Puns, palindromes, Pittsville and Pommy plonkers.
A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL: PANAMA
Tomorrow I'm going to Panama City. I'm leaving my laptop in Bogota, but I'll update this weblog if they have internets in that land of Panama.
Killer Fact!- until 1903 Panama was part of Colombia.
What's that you say? "This post is pungent." Puh-Leazze.
Were you aware that Panama hats really come from Colombia? There's an explanation of great length and tedium that I don't remember right now.
It's like that thing about why Peking is now Beijing. No matter how many times I have it explained to me it never sticks.
Posted by: Harry Hutton | 12 November 2004 at 11:01
And why Burma is now My Grandma. Never been able to work that one out.
I wonder if Panama hats came from the Colombian part that is now Panama or, say Bogota. I don't mean to confuse matters, Harry, but I need to know these things.
Posted by: Tony.T | 12 November 2004 at 11:06
Palindromes are shit.
Posted by: Madam I'm Adam | 12 November 2004 at 14:22
... and I've never been able to work out why the Post Master General keeps sending back the letters I've sent to Miss Deborah Kerr, c/- Siam, marked "Not known at this address."
Posted by: Sedgwick | 12 November 2004 at 14:42
Working beautifully, Adam. Sedge, is that ... umm ... is that ... ahh ... no, I give up. What's it mean?
Posted by: Tony.T | 12 November 2004 at 19:06
See your Burma, raise you a Siam. (Debbie Kerr ... Anna and the King of Thailand also known as The Roi et Moi.)
Clarified?
Posted by: Sedgwick | 12 November 2004 at 22:37
Like butter. I thought you were referring to my initial post. Thanks, Sedge.
Posted by: Tony.T | 12 November 2004 at 22:40
Gotta agree with Madam I'm Adam. Palindromes are a real pain in the arse. And so are anagrams.
Posted by: Harry Hutton | 13 November 2004 at 03:32
Palindromes I can do without, at least 99% are completely shit. But anagrams?!? You can hate anagrams, the cryptic crosswords! Think of the crosswords.
Posted by: Tony.T | 13 November 2004 at 10:38
In China they have no alphabet, and therefore no crosswords, cryptic or otherwise. Yet they are doing OK.
Posted by: Harry Hutton | 14 November 2004 at 03:05
If the Chinese had cryptic crosswords, they wouldn't need the One Child Policy. Instead of making babies, parents would be busy doing puzzles. To whit ...
"Sounds like Great Leader twice causes rumpus in Kenya."
See! See what they're missing out on.
Posted by: Tony.T | 14 November 2004 at 12:25
Since 1630 Panama Hats are handwoven in Ecuador. Made of the fibres from the Toquilla Palm, called Palmata Carludovica.
In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt wore one of those hats while visiting the constructions of the Panama Canal. His picture traveled around the world and since then the Ecuadorian Hats have been called Panama Hats.
More info on:
http://www.ecua-andino.com/hats/eng/news.php?id=1
Posted by: Andres | 29 September 2005 at 08:55
That link is a bust, Andres. I think you really work for a sombrero company.
Posted by: Tony.T | 29 September 2005 at 12:31