The Accident

A German, an Italian and a Greek die in an accident. As soon as they reach heaven, Saint Peter appears before them and says:

-“I will give you one chance to stay in paradise. Each of you will throw an object into the sea and I will dive to find it. If I fail, you will stay in heaven, otherwise you will go to hell.”

They all agreed to this proposal and began to think about what they would throw into the sea. First the German throws a button. Saint Peter dives in and after half an hour comes out with the button.

-“I’m sorry, but you’re going to hell,” he said to the German.

Then comes the turn of the Italian who decides to throw a hair. Saint Peter dives again and after 2 hours he comes out holding the hair.

-“Unfortunately, you too will go to hell”, he said to the Italian.

It’s the Greek’s turn now to throw something into the sea. Saint Peter dives again, an hour passes, two hours pass, Saint Peter does not come out. After five hours, Saint Peter finally comes out and says to the Greek:

-“But what did you throw away? I couldn’t find it, and that’s why you’re going to heaven. But can you tell me what you threw because I’m very curious about it?”

-“Depon* effervescent…!”, he replies.

*Depon is a fizzing tablet like Alka-Seltzer that dissolves in water.

Σε ένα ατύχημα πεθαίνουν ένας Γερμανός, ένας Ιταλός και ένας Έλληνας. Μόλις φτάνουν στον παράδεισο, εμφανίζεται μπροστά τους ο Άγιος Πέτρος και τους λέει: 

-«Θα σας δώσω μία ευκαιρία για να μείνετε στον παράδεισο. Ο καθένας από εσάς θα πετάξει στην θάλασσα ένα αντικείμενο και εγώ θα βουτήξω να το βρω. Αν δεν τα καταφέρω, θα μείνετε στον παράδεισο αλλιώς θα πάτε στην κόλαση.»

Συμφώνησαν όλοι με την πρόταση αυτή, και άρχισαν να σκέφτονται τι θα πετάξουν. Πρώτος ο Γερμανός πετάει ένα κουμπί. Βουτάει ο Άγιος Πέτρος και μετά από μισή ώρα βγαίνει με το κουμπί. 

-«Λυπάμαι, αλλά θα πας στην κόλαση», είπε στο Γερμανό. 

Στη συνέχεια έρχεται η σειρά του Ιταλού ο οποίος αποφασίζει να πετάξει μία τρίχα. Βουτάει ξανά ο Άγιος Πέτρος και μετά από 2 ώρες βγαίνει κρατώντας την τρίχα. 

-«Δυστυχώς και εσύ θα πας στην κόλαση», είπε στον Ιταλό. 

Έρχεται και η σειρά του Έλληνα που πετάει κάτι στη θάλασσα. Βουτάει ξανά ο Άγιος Πέτρος, περνάει μία ώρα, περνάνε δύο ώρες, ο Άγιος Πέτρος δε βγαίνει. Μετά από πέντε ώρες, ο Άγιος Πέτρος επιτέλους βγαίνει και λέει στον Έλληνα: 

-«Μα τι πέταξες? Δε μπόρεσα να το βρω, και γι’ αυτό θα πας στον παράδεισο. Μπορείς να μου πεις όμως τι πέταξες γιατί το έχω μεγάλη απορία?»

-«Depon αναβράζον…!», απαντάει εκείνος.

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Located near the Tang capital city of Chang’an, site of the modern city of Xi’an in Shaanxi province, in central China.
Soldiers of that time commonly wore a white head cloth, similar to what is still worn by some peasants in China today.  The implication is that the conscripts were so young that they didn’t know how to wrap their head cloths, and needed help from elders.
Before China’s unification under the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C. there were several competing smaller kingdoms.  Han and Qin were two of these kingdoms. Han was located east of famous mountain passes that separated that area from the power base of the Qin dynasty, with its capital in Chang’an. The Qin dynasty itself only lasted about 15 years after unification due to its draconian rule, but soldiers under Qin rule retained a reputation as strong fighters.
The area of Guanxi, meaning “west of the passes”, refers to the area around the capital city of Chang’an.
This is an alternative name for a province in western China, now known as Qinghai, which literally means “blue sea”.  Kokonor Lake, located in Qinghai, is the largest saline lake in China.  
Before China’s unification under the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C. there were several competing smaller kingdoms.  Han and Qin were two of these kingdoms. Han was located east of famous mountain passes that separated that area from the power base of the Qin dynasty, with its capital in Chang’an. The Qin dynasty itself only lasted about 15 years after unification due to its draconian rule, but soldiers under Qin rule retained a reputation as strong fighters.
Oulart Hollow was the site of a famous victory of the Irish rebels over British troops, which took place on May 27, 1798. The rebels killed nearly all the British attackers in this battle. (Source: Maxwell, W. H. History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798. H. H. Bohn, London 1854, pp 92-93, at archive.org)
The phrase "United Men" is elaborated upon in the Notes section below.

Ghetto


An Italian word meaning “foundry.” It originally referred to a part of the city of Venice where the Jews of that city were forced to live; the area was called “the ghetto” because there was a foundry nearby. The term eventually came to refer to any part of a city in which a minority group is forced to live as a result of social, legal, or economic pressure. Because of the restrictions placed upon them, ghetto residents are often impoverished.

"You’re five nine, I am do-uble two"


A reference to the year 1959 and the year 2020.

"The Currency"


Meaning US dollars - this is drawing attention to the fact that Cuba is effectively dollarized.

"Sixty years with the dom-ino stuck"


This sentence is a reference to the Cold War notion that countries would turn Communist one after the other - like dominos. Cuba was the first domino, but it got stuck - no one else followed through into communism.

رحلنا


رحلنا, or "rahalna," means "we have left."

Habibi


Habibi means "my love."

Ra7eel


Ra7eel, or "raheel," means "departure."

3awda


3awda, or "awda," means "returning."

أهلاً


أهلاً, or "ahalan," means "welcome."

a5 ya baba


a5 ya baba, pronounced "akh ya baba," means "Oh my father."

golpe


Treece translates "golpe" as "beating", which is correct, however misses the secondary meaning of the word: "coup".

Carlos


The “Carlos” referred to in the poem is most likely Carlos Bolsonaro, a politician from Rio de Janeiro and the second son of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s current president. His and his father’s involvement in Marielle’s murder has been questioned and investigated.