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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:14 AM
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Now I know "la cucaracha" means the cockroach in Spanish
But what does Rancho Cucamonga mean - LARGE COCKRANCH???





























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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:20 AM
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1. Alas, my dear KW......
I no longer remember...

And my little Spanish dictionary from 40 years ago doesn't say.....:cry:

So I'm hoping someone else with more Spanish will tell you.....

Because I can't!

:pals:
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:28 AM
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2. ...
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:28 AM
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3. YOU can't censor ME!
:P
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:29 AM
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4. No Ma'am, but I can censor me!
:rofl:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:30 AM
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5. True enough
I can censor me, but I often get into trouble because I don't!

:rofl:
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:32 AM
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6. La Cucaracha


La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marijuana que fumar.

(The cockroach, the cockroach
Now he can't go traveling
Because he doesn't have, because he lacks
Marijuana to smoke.)

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010727.html
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:33 AM
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7. LMAO!
:spray:
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:55 AM
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8. Oy!
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:23 AM
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9. Oh, the poor cockroach!
:cry:
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:36 AM
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10. After a lengthy search of half the boxes in the second garage
I finally located "1500 California Place Names" on top of the desk 10 feet from my bed.

The original word is "kukamonga," it's Gabrielino Indian in origin, and the meaning is unknown.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:38 AM
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11. "Train leaving on Track 5 for Anahiem, Azusa and Cuc......
-amonga!"
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:13 AM
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12. I'd guess the 'racha' part is 'roach', which means the 'cuca'
must be the 'cock'. 'Monga' perhaps shares a root with 'humongous', and 'rancho' must be 'ranch'.

So I'm guessing that Rancho Cucamonga must be 'The ranch of the humongous cocks'.

:)
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:15 AM
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13. Exactly what I was thinking!
:rofl:
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:20 AM
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15. D'oh! I didn't read your OP carefully enough...
...and I thought I was being so original.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:17 AM
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14. Anybody know where Azusa gets its name?
Besides me?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:22 AM
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16. The folklore version or the actual etymology?
'Cause "1500 California Place Names" is now on my night stand with the rotary cutter, maglite, Harry Potter DVD, and "Birds of Europe."
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:25 AM
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18. Is either one of them pervy? nt
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:27 AM
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19. Napes.
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:32 AM
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21. Damn.
I have two friends that went to college there, and I was hoping to have some new material to harass them.

So much for that plan.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:33 AM
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23. You can always make shit up.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:29 AM
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20. The folklore version, I s'pose
The one that goes "Everything from A to Z in the USA."
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:32 AM
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22. That's the one
The real etymology is Gabrielino Indian, and it's of uncertain meaning.

Probably pervy.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:40 AM
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24. Glendale's pervy
Eric Idle implied as much, at least.


She likes games, eh? Likes games? Knew she would, she's been around a bit, eh? She's been around?

Well, she has travelled, yes. She's from Glendale.

Say no MORE! Glendale, squire? Say no more! Say no more! Say no more! Say no more!


(From "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl.")
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 02:25 AM
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17. No.
But I'm hoping that it isn't appropriate for the christian college based in said city. :evilgrin:
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