[Albion] Roger Fernandes

[Super Steve Earle]

In 1941/42 season, Roger Andout.

 

[Seagull58]

I thought it was Guinea-Bissau, the Bissau (name of capital) being added to differentiate it from Guinea.

It is Guinea-Bissau. There's also a third one; Equatorial Guinea

 

[FatSuperman]

It is Guinea-Bissau. There's also a third one; Equatorial Guinea-Bissau.

It's fowl how many Guinea's there are in the world.

Guinea
Papa New-Guinea
Western New-Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea
And our favourite, Guinea-Bissua

EGvsGB

 

[Papa Lazarou]

It's fowl how many Guinea's there are in the world.

Guinea
Papa New-Guinea
Western New-Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea
And our favourite, Guinea-Bissua

EGvsGB

Which of these is the origin of their famous pig?

 

[Seagull58]

Which of these is the origin of their famous pig?

None of them. They come from the Andes.

 

[Han Solo]

Which of these is the origin of their famous pig?

None of them. I remember reading no one actually knows why guinea pigs are called guinea pigs. No signs of Guinea pigs ever living in the wild in any Guinea.

 

[Bakero]

None of them. I remember reading no one actually knows why guinea pigs are called guinea pigs. No signs of Guinea pigs ever living in the wild in any Guinea.

I believe there are other theories but the one that makes sense to me is that they were transported to Europe, or at least thought to be, via Guinea.

Similarly, Turkeys got their name as Ottoman merchants brought them to Europe via Turkey. Interestingly, in Turkey they call them something like Indians as they believed that's where they came from. Likewise, the French for Turkey is "dinde" (Ie. Of India). Meanwhile the Spanish called turkeys "peacocks" as they thought they looked similar, which meant eventually the had to rename the peacock "royal peacock" (pavo real) to avoid confusion.

 

[ewe2]

Roger and out ….

 

[Han Solo]

Pretty sure he'd be our first Bissau-Guinean

And also the first Portuguese, right? Which is a bit wild given the absurd number of decent ballers they produce.

 

[Bakero]

And also the first Portuguese, right? Which is a bit wild given the absurd number of decent ballers they produce.

We had João Teixera on loan from Liverpool back in the Championship. Not sure if he was the only one

 

[Gabbiano]

I believe there are other theories but the one that makes sense to me is that they were transported to Europe, or at least thought to be, via Guinea.

Similarly, Turkeys got their name as Ottoman merchants brought them to Europe via Turkey. Interestingly, in Turkey they call them something like Indians as they believed that's where they came from. Likewise, the French for Turkey is "dinde" (Ie. Of India). Meanwhile the Spanish called turkeys "peacocks" as they thought they looked similar, which meant eventually the had to rename the peacock "royal peacock" (pavo real) to avoid confusion.

Guinea pigs and turkeys are the famous examples of animals whose names span the globe.

Eg in French a guinea pig is a "pig of India", in spanish it's a "little rabbit of the Indies".

We name a turkey after Turkey, they name it after India (as do other languages like French), but in India (and other languages such as Portuguese), it is called a "Peru".

 

[huzzah]

I Believe there old Berber term that meant land of the blacks (berbers being from north referring to those south of the Sahara) it became a catch all term for colonials for places where people sort of look like west africans ( though I'm sure french Guineae would have required people being brought there, so not so sure that this is a complete theory)

 

[MTSeagulls]

Would he be our first Roger?

Must have had a Roger the ball boy over the years

 

[Bald Head]

Must have had a Roger the ball boy over the years

i think a few cabin boys may have been rogered over the centuries.