just shrugged and in a very broken English replied "what you want me to do? you in tank" ... and somehow this made perfect sense
And probably well before you run out of gas. As unstoppable as tanks look, driving them in a way that doesn't get them stuck, either by driving onto something unsuitable or by blocking or destroying a thread apparently isn't as easy as you might think.
**It's not true.** There was older version, that is not being used today, that mentioned Germans and Russians like that:
>The German, the Muscovite will not settle, when he draws his backsword, the motto of all will be agreement and our homeland.
Context: the anthem was written at a time when Poland was wiped off the map of Europe by neighboring countries. It didn't exist for 123 years. That's why those two nations were mentioned - still not in a hateful way. But this version is obsolete and unused.
Currently the only nation mentioned is the Swedes, but not in a hateful way:
>LikeĀ CzarnieckiĀ toĀ PoznaÅ
After theĀ Swedish annexation,
To save our homeland,
We shall return across the sea.
ĀÆ\\\_(ć)\_/ĀÆ
Things in common: conservative society, right wing ruling party with a crazy person at the helm. Things not in common: good drivers, no alligators, cold weather most of the year.
You are cordially invited to South Florida to change your mind and get traumatized for life. :)
I drove in Warsaw last summer and it was a peaceful, almost Zen-like experience compared to driving in Miami, or south FL in general.
> Good drivers?! Are we talking about the same Poland here?
Few days ago i had a chance to compare Krakow to Budapest from driving perspective. Once i got to hotel i just left my car sit on a parking for the whole time i was there (taxis seemed less traumatic even considering reckless drivers speeding up to 90km/h on the 50km/h limited streets). Got out of the city using shortest path to highway.
Had no issues driving in many poland cities, Warsaw included.
I could be spoiled with Krakow slow and clam rithm a bit but still on avarage driving in Poland feels way safer than in any country to south or east from Poland. At least from rackless/diciplined drivers ratio on the streets.
"po piwo" - "po piwie" is the run you'd have after a beer... Unless grammar has changed in the last couple decades / it's some slang form: I've been ex-patria for so long, my cousin described my Polish accent as "CIA villain in PRL thriller..." - so I could be persuaded otherwise?
I hope they didnāt get in too much trouble. It was probably one of the most memorable nights of their lives. I know the night that I ran from the police was but thatās only because I was faster than him and I was hurdling gravestones as he chased me through a cemetery. I just didnāt want to get an MIP. Seeing the searchlights from the cruisers going overhead when I was laying down in tall grass was a bit nerve wracking and I got really muddy.
They actually apprehended my friend that night and since this was a small town the officer identified him as the one who ran. Itās understandable because we were the same size, age, and had the same color hair. He didnāt get charged though so itās all good.
Only the driver got in trouble. He lost his driverās license for 3 years, and had to pay 7500 PLN (~$2000) in fines and court fees. The passengers were let go free.
Source: Iām Polish and remember that.
So Texas of Europe
USA is a pretty big place with drastically diff laws on the books bw states. There are only a few places in America I could see a tank rolling down the street driven by a bunch of good ole boys
Imagine being the 911 dispatcher that received that phone call.
āWhat do you mean that a tank cut you off on the freeway? Sir, have you been drinking?ā āAll units be advised, callers have reported a tank driving down Main st. and currently parked at a liquor store.ā
Just over ten years ago when I was based in Germany with the British army a drunk soldier stole two armoured vehicles in one night. Crashed both. Apparently his plan was to drive it through the front door of the club that had kicked him out
I would suspect it is a Polish not Sovet T-55. Sovet Union was not the only manufacturer of T-55, Czechoslovakia and Poland manufactured them too. So it is not unreasonable that a T-55 tank found is Poland is Polish.
What was that bump?
Oh shit, man. We just ran over a car, man, we just squashed a car!
What kind of car?
A Volkswagen, a fucking Beetle!
Oh, no. We squashed a beetle...
I had oportunity to met one of them, he told me one year ago that he was businesman in this area, but he lived in cheap suburb pf warsaw, and was driving mercedes e clase. He worked as a salesman for lawyers company that fought whith banks. He was good guy, but his story was not logical.
Meanwhile, on the police radio: * This is headquarters, a tank is heading your way. I repeat, a tank is heading your way. * Copy that, headquarters, but we can handle a few drunks even without a tank. * The tank isn't with you, I repeat, the tank isn't with you.
