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Colombian Miracles

As Elmo suggested this would be a separate thread, not just an appendix to Colombia's 7 Wonders.
In the land of magical realism miracles are part of everyday life. Gabo said it better than anybody else when he said something in the line if Colombia needing miracles more than anything else.
I made my short list, there's more to come.

My list...of not wonders but Colombian MIRACLES:
1-the daily miracle of feeding a family and educating your kids on a minimum salary
2-getting a car running again with no other tools than a hammer and your nails
3-taking a young woman with little to her favor in looks department to Imbanaco in Cali and out walks a stunning female that not even her mum would recognize
4- eating 4 carbs combined with 7 saturated fats washed down with a sugar bomb fruit shake and not putting on weight or dying of cardiovascular diseases or diabetes at a young age
5-walking up and down the uneven, cracked, dislevelled sidewalks of San Antonio and Miraflores in 10 cm heels and not missing a step, not turning an ankle, not breaking your neck. Caleñas are not just like flowers, they are also like mountain goats

By Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) on Jul 22, 2009, 13:27 in Friendly Talkzone.

Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:27:

Near the top of my list are the Miracles of
A) no severe weather
B) turning the sun into delicious foodstuffs
C) rain at night but sun during the day, day after day
D) How beautiful women don't even know that they are

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Elmin says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:28:

nice list Desi

i'm looking forward on Elmo's contribution lol

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whitewidow says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:32:

the only south american country that has never defaulted on its national debt.............. yet.

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:38:

Half a dozen middle-aged Colombian women sitting around a computer, giggling like teenagers, chatting up a gringo on messenger. The gringo is booking a ticket to Colombia to propose to this great, young, wonderful novia he has met. The miracle: that six Colombian housewives are having a party at the expenses of the gringo and he has no clue.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:46:

Oh, I was there when it happened...."Desi...vení que es lo que este gringo me está diciendo???...Se quiere casar conmigo? Que le digo? Yes, baby I marry you.....Desí...y que va decir Guillermo cuando este gringo se aparece acá?"

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whitewidow says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:47:

huh? you mean that sweet young thang in that awesome pic is just an ILLUSION of my fantasy? i'm cancelling my colombiancupid account TODAY!

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:51:

elmode Then I am a walking miracle, I have been an obviously Gringo who has never had a problem in 12 years: in Bogota, ( all over including Cartucho) Cali and Tunja as well as the tourist spots like Cta etc

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:52:

A black, FEMALE Colombian president would be a miracle.

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goin_south says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:55:

that would be more like an illusion, I think, Desi ;-)

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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theflatline says on Jul 22, 2009, 14:56:

elmodefoque

not just cabbies.... I had a friend who had 3 bookstores and asked for me to help him with the business, I noticed that he lost business and customers because he never had change, and it took me fronting the money for a week for him to realize that it was ok for his girls do go to the bank and keep 50k in small bills in the drawer.

1. Calentados - the breafast of champions.
2. Almojabanas
3. beautiful women without tons of makeup
4. My ex girlfriend of 9 years ago who still insists on being the first one I see when I get off the plane every time I visit.

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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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:08:

On a more serious side....how about the nice good folks of Guapí, Colombian Pacific having a transitable road in the town now that they got their first taxicab? That'd be the day.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:15:

But say, if the sons of the president would buy some fincas in that area...maybe GOD would grant that miracle to happen?

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goin_south says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:28:

good idea: let's jus trade presidents now.
We'll give you Boxer and Pelosi, as throw-ins, along with Obama and Barney The Flintstone Franks

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:29:

From what I have seen of Guapi, I can't imagine anyone wanting a finca there compared to the interrior areas. It is the gateway to Gorgona though, so a hotel of sorts might happen

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:43:

The miracle would be if he DID PAY him back.

You guys know what they say in Colombia: Hard to tell which one is the bigger fool: the one who lends his money or the one who pays it back.

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whitewidow says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:54:

i guess "me regala" does not mean "can you loan me?"

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 15:56:

The very Colombian miracle of maintaining the harmony, the ying-yang, the esoteric balance of things that matter:
Your mechanic repairs one thing in your car but breaks down something else. His family's got to eat too.
Your doctor does the same thing with your body: his family's gotta have vacations in Disneyworld too.
The important thing is that the customer will return with more of his business.

