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sanquintinsince73
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How to tell if you are Mexican....
Passed on to me by my dear friend Henry
Check your M e x i c a n status
If you can run and play any sport while wearing chanclas....Mexican status!!
If your late Tio left you a van and you turned it into a taco vending business, Yes, you're a Mexican.
If you pronounce words beginning with the letter "S" by putting an "E" in front of it, (estop instead of stop), big time Mexican.
If you call a chair, a sher, you got it.... Mexican.
If you have ever hurt yourself and your mamacita rubbed the area while chanting, " Sana , Sana , Colita de rana....." You're Mexican, big time!!!
If you have your last name in old English lettering anywhere on your car, truck, or tattooed on your back. Yes, you ARE a Mexican (proud one too).
If you refer to your wife as yo ur ruca, your hina, your wifa, your old lady, or your vieja, guess what? Not only are you a Mexican, you're a
cholo.
If you throw a "Grito" every time you hear Vicente Fernandez, then not only are you a Mexican, but you are a drunk Mexican.
If you have ever been P-nched in church and been told "pobrecito de ti si lloras" or "Vas a ver orita que salgamos." Yes, you're definitely a
Mexican.
If yo u grew up being called "chamaca or chamaco" ...Mexican.
If you grew up scared of La Llorona, or fear the dark because of El CuCuy! Yes! Mexican!
Si te persinas with a lotto ticket in your hand before every drawing. You're in the Mexican Zone!!!
If you ask for something by "dame esa " instead of calling it by its name, Yup! Mexican!
If you constantly refer to cereal as "con fleys" or cake as "kay-ke". You're a Mexican.
If you use manteca instead of v egetable oil and can't figure out why your butt is getting bigger......You might be a Mexican.
If you have some Tias that dress up in their prom dresses to go to a birthday party at "el parque". You are a Mexican.
If your Tias and Abuela dress up in their Sunday best with heels and all to go to the "pulga." (AKA the Flea Market) Then, yes, you are a Mexican.
If most of the houses on your block are painted bright pink, mint green, and lavender. Mexican.
If you use the bushes in front of your house, the fence, or the top of an old car to dry laundry. Yes, you're a Mexican.
If you're congested and your mamasita rubbed "Bicks". You're Mexican.
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DENNIS
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And another.....If you are driving your car out in the middle of nowhere, nothing but nothing for miles around except one parked car in the center of
this vast space, and you park your car two inches from his rear bumber....you are a Mexican.
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KASHEYDOG
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Mood: SO MANY TACOS, SO LITTLE TIME... Gotta Go, See ya there.... 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
And another.....If you are driving your car out in the middle of nowhere, nothing but nothing for miles around except one parked car in the center of
this vast space, and you park your car two inches from his rear bumber....you are a Mexican. |
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Dennis.....I've said it before and I'll say it again...." You velly funny man. You maka me raff...."
[Edited on 2-7-12 by KASHEYDOG]
Don\'t mess with the old dog...... Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery! Brilliance only comes with age and
experience.....  ....  ....
Are you getting the most out of life OR is life getting the most out of you ?? 
Twenty years from now you\'ll be more disappointed by the things you didn\'t do then the things you did.
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DENNIS
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ooops....I spelled bumper wrong. Ohh well....I'll make up for it later.
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KASHEYDOG
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Mood: SO MANY TACOS, SO LITTLE TIME... Gotta Go, See ya there....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
And another.....If you are driving your car out in the middle of nowhere, nothing but nothing for miles around except one parked car in the center of
this vast space, and you park your car two inches from his rear bumber....you are a Mexican. |
Jeez, Dennis if you hadn't said anything I would have thought you were just talkin' with a Mexican accent...........
Don\'t mess with the old dog...... Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery! Brilliance only comes with age and
experience..... .... ....
Are you getting the most out of life OR is life getting the most out of you ??
Twenty years from now you\'ll be more disappointed by the things you didn\'t do then the things you did.
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watizname
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Really, I thought "bumber" was part of the joke
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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EnsenadaDr
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I was just about to post that...good I looked first...I thought he did it on purpose!!! | Quote: | Originally posted by KASHEYDOG
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
And another.....If you are driving your car out in the middle of nowhere, nothing but nothing for miles around except one parked car in the center of
this vast space, and you park your car two inches from his rear bumber....you are a Mexican. |
Jeez, Dennis if you hadn't said anything I would have thought you were just talkin' with a Mexican accent...........
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EnsenadaDr
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Love this post!!!
I loved this post!!! | Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Passed on to me by my dear friend Henry
Check your M e x i c a n status
If you can run and play any sport while wearing chanclas....Mexican status!!
If your late Tio left you a van and you turned it into a taco vending business, Yes, you're a Mexican.
If you pronounce words beginning with the letter "S" by putting an "E" in front of it, (estop instead of stop), big time Mexican.
If you call a chair, a sher, you got it.... Mexican.
If you have ever hurt yourself and your mamacita rubbed the area while chanting, " Sana , Sana , Colita de rana....." You're Mexican, big time!!!
If you have your last name in old English lettering anywhere on your car, truck, or tattooed on your back. Yes, you ARE a Mexican (proud one too).
If you refer to your wife as yo ur ruca, your hina, your wifa, your old lady, or your vieja, guess what? Not only are you a Mexican, you're a
cholo.
