[Lexicog] Mother-in-law

[Fritz Goerling]

Hi, Chaz,

 

What is a good definition of “mixed feelings”? You have “mixed feelings”
when your mother-in-law drives with your brand-new Mercedes over a cliff.

 

Fritz

 

Tag, Fritz!

In Colombia a common mother-in-law joke was "Suegra, vaya con Dios-- yo voy
con su hija!" (Mother-in-law, go with God-- I'm going with your daughter!"

I wanted to mention to Michael that I had not heard "madre politica" before,
but maybe that's because I've never been to Shpain. 

-Chaz

On Oct 26, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Fritz Goerling wrote:


Verry interrestinck! said with a strong German accent. At least the
Spaniards do not seem to use a euphemism like “belle-mère” (literally:
beautiful mother) like the French. Why don’t we – instead of trying to
define “mother-in-law” in a watertight universal definition – swap a few
mother-in-law jokes on this list?
 
Fritz (alias Fede)
 
 
Michael Nicholas wrote:
 
By the way, mother - in  -law in Spanish is madre política. The mind
boggles.
 

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