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And Penisland Sells The Best Custom Made Pens On The Net!

May 14, 2009
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Language, WTF?

According to the Velazquez Spanish-English Dictionary, La Verga refers to "The organ of generation in male animals, penis."

According to Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, Vergatorio refers to "a quality, affordable handheld telephone."  No matter what millions of ignorant people think.

As for penisland, they really do sell high quality pens.

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  1. Professor Coldheart  •  May 15, 2009 @7:22 am

    I never thought I'd defend Hugo Chavez – in fact, I almost wonder if I'm wrong a priori – but that Guardian article doesn't cite any actual Venezuelans claiming vergatorio is vulgar.

    This smacks to my ear of that urban legend on how the Chevy Nova sells poorly in Mexico. Get it? Because va means "go" in Spanish, so a car called the Nova would be the "no-go" in Mexico. Get it? Oh, those ign'int Chicanos.

    When gringos take their limited knowledge of another language and infer how that language's speakers should react, I am always skeptical.