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Title: Goodbye Risitas
Post by: Dave W on May 02, 2021, 01:15:01 AM
El Risitas: Man behind 'Spanish laughing guy' meme dies (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56925999)

Who can forget this Henry-era parody?

https://youtu.be/mWylKk0Y6PU
Title: Re: Goodbye Risitas
Post by: uwe on May 02, 2021, 06:59:13 AM
But shouldn't he be stroking his moustache und wear gun belts criss-crossed over his chest?
Title: Re: Goodbye Risitas
Post by: Dave W on May 03, 2021, 12:33:31 AM
Quote from: uwe on May 02, 2021, 06:59:13 AM
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.
Title: Re: Goodbye Risitas
Post by: uwe on May 03, 2021, 06:56:37 AM
That's like saying Americans aren't English!  :mrgreen:

You enhanced colonies lot ...  ;)
Title: Re: Goodbye Risitas
Post by: Dave W on May 03, 2021, 08:25:55 AM
Quote from: uwe on May 03, 2021, 06:56:37 AM
That's like saying Americans aren't English!  :mrgreen:

You enhanced colonies lot ...  ;)

Most Latinos are of mixed indigenous and white ancestry.
Title: Re: Goodbye Risitas
Post by: uwe on May 03, 2021, 02:01:20 PM
Yup, the Spaniards were more class- than race conscious. They did like to mingle.