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"Best. Idea. Ever: 'This way to San Francisco!'"

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Blogger vanderleun said...

I tried this for a bit but didn't have your mad skilz. But billboard headline should be:


“San Francisco (sea seguro usar las flores en su pelo)”

11:00 AM

Blogger Punditarian said...

Doug,

Excellent idea! Spanish is not my native language, but I'm not 100% sure that "de esta manera" is what you mean by "this way."

"Manera" means way, as in the song, "My Way," method, manner.

"Way" in the sense of direction, path, would more likely be "el camino," the pathway. This is the term that was used for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostela, for example, "El Camino de Santiago." {Off topic, but the Saint is also known as Santiago Matamoros.} Mexican signs use "camino" for road.

You sign would be something like, "Bienvenidos a todos los immigrantes indocumentados! El camino a San Francisco -- ciudad refugio - es aqui!"

11:25 AM

Anonymous elixelx said...

...But change the map so that it points right back to the Rio Grande; how the hell are they gonna know the difference anyway...

Reminds me of the Chinese waiter who used to ask for and take orders IN PERFECT YIDDISH, the language of most of the customers of the New York Deli, Mindy's. When somebody asked Mindy, the owner, how come a Chinaman spoke such good Yiddish, Mindy grinned and said: "Shhh. HE THINKS IT'S ENGLISH!"
Let them believe they are going to SF while the bus carrying a load of happy happy campers heads back to Tijuana!
OOOh you people are sssooo cruuueel!

12:46 PM

Blogger Tamquam said...

Punditarian is correct. The sign reads, "in this manner to San Francisco." The "San Francisco manner" might be an awful shock to those who actually make it. . .

1:28 AM

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