Aphthous stomatitis (Canker sore). shallow ulcer with a white or yellow center and red border; seen on the inner side of the lip and cheeks or on the tongue; it begins with a burning or tingling sensation and slight swelling; painful; usually lasts 7-10 days and heals without a scar. î î î.
It was all a cheap publicity stunt. One of the regulation features of early ballparks, supposedly, was a gigantic billboard advertising Bull Durham tobacco, inevitably located out in left field, near the pitchers' warm-up area. Hence the bullpen was the pen near the Bull. (Which, frankly, sounds like a lot of bull to me.)
Claim: The word gringo came from Mexicans' overhearing American soldiers sing the song Green Grow the Lilacs during the Mexican-American War. Origins: The rather improbable saga of the origins of the word gringo has it that the term began during the Mexican-American War.when Mexicans supposedly overheard American soldiers continually singing either  Green Grow the Lilacs  or  Green Grow the Rushes, O  (a song based upon a Robert Burns poem).rigins: The rather improbable saga of the origins of the word gringo has it that the term began during the Mexican-American War.