Transcript of “When Christopher Columbus Lowers His Finger”
Jane Albertisan is a poet who lives in Norfolk, Virginia, but she’s originally from Puerto Rico.
And she wrote to us to say that in the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan, there’s a famous statue of Christopher Columbus with his finger toward the horizon. And in Puerto Rico, if you want to indicate that something’s never going to happen, you can say, cuando Cristóbal Colón baje el dedo, which translates to when Christopher Columbus lowers his finger. I just love that.
You know, you’re going to get that promotion when Chris Columbus lowers his finger. I love it. And I love the idea that the statue is just known throughout the island. You know, everybody kind of has this reference point.
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