Chorizo Sandwich
Now that the social media fuss about ChorizoGate is dying down a bit I thought I’d change the subject completely by posting some music. This tune is by a band call Los Alacranes and it’s entitled … oh no! … Chorizo Sandwich
Now that the social media fuss about ChorizoGate is dying down a bit I thought I’d change the subject completely by posting some music. This tune is by a band call Los Alacranes and it’s entitled … oh no! … Chorizo Sandwich
August 9, 2022 at 5:27 pm
Hm.
Got me thinking though – most European words for scorpion – including those in the Basque, Catalan and indeed Irish languages – derive one way or another from the Greek σκορπίος. Exceptions seem to be Spanish, as above, and Albanian too apparently, which link back ultimately to the Arabic. Lot of history for one little creature to carry around.
August 10, 2022 at 3:08 pm
Anything about Judith Durham’s death, Peter? The Carnival is Over is an alltime great weepie, and what a voice.
August 10, 2022 at 3:54 pm
Hers is not a name with which I was previously familiar.
August 10, 2022 at 6:22 pm
You must have heard of the Seekers?
August 10, 2022 at 6:22 pm
Vaguely, but I couldn’t name any of them or tell you what they were seeking.
August 11, 2022 at 8:23 am
Well I’d have changed my maiden surname quickly too if I’d had hers.