Hat tip: @alacrandetexas on Twitter
Category: Technology
Pinball Machines: The Latest Victims of COVID-19 in Mexico
Reddit user IranRoman in Guanajuato, Mexico, captured this image showing two unsuspecting victims of COVID-19: Retro arcade games.
The sign literally says “Out of order because COVID-19,” which in Spanish sounds like they are not working because they “got” the virus, and not that they’re not available because of the virus.
Regardless, this is yet one more excuse for this blogger to exclaim… Mexicans: How can anyone not like us?
Photo Via Reddit
Kia Latino Wants us to Be Thankful… for our Car Specs
Kia Latino, which is like regular Kia but Latino, has given us some marketing jewels in the past, including the use of female mariachis to show they really, really, care about my people (i.e. The Hispanics) and diversity. And now, they want to remind us that Thanksgiving is a great time of the year to be thankful.
Thankful for… the specs of our cars, naturally.
Take the following Twitter ad, in which we find our “typical” Latino family passing around –what else?– tamales during what looks to be a very special Thanksgiving meal. The exchange (in an accented Spanish) goes something like this:
-Ramiro, what are you thankful for?
-I’m thankful for the engine, and its 240 horsepower; the heated seats and the heated steering wheel… an 8-inch smart touchscreen…
[DIALOGUE FADES]
I’m a bit suspicious about these particular Latinos as I would only be thankful for tamales. But hey, that’s me!
Now. What are YOU thankful for?
Hay muchas cosas por las cuales dar #gracias. Tu #KiaSportage es una de ellas. #GiveItEverything #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/kHwugJWuNA
— Kia Latino (@kialatino) November 25, 2019
Job Opportunity in Mexico! –Millennials, Please Abstain
Per the above sign, a Mexican small business owner is seeking an “experienced” female employee for a nondescript position. Applicants must be adults and not addicted to social media, including Whatsap [SIC] and [Facebok.]
Filing under: Mexicans, How can anyone not like us?
Spectrum Wants you to Believe this Survey is in Spanish
Spectrum Latino –which I believe is like “regular Spectrum,” but Latino– is determined to engage with its Hispanic consumers across social media. Its latest effort comes in the form of a Twitter survey, in which the company wants to hear our opinions in our own language.
Sort of…
In the survey, posted this week on Spectrum Latino’s Twitter account, the company wants to know what we (i.e. The Hispanics) do with our phones, whether we use them mostly to take pictures, make phone calls, send texts or stream content. But the options are written in a bizarre, non-existing language resulting in words like “estrimeando” and “fotografeando” (presumably “streaming” and “taking photographs.”
Anyhow, here’s the original tweet but, more importantly, the replies, which are gold:
¿Para qué es lo más que usas tu teléfono? #SpectrumMobileando
— Spectrum Latino (@SpectrumLatino) August 28, 2019
At Last, the Complete Set of Mexican Emojis in One Image
I’m almost certain that the readers of this blog will be able to identify all of these (otherwise, shame on you!). Needless to say, this blogger’s favorites are El subcomandante, the torta and the trompo al pastor.
Still, hit me with questions (i.e. leave a comment below) if:
1) You fail to identify all of these
2) You think there are some missing
Happy World Emoji Day y’all!
Alexa Will Soon Speak Spanish –and it’s about Time!
According to numerous reports, Amazon is asking customers to participate in a program that will help the company build “a Spanish-language Alexa experience” for U.S. users. The program, which is currently invite-only, “will allow Amazon to incorporate into the U.S. Spanish-language experience a better understanding of things like word choice and local humor.”
This couldn’t come soon enough because last time we checked, Alexa was doing *this*…
Alexa will soon speak Spanish and that’s great, because last time we checked she was doing *this* 👇🏽 https://t.co/htgha8TqoL pic.twitter.com/gbY9bfdlxX
— Laura Martínez (@miblogestublog) 4 de mayo de 2019
Via: CNET.com
Yalitza Aparicio Gets ‘White Washed’ for Lenovo Commercial –and I Can’t Even
As of this writing, this blogger was currently busy editing (and desperately in search of a bottle of anxiety pills,) but I wanted you to know that this is happening and that I’m now speechless, I am without speech.
Source: Instagram
Is your Tea not Festive Enough? Go Get yourself a Sombrewo!
I give you the Sombrewo, as seen by this blog’s Teas & Infusions special correspondent Carolina Gonzalez.
¡Ándale, ándale, arriba, arriba!
The Mexican Hat Chips & Salsa Bowl Is All I Need for Christmas
My birthday is not until May, but if you find it in your heart to give this blogger one of these for Christmas and/or Black Friday, I’ll be forever grateful.
See? It’s not only a convenient way to serve your chips & salsa without making a soggy mess, but it closes automatically *and* it plays MEXICAN HAT DANCE MUSIC! (whatever that means).
WATCH this thing in action here and please, please, please, send one over!
Hat tip: @lechancle
Mexican Entrepreneurship Knows No Limits – Green Energy Edition
Say what you will about my people (i.e. The Mexicans) but they’re just always striving for a better country –and planet.
Take the latest narcotunnel, found on the U.S.-Mexico border, which not only features awesome ventilation and lighting, but works with –wait for it– solar energy.
Mexicans: How can anyone not like us?
Dispatch from Guanatos: Óscar Gutierrez
This Mexican Door Technology Will Blow your Mind
If you ever wondered how Mexicans open –and close– their bathroom doors, look no further than this. Found in several eateries around Mexico City, this technology not only works, but it is clean, homemade, cheap … and totally amazing.
Photo: Laura Martínez, Surtidora Don Batiz CDMX 2018.
Yes. There is a ‘Cinco de Mayo Carne Asada’ Gadget
You guys must think I just make stuff up just to keep updating this wonderful blog and all. But no. Thanks to the ever creative minds of marketing professionals, there is always something new under the Latino-Hispanic muy caliente sun.
Señoras y señores: I give you the BBQ Dragon, the portable, hands-free, rechargeable gadget which –according to a presumably serious press release– will help you make “the best carne asada in town.” Why? Because Cinco de Mayo is approaching!
I’m not sure this thing was even conceived with carne asada or Cinco de mayo in mind, but who the hell cares? We are fast approaching this blogger’s favorite faux-Mexican holiday.
¡Ajúa!
When it comes to Mexicans, Asking the Right Questions Is Important
When you Want to Use Voice Transcription Technology, but you Have an Accent 🙁
Please update your contacts and –starting today– refer to me as Louder Murkiness, my new, awesome name courtesy of Otter.
MI BLOG ES TU BLOG 