Caray, Caray!

Oh Anita.

Just marvelous. "Patio Specific Glossary". Beyond clever.You've made my day...

Every phrase was a treasure.

I admit a very fond weakness for the Patio of Lowered Expectations. "Seats not reserved. Shifting to other tables usually follows shifting plot lines. Viewerville has learned that in order to enjoy this patio, love, ecstasy, hope, solid storyline and believable characters are rare, but enough to make it possible to get to La Boda at the end. Indeed!

All quotes were wonderful and it was heartening to see so many from current recappers and commenters. Also, this was a lovely stroll down memory lane as well, remembering loved ones lost forever(Carlos) and sweet commenters (Gringo) who have left.

What an astute, creative patio we have.

Thank you Anita. "This lexicon is not comprehensive nor exhaustive. It is selective" was the lovely icing on your sweet cake.

I cannot wait to read the next!

Diana
 

Thank you, Anita. You brought back so many lovely, happy memories of moments spent here over the years ..maybe 11 for me .

Elna June, a witty , so we treasure, and I loved that avatar of her foot raised over the pool.
 

Thank you, Anita! This is a priceless gem.

For some reason, I want to think NovelaMaven initiated the Nerfazos terminology. It was so long ago that I'm not sure, but lanzar nerfazos always makes me think of her.

I wonder where NovelaMaven is? I really miss her witty comments and recaps.
 

Anita, thanks! This is just great and so much fun.
 

Does anyone remember who created the term " recrap?
 

Susanlynn, I think it was doris or Anita.

But, I'm not sure...

Diana
 

This was great! Look forward to the next section. A perfect transition piece between TNs.
 

WOW WOW WOW...This was so much fun to read Anita. So clever and also so nostalgic, as you brought back so many clever comments from vanished recappers (NovelaMaven), vanished commenters (Gringo), vanished knitters (Emilia) and our dear departed Carlos. You did a marvelous job on this and brightened this frosty, down in the teens frigid morning. Thanks.
 

OT..judyb...sunny but 25 here ...down in teens last night.
 

It was fun to do. Thanks, Patio denizens, even in this cold weather. What we do endure for the good of the broadcasting moguls.

The entries had been accumulating for several years and I didn't know what else to do with all the gems. As I explained in my note--the lexicon was selective because it was drawn from the novelas I watched. I'm sorry they all couldn't have been covered.

Recrap was not one I contributed. We picked up on it immediately since there were episodes ad infinitum that merited the label.
 

Recrap .... I don't think I came up with that, either. Maybe Kirby?

And who came up with craptastic?
 

Anita

Reading this was so much fun and nostalgic. Most of them I didn't remember, but just reading the novela and Caraymates' names was a thrill.

You were a doll to put this together. It must have taken you quite a long time!

At present, I'm in Caray withdrawal, as I'm not watching any novelas that are currently airing in the USA. Man,I didn't realize I had it so bad.

I look forward to joining in again shortly.
 

Victoria--
I do wish you would try out the new afternoon, tea-time offering of Juan Soler and Daniela Castro--or did you already see it? It was supposed to come to us in 2017, so I've been waiting for three years. It did get broadcast in Mexico starting in 2017.

Doris--
I think recrap came into use back in the days of FELS. It probably deserved a prize for having the most crappy episodes, which made it all the more fun. I didn't see it in its Caray run, but later on in reruns, but I read the recaps as it went along. I never remember laughing so hard--unless it was at El Talisman.

Craptastic is one I hadn't heard. Tell me more. Where would it have been used?
 

I think that recrap was before Kirby joined us. I was sure that Judy would remember who coined the term . Who does it sound like ? Sylvia ( Captain Sharkbite)? Carlos ? Connie? Cynderella?
 

Anita - AFAIK "craptastic" has been used to describe a really awful telenovela episode (HIJAS, anyone?) and quite often it is the perfect way to describe them.
 

