Are you a foreigner yourself ? Do you want to help an English -speaking friend visiting Buenos Aires ? Do you find it difficult to remember the names of the streets in Buenos Aires ?  No more worries. Here´s the ultimate bilingual guide to the streets of Buenos Aires. We received this posting from a friend (a very dear friend at that) who prefers to remain shrouded by mystery...  Guesses as to her (oops !) identity are accepted.

          Cangallo = Dog Rooster (or Dog Chicken)
          Cucha Cucha = Doghouse Doghouse (or Dog House 2 )
          Juan Domingo Peron = John Sunday Big Pear
          Conesa = With That One
          Charcas = Puddles
          Ascochinga = Disgusting Mistake
          Santa Fe = Holy Faith
          Canning = Enlatada
          Directorio = Phone Book
          Avenida La Plata = Money Avenue
          Larrea = The Vulgar Girl
          Quintana = Fifth Italian Girl
          Juan B Justo = John, Be Just!!
          Catamarca = Marked Cat
          Toscanini = Cough Of The Italian Dog
          Pavon = Big Turkey
          Pinzon = Big Pliers
          Salta = Jump!!!
          Humberto Primo = Cousin Humbert
          Mansilla = Chair Man
          Angel Gallardo = Gentleman Angel
          Primera Junta = First Joint
          Zorrilla De San Martin = Saint Martin's Little Fox
          Vuelta De Obligado = Forced To Go Around
          Segui = Go On!!
          Pila = Battery
          Rafael Obligado = Rafael Was Forced
          Nazca= Be Born!!
          Mosconi = Big, Italian Fly
          Delgado = Skinny
          Cuyo = Whose
          Caseros = Housekeepers
          Pichincha = Very Cheap!!
          Carlos Calvo = Charlie Bald

(5) AN ARGENTINIAN IN NEW YORK

Our friend Martha Bilba, Head of the Asociación Necochea de Cultura Inglesa has just returned from a family holiday in freezing New York and writes to us :

 I had the immense pleasure of reading all your e-mails. Thank you so much for doing this for us ! Do you ever rest? When I get home now, I rush to the computer to check if there is mail. We needed this ! How did you guess ? We´ll be in contact now. Thanks again.

THANK YOU, Martha for your kind words. Did you know that 2000 was the 50th anniversary of the Cultura Necochense ? Wow ! We are already getting ready for the celebration !!

(6) IRISH JOKE

Carolina Kaplan, a SHARER from Rosario, ckaplan@citynet.net.ar.informed us of her new e-mail address and sent us these lines :

Thanks a lot for your SHARES and keep on with your great job!  I've got a joke for you that an Irishman sent me:

"How would an Argentinian fireman named José call his twin sons?

 Hose A and Hose B."

(8) SAY IT NOW !

A dear SHARER, Mara Ibarra, maraibarra@arnet.com.ar, has sent us a impressive number of messages to share with you. We chose this one, probably because it´s got the beauty of all things simple and straightforward : 

(9) PLAY IT AGAIN, BERNIEH

A computer wizard and very dear SHARER (in fact one of our biggest fans !) writes to us :

You know? SHARE is becoming addictive! This very week I found myself
peeking and peeking at my e-mailbox, just to see if a new SHARE was coming
in!. Then, I received your SHARE 10. Thanks a lot for keeping sharing it with us !

Bernardo Humberto Banega (h)
Grupo Buck de Argentina        | Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
mailto:buck@mail.pccp.com.ar | mailto:banega@rec.utn.edu.ar

Let´s enjoy one of his many contributions to SHARE :

"Do you remember the famous scene from the film "Casablanca" ( 1942), where a black pianist (Dooley Wilson, as Sam) plays and sings some lines of "As time goes by"?  
"A petulant-looking, disturbed Rick (Humprey Bogart) hears Sam playing
and singing the song and angrily strides over to the piano to chastise him
for playing a tune that recalls Paris: "Sam, I thought I told you never to
play..." And then Rick is startled and dumbfounded by the sight of Ilsa
(Ingrid Bergman)." (http://www.filmsite.org/casa.html)

This scene and the song, together with the never pronounced words "Play it
again, Sam", have become widely known as a synonym of nostalgia, romance
and unspoken love. What not too many people know or remember is that "As
time goes by" is a song inspired by Einstein's theory of relativity which had a profound impact on the society of his time. And the very Mr.Einstein is mentioned in the lyrics. 

AS TIME GOES BY
This day and age we're living in,
Gives cause for apprehension.
With speed and new invention
And things like fourth dimension.

Yet we get a trifle weary
With Mr. Einstein's theory,
So we must get down to earth at times,
Relax relieve the tension.
And no matter what the progress,
Or what may yet be proved,
The simple facts of life are such,
They cannot be removed.

You must remember this,
A kiss is still a kiss,
A sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.

And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you,"
On that you can rely,
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.

Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date.
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate.
Woman needs man,
And man must have his mate,
That no one can deny.

It's still the same old story,
A fight for love and glory,
A case of do or die.
The world will always welcome lovers,
As time goes by.


Bernardo goes on to say : " Now that we are at the threshold of a new century, it is good to remember that the "fundamental things" still apply. And that the world will always welcome people capable to love, as time goes by."

Did you know Bernardo has his own web site on ELT ?  We´ll give you all the details in  SHARE 12.