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I took a taxi ride with San Geraldo to Leroy Merlin (similar to Home Depot in the States or B&Q in the UK). It’s in a semi-rural area about 15 minutes west of the city. San Geraldo thought he would find some of the things he needs for his aquarium project. We had lunch first at McDonalds. Horrible. He then headed to Leroy Merlin while I went walking around the shopping center to see what else was there.
I first stopped at Sakito Home, a low-end (LOW-end) Chinese home goods store that smelled like an explosion in a cheap air freshener factory. I lasted a minute without gagging, and I left. Slightly further on was Jysk, a Danish chain specializing in furniture and housewares. It smelled good and I used to love to visit the shop in Fuengirola. I enjoyed myself and could have filled a few bags. Instead, I bought a comforter set and throw-pillow covers.
Then I hooked up with San Geraldo, who had only found a few things he needed, and we taxied home. In the elevator, SG realized he still had his sunglasses on, and he was holding the large plastic bucket he had purchased with both hands, so asked me to remove his glasses. He said, “Just put them in the bucket.” I said, “But there’s a hole in the bucket,” and we both started to sing.
When we entered the apartment, he complained that he’d be singing the song the rest of the day. I said, “Nah, you won’t remember the lyrics.” I sang, “With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?” And he replied “With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry.” And that was the end of that. Click here if you want to hear the song sung, correctly, by Odetta and Harry Belafonte.
Tomé un taxi con San Geraldo hasta Leroy Merlin (similar a Home Depot en Estados Unidos o B&Q en el Reino Unido). Está en una zona semirrural a unos 15 minutos al oeste de la ciudad. San Geraldo pensó que encontraría algunas de las cosas que necesita para su proyecto de acuario. Primero comimos en McDonald’s. Horrible. Luego se dirigió a Leroy Merlin mientras yo daba una vuelta por el centro comercial para ver qué más había.
Primero paré en Sakito Home, una tienda china de artículos para el hogar de gama baja (de gama baja) que olía a explosión en una fábrica de ambientadores baratos. Aguanté un minuto sin vomitar y me fui. Un poco más adelante estaba Jysk, una cadena danesa especializada en muebles y artículos para el hogar. Olía bien y me encantaba visitar la tienda de Fuengirola. Lo pasé bien y podría haber llenado varias bolsas. En cambio, compré un juego de edredón y fundas para cojines. Luego me reuní con San Geraldo, que solo había encontrado algunas cosas que necesitaba, y tomamos un taxi a casa. En el ascensor, SG se dio cuenta de que aún llevaba puestas las gafas de sol y que sostenía con ambas manos el gran cubo de plástico que había comprado, así que me pidió que se las quitara. Dijo: «Solo ponlas en el cubo». Le dije: «Pero hay un agujero en el cubo», y ambos empezamos a cantar.
Cuando entramos al apartamento, se quejó de que estaría cantando la canción el resto del día. Le dije: «No, pronto no recordarás más letras». Canté: «¿Con qué lo arreglaré, querida Liza, querida Liza?». Y él respondió: «Con una piedra, querido Henry, querido Henry, querido Henry». Sí, arreglemos el agujero con una piedra. Y ahí terminó todo. Haz clic aquí si quieres escuchar la canción, interpretada correctamente, por Odetta y Harry Belafonte.
Nota: En inglés “knockers” (aldabas) tambien significa las tetas.
Nix on the song. Don’t need that rattling around in my head all day. I love the ornate knockers.
ellen abbott:
I want the seahorse knocker.
Oh, the knockers!
(Did you pick the theme of knockers in honor of Dolly?)
Judy C:
Yes, I did. I wondered how many people would notice that. I’d hoped for most.
I learned that song when I was in fifth grade, I think. I hated it then, too. Also, those knockers are giving mine an inferiority complex!
Deedles:
My first thought was, you heard “The Night Dolly Parton Was Almost Mine” in 5th grade? Oh, please, I know how old you are! I remember seeing Odetta and Harry Belafonte perform that on TV when I was very little (only 4) and I’ve loved it ever since, but really only their rendition.
That song reference would have gone right over my head! Why did SG buy a bucket with a hole in it?!
Steve:
Yeah, the new bucket with the hole. It’s the strangest thing. And his bucket is plastic, not wood. So fixing it with straw won’t do any good.
Even the door knockers are interesting in Cordoba! Love the lions, the seahorse, and the dolphins (or medieval sea serpents?).
Tundra Bunny:
My favorite so far is the seahorse. (OK, and the sea serpents.)
If a bucket didn’t have an ‘ole in it, you couldn’t put owt in! Been watching All Creatures, fell back into broad Yorkshire. Boud.
Boud:
Sounds like music. I love imagining you saying that aloud.
I’m with Judy C – the first thing I thought when I saw the word “knockers” in the title was “Oh, it’s a tribute to Dolly”… 😍
Oh, SG and his misheard lyrics. Jx
Jon:
Ah, San Geraldo: Welcome, 5th Avenue, welcome… to cabaret, oh cabaret, a cabaret. I’m glad you caught my subtle knockers reference.
Well, I’d never heard that particular song. I’m pretty sure I know why.
Mary Moon:
I’m so confused. First I thought you were referring to Hole in the Bucket! I take it you never saw the musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes. We loved it and I think you would, too. It takes place on Highway 57, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, North Carolina. This was not one of my favorite numbers from the show but it was the only one about Dolly Parton.
Good enough for me! I will hear the song now with new ears. And there is indeed a Frog Level community in NC.
“…explosion in a cheap air freshener factory.”
My eyes water just imagining what that must smell like!
Kirk:
I kind of proud of the simile. It did make my eyes water (and my stomach do a couple of flips). Truly disgusting.
“Fixing a hole where the rain comin’ in, it got my mind a wander’in…”
Rade:
I love that song and it so often comes to mind.
Nice knockers, I say.
I passed on the song; too many other songs rattling around my cranium this morning.
Bob,
Not a great loss. I just wanted to share a Dolly reference that not many would be making.
What Knockers, Why Thank You!
David,
Every time!
Well, if it’s the right kind of stone…
Wickedhamster:
And what kind of bucket would it have to be?