Caray, Caray!

Hi all,
I'm still behind in watching PEAM so forgive me if I am redundant. What's up with the Discua's winks. I take back Discua being a motivation for me, now that I have clearly seen the green dress and not just a shot, I do not want those kind of implants. It was not looking natural. The receptionist/secretary also seemed to have been implanted. I'll keep working the old fashion way and exercise.- wink!
 

Thanks, TJ! Now I'm in catchup mode too, because I just got home and I still need to eat and go to bed. :( But I saw where you mentioned that you liked the original opening better too. That ballad doesn't do anything for me. I'm sure SOMEONE must like it better, but so far I don't think anyone has spoken in its defense.

Poor innocent virginal Discua told us last night that the wink is a tic she's had since childhood and she can't do anything about it. Wink!
 

wink! (with harp special effect)

From where I am standing, I saw Xóchi-TL acting more like the siren of an ambulance!! But anyway, then there was more nonsense, like when Pati told Alma:
wink!
-Since Jesús is gone you have completely forgotten him! THEY HAVE NOT SEEN EACH OTHER FOR 4 HOURS! Last night they were all together at the Hospital and today, from 8am til noon, is the only time they have not seen each other... and they say I exaggerate!
Then they make a joke for the second time (a joke that make translators give birth prickly pears, as we say: parir chayotes) about the Bodega (warehouse) and the bodeguitos. Bodega sounds like ''borrega'' (lamb). Not funny and worse than that, not translatable!
No one can blame Jesús for snitching Ury, he only did what he had, claim his innocence. After all, Ury WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE HIM THE SUITCASE (and the one who was dumb enough to wait and get caught).
Then SuperJesus start righting wrongs and keeping promises, because he has to set the example.
All vehicles have all the time while driving around all the lights on!! Really? I thought you only did that when trying to read a map or something!
Did Cabrónica went all the way to Avon (when she could have used her neon green phone) just to ask where was Jesús now??
wink!
Google earth: 43 Independence Av. (of course is made up)
wink!
Vocabulary:
No me peles- Don't mind me
Apapachar- Hug, more on the spoil side
Ladronde lo conseguiste- from Ladrón (thief) and donde (where) implying where did you steal it from?
Andar bruja- Not having any money.
wink!
Side note: I have been checking the BIngo Telenovelas desquiciadas cards and noticed that you have fake pregnancy, falling down stairs, protagonist singing, etc. and I would like to participate with some ideas.
wink!
Do you have a card for ''secrets being heard through doors or walls''?
''Fake illness'' This one could seem like blackmail, but sometimes characters pretend for other reasons.
Falling downstairs pregnant? This could be either accidentally or by accidental push by another person, oops!
Character singing her own theme? Rebeca did it in PESE (Malquerida) and now Ninel does it too...

That, that, that's all folks!
 

Gaviota sang her own song, too. (Frequently.)

Thanks for the vocabulary - I've wondered how "andar bruja" means "no money." What's the connection to "going witchy" (which is what it sounds like it means)? Or is there a connection?


 

Quick, snappy and complete. It's a trifecta, Tablet Jefa. i enjoyed every minute -- but especially " She looked at him so coldly, I felt the chill" and "Xochy is becoming annoying and hanging around Jesus like an itchy wool collar" Stellar.

I forgot to set the VCR before going out with my hubby so I only caught the last 15 minutes. SO... your very complete recap is a bonus. I am grateful.

Güera
 

I don't know... it is a very old term, and everybody knows that being ''bruja''doesn't necessary means being poor, but not having money in that moment.
Many english words have permeated to the spanish lexicon through time, like car (carro), wagon (guayín), kangaroo (canguro), etc-
Do you think bruja could have been the way we interpreted the word ''broke''?
 

TJ thanks...this is a superb recap! Pablo thanks so much for taking the time to translate those phrases!

I agree about Xochy being annoying to the point of trying Jesus 's patience...and Jesus is a patient man.

