Furthermore, as an Africander, Mervyn419 SHOULD NOT have been mislabelled as Mervyn420! A definite put-down.
jc On Tue, 7 Aug 2012 17:32:55 -0400, ''J. Colaco < jc>'' <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: [Goanet] What does ''420'' mean? Recently, one of our highly proficient and successful Goanetters from Canada has been WITHOUT REASONABLE PROVOCATION ''labelled'' 420. I notice that the 'labeller' has recently modified it. That is appropriate. What would be more appropriate is IF the ''labeller'' publicly withdraws the ''420 label'' with or without an apology. For those who may have unknowingly or unwittingly approved the ''420 label'' on this moderated list, and other netters, I suggest that [1] in India, the term ''420'' is synonymous with Fraud. It comes from relevant section of the Indian Penal Code. The Hindi equivalent of the term which effectively means that the Person referred to as 420 is ''Char So Bees'' (it is also used in Marathi as ''Charshe Vis'') i.e. Crook, Untrustworthy etc. Individuals who have lived in Western India ought to be aware of this. [2] In the West, ''420'' refers to a chap on Ganja jc