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The creators of Exploding Kittens and other silly board games are prepping Throw Throw Burrito, a card game that will have players pick up a foam burrito and… throw it at another player.
I have no idea why anybody would want to do that, but the only good news is that two plush burritos are included in this thing.
Let the genius behind the game explain their creation themselves, shall we?
Via: CNET en Español
Another day, another drunken, monolingual moron in America feels threatened by people speaking Spanish around them.
In the latest episode of an increasingly common occurence, a man in El Paso, Texas claiming to be a war veteran goes off on a local woman for speaking Spanish to… her mom.
“This is America… We speak English here! Why don’t you speak English?” says the man, who according to local media, is a war veteran from Wisconsin.
I’m sure the incident was very upsetting for the women, but the exchange quickly turns quite hilarious as the woman’s mother starts yelling back at the man… not in English or Spanish, but in Spanglish.
“Como vas a estar tomando beer in the morning? Puto!”
The whole exchange is a bit ridiculous (and innecessarily long, if you asked me) but watch it below if you’re so inclined… SIGH.
Via: El Diario La Prensa
The 91st Academy Awards are tonight, my friends, and just in time for the big night, The New York Times decided to troll Mr. Trump in a not so subtle way, by highlighting the multiple wins and box office dollars brought to the table by Mexican directors and artists.
WATCH. ENJOY. REPEAT*
What are Mexicans doing in America?
If you’ve been watching the #Oscars lately, you might have noticed they’ve been winning. pic.twitter.com/hxs2FecUBu
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) 24 de febrero de 2019
Hola México jumped on the Yalitza Aparicio bandwagon with a colorful splash –and cover story honoring the Oscar-nominated indigenous actress. But Hola México being Hola México, decided to give Yalitza the not-so-indigenous look, going a little heavy on the Photoshop, both on the cover and in the inside pages of the magazine.
Twitter Mexico, of course, responded as it usually does: With dozens of possible, hilarious theories to explain Yalitza’s impossibly long legs.
Here’s a screenshot taken from the pages of Hola México:
And here are some of my favorite reactions:
Tengo dos teorías: pic.twitter.com/MALBKpXnxK
— Abel 🍔 (@elciempies) 22 de febrero de 2019
También hay quien defiende la teoría de las 3 rodillas pic.twitter.com/QF4OCLGX1J
— edgar g pichardo💡 (@ElDeCreativo) 22 de febrero de 2019
Yalitza para la revista Hola México pic.twitter.com/EBjgegmwyu
— Guillermo Romo (@GuillermoRomo) 22 de febrero de 2019
como nosotros vemos a Yalitza vs
como la ve hola México pic.twitter.com/vuIth7fS3k— EduarRulez (@RlzRolland) 22 de febrero de 2019
Oie ci, se llaman zapatos armadillo son de Alexander McQueen pero los hizo famosos lady Gaga 😨🤯 pic.twitter.com/j2bhSJmcWV
— Infame (@_infame__) 22 de febrero de 2019
tercera opción pic.twitter.com/u6IaUUrKH1
— elettra lamborghini #1 stan (@albbb06) 23 de febrero de 2019
Not to be outdone by Bernie Sanders’ donut-lorem-lorem “Spanish-language” Website thing, democratic contender Elizabeth Warren is also courting the so-called Hispanic vote with –what else?– sloppy Spanish!
Warren, who will be occasionally referred to by this blogger as “La Guarren” has spiced up her fundraising campaign Website with what she believes is copy in Spanish.
In addition to a phrase that makes no sense whatsoever (En realidad, no estoy en, y he aquí por qué,) la Guarren thinks “Cuestiones” is Spanish for Questions…. (oh an don’t get me started on the “los” vs. “las” disaster.)
I’m pretty sure that among the 50 plus million Hispanics that have “invaded” this great country, politicians can find at least one person who can properly write copy in Spanish (ahem, ahem.)
Get your act together, people, I’ll be watching!
Last but not least: This blog’s 2020 US Presidential Campaign and Hispandering tags are officially open. So yay!
Being a real Mexican and all, I’m not the one to drink margaritas, but the folks over at Sauza Tequila have won me over. Hands down.
And to think I’ve been so negative about advertising….
Sauza: Make it With a Fireman Campaign 2012 from assortment on Vimeo.
Remember when Bernie Sanders was “progresivo” in Spanish?
Well, looks like in this, his second run for the US presidency, Bernie is still determined to court the vote of my people (i.e. The Hispanics.)
This time around though, Bernie has launched a Spanish-language Website (well, sort of) asking for donations, which doesn’t really say much about anything, except that it features a huge red button with the word DONA which –as you can imagine– is giving this blogger hope for some free donuts.
I’m not clicking it yet, but I scrolled down a bit only to find a cryptic, two-word message: lorem, lorem, which I hope is code language for Universal Healthcare and Tax the Hell out of the Billionaires.
Go, Bernie Progresivo!
What ever happened to Softness Without Borders?
The Mexico made Trump-themed toilet paper was first announced in 2017 with much fanfare, but we sort of lost track of it –until now that it began making the rounds on the Internet –again– as Mr. Trump insists a border wall will be built to keep “nasty Mexicans” and other bad hombres away.
Unlike the president of the United States, the Mexican-made Trump Paper offers “Softness without borders” and claims to “actually support migrants,” since its creator pledges to donate 30 percent of the proceeds to organizations helping migrants entering the United States.
The package also boasts it contains “puros rollos” — a double-entendre that means “pure rolls” but can also be understood as “pure nonsense,” which is, well, much more accurate to our current situation.
Oh, and one more thing: What’s with Zapata and the Burrito Revolution?…
Robert Ellis, a Houston-native, has written a song about the deliciousness of…. Topo Chico, that other Mexican import that –along with avocados– has swept Americans off their feet.
The song is called –what else?– Topo Chico and it’s, well, an ode to the greatness that is a freshly-opened bottle of Topo Chico … with a little bit of lime.
Listen to this thing … if you dare.
Hat tip: Texas correspondent @lechancle
Saint Valentine’s is still a few days away, but corporate America is already at it making the case for heart-shaped things, no matter how ridiculous they get.
Enter the heart-shaped sope, which will be served by this Fresno taquería and will cost “only” $13.99 –with a drink included, of course.
But if BAE is not the sope type (I mean not all of us are) you might be interested in the “Valentaco Box” instead, which includes six tacos in a heart-shaped box for only $17.99! And if this still doesn’t seal the deal… How about a box of heart-shaped nachos?
What are you waiting for? Surprise your Valentine with a good dose of masa, beans and fresh nonsense!
Yeah, the Economic Miracle is real!
Mexicans: How can anyone not like us?
Photo via @hazme
