Re: Any comments on this piece?

On Jun 17, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote:

> Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>>
>>> Petrobras was :-)
>>
>> Did they make women's undergarments out of petroleum?
>>
> You have a wrong idea about Brazil. Unfortunately,
> the paradise that movies like "Blame it on Rio" or "Tourists"
> depict is as far away from actual Brazil as "Escape from NY"
> or "The Postman" [*] is from the actual USA.
>
> Alberto Monteiro
>
> [*] at least something is on-topic...

Hmm .. there was wordplay involved that may not have been obvious to  
non-native English speakers .. "bras" as abbreviation (plural) for  
"brassiere" vs. abbreviation for "Brasil" .. ;)