Senhor Bernado, Inspite of Senhor Frederico's *irresistible* fondness to take a dig at you :-) let's not forget that even pre-1961 Goan cabbies (forget well-heeled Goans like you and Frederick) drove Mercs as yellow-black taxis!!
(I'm sure Goan cabbies were modest, unlike the last Nizam of Hyderabad, who used a whole fleet of Rolls Royce's to cart mud n cowdung in his sprawling palace grounds.) Bullock-driven carts could more be caught sight of on Goan roads in the post-Bharati era, with or without carts ... !! Not to be mixed with the proverbial *cart before horse.* I'm sure you've seen umpteen CIA's satellite shots showing bullocks on Goan roads (without carts) after the brainless Bharatis overran Goa. Pre-'61, Goans who couldn't afford private cars or the Impalas and Merc-Benz taxicabs, rode in *machilas* powered by (who else?) Bharati *bhois* Viva/Valmiki From: "Bernado Colaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Pre-1961 (and Ole Xac) > Hi Val, > > I thought bollocks was the means of transport before > 61. Thanks for the info. > > B. Colaco > > > --- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Does he have a heart? I thought he lost it in > > 1961... > > PS: Sorry Ole Xac, whoever you might be. I just > > couldn't resist this one. > > But then, you've been having a lot of fun at our > > cost, innit? ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
