I’m also intensely amused by his last name.

For those who don’t habla español, it’s my understanding that “Verga” is Mexican slang for “dick.” As in “de la Verga,” which translates to “of the Dick,” which I’m told can be used to refer either to something bad, or also to something very good (much like we might say “that’s the shit” in English.

I find it even more amusing that there’s a good chance Verga has no idea that this is the case.

Posted by James on 12 June 02010 @ 7pm

Way to rip off my Facebook posts from weeks ago, Waldo. ;)

Posted by Dan Kachur on 13 June 02010 @ 1am

Did you get the same photo, Dan? That would be a great coincidence. :) Looking at the Flickr data, I can see that I took this picture back on May 16, about a month ago, but I was just holding onto it until Verga (inevitably) lost.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 13 June 02010 @ 10am

That was a quick quarter of a million dollars.

Posted by Mark Brooks on 13 June 02010 @ 2pm

Ha! Good riddance to bad junk.

Posted by Michael on 14 June 02010 @ 9am

I got it on May 6th. Different angle, a little to the left and closer in.

Posted by Dan Kachur on 14 June 02010 @ 11pm

Is that Got Junk franchise one of Verga’s businesses? If so he’s got a skewed idea of what bringing quality jobs to VA means. Those jobs start at 8 dollars an hour and only go as high as 12.

Driving by it daily it always seemed to me as though it might be a dual function business/campaign HQ for Verga.

Posted by TrvlnMn on 15 June 02010 @ 5pm

I guess it was just too good for the likes of us to pass up, Dan. :)

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 15 June 02010 @ 11pm

You know it. ;)

Posted by Dan Kachur on 17 June 02010 @ 1am