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Captain Horatio Huffnpuff
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H.R. Puffnstuff????
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One of my absolute favorites---Sheriff John along with Crusader Rabbit and Rags. However, I am not as thrilled these days with "Put another candle on
your birthday cake...":
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Gee whiz, my heroes are lost here. What happened to Beany and Cecil, Captain Horatio Huffnpuff et. al.?
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Ah yes, even enjoyed the old test patterns---but Dennis, I don't think Engineer Bill would have approved you playing red light green light with your
Pacificos. 
We have tried watching some cartoons in Spanish, but they tend to speak too quickly.
Diane
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No, Woody..........HuffnPuff. Horatio HuffnPuff. That was on the "Time For Beany" show.
Before your time, Woodman.
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Before your time, Woodman.
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DENNIS
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Ah yes, even enjoyed the old test patterns---but Dennis, I don't think Engineer Bill would have approved you playing red light green light with your
Pacificos.
We have tried watching some cartoons in Spanish, but they tend to speak too quickly.
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Don't think so, Diane? I've done "Red Light-Green Light" a million times with Pacifico's and it's still fun.
As for the cartoon problem.....you should put them on slow-motion so you could understand the words. The only problem with that method is that it
would take two hours out of your life to see the mouse avoid the cat.
Seems as though you're up and running at your house, internet-wise, 'cause your responses are quick. Good for you guys.
Or, am I not paying attention and you arn't down here.....
Whatever..........I enjoy your company here a lot.
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Respect your elders,
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Or, am I not paying attention and you arn't down here.....
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Bingo---can't wait to get back, but then it is the slow Internet Cafe for a while.
Diane and Dishonest John, for at least one Halloween that is who he was---
PS---we are trying to remember which of the Captains was kicked off the air for the famous comment when he thought the cameras were off????
Now we need to translate this into Spanish as to not hijack the thread---I know, we can talk about why Soupy Sales was kicked off----it is the same in
both languages. 
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DENNIS
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PS---we are trying to remember which of the Captains was kicked off the air for the famous comment when he thought the cameras were off????
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I think that was Captain Kangaroo.
I'm digging for a paper in my mountan of stuff that tells of Lee marvin on a talk show, responding to a question about his heroism during WW2. He
played it down with admirable modesty although he was awarded a Silver Star and he proceeded to tell of two of his colleagues who were, in his
estimation, much more deserving of acclaimation than he. They were also awarded Stars, for good reason.
The first was Keershan [again SP], Captain Kangaroo, for unreal heroism in combat. The clown we saw on TV was the last thing a lot of the enemy ever
saw. He had a giant pair.
The second, and the most surprising to me, was Fred Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers. Remember his neighborhood?
Rodgers was a Ranger who saw it ALL. He was also a religeous man who vowed to never follow his past and took the cloth of his selection. He joined
the faithful path he had always aspired. On his shows, Mr.Rodgers Neighborhood, he always wore long sleeved atire to hide the tatoos he had aquired
during the war. This man was highly decorated. I give him one more for pointing out that, you really never know who you're talking to.
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Sabado Gigante
Use closed captioning . " EL Tigre " speaks slow enough that even a Canadian can understand!
It's actually a decent show too.
Your only other choice is to show up at a bilingual AA meeting with a case of Tecate
More entertaining than Rosetta Stone
lero
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Your only other choice is to show up at a bilingual AA meeting with a case of Tecate
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There has to be a place here for "Classic Posts."
This one qualifies.
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I loved Mr. Rodgers. What amazed me was how with his soft voice and personality, he just captivated my VERY active pre-schooler. That pre-schooler
is now 40---then again, I was 5 when he was born.
Also, one of my all time favorite Robin Williams routines was his take-off on Mr. Rodgers.
Just think if we had those things we sent away for back then, the Captain Jet decoder ring, the official Hoppy badge, on and on----would have retired
sooner.
Gypsy, you mentioned just needing to go for it and try out your Spanish. My experience has consistently been that people really appreciate your
attempt and will patiently work with you. I think we all hesitate because we know we don't exactly sound very educated----but at least with age comes
the I don't care as much any more about those things, so I just go for it.
Diane
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Rodgers? Was that his name?
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No
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I had a French teacher in college that said on the first and only day that she would not allow anyone to speak or hear englishin class. That to use a
dictionary was an automatic fail, to speak english in class is a
fail. Essentially on that first day she showed us several phrases like "what is this called" "yes" "No" basicly the questions that you used when you
were learning your first languge. In this way you learn to think in the words of the language you are learning rather than cumbersomely trying to
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Jeezo........
If we just had Snopes when I formed my opinions in life. Snopes calls all the Rogers crap, just that. The first impression holds true. He was a
broadway dancer.
[Edited on 8-27-2007 by DENNIS]
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All a matter of taste. Personally, I can't stand Don Francisco and "Sabado Interminable". For painless absorption of the language I would recommend
"Bienvenidos" if available in your area. This is a one hour comedy skit show from Venezuela with a likeable ensemble of actors. The jokes are most
often "adult" in nature with a lot of the "Husband comes home, finds guy in the closet" variety. Most of the skits are very short, the situations
easy to identify with the props and costumes. Unless it's a regional dialect joke, the Spanish is usually standard and clear and there is some really
nice "eye candy", especially when they do their annual on location beach show. You won't "get" all the jokes (I don't), but you'll figure out enough
of them to enjoy the show and it'll get better as your ear gets accustomed.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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When I taught English in Guerrero Negro, I would take my classes to the bar/pool hall when my english friends were visiting...they learned and
retained way more in one night of drinking and playing pool than a whole semester of classes! On fridays at the private classes, they would bring a 6
pack and we would play cards and board games and had a blast and of course they learned much better having fun! I have designed my immersion programs
on the FUN LEARNING technique.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
When I taught English in Guerrero Negro, I would take my classes to the bar/pool hall when my english friends were visiting...they learned and
retained way more in one night of drinking and playing pool than a whole semester of classes! On fridays at the private classes, they would bring a 6
pack and we would play cards and board games and had a blast and of course they learned much better having fun! I have designed my immersion programs
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Definitly my kind of teacher.
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When I taught English in Guerrero Negro, I would take my classes to the bar/pool hall when my english friends were visiting...they learned and
retained way more in one night of drinking and playing pool than a whole semester of classes! On fridays at the private classes, they would bring a 6
pack and we would play cards and board games and had a blast and of course they learned much better having fun! I have designed my immersion programs
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I do everything better after a few drinks!!
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