I loved the meeting inAlma's office where Jesus repaid Alma. Pattymelt's expressions were priceless. That actress is very entertaining in this role! Gertie
 

Oh, maybe it's a play on words. LIke in Familia when Pancho and the kids called their buddies/friends "cuadernos" as a play on "cuates." I had forgotten about that. So yeah, "bruja"="broke" makes sense that way.

Heh. I hadn't thought to trace it back to English!
 

Speaking of, for everybody who is enjoying QBA and the songs, here I present this beautifully arranged ''son jarocho'' LA BRUJA...

You may have heard it already from the movie FRIDA or with Lila Downs, but this is for me, the most authentic represntation. Enjoy!

http://www.goear.com/listen_popup.php?v=0cd83a4
 

TJ:

Thank you for this marvelous recap. I agree with you about Xochi being a wool collar.

It looks like Gilberto and Discua are now going to La Fontaine along with Maricela and Ricardo. This should be fun.

I like the Police detective here, she is one smart cookie, and she was great asking for that lighter, which coinkiny dinky Fern didn't have. She just knows he is lying.

I liked the Brothers Dimm fighting. Even Rogue accused Fern of not having the same DNA. Also when they were arguing about the cigars in the office, Rogue accused him of ordering porn movies and Fern, after Rog left, said why when I can get them on the internet free! I was laughing so hard about that.

I liked that Valentina called Alma, and she is an old soul. I am liking Vero like this now. She is better sad than screechy. I hope she loses the screech and continues to be nice to Valentina like she is now.

That kiss that Xochi gave Chucho was funny, and the look on his face.

I also noticed the faces of Alma and Patymelt when they thought that Xochi is Chucho's girlfriend. They looked a bit jealous.

Also noticed Chucho scratching his hands when he was talking to the Sillies. His poor hands must be chapped from doing all those dishes, he kept scratching them as he was telling them to pay up, lol.
 

Pablo:

As always thank you so much for the dichos. I will check you link out in the morning : )
 

This video explains where andar bruja comes from:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zckmZoLaJ1M
 

TJ, I noticed the receptionist / secretary on Wednesday's episode....don't have a name for her, but she too can be added to the list of "hotties" / bonbons on this TN.

Ladies stop with the implant hate....If these actresses choose to alter their bodies to earn a paycheck, so beit. When they get to 50 or 60 years old, or maybe sooner, they will regret their decision.

Of all the babes on here, Jessy, and maybe Vero are the only all natural.

Anon#1
 

Thanks Tablet Jefa. Enjoyed the scattering of winks throughout your recap. Hope Discua can get over her tic soon. Still, it's interesting that the other characters are now winking furiously but Colunga doesn't seem able to do it. He scrunches up his whole face and both eyes, but the wink just doesn't come. Ninel, on the other hand, has an awesome wink (in addition to her "backyard" as you noted TJ.)

Loved the comparison of Xochi to an itchy wool collar. Hope the director allows her to dial back her performance a little bit as time goes on. She's a far better actress than this part is allowing her to show.

Pablo, thanks as always for those expressions. Love "ladronde lo consequiste".
 

Oh and thanks Anonymous 1:46 am for the Lo que no sabias link about "andar bruja." A sad history behind that saying.
 

Great job TJ! I hope you get caught up soon.

Pablo- All tns use magical realism when it comes to time passing, but I think this one uses it more so than others! It may seem to us like Chucho and Alma have only been separated for a few hours, but for them it's like days have passed. When Don Max came to greet Chucho at work, he said it's been a week since he smoked his last cigarette/since his heart attack. But I'm pretty sure in the accurate timeline you're keeping, a week has not passed based on the events we've seen.

Thanks for the vocab and saying list. Apapachar has always been one of my favorite Spanish words. :)

Valentina took Alma's advice to apapachar her mom to get her in a better mood, and it worked. Now, if only Vero would put aside her own screwed up feelings for her two baby-daddies, and do what's best for Val and let her spend time with her two dads, without her interference.