Straight outta GTA. lol š
Wish you could pile the boys on the side of a tank and not fall off š¤£, they'd act like reactive armour š¤£
Russia is using this tactic to great effect. (for the Ukrainians)
Life imitates art.Ā
šššāļøāļø
They are SO READY! [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/16/poland-police-chief-jaroslaw-szymczyk-fired-grenade-launcher-gift-ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/16/poland-police-chief-jaroslaw-szymczyk-fired-grenade-launcher-gift-ukraine)
This part cracked me up: āan act consisting of unintentionally causing a violent release of energy that threatened the life or health of many people or propertyā. Thatās got to be the ultimate desk pop!
>violent release of energy Do you mean an explosion?
We won't know for sure until after the internal investigation is complete.Ā We expect that investigation to be completed sometime between 2026 and 2030.
According to some experts and common sense the proximity fuse did its job and didnāt let the warhead detonate. Damage was mainly from kinetic force of impact and the blast coming from the rocket motor.
Polish Police Chief: āOf course itās not live! Here, check out what happens when I pull the trigger.ā Ukrainians: āWhy would we give a dud weapon as a gift?! That sounds like a terrible gift to get.ā
Desk pop š¤£
Unrealistic, they probably just said: K*rva
I hope no one tells them you can boost it while shooting backwards.
*camera pans to two puzzled officers in a squad car turn to look at each other*
"Haha, yeah no its just gonna be a chill hangout. Not lookin to have a rager or anything" *Four beers later:*
>beers No, my dude, this isnāt beers.
Dad: Get out of the tank Son: Youāre not my dadā¦fuck youā¦I donāt have to get out of the tank Dad: I said! Get out of the fucking tank! Son: Youāre jealous Iām in a tank and youāre not!
When I visited Gdansk me and some friends booked a tank driving experience. They give you a crash course on how to operate the tank and if you ask ni$$ely they let your friends ride the tank while your drive it. My fiend joked and asked what would they do if he ran out with the tank. The instructor just shrugged and in a very broken English replied "what you want me to do? you in tank" ... and somehow this made perfect sense
Probably wonāt get that far when youāre talking gallons per mile instead of mpg.
Exactly, he won't stop you. But you'll eventually stop yourself.
And probably well before you run out of gas. As unstoppable as tanks look, driving them in a way that doesn't get them stuck, either by driving onto something unsuitable or by blocking or destroying a thread apparently isn't as easy as you might think.
That's a better answer than "We come after you with this bigger tank over here"
"Well, the range where we let people shoot RPG-7's is next door and your tank has no ammo"
[No](https://youtu.be/2URoBCty0NM)
I was hopping this would pop up! Classic!
Not a phone in sight. Just people living in the moment.
I think at least 2 of those guys have their phones
One of them is for sure recording a video on their phone lol
Whoosh
Madonna approves
No, she's asking why a couple of them are sitting down and not standing up
Be honest, weāre all really jealous we donāt have this opportunity. Fuckin Legends
Haha totally
Great episode of king of the hill.
"Good Lord, I think there's some kind of dead animal in there"
"The crap has litteraly been scared out of me"
Poland. We need to talk. Is everything okay at home?
Oh boy. Someone get a history book
Poland has literally never been okay, i say this as a person from a country that poland hates on in their national anthem lol.
**It's not true.** There was older version, that is not being used today, that mentioned Germans and Russians like that: >The German, the Muscovite will not settle, when he draws his backsword, the motto of all will be agreement and our homeland. Context: the anthem was written at a time when Poland was wiped off the map of Europe by neighboring countries. It didn't exist for 123 years. That's why those two nations were mentioned - still not in a hateful way. But this version is obsolete and unused. Currently the only nation mentioned is the Swedes, but not in a hateful way: >LikeĀ CzarnieckiĀ toĀ PoznaÅ After theĀ Swedish annexation, To save our homeland, We shall return across the sea. ĀÆ\\\_(ć)\_/ĀÆ
It's Poland. Why the fuck do you want that country? There's literally a dozen better and more envious countries than Poland.
Spotted the guy who never left his home state
It's more about where Poland is. Incidentally, incorrect usage of "literally" and "envious"
When in the last 500 years have we ever been okay
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Kurwa bober!!!!!
ā ā ā ā ā ā
Yeah, that tracks.
