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Knockdow


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Scotland was the origin of term Gringo???
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I never would have guessed it - Tha Alamo

The Scots within the beleaguered garrison regularly sang the Burns song Green grow the rushes O. The Mexicans outside, hearing this time after time, called the hidden singers whose language was foreign, Gringos – or ‘green go’s.

http://forargyll.com/2010/04/jim-mather-unveils-memorial-to-fallen-scots-at-el-alamo/

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-- Edited by Knockdow on Saturday 10th of April 2010 09:39:05 PM

-- Edited by Knockdow on Sunday 11th of April 2010 10:38:11 AM

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Who'd a thunk it?? I'll grab this one for possible inclusion in a future WH.

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