Monthly Archives: January 2012

Del rencor: Traducción de dos poemas de la Spoon River Anthology

Ángel. Central Park, NY. Foto: Tersites DomiloDe tanto en tanto cuelgo aquí mis traducciones de poemas de la Spoon River Anthology, el libro de Edgar Lee Master. Hoy les ofrezco mi traducción de dos poemas que se leen mejor juntos, pues son ins… Read More »

Romney is NOT Mexican, But He Wouldn’t Mind Univision Spreading the Word Out

As everybody knows by now, Univision’s Jorge Ramos this week sat down with both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to discuss some issues relevant to the Latino voter, for example, when and how are they going to bomb Cuba and kill the Castros. However, this blogger’s favorite moment came when Romney denied being Mexican-American, but [...] Read More »

New Latino Dating Site Wants to Hook You Up With a ‘Sexy Culo Latino’

It had been a while since anybody pitched this blogger such a juicy, sexy -and sexual- new venture, so I was ecstatic to hear LatinDating is up and running. I have no idea who Jim, Laura, Helen and Maria are, but given the carefully-crafted copy on the homepage, I can tell you they know a thing or two about Google [...] Read More »

Hilarious! Gingrich Compares Immigrants to Packages

The man who wants to be president of the United States, and thinks Spanish is the language spoken in the ghetto, thinks it is really funny to compare “illegal” immigrants with sitting packages.
I’m not laughing… are you?

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Un amor imposible: el comunismo y el motor de combustión interna

La gente de ahora se ofende con una prontitud muy sospechosa. Darse por ofendido se ha convertido en un deporte más popular que el fútbol. Ya va siendo hora de que se incluya en los Juegos Olímpicos, digo yo…  Lo bueno es que “el deporte une … Read More »

AhorroCel Prices are so Low, You’ll Be as Surprised as Finding Out Your Son is ‘Maricón’

Mexican cell phone distributor AhorroCel wants you to know their low prices are so AWESOME that you’ll be as surprised as finding out your son is a maricón… I’m warning you, people, if you -or someone you know- has ever come across a maricón, this video is almost sure to go viral in 10….9….8…7…6……….. Hat tip: [...] Read More »

The Twin Towers Are Alive and Kickin’ in Mexico

The owners of this cantina in the heart of Villahermosa, México, thought naming their joint Las Torres Gemelas (The Twin Towers) might not be impactful enough,  so they added a dash of reality by posting a photo of Manhattan with the Brooklyn Bridge as background. Oh, and by the way, they are hiring and actively [...] Read More »

Mercedes’ Chief Thought Using ‘El Ché’ to Peddle Luxury Cars Was an Awesome Idea

Yeah, this was the image that gave Mr. Dieter Zetsche a big P.R. headache and forced him to apologize to the Cuban exile in Miami. Turns out the head of Daimler’s Mercedes unit, didn’t stop to think that using the image of El Ché to peddle a luxury car was not going to sit well with [...] Read More »

¡Salucita! Mitt Romney Will Make Your Latino Family Sip Wine at Lunch

It’s not just because he’s a fellow Mexican, but I’m starting to see some positive stuff in the whole Mitt Romney-thing… For example, it looks like under his rule, our Latino almuerzos will be wine-infused, which is, like, oh… Read More »

Refrases

Donde fuegohubo comen tres. Camarón que se duerme que se coma su pinol.Dime con quién andas y te diré de quécareces. El que siembra su maíz de sus maldades seacuerda.Al que no tiene quijá que le den tres trazas.Los niños hablan y … Read More »