Now I know "la cucaracha" means the cockroach in Spanish

[KitchenWitch]

But what does Rancho Cucamonga mean - LARGE COCKRANCH???





























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[CaliforniaPeggy]

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:

[BikeWriter]

2. ...

[KitchenWitch]

3. YOU can't censor ME!

:P

[BikeWriter]

4. No Ma'am, but I can censor me!

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

5. True enough

I can censor me, but I often get into trouble because I don't!

:rofl:

[norml]

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

[KitchenWitch]

7. LMAO!

:spray:

[BikeWriter]

8. Oy!

[NMMNG]

9. Oh, the poor cockroach!

:cry:

[XemaSab]

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.

[Aristus]

11. "Train leaving on Track 5 for Anahiem, Azusa and Cuc......

-amonga!"

[petronius]

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'.

:)

[KitchenWitch]

13. Exactly what I was thinking!

:rofl:

[petronius]

15. D'oh! I didn't read your OP carefully enough...

...and I thought I was being so original.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Anybody know where Azusa gets its name?

Besides me?

[XemaSab]

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."

[laheina]

18. Is either one of them pervy? nt

[XemaSab]

19. Napes.

[laheina]

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.

[XemaSab]

23. You can always make shit up.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. The folklore version, I s'pose

The one that goes "Everything from A to Z in the USA."

[XemaSab]

22. That's the one

The real etymology is Gabrielino Indian, and it's of uncertain meaning.

Probably pervy.

[Oeditpus Rex]

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.")

[laheina]

17. No.

But I'm hoping that it isn't appropriate for the christian college based in said city. :evilgrin: