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Brilliant Christmas card from the Spanish central bank

They may not have the last laugh, but there are worse ways to go. (Via Barcepundit)

Interchangeability of nominative and genitive forms of Spanish patronymics?

I’m thinking of examples like Álvarez/Álvaro, Alves/ Alves, Benítez/Benito, Díaz/Diego, Domínguez/Domingo, Fernández/Fernando, Giménez/Ximeno, Gómez/Guillermo, González/Gonzalo, Gutiérrez/Gutierre, Henríquez/Henrique, Ibáñez/Juan, Juánez/Juan, López/Lope, Márquez/Marco, Martínez/Martín, Menéndez/Menendo, Muñoz/Muño, Núñez/Nuño, Ordóñez/Ordoño, Ortiz/Ortún, Peláez/Pelayo, Pérez/Pere, Ramírez/Ramiro, Rodríguez/Rodrigo, Ruiz/Ruy, Sánchez/Sancho, Suárez/Suero, Vázquez/Vasco, Velázquez/Velasco.

Is it the fault of the Greeks that the Germans are the way they supposedly are?

I sense potential for reparations claims citing Aesop.

Jupiter, the heron, and his subjects, according to Caxton.

Fragments of Schwitters’ Ursonate in Buñuel’s script for Solér’s Si usted no puede, yo sí

There are a couple of bursts around 5’10” into this scene involving don Inocencio from el Prat del Llobregat, the peculiar proprietor of hostel Barceloneta.

How many days to save the euro?

I think I know what a day is, but I’m not so sure about “save” and “euro.”

El nombre de la bestia

En el mercado de abastos: – Ese queso, ¿es de León? – No, de oveja. En el zoológico: – Disculpe, ¿dónde está el gorila albino? – Lo siento, la cocina está cerrada. Simple things, simple minds.

Si su hermana hubiera querido, ya estaría libre Miguel Francisco Montes Neiro

Si indultar banqueros es de izquierdas, ¿quién les queda a los piratas?

With Spain about to call in the IMF, the spectre of Cain on Abel returns

We’ve had quite enough of this Civil War jaw-jaw.

Springfield school bus-driver alive and well and eating bits of dead animals in Huesca

Una iglesia llamada ajo

I know, I know.

Parish church in Saravillo, Huesca