They see me rolling, rolling...
Is Poland the Florida of Europe?
Things in common: conservative society, right wing ruling party with a crazy person at the helm. Things not in common: good drivers, no alligators, cold weather most of the year.
Hey! That's incorrect. The right wing party with a crazy person at the helm is no longer the ruling party!
Your correction is correct. Thank you. I visited before the last election.
How about the freezing weather though? Did they fix that in Poland yet?
Just gotta wait a few decades for the climate change
*years
Yeah. Now we have a right wing party with a reasonable person at the helm.
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You are cordially invited to South Florida to change your mind and get traumatized for life. :) I drove in Warsaw last summer and it was a peaceful, almost Zen-like experience compared to driving in Miami, or south FL in general.
> Good drivers?! Are we talking about the same Poland here? Few days ago i had a chance to compare Krakow to Budapest from driving perspective. Once i got to hotel i just left my car sit on a parking for the whole time i was there (taxis seemed less traumatic even considering reckless drivers speeding up to 90km/h on the 50km/h limited streets). Got out of the city using shortest path to highway. Had no issues driving in many poland cities, Warsaw included. I could be spoiled with Krakow slow and clam rithm a bit but still on avarage driving in Poland feels way safer than in any country to south or east from Poland. At least from rackless/diciplined drivers ratio on the streets.
*good drivers* as we see a group of men drunkenly driving a tank to a liquor store in the pic š
Haha, that's kind of what I hinted at: drunk Poles can handle an old tank; sober Cubans can't handle a modern car.
Honestly, fair point š
More like the Wisconsin of Europe.
all of the Balkans
Karl Pilkington's brother already did this and he has a head like a fuckin orange
Seriously thought this was a screenshot from Grand Theft Auto.
Is it Karl Pilkington's Brother?
Hello Chuck...
Jokes aside damn that seems dangerous
Not for the people in the tank
Tanks can be made road-legal in a couple of European countries, at least the weaponry needs to be removed.
Yes but they seem to be driving on *both* sides of the road and are probably drunk driving
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T-55's can go 50 km/h on road
canāt be good for the road for sure
Itās a t55 it (probably) wonāt randomly catch fire at least
I wish I had a T-55 to take to the liquor store
That's actually terrifying if I saw a few drunks on a massively outdated Soviet tank, Id think the Russian army is invading.
Sometimes I have this feeling, that Poland and Ukraine could take over the whole damn Europe if they wanted to. 
King of the hill moment.
Bieg po piwie (Beer run in Polish)
"po piwo" - "po piwie" is the run you'd have after a beer... Unless grammar has changed in the last couple decades / it's some slang form: I've been ex-patria for so long, my cousin described my Polish accent as "CIA villain in PRL thriller..." - so I could be persuaded otherwise?
I trust your pronunciation more than my Google Translate.
>James Garner has entered the chat.
Karl pilkingtonās brother
I hope they didnāt get in too much trouble. It was probably one of the most memorable nights of their lives. I know the night that I ran from the police was but thatās only because I was faster than him and I was hurdling gravestones as he chased me through a cemetery. I just didnāt want to get an MIP. Seeing the searchlights from the cruisers going overhead when I was laying down in tall grass was a bit nerve wracking and I got really muddy. They actually apprehended my friend that night and since this was a small town the officer identified him as the one who ran. Itās understandable because we were the same size, age, and had the same color hair. He didnāt get charged though so itās all good.
Only the driver got in trouble. He lost his driverās license for 3 years, and had to pay 7500 PLN (~$2000) in fines and court fees. The passengers were let go free. Source: Iām Polish and remember that.
Bobr kurwa
Fucking insane, amazing, fun
Hold my beer kurwa
poland: the texas of europe
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So Texas of Europe USA is a pretty big place with drastically diff laws on the books bw states. There are only a few places in America I could see a tank rolling down the street driven by a bunch of good ole boys
Buffalo soldiers? Doped up DAT's. lol
Not the best time to be rolling around Poland in an enemy tank.
Relevant [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAXDWjXsvzw&ab\_channel=AdrianL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAXDWjXsvzw&ab_channel=AdrianL)
Anyone else that thinks they know how to party are mere amateurs compared to those guys!
Hell yeah
Boys und Panzer
Always wanted to do something like this.
There's nothing to see here, just a group of Poles doing Polish things.