CRAPTASTIC - I did a search here (someone explained, a couple of telenovelas ago, how to do that here on Caray) and the earliest use of this word was here, first used by beckster, (whose recaps were always a scream) in a FELS recap . Seriously, I think FELS went down in telenovela history on many levels. LOL

https://caraycaray.blogspot.com/search?q=%22craptastic%22

Friday, December 05, 2008
Fuego 12-04-2008 'Antiquis temporibus'
The truth shall set you free…
I am a great believer in the truth, without the truth you are treading on quicksand. Sometimes people don’t like the truth, which if fine. Sometimes I don’t tell the truth as in “Does this make my butt look big?”. However, I try to be as truthful as possible when relating this recap. The truth is this, these are some of the most stupid persons to grace a tale. If stupidity could power cars, polar bears would elect Juan President of the Earth. Seriously, we spent the first two nights of this craptastic story, watching Bernardo make sweet Feb/Dec love to young mentally deficient Libia. (Feb/Dec as in not even in the same year). This was barely legal (I’m not actually sure if it would be legal, due to her age and her child like mental state, however I am not versed on the legalities so we will just stick with bad form). Since that time we have endured the same drawn out, overplayed hand. The only thing that has changed is somewhere along the dull endless path, Sofie popped a kid out, Juan went on a sabbatical to visit Indians, who thought he was smart, how sad is that?
 

Anita, what a spectacular lexicon! I have so many fond memories of reading these used to perfection by our excellent commenters. We Carayers are top-notch satirists. Having spent years lately in Telemundoland, I missed the beginning of the usage of "Patio of Lowered Expectations". How I love that one!

And FELS! I can almost see Big Ed in my mind's eye wandering through some jungle. Wasn't there a witchdoctor? Or have I lost my last neuron?
 

novelera - yes, Juan did spend a few weeks of truly ridiculous filler episodes in some jungle where we also has Dr. Hot Lips (Sofia Verfara) and that weird witch doctor might have been the "diaper guy".
 

FELS

Ugh.... typing on this tablet with a dog in my lap last night, and I missed the typos. Sofía Vergara was one of the . ~rolls eyes~
 

Anita, BRAVO!! I didn't have the privilege of knowing several of the people mentioned, but they did come up with some excellent terms and phrases. If this was a fun read for me, I can just imagine how wonderful it was for those of you who did get to "meet" these people who are no longer on Caray...fortuneately, we still have those who grace us with their humor and wit.

#carayrocks
 

FELS

Good morning everyone!

Yes, Sofia Vergara was "hot lips" in FELS and the witch doctor/diaper guy was Adalberto Parra who is currently in Ringo as Antunes. He has always had usually evil, offbeat parts :)

Diana
 

Anita, your vocab is a delight. I laughed all the way. I'm in awe of Carayers who have the gift for coining just the perfect word or phrase for the situation.

I'm the proud owner of an Emilia beanie. It's gorgeous, I always get compliments when I wear it.
 

Niecie--
You and I were so fortunate to meet Mike and Emilia in person, along with Vivi and others at our "mid-Atlantic" meet up. We should plan another one for later in the Spring.
 

Anita, what an amazing lexicon! Brava!

Question: Is there some place that sells Nerfazos by the case? I need several to use while watching each episode of Telemundo's infuriating La Doña 2. And then, of course, there's the nightly news!
 

Ya, Juanita, I’m so sorry. Tal-Mart went out of business a long time ago. There are only Virtual Nerfazos now. They are easily available, just conjure them up.. I catch the previews for La Dona before watching Pacifico and I feel for you—David Zepeda is in it. We can be thankful over on Univision that he migrated to whoever produces for Telemundo.
 

Oh, DZ Just ruins everything he is in! I only could only brave him in Sortilegio (my eyes stayed locked on William Levy) and PASL just because he wasn't a main character. But now he's going to have a side role in Médicos, línea de la vida. I just hope he hops in and out as fast as a lighting bolt.
 

Here, here for a Mid-Atlantic meetup! I've had the happy chance to meet a number of Caraymates in person, but it's been catch as catch-can. I would happily drive a few hours with enough warning.

I claim "limpid pool" as my own. El Tal was an incredible churn of new vocabulary, mostly because we had NO WORDS FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US.
 

I also loved how we used to order pitchers of appropriate drinks for the various tables on the Patio -- Zombies, Stingers, Sex on the Beach...