The sexcretary at the front desk is named Yvonne. I noticed because it's so close to Avon. "Hello, you've reached Avon, Yvonne speaking."


 

Thanks TJ!! For some reason, couldn't get into the episode last night. Sort of Meh.

Can be endearing at times, but I agree Xochi drove me batty last night. That squeal was so...just embarrassing for a woman her age. Heck, Val acts more mature bless her. And Alma and Pati think she's Chucho's girlfriend...where's my beanie??? The secretary at Orion is smitten now too. Let's see who we can match her up with shall we??

Vivi, 100% agreement on Vero assessment. You want to grab her and say, Look, you have a daughter! When she was born the world stopped revolving around you. Live with it.

I like the special agent. For once we don't have a bungling or clueless enforcement officer in a comedy TN. She certainly has Fern's number.

With all the darkness and sadness coming out of Boston and Texas, I cheered up with a call from one of my college twins last night ( the one graduating in three weeks)--he got the offer he was wanting for his "big boy adult job" as he calls it. And off today to my other son's school to see his Senior performance recital tomorrow. Hug your friends and family everyone and have a great weekend. Will check in later!!

Daisynjay

(google acting up so can't use that sign in--Argh!!)
 

Can some of you Spanish speakers tell me what is the word that Jesus uses all the time, which corresponds to the English term for "sir"? Phonetically, it sounds like "san serro"
 

¿señor?
 

Tablet Jefa, that was an outstanding recap. I loved you comparing Xochi to an itchy wool collar. Thanks!

My favorites from last night were: Jesús standing up to the two new sillies as they tried to boss her around with their special lunch requests; Jesús collecting his owed money from the old sillies. It is always good to see him taking action and not just bering buffeted around by circumstance.

Pablo, "parir chayotes:; what an intersting expression!

Jarifa
 

I am into the world of typos today:
I should have written "Jesús standing up to the two new sillies as they tried to boss the Orion secretary around." Yes, I know how to spell "interesting." :)

Jarifa
 

I don't think the spanish word is Senor, since Jesus uses it also when speaking to women like Alma.
 

If giving birth is indeed difficult, imagine giving birth to something with thousands of thorns. Even when we have two kinds of ''chayotes'', one smooth and the ''espinoso'', when we refer to this, people know which one we are we talking about...

So, think of it next time you are in a very difficult situation!

Pic and info:http://swearindf.blogspot.com/2008/12/parir-chayotes.html
 

GBF: If you have access (HULU) to episodes 26 and on, and you can spot it, I would like to hear it.

''san serro'' doesn't ring a bell here...
 

Pablo, what an education on "chayotes". Unitil your post, I was only aware of the smooth ones.

Jarifa
 

Pablo, the word GoBluefan hears is phonetically "lacencella" CC3 translate to "miss" when spoken to a female, and "mr." ehen spoken to a male....
 

Ohh! Is LICENCIADA, isn't?

 

I never thought watching mexican TN and commenting them with people from around the globe could be so educational... I am glad I join this group.
 

Pablo:

Yes, I too think that is the word that Go Blue Fan was hearing. I like when they shorten it to Lic.
 

Yes, you've got it...licenciada. What does it mean? Google Translate just says it means "licensed". Is it a formal term when you want to address someone who is licensed?
 

Licenciado(a) is someone with certain degree on education. Rogelio is LICENCIADO EN ADMINISTRACION, Jesús is LICENCIADO EN FINANZAS, is like a title.
 

I can't wink either. The harder I try, the worse it looks. (If I don't try so hard, then nothing happens at all.)

And to think that Discua can't even control her textbook-perfect winking. I tell you, the things that poor woman has to deal with.
 

Gracias, TJ!

Of course Vero had to go to Avon in person to ask where to find Chulo...her real aim was to check out this "Xochi" she's heard about who is apparently his novia. And she was not impressed!I myself liked Xochi much better before she turned into a leech. For an insecure young lady, she sure is forward!

