Irascibility makes the world go round

Albert Pujols and Spanish Grammar

So…in a move away from the usual high standards of propriety and grace with which I comport myself on this blog, here comes some vulgarity.

In 2004, during the World Series, whenever Albert Pujols would come to the plate Tai would start giggling.  The reason is that the word ‘pujo’ in Spanish, roughly translated, means ‘s**t grunt’.

Today Tai looked it up in a Spanish online dictionary for some reason.  Reprinted here is the first definition provided in Spanish:

1. m. Gana continua o frecuente de defecar o de orinar, con gran dificultad de lograrlo y acompañada de dolores.

Here, for your amusement, is the definition provided by Babelfish:

1. m. Continuous desire or frequents to defecate or to tinkle, with great difficulty to obtain it and accompanied of pains.

Nuff said.