Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for December 20, 2011
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December 21, 2011
Transcript:
While Carmen worked late in her stuffy cocina. Papi was shopping at la Tienda de Tina buying some milk and a little cerveza for Santa to find on the dining room mesa.
arye uygur almost 13 years ago
“Cocina,” “Tienda,” “Cerveza,” and “Mesa.” If only high school Spanish was taught this way, kids would learn to actually speak Spanish rather than just memorize conjugations.
jbmlaw01 almost 13 years ago
Surely we have all read hundreds of parodies of “Visit From St. Nicholas” but so far this is the cleverest. Compliments.
Destiny23 almost 13 years ago
I wonder if the Spanish version is sprinkled with English words, since apparently the only point to this one is to be bilingual.
masnadies almost 13 years ago
Destiny23, it’s not- it’s all Spanish. I was confused about the point of the strip, which is why I came here. They have this problem a lot. And in this case, you can’t mix the languages without re-writing the English words to get a new rhyme.
Paladin39 almost 13 years ago
If a cartoonist troubles you with content, perhaps you should select something better suited to your needs. Why agonize over trifles?
Potrzebie almost 13 years ago
So is he a Tecate, Modelo, XX, Corona or Nochebuena guy?
cork almost 13 years ago
for a good one try Lalo Guerreros’ “Pancho Claus.” A very nice parody. Available on itunes, by different artist.