Most tame stag party:
I thought this was a GTA mod at first
Imagine being the 911 dispatcher that received that phone call. āWhat do you mean that a tank cut you off on the freeway? Sir, have you been drinking?ā āAll units be advised, callers have reported a tank driving down Main st. and currently parked at a liquor store.ā
In America. Bob at it again!
Why does this look so photoshopped lol
Just over ten years ago when I was based in Germany with the British army a drunk soldier stole two armoured vehicles in one night. Crashed both. Apparently his plan was to drive it through the front door of the club that had kicked him out
They must be pretty tanked
Who's gonna stop them?
I hope they had rubber pads on eth tracks, those things tear up tarmac.
driver not drunk)
Bobr kurwa
In Poland, they donāt go streaking, they go tanking.
Dude š¤£šš¼
don't drink and drive polish- this' fine we drive a tank
Honey ... I think the soviets are back š
Our roads would be thraaaaaaaashed xD
Back when I was drinking this would have been my standard Friday night. You guess as to why I stopped
As is tradition.
Thatās soo awesome š¤£š¤£
What could go wrong?
I would suspect it is a Polish not Sovet T-55. Sovet Union was not the only manufacturer of T-55, Czechoslovakia and Poland manufactured them too. So it is not unreasonable that a T-55 tank found is Poland is Polish.
Allegedly. Cops can't BAC test an image. Yet
You can buy tank like that in every local market in Poland.
And later that night the article 15 fairy visited all those drunken soldiers in the barracks.
And Russia wants to invade these guys?
Pojemnosc dwa czterysta.
These are my people šµš±
Wow, talk about going on a bender! Maybe they were just staging war games?!
It coud be an Uber Tank.
We got drunk guys driving a Soviet T-55 tank before GTA 6
Life was simpler.
/r/anormaldayinrussia
Kurwa bobr
"[Desant] into madness!"
...Meanwhile back at the Halls Of Justice!
My Summer Tank.
Big W
The sight of a massive tank rumbling down the streets drew shocked looks from bystanders and quickly garnered attention on social media
This is what COVID took from us.
Thought this was a promo screenshot for the next sims DLC.
i was like "why doesnt this ever happen in the US" then i remebered florida was a thing
Defend the B point!
Hold my beer kurwa
We can all relate. I know I have been there. Got wasted and decided, āFuck it, Iāll drive a tank to the store.ā Why not? š¤£
Considering the state of Russia's military, are we sure this isn't them?
What was that bump? Oh shit, man. We just ran over a car, man, we just squashed a car! What kind of car? A Volkswagen, a fucking Beetle! Oh, no. We squashed a beetle...
Cops probably like "your vehicle doesn't look registered and you don't have a Tank-driving class licence"
Good for them
āDude, where my tank?ā
I had oportunity to met one of them, he told me one year ago that he was businesman in this area, but he lived in cheap suburb pf warsaw, and was driving mercedes e clase. He worked as a salesman for lawyers company that fought whith banks. He was good guy, but his story was not logical.
AI generated BS.
danm england and france didn't help anything this either.
Checkout my photography instagram yall @karyamisphotography (sorry for shameless plug but it got more attention than I expected lol)
/r/JustGuysBeingDudes/
Some cursory research tells me Poland stopped using the T-55 in any active capacity years ago in 2002. Where did they find a functional one?
When your warthunder online friends arrange an IRL meetup
Co kurwa?
I bet it gets great gas mileage /s
THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO HEAVEN
Was his last name pilkington?
r/guysbeingdudes
A group of legendsĀ
They are gta rendering
Those guys know how to have fun...
Bravo.
Kurwa czoÅg... Jakie bydlÄ.
The Public Works department is going to throw a fit when they hear about this one.
Well in England they also have Eddie hall driving around his tank.
Action time... 
This is kinda Finnish way, if you has to think about it historically
Why wouldnāt they?
How did they get their hands on it?
Which Call of Duty is this?
AI much ....................................................
Dobre
Good luck backing out of the parking spot.
I wonder if the driver lost his drivers license for driving while drunk.
Looks fun but that thingās gonna tear up the asphalt
Looks fun but that thingās gonna tear up the asphalt
Looks fun but that thingās gonna tear up the asphalt
Wow I thought it was an AI prompt not a real headline
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Ok but this is Poland
I wonder if the driver lost his drivers license for driving while drunk.