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theflatline says on Jul 22, 2009, 16:15:

elmo,

When I was first in Colombia my grandmother, and father, and my best friend taught me all about this.

My best friend in Colombia would say every time a bunch of us went out before the first bottle was ordered"Now how are we going to split this up?" and two are three would get offended and leave. And then he would say "ok, now that the assholes are gone let us drink"

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 22, 2009, 16:57:

A true Colombian miracle:
a strata 2 girl who only eats once a day but can afford finest French lingerie on her body.

A strata 3 boy who has only one pair of shoes but enough money to party every weekend.

Jesus who walked on water was just a beginner compared with these artists.

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ojbarberena says on Jul 22, 2009, 17:15:

elmo
you have family in La Victoria Valle??

not all who wonder are lost

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whitewidow says on Jul 22, 2009, 18:48:

funny

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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onthemoon says on Jul 22, 2009, 20:15:

A MIRACLE: Gringos who do not complain about Colombia. =))

Love Happens...

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makopp5 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2009, 20:22:

that I can live in the most beautiful country.
Gracias Colombia

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billyb says on Jul 22, 2009, 20:25:

A MIRACLE: A PBH poster who actually stays gone after writing a ten paragraph farewell post.

"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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billyb says on Jul 22, 2009, 20:28:

"A strata 3 boy who has only one pair of shoes but enough money to party every weekend."

jaja, that one's easy, his strata 2 girlfriend's gringo "boyfriend" pays for it. I think they call it "granny's operation"? Just kidding fellas.

"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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Nucknfuts says on Jul 22, 2009, 21:12:

It would be a miracle for anyone to not fall in love with the greatest country on earth.......
Kinda corny but true.
Da Nuck

You are never lost, unless you don't want to be where your at.

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Zoltar says on Jul 22, 2009, 22:32:

OFF TOPIC !!!! This is about Colombia and NOT about miracles !!!

Zoltar

www.zoltarsuites.com - under construction !

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 22, 2009, 22:42:

Sorry to be predictable Desi, but my miracle is to wake up every morning at the side of a woman prepared and ready to spend the entire day with me. This is a miracle I've yet to understand (and I'm beeing honest on that one).

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

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christobeldawg says on Jul 22, 2009, 22:55:

Darloup, just so you will know, most guys consider that not a good thing, her wanting to be with ya all day, but if that works for you, ok.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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Elmin says on Jul 23, 2009, 00:49:

that is a miracle indeed darloup

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 02:05:

Darloup....does she really know what she's getting into?

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 23, 2009, 02:15:

billyb says on Jul 22, 2009, 20:25: flag

A MIRACLE: A PBH poster who actually stays gone after writing a ten paragraph farewell post.

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 23, 2009, 02:17:

That you don't have a peso in your pocket yet go out and come back drunk, with a roasted chicken and an invitation to a BBq next day.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 02:33:

Another one: that a grown-up son living at home can go out in the evening, stay out all night, come home in the mid-morning, still drunk, climb up on his mum's Louis XV-living room table amidst Sevrés porcelains and Capo di Monte figurines and pee on his mums authentic Oriental rug and nobody gets angry, mum tugs him in and the maid is sent to the kitchen to prepare a good, nutritious sancocho for the young master not feeling well this morning.

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billyb says on Jul 23, 2009, 06:07:

jaja Desi, that one is just tooo detailed to be generic, I am guessing it's your BIL?

"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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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 07:36:

What's BIL?

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theflatline says on Jul 23, 2009, 07:43:

Brother In Law.

When I would wake up hung over my dad would come in my room and wave a bottle of Guaro and a plate of greasy food under my nose and then luagh hysterically while I barfed.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 07:47:

Thanks theflatline.
Yes, hahahhahaha.

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whitewidow says on Jul 23, 2009, 07:51:

"Sorry to be predictable Desi, but my miracle is to wake up every morning at the side of a woman prepared and ready to spend the entire day with me"

Interpretation:

Sorry to be predictable, Desi, but my miracle is to wake up every morning at the side of a woman prepared to make me breakfast, clean the home, do my laundry, translate the spanish and then be a tiger in bed. Como paraiso.....

