Please tell them that Spanish is around 40% derived from Arabic. That should cause them to lose their minds. Also, remind them that the vast, vast majority of Mexicans crossing the border to come into the United States, are indigenous Native Americans. Write back with results and photos, plz.

The speech he gave proved he could read. The budget he preposed showed he can’t do math.

Different Arabic dialects pronounce the ج (j) in distinct ways having to do with how deeply colonialism was entrenched, and other factors. Mostly, it is “j”, but in North Africa one finds “zh” quite often: something I quite enjoy. (There can also be a conflation of “g” for “q” and, in Egypt, “g” for “j”)...

And could someone please do a full economic analysis of the potential costs of the ban and deportations? I’m not just talking about the costs for the detention centers and ICE - I mean, the costs of losing foreign students, the costs of less tourism, the costs of deporting a chunk of our workforce, the costs to…

yup, most words in Spanish starting with “al-” come from arabic because “al” is the definite article (‘the’) and they ended up tacking it on (likely thinking it was part of the noun itself) and adding their own definite articles (el, la, los, las). Examples are alcohol, alfombra, algebra, alcoba, etc. and many of…

Forget polka. I suspect the money for virtuoso accordion players is in classical tango. Orchestras play Piazzola from time to time, and they likely need guest accordion players. Any time those gigs aren’t coming in, you just go down to Buenos Aires and put together an ensemble. Don’t try to tell me that the accordion…

Hobby moderation is definitely the key. I’m a huge dork for dinosaurs, the way every kid is at 5 and most outgrow by 10. Somehow I never left that stage so my old ass is just constantly, ridiculously amazed and enthusiastic about fossils. I’m in a few amateur paleontology groups, go on digs every few weekends, we’ve…

One of the women who works in my office(sadly, very near to me) goes around to each and every one of the employees in her section and says good morning to them every fucking morning. Worse, she speaks to them as if she’s speaking to a small child or a very skittish dog. I don’t know how her co-workers haven’t poisoned…

I know this is about women right now, and I don’t want to detract from that, but to add to your comment, I think it’s gross that we still have to fight for the basic human rights of basically anyone who isn’t a straight, white male. Like somehow it isn’t a granted by virtue of just being a person is ridiculous and…

Right. Like Mike Pence climaxes with his wife in the room.

I don’t know if intended, but your reference to Mussloni strikes home at a deeper level. Mussolini didn’t get the trains to run on time. Most of the repairs to their rail system was done before Mussolini came to power and it’s been pretty well established that there wasn’t anything special about their efficiency under…

Of course, on the other side I have Democrats who are all “Can you believe Republicans are supporting Trump” and then act confused when I’m like “Oh you mean the guy whose going to rubber stamp every shitty piece of legislation they have wanted for 20 years AND give them a nifty scapegoat. Yes, I’m pretty sure…

Also, we should all follow Vincente Fox on Twitter:

oh c’mon. It should be Tonya vs Nancy vs Oksana

I eagerly await Ryan’s ski buddy’s “great moments in poop history” story to show up next season’s Jamboroo.

I have a lot of respect for the Queen. I don’t think she meant any harm in her actions when Diana died, she just didn’t grasp the reaction of the populace.

Regarding #4, Project Runway: Cache and Cachet, What’s the Difference?

I know a lot/too much about the British monarchy. The problem was that Diana and Charles got married the way the heir, and those closest to the heir, always have. Queen Elizabeth didn’t even allow her own younger sister, Princess Margaret, to marry the man she wanted to. Charles did not want to marry Diana, and absent…

MAKE ELECTION DAY A FEDERAL HOLIDAY FUCKNUTS.