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Re: [OM] Dunnies - was Nathan's PAW 48: point and shoot

Subject: Re: [OM] Dunnies - was Nathan's PAW 48: point and shoot
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:27:32 +0000
:-)

Yes, I studied Spanish at school, but I never learned that word (surprisingly 
for a schoolboy ...)

But I learned the word as an arabic one; strange, unless both the Latin and 
Spanish were derived from the Moorish word.

Chris

On 18 Dec 2009, at 10:56, Moose wrote:

> Same usage in Spanish. I made a mistake in the Zona Rosa of Mexico City 
> many years ago, rushing to some destination and thinking I could go back 
> and buy the T-shirt later. But the store was closed later and I never 
> got back another day.
> 
> The red T-shirt had a perfect looking duplicate of the Coca-Cole logo, 
> except it said Come-Caca.
> 
> Come is an imperative form of comer - to eat.
> 
> What can I say? I was much younger then ...

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