tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post3964322582409633061..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Venezuela's justice: when you thought it could not go any lower, it doesDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-4720308166300228132010-11-20T19:26:18.340+01:002010-11-20T19:26:18.340+01:00The "swamp" comment was mine.
So you ar...The "swamp" comment was mine.<br /><br />So you are saying that one man's rank and rotting, malarial swamp, home to mosquitoes, snakes, and various creepy crawly things is another man's natural wetlands wildlife preserve, home to ancient cypress trees, beautiful birds and butterflies.<br /><br />The rhetoric is all well and good, but spend a night camped out in a swamp and then see if you still want to wax poetic about it.Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-70256854778724034832010-11-19T17:32:52.062+01:002010-11-19T17:32:52.062+01:00anon
You do have a point but I may not agree this...anon<br /><br />You do have a point but I may not agree this time. Swamp has a double connotation, from nature preserve to godforsaken place. I think the intent of Teodoro was closer to cesspool (as in NY sewer legend?) than to swamp which after all can be a nice, open habitat if unpleasant for us.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-29883753423262234122010-11-19T16:50:25.222+01:002010-11-19T16:50:25.222+01:00Daniel,
An even better translation of the overall...Daniel,<br /><br />An even better translation of the overall flavor of the expression would be "alligators from the same swamp". "Swamp" providing the requisite imagery of stagnant water, rotting vegetation, and vile and dangerous creatures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-17280332164965811312010-11-19T14:56:03.764+01:002010-11-19T14:56:03.764+01:00anon
good. i changed it.anon<br /><br />good. i changed it.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54681629258828984892010-11-19T14:44:06.761+01:002010-11-19T14:44:06.761+01:00Alligators from the same cesspool?Alligators from the same cesspool?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com