Ask not for whom the consteno hisses, he hisses for thee...

scotty says on May 7, 2007, 20:16:

my question is what does this have to do with Colombia?

Get Rhythm, when you got the blues. Johnny Cash

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Robert Jorge says on May 7, 2007, 20:21:

Well, he did reference Costenos and Colombia ... but it is a stretch.

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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Robert Jorge says on May 7, 2007, 20:23:

I take that back ... no mention of Colombia.

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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goin_south says on May 7, 2007, 21:15:

technically.... 'the Caribbean' does include Colombia.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on May 7, 2007, 23:09:

I believe carita is wiggling her bum pa'ti in Colombia...(at least virtually) and the costeños she's talking about are made in colombia corronchos which makes this thread just as Colombian as any chippy chappy mall story from Cali.

Cheers,
Desi

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe
they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

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goin_south says on May 7, 2007, 23:42:

just as Colombian as any chippy chappy mall story from Cali.
?? oh, really?

Hey, did they manage to get Chipe Chape mall in 'Gringo Wedding'?

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Man Tequila says on May 8, 2007, 00:18:

As you get older the upper hearing threshold is lowered, perhaps to 12-14 kHz. If los viejos hiss at a lower frequency, it is a little less directional, but they can still enjoy their hissing. But if you are expecting los viejos to hiss at you, you would assume the bell tolls for thee even if the bell tolled for anything with ovaries within fifty acres. If the bell tolls often enough, you might even start salivating. In fact, Pavlov often used tuning forks.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on May 8, 2007, 01:18:

CaritadeAngel says on May 8, 2007, 18:45:

Er...thanks for that insight Elmo...I think. Well, I did ask.

And to the budding acoustic engineers who have cleared up a point.

Wiggling my bum viturally, Desi? Wow!

But no. My bum is just too big to wiggle, on or off line. I am merely the accidental anthropologist, observing (and occasionally experiencing) the internations between men and women in the Global Boulevard.

In India, for example, you cannot, not ever, give a woman a piropo.

Want to do it. Can't do it.

Can't wait to do it? Can't do it.

Why? Cos the mob forms in seconds, thats why, to defend the honour of the wench (whether it needs defending or not). Especially if she is from one religion/caste/social class and you are from another.

So how does the would-be Piropo-Thrower do it? The charming lass is swaying down the road - no pa'mi, pa'ti here, wiggling said bum is right out. Instead, you carry something on your head and sway on down the street in a rather fetching manner.

And the Piropo-Thrower, usually driving a cart, on a bike or motorbike, rides on past, singing a love song from a bollywood musical at the top of his voice. The piropo is embedded in the lyrics of the song.

Form a mob for singing a bollywood item number? Not even an Indian mob is unreasonable enough for that. Piropo made and duty done, our intrepid papacito - or should we say babaji - speeds off into the most orange of sunsets.

In my country, it's even better.

In standard English, the piropo from your average drunken Scot ( and they are so seldom sober) on a Saturday night in Glasgow runs something like this:

My dear lady, your beauty has inspired me. I would be most grateful if you would accompany me to my humble abode, in order that we might entertain each other in an intimate fashion on my living-room furniture. Ah, I see that you are not interested. In that case, can I interest you in accompanying me to the hills above the city to watch the sunset and spend the night in exquisite carnal rapture beneath the stars. Might I enquire, my darling, as to why you are walking away? My Lady! Please wait! At least lend me a cigarette! Ah. I see you are impervious to my obvious charms. I strongly suspect you may be attracted to other women.

In Scots, this runs:

Doll! Dooooooooooooooll! Yur pure f*kin' gorgeous! Haw hen, want tae cum back tae ma place an' roll aroun' on the sofa?! Well then, gonae cum wi' mi up the braes fura shag! Haw, hen, whur ye goin? Dooooooooooooooooll! Gonae lend us a fag? Doll! Fine then! F*kin lesbian!

They say our population is falling. One wonders why?

"I hope I never say anything worth quoting".

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CaritadeAngel says on May 8, 2007, 18:51:

By the way Scotty I suggest you beam yourself up. I'd ask you what your problem is, but I think I already know.

"Five things bring us closer to the unseen: the act of love, the birth of a baby, being in the pressence of death or disaster, the contemplation of great art, and the human voice lifted in song".

"I hope I never say anything worth quoting".

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la_colombiana says on May 8, 2007, 18:55:

Hissing I always look back because it sounds like a pinched tire losing air.

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billyb says on May 8, 2007, 19:36:

Carita, I very much enjoyed your .... interpreting Scots for us LOL.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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goin_south says on May 8, 2007, 22:48:

5 things that bring us closer to the unseen:

1)psychodelic drugs....hear the colors, see the music
2)including mushrooms and mescaline...
(what ever happened to mescaline? blue? purple?)
3)haciendo amor con una Colombianita linda
4)Riding in the backseat, with Juan Pablo Montoya ....yikes!
5)Having drank too much Aguardiente before being stopped by Banditos
on the Autobus de Noche, Cali para Pasto! Oh!-OH!!!!

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CaritadeAngel says on May 9, 2007, 07:07:

LOL "Five things bring us closer to the unseen: the act of love, the birth of a baby, being in the pressence of death or disaster, the contemplation of great art, and the human voice lifted in song".

"I hope I never say anything worth quoting".

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frankdeboca says on May 9, 2007, 07:50:

Learn something new.... Learn something new every day, right? Guess this is all news to me because I figured that there actually was no hissing, and that it was actually mental telepothy! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Guess all those stares and wrinkled foreheads isn't telepathic concentration after all! HAHAHAHAHA

A curious question comes to mind; do you notice when the men are all hissing and you know for sure it is NOT for you? Sorry, it's in my nature to ask such things... ;-)

~The key to immortality is to first live a life worth remembering...

~The key to immortality is to first live a life worth remembering...

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CaritadeAngel says on May 9, 2007, 16:34:

In general... A girl can always tell who the target of the hissing is, (herself or someone else) because it's highly directional.


"Five things bring us closer to the unseen: the act of love, the birth of a baby, being in the pressence of death or disaster, the contemplation of great art, and the human voice lifted in song".

"I hope I never say anything worth quoting".

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Buongone says on May 9, 2007, 23:37:

These 5 things? Don't you get tired of repeating yourself? Or,is it, maybe if you write it enough and believe it enough, it will be. To me once is enough. You seem to be slick enough to have a whole bag full of these little sayings. Just an Opinon!!

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goin_south says on May 9, 2007, 23:44:

Buongone... He/She is trying to create a new image.

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andrew24 says on May 10, 2007, 01:01:

Ok genius, it's called a sig short for signature, and is typically seen in forum postings and emails, it's automatically attached to every message--see the cute little Mark Twain quote below? Same thing, gets attached to every message....

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.

Mark Twain

Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough. Mark Twain

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on May 10, 2007, 06:46:

Or like this one...

Cheers,
Desi

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe
they are free." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

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Buongone says on May 10, 2007, 18:54:

Sig's I realize all that. What all I was saying is it would be cool to see alot of different one's. Sometimes looking at the same ole thing get's old. "Variety is the Spice of Life!" See how easy that was?

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CaritadeAngel says on May 10, 2007, 19:51:

How about this? Morphus, there is nothing wrong with hissing. The question was about HOW it was done.

"I hope I never say anything worth quoting".

"I hope I never say anything worth quoting".

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