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Blanco's Hombre - ruby23 - 12-02-2008
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The brother of Henry Blanco, reportedly the victim of a kidnapping, was found shot to death on Monday night in Venezuela.
Local police were treating the case as a kidnapping/murder, as Carlos Blanco was reported kidnapped sometime after 6 p.m. local time Sunday. El Universal is reporting that Henry Blanco had been in negotiations with kidnappers prior to the murder. Henry Blanco, a native of Venezuela, had been home playing in the country's winter league.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Blanco's Hombre - Butcher - 12-02-2008
Damn. That's horrible.
Blanco's Hombre - rok - 12-02-2008
More reason to hate Venezuela. I don't know how anyone with any amount of money can live in constant fear over there and in much of South America. Just terrible.
Blanco's Hombre - Andy - 12-02-2008
Wow. That's horrible.
And FYI, Hombre = Man, Hermano = Brother.
Blanco's Hombre - Clapp - 12-02-2008
Geez that's terrible. Hopefully Henry will be alright.
Blanco's Hombre - Coldneck - 12-02-2008
Condolences to the Charlie White family.
Blanco's Hombre - Quinn - 12-03-2008
Wow, that awful.
Blanco's Hombre - BT - 12-03-2008
Shouldn't the thread title be "Blanco's Hermano"?
Blanco's Hombre - Andy - 12-03-2008
<!--quoteo(post=1004:date=Dec 3 2008, 08:59 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Dec 3 2008, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Shouldn't the thread title be "Blanco's Hermano"?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or even El hermano de Blanco.
Blanco's Hombre - ruby23 - 12-03-2008
<!--quoteo(post=1004:date=Dec 3 2008, 08:59 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Dec 3 2008, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Shouldn't the thread title be "Blanco's Hermano"?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In Spanglish, it sounds just fine to me, El Chupacabara.