Órale, the onda this week in Caló is Cremitas, AKA, Kermit. Much like the case of Mirlangas, the placename of Cremitas came after Kermit. The locals came up with it, and it stuck because it was easy to remember and decipher. Everybody knows Cremitas is in the middle of the oilfields next to Monitos and around the corner from Tarilas. The raza there is de aquellas.
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