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 08:02:

Oh dear, no. Darloup is a NICE guy. My BIL isn't.

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FreakyG says on Jul 23, 2009, 08:24:

Seeing my ex finally get her children into this country after such a struggle. Both of her children are truly miracles and she is one hell of a mother!! Just seeing them together makes me so happy -they have all had a rough life.

Thank You Eversomuch, and then some

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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 23, 2009, 08:40:

Bottomless potholes that can't be fixed, even by a group of people standing next to it for months on end while holding shovels.

The spooky intuition of Medellin street thieves who always manage to mug Scooby's novia on Western Union day when she's coming home with the cash.

Watching a 45kg colombiana putting away an entire huge bandeja paisa when she's out at the restaurant.

On a more serious note, the ability to forgive and forget where family or friends are involved.

"this may seem a strange post but it is not...when in colombia men need to be aware that colombia women may try to be seductive and entice a travelling gringo to have sex with them..to be forewarned is to be forearmed..." -- pow wow

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:23:

a day without a troll, or a day without drama on pbh

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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excavator59 says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:23:

A taxi driver waving you out of a Gas station or out of a side street or even leting you cross the street without accelerating for you.

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

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:23:

a day without a troll, or a day without drama on pbh

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:23:

a day without a troll, or a day without drama on pbh

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:23:

.http://poorbuthappy.com/app/api/comment.edit.php

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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excavator59 says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:24:

A taxi driver waving you out of a Gas station or out of a side street or even letting you cross the street without accelerating for you.

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

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excavator59 says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:25:

A taxi driver waving you out of a Gas station or out of a side street or even letting you cross the street without accelerating for you.People walking 3 abreast on the pavement/sidewalk moving & letting you pass instead of you walking in the road,people looking when they walk out of a shop etc,etc.

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:26:

http://poorbuthappy.com/app/api/comment.edit.php

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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excavator59 says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:26:

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

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:28:

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:29:

Looks like some pretty wild stuff someone is doing here; this is what I am getting when I try to edit a comment....

Is it any wonder some people are getting a little annoyed with pbh?

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:31:

Hackers???

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 09:42:

our dev team will soon figure this out

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whitewidow says on Jul 23, 2009, 10:15:

morphus attack

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 23, 2009, 10:19:

or perhaps the Martians are coming...or the Russians...

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goin_south says on Jul 23, 2009, 11:11:

probably can blame Lehman Bros and AIG!
Pelosi probably in on it, too!

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FreakyG says on Jul 23, 2009, 11:46:

Desi, it might be Russian Martians......

Thank You Eversomuch, and then some

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whitewidow says on Jul 23, 2009, 17:57:

no me gusta pelosi...

I'm no doper! I just play one on TV.

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billyb says on Jul 23, 2009, 18:35:

Do not get me started on Pelosi.

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"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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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 24, 2009, 00:56:

Please, Billy, I'm eating breakfast!

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goin_south says on Jul 24, 2009, 05:02:

goin to mamma's???

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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 24, 2009, 09:13:

Take your laundry with you.

A Colombian miracle: a man that does his own laundry.

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billyb says on Jul 25, 2009, 02:59:

"A Colombian miracle: a man that does his own laundry."

Or a myth?

"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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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 25, 2009, 03:42:

Ok, Billy, you are right. It could be both. Start a new thread on Colombian Myths?

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billyb says on Jul 25, 2009, 03:59:

Good idea Desi. i love Colombian leyends and myths. La patasola, La llorona, La madre Monte (which one of cousins swears to this day that he saw)., El Judio Errante, El Cacique Nutibara, El Jinete Negro.... I've got dozens.... you don't know how many sleepless nights I spent as a kid after listening to them as kid.

"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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Desideria (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Jul 25, 2009, 07:21:

Here's La llorona for ya, Billy: (Crank up the volume the intro is really cool)

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goin_south says on Jul 25, 2009, 09:16:

now, that is f*kn old
(I thought I was old. no) jaj

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