Monthly Archives: May 2017

Today in Lazy Mexicans Stealing American Jobs… 🍓

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

This guy picking up strawberries is not only doing the job Americans won’t do, but he’s doing it like a boss.

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Mexicans Are Having Lots of Fun with this Photo of the Trump Family in the Vatican

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Everyone has seen the pic now: An awkward-looking Pope Francis who looks as if he is being held hostage inside his own home, posing next to a cheerful Donald Trump and his wife and daughter, both in black and wearing black … Continue reading →

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Mainstream Media Discovers ‘Despacito,’ so Here Goes…

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

Now that The Atlantic and other VPM (Very Prestigious Media) decided to write about the “amazing phenomenon” that Despacito is, this blogger had no choice but to acknowledge the whole thing and give Luis Fonsi and his peeps a well-deserved space on this venerable blog, because, … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Sting Goes to Mexico; Holds Taco Like a Boss

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

This blogger is real busy trying to get to brunch, so no time to write much, so you can just sit and contemplate this pic, like, forever… Via: El Internet (LOL)

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It’s Not Colombia, nor Columbia… It’s Coloumbia!

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

Sometimes I think they’re just screwing with my head. It’s not like this is the first time. Hat tip: Gabriel Velasco

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Hispanic TV Upfronts 2017: The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

May is my favorite month of the year, and not only because it is my birthday, and spring is blooming and all that crap. It is because in addition to the very serious journalistic work I do everyday, I get to attend … Continue reading →

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Univision and AT&T Present ‘Unlimited Chapo,’ Because Hispanic TV Needs More Stories about Drug Lords

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

In yet another sign that Hispanic television is determined to “superserve its audience with relevant programming,” Univision Communications has partnered with AT&T to bring us — are you ready? — El Chapo Ilimitado! (Unlimited Chapo,) a weekly Facebook Live series that “serves … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Banks When you Can Have Tacos Instead?

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

If there was any doubt that Mexicans have taken over the USA, take a walk on the wild side… of The Bronx; more especifically, around Webster Avenue, one of the borough’s longest throughfares, and you’ll come across El Rancho, formerly NY Capital Bank, and … Continue reading →

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WARNING: Avocado Knife-Injuries on the Rise, Mostly Among non-Mexicans

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

OKAY, people, stop doing whatever it is you are doing right now. A potentially devastating malaise known as Avocado Hand is affecting an increasing number of non-Mexican people, specifically those who have no idea how to cut an avocado, namely Americans and … Continue reading →

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Forget Comey Gate. What the Hell is a Pizzadilla?

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

I don’t know about you, but whoever is responsible for the above abomination should be fired, if not impeached and/or sent to another planet or something. Hat tip: Dabria Misko

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California Bar Gave Away ‘Green Cards’ for Climbing Inflatable Wall, Because Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

Speaking of awesome Cinco de Mayo marketing ideas, a bar in California decided it was a great idea to celebrate the faux Mexican holiday by offering … fake green cards to drunken patrons willing to climb an inflatable border wall. Wait. What? According … Continue reading →

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Mike Pence to Host White House Cinco de Mayo Party; this Blogger Might Be Dead by Then

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Should this blogger appear motionless in bed tomorrow and/or vanishes from your timeline, please refer to the footage below. FOR CONTEXT PLEASE CLICK HERE. I. Simply. Cannot. Go. On.

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Donald Trump Failed to Gather Enough Votes at this Week’s ‘Burro’ Competition in Mexico

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Despite the hype — and much anticipation — Donald Trump proved to be a real disappointment this week in Mexico. And no, I’m not talking about the dimwit who sits in the Oval Office, but of another kind of burro: an adorable donkey who failed to … Continue reading →

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It’s May Day in New York City: Time for Signs in Funky Spanish!

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

I’m not sure they meant to say “narcisista” or “racista,” but 👊🏽 Photo: Laura Martínez, May 2017. Union Square. 

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