A short and sweet summary from Salvador Sostres. Justice would probably take at least another decade, but even then UDI vs a slap on the wrist from state-level courts can’t be a hard choice for the kleptocrats.
Colin‘s letter to the Galicians: Ten years or so ago, I sent a personal letter to the Director of the said Rías Baixas Tourist Board, offering to translate all their promotional material for nowt. I never even had the courtesy of a reply. But, anyway, here’s how their English material turned out, absent my help.…
Ha estado unos meses deliciosos haciendo dueto steampunk con el penique comino en el escaparate de c/ Terol 30, todo gracias a Koos (que no vamos a llamar el Bicirey de la Nueva España para no ofender a los muy sensibles a la historia antigua). Pero ahora soplan nuevos vientos, y necesita nuevo alojamiento, que…
That’s what Google Translate says. Now, bar fights with statistical algorithms tend to be step-by-step procedures leading to human humiliation, but I think Google Images agrees with me in this case that frikis are gross idiots while geeks are still confused but neat. Here side-by-side are search links and the top three meme trees for…
La canción que más cantaba yendo este verano en bici desde Londres a Toulouse fue la Vecchia pianola de Katyna Ranieri. Un amigo italiano me dice que sueno como un gay español, que naturalmente es buena noticia. Paré en Toulouse porque hacía un calor treméndo, pero antes también asusté a bastantes veraneantes intentando a recuperar…
I assume the brown envelopes had all changed hands by the time one of the English teaching industry’s slower and lazier students took to the rostrum, but still: Many thought that she was working her way through an IPA version of English written by her chauffeur, but I think there’s also a hint of a…