Goan Family on Brit TV? Subject: Re: For Your Sunday Laughing Pleasure Sorry for this delayed post. I was visiting Toronto. I was one of the few tourists in that city and a solitary car at the immigration office on the border! As I promised my colleagues I brought back a lot of face-masks. For Your Sunday Laughing Pleasure: Subject: Goan family on British tube?
Original Posting: The flashing introduction of the new family took place today - with the Showing of an Elvis Presley dressed man opening the door to the neighbors. The neighbors were all invited to a house warming party. The story line it seems is taking us to a Christian Goan family- omnivores, the East-enders are sure in for a surprise. The guests had made sandwiches out of ham and cured beef but left them at the pub as they were not sure whether the new tenants were Muslims (no pork) or Hindus (no beef). Response 1: "Although we comprise just 20 percent of the population of Goa".... Response 2: I suppose "we" refers to Christian Goans. If it so, you meant "although we (Christian Goans) comprise just 20 percent of the population of Goa"..... Another of a series of responses: (Kenach kobar zaina) I will appreciate to know the source of this information. Just curious! Next to final: (a few more are likely to follow) Please sing to the tune: You are so vain, You think this skit is about you, Don't you? Don't you? Keep singing the whole song... This is 20% of the song. Copyright laws prevent me from writing the whole song. Yeah if you believe that, I have a bridge in New York City I would like to sell you. More than 70% of Indians in India are non-vegetarians. Many Indians of all faiths in the Diaspora are eating and drinking everything- "Omnivores in big letters". And if they do not know what they are eating, they may also be eating cat's meat and dog's meat... and they call it vindaloo!!! This is supposed to be a Parody. So do not be defensive. Nobody knows who wrote the first piece or responded to it; expect for the two of you, me, and the man behind the tree. Tho kithem kotha re? So don't be vainglorious (big word). But if this TV family does turn out to be a Goan Christian because his name is Ben Miskut Figueiredo de Albuquerque and because you wrote the script to the sitcom then you can respond: Tum Connac Sangtai Xapottam, Tuji Xendi Assa Majjea Attin. And if you are really pissed being senior Angrezi Babu "ani te bair" of Goan origin you can respond to this Goenkar: Igorjent vochon ordim daddoun faido nam "Mea Culpa" uttrac vallor nam. Now, just don't be like that other all-knowing British Goenkar and write that GL in not a Goan name- Aree Sahiba!!! Is he still biting his tongue? "Just kidding only no?" Please contribute English, Konkani or Konglish articles for this "For your Sunday Laughing Pleasure". Pleasure Bleasure naka. Just send it =:)))Now that High School and College students are on summer break, they should sit down with their grandmothers and put to script or translate their kaneos for today's real-life situations. Impress your grandparents with, "Te moje Konkani Kaneo sang; ane mache fokana kor". Guess what? If your posting is really lousy, those Canadians may give you one of three awards of CAD 50, 75 or 100 dollars. Real generous guys!!! They should give the awards quarterly. Loztai bhai? Just don't personalize those postings like some love to do. And definitely no name calling! No bombastic language needed. Speech-wis naka. Just simple, what we ordinary folks can sonzmota. Regards, GL ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
