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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Actually, just the opposite. It's only a few blocks off the main drag, but smack in the heart of the local's shopping district. I only referred to it
as funky inasmuch as many tenderfoot tourists never even step a foot off the main drag. |
We love funky! 
MAGA
marooons Are Governing America
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JESSE
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Another Duncan bit of wisdom, "Mexicans are so stupid about business, they don't know anything. I tell them I print fifteen thousand papers and they
believe me. They don't ask me about distribution or readership, if they get a few coupons, they are happy."
[Edited on 1-5-2010 by Gypsy Jan]
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Is this true?
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Mexicorn
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So I dont quite draw the connection between her prior editor of the GG Louis Drake of La Mission and her name on her blog of Marjorie ann Drake.
Please explain?
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arrowhead
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Geeze, mad Margie is starting to look more and more prescient with each new post.
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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Gypsy Jan
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Yes Jesse, This is a Direct Quote
Recalled from the condescending "tutorials" that she gave me on how to properly run a newspaper business in Mexico.
The Gringo Gazette North claimed to print fifteen thousand papers, but they didn't distribute all the circulation. They sold off a large part of the
print run to a pinata factory.
I also remember some complaints that came into our Rosarito office some years ago saying that copies of the Southern version of the Gringo Gazette
were lying piled up in a warehouse, but I can't confirm whether or not this was true.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Another Duncan bit of wisdom, "Mexicans are so stupid about business, they don't know anything. I tell them I print fifteen thousand papers and they
believe me. They don't ask me about distribution or readership, if they get a few coupons, they are happy."
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Is this true? |
Never heard her say exactly that but I've overheard far worse. She's certainly more than capable. It's amazing what some gringos down here
will say in their own company... even in front of the hired help.
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
.....but they didn't distribute all the circulation. They sold off a large part of the print run to a pinata factory.
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Does anyone else find that humorous? No need to answer I'm laughing all by myself.
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Dave
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Lois not Louis
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So I dont quite draw the connection between her prior editor of the GG Louis Drake of La Mission and her name on her blog of Marjorie ann Drake.
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You shouldn't. Lois Drake was a personal friend, now deceased. She wasn't an editor. And she couldn't stand Nancy or Carrie.
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noproblemo2
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Jan, you've certainly shed new light into this saga.....
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Mexicorn
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexicorn
So I dont quite draw the connection between her prior editor of the GG Louis Drake of La Mission and her name on her blog of Marjorie ann Drake.
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You shouldn't. Lois Drake was a personal friend, now deceased. She wasn't an editor. And she couldn't stand Nancy or Carrie.
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Your right Lois my bad but here it is. I referenced this website on Google:
http://www.gringogazettenorth.com/about-us.htm
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JESSE
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A big mistake many make is to think that just because some Mexicans stay silent even when hearing offensive comment about Mexico or Mexicans, means
they don't get it, or don't have the guts to do something about it. Trust me, they do, and they will like we say here "dejarsela ir toda" (let it all
fall uppon them) when the time is right or get a good chance.
Too bad it takes years for some to understand that.
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Gypsy Jan
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I Was So Disillusioned
By my experience with these "entrepredators", I tried to block it all out.
In retrospect, I should have kept my file of past editions of both GG's North and South, especially the copy of the issue that featured Duncan's use
of the "n" word repeatedly and not in an ironic, "down with-the-hood" kind of way.
I could have written a book that would have been a great read.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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noproblemo2
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
By my experience with these "entrepredators", I tried to block it all out.
In retrospect, I should have kept my file of past editions of both GG's North and South, especially the copy of the issue that featured Duncan's use
of the "n" word repeatedly and not in an ironic, "down with-the-hood" kind of way.
I could have written a book that would have been a great read. |
You write it, I'll read it!!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
A big mistake many make is to think that just because some Mexicans stay silent even when hearing offensive comment about Mexico or Mexicans, means
they don't get it, or don't have the guts to do something about it. Trust me, they do, and they will like we say here "dejarsela ir toda" (let it all
fall uppon them) when the time is right or get a good chance.
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So...what the *** is that. A threat?
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noproblemo2
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
A big mistake many make is to think that just because some Mexicans stay silent even when hearing offensive comment about Mexico or Mexicans, means
they don't get it, or don't have the guts to do something about it. Trust me, they do, and they will like we say here "dejarsela ir toda" (let it all
fall uppon them) when the time is right or get a good chance.
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So...what the *** is that. A threat? |
Reality Check????
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DENNIS
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C'mon, Jesse...what does that mean? Tell us.
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Mexicorn
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SORRY BUDDY I COULDNT RESIST!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surebought
You know I think that I'm maybe the only one who actually knows Dennis. And I have known him for twenty years. And I think all of you are him. I
have read this thread over and over and it doesn't make any sence to me and thats the only explanation I can think of. |
That's right, David. I sit here at a huge console littered with buttons, each with
a name on it. When I want someone to make a statement, I push their button.
Here...allow me to demonstrate by pushing the DK button:
"Hi there Nomads. I'm going to show you guys seven thousand photographs of a three mile dirt road in El Whatevero that we just love to drive back and
forth on. It's a secret place so, I can't tell you where it is because it's...well...like I said, a secret. Besides, it's only for conservatives."
See, David? It's all me. Gotta go now. The pot needs stirring and it's my job to keep these Rosarito folks agitated. |
Push those buttons Buddy!!!!
I didnt mean to through you under a bus
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JESSE
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It means that you won't have loyal employees, it means that if hey get the chance, they will not move one finger to help you if your in trouble, or
help competitors or authorities to damage your business. It means you think your smart, but your very stupid.
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noproblemo2
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexicorn
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by surebought
You know I think that I'm maybe the only one who actually knows Dennis. And I have known him for twenty years. And I think all of you are him. I
have read this thread over and over and it doesn't make any sence to me and thats the only explanation I can think of. |
That's right, David. I sit here at a huge console littered with buttons, each with
a name on it. When I want someone to make a statement, I push their button.
Here...allow me to demonstrate by pushing the DK button:
"Hi there Nomads. I'm going to show you guys seven thousand photographs of a three mile dirt road in El Whatevero that we just love to drive back and
forth on. It's a secret place so, I can't tell you where it is because it's...well...like I said, a secret. Besides, it's only for conservatives."
See, David? It's all me. Gotta go now. The pot needs stirring and it's my job to keep these Rosarito folks agitated. |
Push those buttons Buddy!!!!
I didnt mean to through you under a bus |
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Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.....................
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