If you throw a "Grito" every time you hear Vicente Fernandez, then not only are you a Mexican, but you are a drunk Mexican.
If you have ever been P-nched in church and been told "pobrecito de ti si lloras" or "Vas a ver orita que salgamos." Yes, you're definitely a
Mexican.
If yo u grew up being called "chamaca or chamaco" ...Mexican.
If you grew up scared of La Llorona, or fear the dark because of El CuCuy! Yes! Mexican!
Si te persinas with a lotto ticket in your hand before every drawing. You're in the Mexican Zone!!!
If you ask for something by "dame esa " instead of calling it by its name, Yup! Mexican!
If you constantly refer to cereal as "con fleys" or cake as "kay-ke". You're a Mexican.
If you use manteca instead of v egetable oil and can't figure out why your butt is getting bigger......You might be a Mexican.
If you have some Tias that dress up in their prom dresses to go to a birthday party at "el parque". You are a Mexican.
If your Tias and Abuela dress up in their Sunday best with heels and all to go to the "pulga." (AKA the Flea Market) Then, yes, you are a Mexican.
If most of the houses on your block are painted bright pink, mint green, and lavender. Mexican.
If you use the bushes in front of your house, the fence, or the top of an old car to dry laundry. Yes, you're a Mexican.
If you're congested and your mamasita rubbed "Bicks". You're Mexican. |
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by KASHEYDOG
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
And another.....If you are driving your car out in the middle of nowhere, nothing but nothing for miles around except one parked car in the center of
this vast space, and you park your car two inches from his rear bumber....you are a Mexican. |
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Dennis.....I've said it before and I'll say it again...." You velly funny man. You maka me raff...."
[Edited on 2-7-12 by KASHEYDOG] |
If you've ever come out of the Calimax early in the morning and found yourself blocked in by a Bimbo bread truck you wouldn't think it was funny.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
If you've ever come out of the Calimax early in the morning and found yourself blocked in by a Bimbo bread truck you wouldn't think it was funny.
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I got that two days ago by a Coca Cola truck at the local fish taco stand.
Seriously...there is something cultural about this phenomona, but we'll save it for another thread.
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Ken Bondy
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sanquintinsince73 how many of those do you need to satisfy to qualify as Mexican? All of them? Just one? Some percentage? I am pretty sure I was a
Mexican in another life, but after looking at that list I think I could pull it off in this one also, unless you need all of them. There are a few
that aren't me but I recognize myself in a pretty significant percentage.
carpe diem!
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MitchMan
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If you pronounce the word “sandwich” as “sangwich”, you’re a Mexican. If you pronounce the word “church” as “shursh” while pronouncing the word
“shelf” as “chelf”, you’re a Mexican. If, in your living room, you had pictures of Our Lady of Guadalupe, JFK, and the eldest son in a picture with
his army uniform on, you’re a Mexican. If you grew up in a household that didn’t have any books on literature or history, you’re probably a Mexican.
If your house always smells like food, you’re probably a Mexican. If, when visiting family, you always return with some wrapped food, you’re
probably a Mexican. If you got your First Communion and you were Confirmed, but you still don’t know as much about the bible as your protestant
friends, you’re probably a Mexican. If you respect your father and mother and the elderly in general, you’re probably a Mexican.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
If you pronounce the word “sandwich” as “sangwich”, you’re a Mexican. If you pronounce the word “church” as “shursh” while pronouncing the word
“shelf” as “chelf”, you’re a Mexican. If, in your living room, you had pictures of Our Lady of Guadalupe, JFK, and the eldest son in a picture with
his army uniform on, you’re a Mexican. If you grew up in a household that didn’t have any books on literature or history, you’re probably a Mexican.
If your house always smells like food, you’re probably a Mexican. If, when visiting family, you always return with some wrapped food, you’re
probably a Mexican. If you got your First Communion and you were Confirmed, but you still don’t know as much about the bible as your protestant
friends, you’re probably a Mexican. If you respect your father and mother and the elderly in general, you’re probably a Mexican.
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sancho
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I believe the the letter V is pronounced as a B,
as in the grocery store Von's comes out Bon's,
and my favorite is the ever present P-nche Gringo,
not that I take offense to the word Gringo
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BajaBlanca
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if you call hotdogs WEENIES you are a Mexican !! oh did I get a kick outta that one ....
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Oso
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"Bicks"- The first several times my suegra referred to this ointment, I thought she was saying "Big Bopparoo"
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
"Bicks"- The first several times my suegra referred to this ointment, I thought she was saying "Big Bopparoo" |
Good one. The first time my wife asked if she could rub some "Baporoo" on my chest I thought "WTF?".
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sanquintinsince73
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Another one my wife refuses to at least pronounce correctly is cottage cheese. She say's "queso cotaj".
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If you can fix a broken leaf spring on a boat trailer with strips of old innertube and some kite string you are a Mexican.
If you can catch a 30# yellowtail on a handline you are a Mexican
If you can file a new woodruff key out of scrap metal and fix the shaft of your 1972 Evinrude 40 horse, you are a Mexican
Were it not for the abdomen, man would easily reckon himself a god.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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toneart
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I am sensing a great collective sigh of relief, as though a dark cloud has been lifted. Nomads are playing again. Levity prevails. You are
demonstrating the love, the joy and the humor you have for Mexican Culture, just as we gringos have characteristics that they make fun of. It is not
racist nor is it demeaning. It is endearing.
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