George Pinto wrote:
I was doing some non-historical research at the Panjim Central Library this
morning and this is
what I learnt:
Cecil:
All library research is historical. After all you are going through
archives of what already happened. That is history.
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George:
Zubin Metha was born Zerome Mendes and grew up in Salcette.
Cecil:
1) There is no Goan Catholic name 'Zerome', but there is a name 'Jerome'.
2) In the West a child's name has to be decided before birth. Here in Goa
you can register your child's name upto one year after birth but Catholics
choose a name before baptism. So a child is not 'born' with a name. The
correct phrase should be "Zubin Mehta was baptised...
3) Why was Marlon's child baptised so long after birth?. Isn't there a time
limit?
2) Salcete is spelt with a single 't'.
3) A double 't' costs Rs. 6/- at Satkar restaurant downstairs and is served
in a glass.
4) How come we say "double t" when spelling and in the West they say "tt"
5) Watched the finals of the USA Spelling Bee last Sunday on TV and had
heard of only two of the words.
6) On the other hand South Goans are not known for quality name giving so
'Zerome' could be a combi- name of Zelia+ Jerome.
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George:
As a young boy, while playing at
Colva beach, he got the idea to become a conductor and took the stage name
Zubin Metha.
It is not well known that his first job was a bus conductor on the
Vasco-Panjim route which inspired him to Philharmonic conducting. In fact,
a bus conductor job inspires most to anything except bus
conducting.
Cecil:
1) A classmate of mine wanted to be a pilot when he grew up. He ended up a
motorcycle pilot.
2) A 'klinder' on a bus route is different from a conductor.
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George:
Englebert Humperdick was born in Chicalim. His birth name was Joao but when
he visited Benaulim
some people called him John. To avoid any confusion and a
Portuguese-English conflict, he settled
on the name Englebert Humperdick which is spelt in Romi Konkani as
Englebert Humperdick. He used
to hang out in Vasco as a teenager where the girls ignored him, hence the
song A MAN WITHOUT LOVE.
Cecil:
1) With a suggestive name like that no wonder the girls ignored him.
2) He should have visited Baina. But that option is no longer available
after the demolition drive last year.
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George:
Cliff Richards was born in Anjuna. His birth name was Richards Fernandes.
As a young boy he played
by the Anjuna cliffs (this was before greedy developers stole the sand and
the cliffs collapsed).
His parents used to yell out and say "Cliff, Richards" to warn him from
going too close to the
cliff's edge. Hence the name Cliff Richards.
Cecil:
This is highly implausible. Domnic (of Antique Shelf fame) has told us time
and again that parents in Anjuna spoke in Konkani to their children. Now
everyone in Anjuna speaks Yiddish.
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George:
He often visited his summer home in Moira over the
school holidays, hence the title of his new album SOMETHING'S GOIN ON. As
a matter of fact, all
of us know something is going on in Moira, we just don't know WHAT is going on.
Cecil:
They're putting up speed-breakers on main roads in Moira, instead of
internal roads. This has been confirmed by Floriano Lobo.
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George:
Mahesh Gopalnath took the Aldona ferry as a young man and like his
extensive posts, his ferry ride
converted into a long, meandering voyage to America where he took the name
Mario Goveia upon his
initiation into the white-Christian party (Republicans as Howard Dean calls
them). However, his
primary motivation for the name change to a nice Catholic sounding name was
to confess his
cyber-sins.
Cecil:
Why would a non-white join a white party?
Shouldn't he have joined the off-white Cafeteria-Catholic party?
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George:
To the non-Goans (and hidden spammers) on this list, please know that
everyone is a Goan, all the
world is Goa. Classified archaeological research soon to be made available
under the Freedom of
Information Act will show humankind originated in Goa. The Book of Genesis
will show Goa was
created in 6.5 days (perfection takes awhile), the rest of the imperfect
world took half a day.
Cecil:
The Book of Genesis has no scientific basis. We don't need archeological
information to prove our Neanderthal origins. Check out the Benaulim MLA.
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So know you know the truth.
Regards,
George
And the truth shall set you free.
Cheers and Viva San Joao!
Cecil
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