Cuando usted baje el dedo [When you stop pointing at me]

"Cuando Colon baje el dedo" translates “When Columbus puts his finger down,” in reference to the sculpture of Christopher Columbus in Plaza Colon in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico  which shows Columbus pointing towards the sky.

    The expression is used to signify that something will never happen.

    Example. “When are you marrying that woman?…Cuando Colon baje el dedo!”

    Actually, the expression is “Cuando Ponce de León baje el dedo,” a reference to the statue of Ponce de León in front of the Church of San José in Old San Juan. The statue of Columbus at Plaza de Colón does not point at anything!

    Cristobal Colon, Viejo San Juan, PR

    Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR


source:http://inglispop.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/puerto-rican-slang
photos: via google image


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