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Spain’s Olympic Basketball Team: Racists or Just Foolish Dudes?

bill — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:42:00 +0000

What do you think of this? And what were these guys thinking? If they were looking for a way to make the otherwise friendly Chinese fans unfriendly, then they sure found a pretty good way to do it.

For context, this is an pre-Olympic Games advertisement for a courier company. Whoever conceptualized this ad deserves to be fired for any of the following reasons: a) racism, b) outright stupidity, and c) cultural insensitivity and cluelessness.

Photo source: NY Times

Samuel Sanchez Scores One Gold for España

bill — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Good for you Samuel Sanchez for winning a gold medal for Spain. Now bring those hands down because they remind me of them irritating televangelists who I force myself to watch if there’s nothing interesting on TV.

Congratulations. Felicidades! [Note: The guys over here are debating whether felicidades or felicitaciones is the right translation for congratulations.]

Photo credit: telegraph.uk

The Flag Bearers: David Cal Figueroa of Spain

bill — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0000

Why is he given the flagbearing honors? Because he won a gold medal in Athens [canoeing] and currently holds the world record for the Canadian canoe C1 event.

Photo source: beijing2008