DEAR AUNTY No. 18 - WEEKLY TOP 12: _________________________________
1. DEAR AUNTY, My uncle lost Velsao sarpanch elections, very depressed. What to do? Agnel ........... Dear Agnel: Why don't you guys go over to 'Cansaulim?' (console him!)* _____________________________________________________________________ 2. DEAR AUNTY, Another 'Goan-NRI Forum' Quiz Question: Dad's pet name is the same as this very popular Goan fruit, which gives him the runs ! Name it. JoeGoaUK. .......... Dear Joe: Aha ! 'Poo-pai ?' (Popai=papaya)* _____________________________________________________________________ 3. DEAR AUNTY, Should we give in and allow the govt. to dump refuse in Ribandar ? Aires ........... Dear Aires: Rubbish. Refuse the refuse ! _____________________________________________________________________ 4. DEAR AUNTY, Gujarat has India's first dairy school! Should Goa start the second ? Miguel ............ Dear Miguel: No, thank you ! Goa has enough 'second-dairy' schools ! _____________________________________________________________________ 5. DEAR AUNTY, Pls reply in Konkani. You the fat mom dancing at Carnaval in batik skirt? Hy ........ Dear Hy: Kunnbi ! Mai nachso gauddi ! (Couldn't be! My not so gaudy!)* (kunnbi/gauddi=peasant; mai=mom; nachso=dance) _____________________________________________________________________ 6. DEAR AUNTY, Are you good at physics? What's the centre of mass of a proton? Proto ........... Dear Proto: Protons have Mass ?? I didn't even know they were Catholic ! Anyway, the centre of Mass is the priest! _____________________________________________________________________ 7. DEAR AUNTY, I got a secret crush on this cute college guy. So I sent a msg. that I want to meet him. His friend txted back S.E.X.Y? Should I be insulted? Mottench .............. Dear Mottench: Stupid! He asked reason i.e. S.E.X.Y ? = "Yes, He Aks Why ?" _____________________________________________________________________ 8. DEAR AUNTY, Hey mon ! Too heavy rain, can't go out. No sugar - what to do?? Matti. ........... Dear Matti: When'Mon'soon paus, then "matti go-bor"row sugar from neighbour! (paus=rain; matti gobor=mud ash)* _____________________________________________________________________ 9. DEAR AUNTY, I hear your Mom's ten times richer than Bill Gates ! How come ?? Mani .......... Dear Mani: I guess she has the Mai-dus touch ! (mai=mom; dus=ten)* _____________________________________________________________________ 10. DEAR AUNTY, I'm doctor. I"knock-knock" you tell my patients to avoid mosquitoes! DeSouza ............. Dear DeSouza: "Knock! Knock!"..."Who's there?"...DeSouza!"...DeSouza who??" "Arree,.....DeSouza what you'll get from de mosquito bites !" _____________________________________________________________________ 11. DEAR AUNTY, Why all that legal brouhaha with you in the World Goa Day controversy? Jose .......... Dear Jose: Sorry! Just my modus oper-aunty! (modus operandi=method!) _____________________________________________________________________ 12. DEAR AUNTY, I hurt my Goan boyfriend Gama. Suggest a nice love song to apologize. Nisha. ........... Dear Nisha: Sa-Re Ga-Ma, Pa-Da.Ni-Sha ! (Sorry Gama, pardon Nisha!)* _____________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: all original material [EMAIL PROTECTED] *translations for 'tube-lights' & non-konkani readers worldwide. Forward with acknowledgement. For Aunty Ponty's photos of Toronto's 'Goa Day' & 'Viva Goa 2006' click on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org