Costa Rican host family evicts gringo for flushing toilet paper
(PNS reporting from SAN PEDRO, COSTA RICA) Study abroad student Caleb Kostopoulos was kicked out of his temporary home in the Costa Rican capital of San José last night when his host family discovered he’d flushed toilet paper down the commode instead of putting it in the bathroom trashcan as instructed, the 20-year old Temple U sophomore wrote on his Facebook page.
Mas…Costa Rican host family evicts gringo for flushing toilet paper
Manic Hispanic’s love song for the president: ‘Naranjo’ (NSFW video)
Hardcore SoCal homies Manic Hispanic reserved a special color for the president – orange – and a pet name – something about “pendejo” – in this brand new video. [NSFW in Spanglish.]
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Mas…Manic Hispanic’s love song for the president: ‘Naranjo’ (NSFW video)
Is your Tio like this or only at SARAPE’s GRILL? (toon)
POCHO amigo Arnie Bermudez’ new cartoon series follows events at your favorite local taqueria, SARAPE’s GRILL. Let’s take a look as Tio Sarape reveals his latest plans….
GMC’s Terrain is a baby SUV with teenaged style and big boy verve
Photo Courtesy GMC
A couple of years ago, the wifey and I were just outside Albany, Kentucky (pronounced “Al-BANE-EE” down there), when my dad’s 2005 GMC Yukon told me something it had never shared before.
“LOW TIRE PRESSURE” a sensor on the dashboard screamed once I went to turn on the ignition, a sensor I didn’t even know existed.
I went outside to see whether the Yukon’s rudimentary (nowadays) computer was going loco, but dagnabbit, it was true. There was a big nail in the left tire.
We had to drive about 20 miles to the nearest tire shop, where a good ol’ boy patched the hole for $5. “Those GMCs know more than God sometimes,” he said. “Great SUVs.”
Mas…GMC’s Terrain is a baby SUV with teenaged style and big boy verve
Let’s get real – canned menudo is way better than your abuela’s
I’d rather eat canned menudo than whatever is cooking in your kitchen.
I said it and I don’t regret it.
The reasons are simple and clear; here are four:
Mas…Let’s get real – canned menudo is way better than your abuela’s
Mozart’s music sounds chingon when it’s performed Banda style! (video)
They say Sinaloa’s style of Banda is influenced by its history of German immigration. What would Austrian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart think about this arrangement of his Sonata #13 from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik? [Music by Alan Jovan Espinoza Aguilera.]
Hebrew homies Jaquann and Luis get munchies, make matzo balls (NSFW video)
On Passover (“Pesach” in Hebrew), los Judios eat “bitter herbs” to remember “the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.” In this video, Hebrew homeboys Jaquann and Luis start out with a sweeter herb and then have to satisfy their munchies with matzo balls. Passover starts Friday night a little after 4:20 — sundown, to be exact. (NSFW drugs and language. Yes, we re-run this video every year.)
VIDEO: Excuse me, Mr. Mariachi, but it’s ‘Taco Tuesday’
That time El Mariachi met El Taquero on Taco Tuesday. [Video by Dylan Carrow.]
Women’s History Video: To shave or not to shave is ‘A Prickly Subject’
A Prickly Subject is a poetic account of a woman who is grappling with the decision of whether or not she should embrace her body hair in public. [Video by Helen Plumb.]
VIDEO: How to humanely wrap your elephant seal like a burrito in a wet towel
Wrapping your elephant seal in a “burrito wrap” is much easier if you wet the towels first. Also, don’t sit on his flippers. [Video by Stan Jensen.]
Prudential courts Latinos with nonsense ‘Spanish’ #hashtag
I can only imagine what went on at the marketing pitch meeting for the above Tweet:
— Prudential Executive 1: We need to connect with Spanish-speaking latinos *and* let them know we can help them be prepared and get financially fit.
– Prudential Executive 2: Yeah, but the Prudential brand has to be prominent, and top of mind.
– Marketing Dude: No se diga más. I got it!
Mas…Prudential courts Latinos with nonsense ‘Spanish’ #hashtag
