Brazilians in V
Mr Craig Clark
CLARK at superbowl.und.ac.za
Mon Jul 1 01:47:55 CDT 1996
David Jordan writes
> Um, since long before I learned Spanish in the university, and even last I
> heard, "cono" (yes, with a tilde over the 'n') was a vulgar word for
> vagina (um, pussy or cunt). By the way are we in mixed company? Or the
> company of the puritanically inclined or those of a polically correct
> bent? If so, I offer at least a pro forma apology.
The word "cono" (with tilde) is what Benny and the Mendoza clan are
always looking for in _V._... I take it your Vulgar Vaginas are
intended as a reference...
Craig Clark
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