I like Delia. Nice addition to Chucho's good people team.

Delia may not be able to do anything about the tic, but has she ever considered that her breathy way of talking and the way she constantly slithers and slinks may be compounding the "misunderstandings"?
 

Winking must be like having the earlobe joined or separated from the face or making ''taquito de lengua'', tongue rolling. I can only wink with my left eye, but I know people who does it with both...

The tic, being uncontrollable, should be something you do unexpectedly, right? Not at the end of every sentence!!
 

PS: and speaking of misunderstandings, as a woman, can someone tell me if you can be a virgin and sexy at the same time? Isn't that like a paradox? After all, looking sexy could send the wrong message... I am confused...
 

Yes, it is entirely possible to be both sexy and a virgin. I think sexy is in the eye of the beholder and not necessarily something the person thought of as sexy is doing deliberately. But it's also definitely possible for a person to act in a manner meant to allure, but not follow through with actual intercourse.

I thought about making more bingo cards at one time, but then never got around to doing it. Does anyone have more suggestions of things to put on them? I know we talked about it before and I made a list, but now I don't know where it is.
 

You read my mind.
I have been checking the BIngo Telenovelas desquiciadas cards and noticed that you have fake pregnancy, falling down stairs, protagonist singing, etc. and I would like to participate with some ideas.
wink!
Do you have a card for ''secrets being heard through doors or walls''?
''Fake illness'' This one could seem like blackmail, but sometimes characters pretend for other reasons.
Falling downstairs pregnant? This could be either accidentally or by accidental push by another person, oops!
Character singing her own theme? Rebeca did it in PESE (Malquerida) and now Ninel does it too...

Thanks.
 

I've made some notes of things I thought would be good for bingo cards (like baby swap; character with eyepatch; sudden arrival of never-before-mentioned relative; "no es justo"), but meant to check if they were already on any of the cards yet before suggesting them. I haven't gotten around to checking, though. Is there a master list of existing bingo squares for quick reference?
 

In addition to faking illness, there's also "hiding real illness from others" and my personal favorite "hiding real illness from patient."
 

TJ thanks for the recap. I too liked your description of the previously likeable Xochi. As Judy noted, I hope they dial down her performance.
 

Maybe we should start a drinking game like we did during AB--every time we saw the bulls run. We could take a shot every time Discua winks :)

Nanette
 

TJ--They don't call you tablet chief for nothing-wink wink. (Sorry, that's a nasty finger tic I have.)

Loved the recap.

Nanette--shame on you!!!!!! We'd only be gladdening the hearts of liquor store owners everywhere.

I'm afraid Xoxi's squealing has already gottn old for me. Jesus is not very far behind, either. If you want to see her in a non-squealing role, check out Amor Real and Fuerza del Destino. She's very versatile, that's all I can say.

Pablo, your comments are always great. Education sprinkled with lots of laughs. I will definitely get to your links. I'm curious about andar bruja now.
 

Oh, will someone please give me the link to the bingo cards again?

Maybe we should just post them in CarayCaray as a separate entry and tag them, at least for the current tns.
 

Anon- Thanks for the link on andar bruja. That was great!

We often think that all words and phrases in English and Spanish either come from other Romance languages, or European languages (or Yiddish), or the languages of the people who were already in the Americas when the Europeans got here. For some reason we forget the African influence on our American languages. In Jamaica we have a ton of West African words in everyday use. I remember finally looking up where the word we use for "to eat" (nyam) came from, only to find it means..."to eat", originating from West Africa. And not only that, but the various words for yam in different languages all come from that word. When the Europeans went to Africa and encountered yam for the first time, they asked what it was. The Africans told them you eat it, and thus the misunderstanding, and the most common words for yam across the world was formed.
 

Even more shame than you know, Anita. I don't drink.
 

Nyam? ... not unlike "nyum nyum nyum."
 

Hey that might be related to nyam too. Yum!