Say what you will, but thier bad language was much more colorful than the Anglo "!@#$% You" that we so often hear. The one my Diedo used most often literally translated to "Your mother spent time with the devil and you are the result." But it sounds so much more eloquent and nasty in Croatian. -----Original Message----- >From: Joe Karcich <joekar@si.rr.com> >Sent: Apr 6, 2007 4:40 PM >To: croatia@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy > >My grandfather had a few choice words that almost defy translation.Repeating >them would aways get me a mouth full of soap.I could never understand what >the big deal it was until years later when my father attempted to translate >for me! Soap was a light punishment. Nono was from Unija. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Robert Jerin" <rjerin26@yahoo.com> >To: <croatia@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:03 PM >Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy > > >> Hi Patty, >> >> Well I must tell you that as a young boy I spent much time with my >> Grandparents on their farm in PA... and for many years I would repeat what >> my Grandfather said when he was upset with his horses (later it was a >> tractor)... I used this once when helping my Bosnian German friends on >> their farm here in OH they looked at me as if they had seen a ghost... >> they asked if I knew what this meant... and I said "no, but in light of >> the fact that I was trying to fix their #$^%&^^&* hay bailer I felt it >> appropriate" When they told me what it meant.... well, I haven't used it >> since then... and to imagine my dear Grandfather said grace at each meal ! >> Live and learn... >> >> Robert >> "Reuter, Patty" <patty.reuter@highlandbanks.com> wrote: >> Sorry. I was unaware. This is now the only bad word I know in Croatian. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Don Marinkovich >> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 2:23 PM >> To: croatia@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy >> >> >> I hated to say anything, but, tyou can't let the kid go on talking like >> that. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert Jerin" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 2:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy >> >> >>> Paty, >>> >>> Yes using wax is a more recent method but the oldest method was using >>> onion skins and etching the design into the dye, exposing the lighter >>> color of the shell. >>> >>> The tool is sometimes called a kiska.... pitchka (pic"ka) is a bad word >>> at least in Croatian... but in Russian it is a little bird... >>> >>> Croatians call these eggs pisanica Ukraine is Pysanky >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Easter-Egg-Croatian-Hrvatska-Pisanica-Turkey-Egg-rmb_W0QQitemZ200096054773QQcategoryZ70975QQcmdZViewItem >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> "Reuter, Patty" >> wrote: >>> We do our eggs with bees wax and a pitchka. We dye them several different >>> colors and then remove the beeswax and cover them with varnish. I think >>> the word is Prisanice. Everyone I know calls them Ukranian. >>> >>> Many Blessings to all this Easter! >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:croatia-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Robert Jerin >>> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:02 PM >>> To: croatia@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy >>> >>> >>> And once the eggs are dyed (traditional easter eggs were dyed raw without >>> draining the yolk out... this was considered life and would never have >>> been removed)... then you need to take a pin and etch a design into the >>> color... crosses, tree of life, Croatian Grbs are commonly seen here in >>> Cleveland. >>> >>> Sretan Uskrs >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> Jerome Buza wrote: >>> That is true Tony, I received a blessing to learn so much from all the >>> people that write on theses lists. Today I am dying our Easter eggs in >>> Onion Skins and they turned out a beautiful copper color. Now I will make >>> our "Angel Wings" or "torn pants", in Polish they are crustiki, and I >>> will >>> prepare our Easter basket of sausages, eggs, a butter lamb, and other >>> goodies to be blessed at church tomorrow and Eaten on Easter Sunday. >>> >>> Happy Easter to all of you. >>> God bless, Margaret >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "tony zugay" >>> To: >>> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:59 AM >>> Subject: Re: [CROATIA] traffic is heavy >>> >>> >>>> You got an Easter blessing. >>>> Tony >>>> On Apr 4, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Jerome Buza wrote: >>>> >>>>> A week or so ago, some one wrote and wondered where everyone was and >>>>> it was >>>>> suggested that people gave up their computers for Lent. In the past 3 >>>>> or 4 >>>>> days, I can't keep up with the mail. 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