Santosh: Hey, I think Gilbert is on to something here. Perhaps, the Portuguese were the original inhabitants of Goa. What do we stupid Goans, except a privileged few, know any way? So those who claim that the Portuguese were invaders must provide facts to prove their claim. Of course, nobody expects a Goan to provide such facts.
Gilbert responds: I don't want to take your glory. But am I mistaken? I thought Santosh started the annual Goan awards to those who expended their time, energy etc. to unearth Goan untruths, false beliefs etc. Of course I could give you all the synonyms for the word 'false' in the English lexicon. :=)) Whole of Goa congratulated you for your efforts to eradicate 'Bondol' an age-old disease that affects Goans. Hmm.. Hmm.. wonder where we got it from? .... Is this another thread of 'lagao bhathi'! OK, I get it! English-versed Goans on GoaNet DON'T suffer from this. Only those uneducated fisher-folks engage in bondol and exaggerations. :=)) Should we give an annual award to the person who started the biggest Goan Bondol of the year? In all seriousness it is irresponsible in the current sensitive political environment in India for anyone to make the above assertion without hard evidence. Gilbert. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
