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Nelly: "Amor, hazme el favor traerme una cajita de veevaaporoo de la drogueria, por favor"
Me: "Un cajita de que?!"
Nelly: "De veevaaporoo"
Me: "De que?"
Nelly "No te preocupes. Ellos sabran"

And indeed they knew... Ah well, I now know how to pronounce Vick Vaporub in costeño!

By Darloup on Aug 31, 2009, 08:59 in Friendly Talkzone.


theflatline says on Aug 31, 2009, 09:08:

And tell her that now they have realized it is one of the most unhealthy things you can use on your body.

Legaleez for Complete Morons - A book for gringos in Colombia for who think they understand the nature of the law in a country where they cannot speak the language.

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Darloup says on Aug 31, 2009, 09:16:

Theflatline, is it? Here, they using it as if there were no tomorrow!

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Aug 31, 2009, 09:18:

Use Tiger Balm its better!

"PAY ATTENTION! I wonder if that person knows that when we push the FUNNY button, its because we are reading something outrageous, trying to be cynical, derogatory, sarcastic and/or obnoxious!"

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theflatline says on Aug 31, 2009, 09:25:

It has camphor in it and should not used on kids. Plus rubbing it on your feet does not good. Hell, people in Colombia have been known to gobble a spoon.

What are they using it for?

Legaleez for Complete Morons - A book for gringos in Colombia for who think they understand the nature of the law in a country where they cannot speak the language.

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Darloup says on Aug 31, 2009, 10:10:

Theflatline: "What are they using it for?"

Mainly for colds/flus (they put it on their upper lips, just under the nostrils).

But also:

Headaches: Rub on forehead and temples
Muscular aches (anywhere on the body): Apply where it aches
Throatache: Rub on neck
Bronchitis: Rub on chest

etc... I have a feeling they're also using it for ingrown toenails and infertility problems...

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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billyb says on Aug 31, 2009, 13:05:

vaporu' is the cure-all for Colombian women of a certain age.

"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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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Aug 31, 2009, 15:11:

Infertility problems????? Dont come in contact with ANYTHING that has to do with procreation.. or you're gonna be in big trouble.. Like wiping your ass with AJI..

"PAY ATTENTION! I wonder if that person knows that when we push the FUNNY button, its because we are reading something outrageous, trying to be cynical, derogatory, sarcastic and/or obnoxious!"

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excavator59 says on Sep 2, 2009, 22:16:

I once went out with a girl called Vicky Naylor she got right up my nose.

Life is like a Pubic Hair on a Toilet Seat (Sooner or Later you get Pissed Off)

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excavator59 says on Sep 3, 2009, 11:58:

Think about how you say the last one!.

Life is like a Pubic Hair on a Toilet Seat (Sooner or Later you get Pissed Off)

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