Posted on 05/19/2006 5:59:34 AM PDT by bboop
Does anyone know how San Joaquin translates? I am thinking maybe it is (Saint) Joaquim, but cannot find it anywhere. And I must know ....
As I understand it, San Joaquin translates to Saint Joker, the patron saint of slapstick, gags, humor, and minstral shows...
Found this on a discussion board:
Phyllis ,
You're right. San Joaquin Valley is here in CA--the central part--and a Mexican explorer named it after Saint Joaquin (or Joachim , in English). Saint Joaquin is an important saint to Roman Catholics, especially in Mexico and some of the other Central American countries, b/c he is the father of the Virgin Mary--I know there are several villages in Mexico that have adopted him as their patron saint.
Ahhhh, truly the FReepers are a consistently brilliant source of information. Many thanks. I thot it was Joachim but didn't want to convince myself without being sure.
Not to dignify your comment, but there actually is a patron saint of stand-up comics, and he shares a relation to St. Joachim in a wierd way.
St. Joachim's wife is the patroness of single women. The patron of single men is St. Lawrence, a saint of reknowned lightness of spirit, who endured the world's first (and most brutal) comedy roast.
He was grilled alive! But he did not allow his mind-blowing agony to impair his good will or sense of humor; his last words were "flip me over; I think I'm done on this side." Hence, he is the patron of stand-up comics, who know what it is like to die in front of a tough crowd.
Saint Walken, the patron saint of cowbells.
"Joachin = walk - een" pronunication
hardihar, you bum.
lol! - and, funny because it's true (like the comics say)
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