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Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 14776)

I think a cow pie would be still wet and cow chips are after they dry. A hundred years ago, people collected cow chips to burn. :eek:

In the Caribbean, they still do. It's an effective mosqito repellent when burnt. It would probably repel me too, but abono is good stuff.

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Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 14753)

Mary, the word vasto is the first time I've heard that, I think what the word has a expression very rude itself context, I think what that word isn't like to the other word used in my contry Sabritas, it' sound more common and nature and a little less ugly, now the word vasto seems a name of a playing cards or pocker, such is named a of the cards, in the same playing, I tell you because I've played that game, whatever that word sound bad or vulgar in itself letters ( I don't know, Why exist a lot words in our vacabulary that are very uglies as Vasto)

If you read Sosia's post above, you'll understand both how we use basto and vasto in Spain. I think I caused some confusion with my spelling mistake.:)