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Goodbye Risitas
« on: May 02, 2021, 12:15:01 AM »
El Risitas: Man behind 'Spanish laughing guy' meme dies

Who can forget this Henry-era parody?


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Re: Goodbye Risitas
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2021, 05:59:13 AM »
But shouldn't he be stroking his moustache und wear gun belts criss-crossed over his chest?
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Re: Goodbye Risitas
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2021, 11:33:31 PM »
But shouldn't he be stroking his moustache und wear gun belts criss-crossed over his chest?

Risitas was a Spaniard, not a Mexican.

The Henry parody has him saying "rich white guys" as if he were a Mexican. That struck me as odd.

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« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2021, 05:56:37 AM »
That's like saying Americans aren't English!  :mrgreen:

You enhanced colonies lot ...  ;)
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Re: Goodbye Risitas
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2021, 07:25:55 AM »
That's like saying Americans aren't English!  :mrgreen:

You enhanced colonies lot ...  ;)

Most Latinos are of mixed indigenous and white ancestry.

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Re: Goodbye Risitas
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2021, 01:01:20 PM »
Yup, the Spaniards were more class- than race conscious. They did like to mingle.
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