Zopilote

5 responses to “Zopilote”

1. 

   Vanita

   Jan 5, 2005 at 1:05 am

   A great composition – on the edge of flying out of the frame!

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   caterina

   Jan 5, 2005 at 4:04 am

   "Zopilote" is one of my favorite words in Mexican Spanish (so to speak). I forget now the Spanish Spanish word for vulture.

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3. 

   Mexicanwave

   Jan 5, 2005 at 10:23 am

   A very common sight in Mexico.

   I think that "Zopilote" can mean both ‘buzzard’ or ‘vulture’… perhaps depending on what region you are in.

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4. 

   Robi M

   Jan 6, 2005 at 5:52 pm

   This reminds me of a joke.. This farmer had a rooster and a bunch of hens, and is selling eggs. The demand changes to non-fertalized eggs, so the farmer tries to train the rooster to not jump the hens. This doesn’t go over very well, so he tells the rooster that he’ll start taking away more and more hens until he stops.
   By some time, there are no hens left, and his prized rooster is in the middle of the yard, on it’s back with it’s feet in the air, motionless. The farmer screams in agony as he realizes he’s killed his prized rooster, he rushes over to it, and to his surprise, the rooster turns to him, points to the sky and says quietly: "SHHHHhhhh, Zopilote." 🙂

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5. 

   angry shock

   Jan 9, 2005 at 10:17 pm

   Isn´t Vulture = Buitre?

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