Catarina Orduña Pérez, known as Doña Cata in the small Mexican town of Mislanta where she lived in for 99 years, was a mother, an abuelita, and a great-abuelita, and was so admired in her town that politicians sought out her endorsement.
And, as I said earlier, she loved cock, often bragging that her family was full of “vergas” … “cocks” … and claiming “verga” was a family emblem to her. Doña Cata instilled the message in her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren that they were “vergas” and could accomplish whatever they wanted, especially the women, in a country steeped in machismo. And she was right, because many members of the family went on to wide-ranging careers in education and politics.Mota Limón recalled how his grandmother “saw life with great optimism and that problems shouldn’t overwhelm us.” She conceptualized that idea to the family with the metaphor of a penis, meaning when you’re verga, “one should not give up. When problems arose, you needed to face them head-on.” Like many Spanish words, verga can mean a few things; best translated in English as “cock” due to its general use as a profanity, “verga” can be an insult, telling someone to go fuck themselves … “vete a la verga” … or that they’re not worth shit … “vales verga)” … or can be seen as a compliment, that something seen as “verga” is cool or badass. And so years before Doña Cata’s death, she told her family that she wanted a monument to “verga” erected on her grave, and though they at first thought she was joking, they came to realize that Doña Cata is the epitome of “verga,” being cool and badass and wanting to spend eternity under a giant cock-and-balls. And when Doña Cata passed away on January 20, 2021, her family decided to grant her final wish and hired a local engineer to craft that dick. It took a team of 12 about a month to make the verga and huevos—cock and balls—headstone, but it’s, um, been erected for all the town to see.And many people in the town come to visit the “verga,’ and a few throw holy water at it while screaming, “Sucio!” … Dirty! … but it’s become a tourist attraction and a draw for dick lovers everywhere. And Doña Cata would love that. PS Note to some of you, and you know who you are: it's a headstone, not an amusement park ride. DListed |
Doña Cata knew.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love her life philosophy. And what do you mean it's not an amusement park ride??
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The lines would longer than Disneyland!
DeleteShame her family didn't think about making it into a fountain.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. Now that's just too much, and I worry that you may have given them an idea ... like a Verga Old Faithful.
DeleteWhat a great idea!
DeleteIt's not a ride? I'm so totally not amused! It's got kind of a rosy hue to it, and you know how much I love my reds.
ReplyDeleteA Rosy Ride!
DeleteGosh I would have loved a grannie like Doña Catarina, instead of the dour Welsh grannie that I got! Still, I'm a bit surprised that they got away with that tombstone!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised, too, though some in the town do find it offensive.
DeleteLove it! I can see how it might be shocking to some, though. How strange to look off across the graveyard and see that rising from the headstones!
ReplyDeleteYou'll never get lost in that cemetery! Find the big dick and then go right ....
DeleteOmigod! I fell in love with this woman!
ReplyDeleteIf you want something, you have to ask!
DeleteI bet there were plenty of faux Christians who were shocked at the sight of a giant penis. I hope Dona Caterina is enjoying looking down on her memorial and laughing at all those having fainting fits.
ReplyDeleteAll those people throwing Holy Water on it.
DeleteNice looking headstone, but the color makes it look infected. Thanks for the new curse words. Don't be surprised if I blog about someone, like the receptionist/manager at the nail salon, being “vete a la verga”.
ReplyDeleteMust be a very hard rock of that color!
DeleteTake the word and make it yours!
Well now, um.... chortle.
ReplyDeleteThat's a wake up call this early.
xoxo :-)
You'll never forget Doña Cata .
DeleteOh, that final zinger! But it was topped, so to speak, by Yorkshire Pudding's comment! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteYorkshire's comment was perfection!
DeleteMe too Catarina, me too
ReplyDeleteWe are all a little Doña Cata !
DeleteMy, doesn't everybody here seem to be a size queen?
ReplyDeleteSize matters!
DeleteEvery cock is an amusement park ride to me. Cool story though. Wait till people come across it and don't know the story, lmao!
ReplyDeleteI imagine coming to lay flowers at a loved one's grave and spotting the giant erect penis in the cemetery!
DeleteHELLO!!!
What an awesome abuela! Haha!
ReplyDeleteShe set a fine example of being a strong women to the rest of her family, and now even the entire town!
DeleteTalk about rising from the dead!
ReplyDeleteEven if it isn't Doña Cata!!
DeleteI wonder how many people climb aboard for photos.
ReplyDeleteI'd do it.
DeleteGood for her! It isn't something I'd want though.
ReplyDeleteShe died like she lived.
DeleteDear me! How long before this one is attacked and defaced?
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