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Sneak Peak: Art Meza’s photos from ‘Lowriting’
Art Meza sent us three photos from Lowriting, like this shot of a Chicana who knows you can’t go lowrider cruising without the hoop earrings and ink. Click to enlarge. In case you didn’t see it, the Lowriting book review is here.
This lowered Chevy Bel-Air coupe with fender skirts is a sweet ride:
Um, excuse me…we prefer to be called ‘white folk’ (photo)
We can’t track the original of this photo to give its creator props, so we’ll just heartily thank all Internet-enabled photographers, wherever they are. And whatever they want to be called, tambien. After all, what’s in a name?
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Is this Chihuahua-Beagle (Cheagle) the world’s cutest mutt? (photos)
We like cute mutts and we cannot lie. We think this “Cheagle,” part Chihuahua, part Beagle, is the cutest.
There are more contenders in the Huffington Post mixed-breed photo gallery thang, but peep a few more Chihuahua-sorta cuties before you go, like this “Chi-weenie” — part Dachshund, part Chihuahua:
Mas…Is this Chihuahua-Beagle (Cheagle) the world’s cutest mutt? (photos)
Photo shows illegal alien @ El Matate Tortilleria, Roswell, NM *UPDATED
A sexy green-skinned alien chica was photographed Wednesday with her hands in the masa at Tortilleria El Matate in America’s most popular UFO destination, Roswell, New Mexico. [Photo by and © Russ Contreras.]
*UPDATE JAN. 17 9:10PM:
Mas…Photo shows illegal alien @ El Matate Tortilleria, Roswell, NM *UPDATED
Construction Zone: Must wear hard hat and mustache (photo)
¡Peligro! ¡Bigote! From two years ago, photographer and location unknown, found on Imgur
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Mas…Construction Zone: Must wear hard hat and mustache (photo)
Foot star Selena Gomez is top tootsie on wikiFeet (photos)
It’s on the Internets, so it’s got to be true. Actress and singer Selena Gomez’s “gorgeous, five-star” feet are the most popular celebrity tootsies on wikiFeet, the all feet, all the time website (screen cap).
Here are just two of the photos that got foot star Gomez to the top of the wikiFeet charts:
Feets don’t fail me now! How about some Jessica Alba (tenth most popular) foot action? (Just so you know, “the foot (plural feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion,” according to Wikipedia.) OK, back to Jessica Alba:
Mas…Foot star Selena Gomez is top tootsie on wikiFeet (photos)
Everyday racist bullsh*t (AKA ‘racial microaggressions’) [photos]
Fordham student Kiyun asked her school friends to “write down an instance of racial microaggression they have faced,” then she took their photos.
Here are (what may be/could be/possibly look like) four of the “Latino” photos [click to enlarge.] The rest are here and here.
Mas…Everyday racist bullsh*t (AKA ‘racial microaggressions’) [photos]
All I want for Xmas is a burrito-wrapped baby in a tamal-looking hat
Running out of Christmas gift ideas for the little pochito in your life?
How about doubling down with a Comida Mexicana duo that wraps your baby up like a burrito in a tortilla-colored blanket and keeps his/her cute little cabeza warm with a hat that looks like the corn husk knot that secures tamales?
Bon Vivant Baby has you covered for only $48. [Baby not included.]
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Link via MiBlogEsTuBlog.
Editor’s Note: POCHO Subcomandanta del Ñews Sara Inés Calderón wants to remind you it is one tamal and two tamales; one frijol, two frijoles; one asshol, two assholes, etc.
Send Satan back to Hell with Exorcista ’81 — from Canada! (photo)
Get rid of the Satanic Pac Man in your feet with this ugly new shoe collection from a Wonder Woman-looking ɆxøɍȼɨsŧȺ — blue energy dots and pea soup vomit not included. Not to mention Canada. Actually, we have no idea what this old advertisement is about. Do you?
Trail cam in Maine captures mystery Chimichanga beast? (photo)
Did a trail cam in Bangor, Maine photograph the elusive, mythical goat-sucking Mexican monster known as the Chimichanga?
That’s the question on the front page of the Bangor Daily News.
It’s not a typo, according JimRomenesko.com:
Mas…Trail cam in Maine captures mystery Chimichanga beast? (photo)
Frida Kahlo finally comes to senses, sees cosmetologist (photos)
(PNS reporting from MEXICO, DF) Dead Mexican feminist artist and icon Frida Kahlo has finally come to her senses and visited a cosmetologist here to clean up her act.
Check out the old Frida and compare with the new shiny, happy Frida:
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- Grad student realizes lesbian tendencies don’t make her Frida Kahlo
- Pocho Ocho secret items from Frida Kahlo’s closet *not* on display
- Latinas largest donor group for male facial hair transplants
Illustrations via ColorLines.com
POCHO ÑEWS SERVICE PNS IS A WHOLLY-FICTITIOUS SUBSIDIARY OF POCHISMO, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, WHO IS A PERSON ACCORDING TO THE SUPREME COURT. DON’T ASK US, WE JUST WORK HERE.
WTF Whopper: Mexicans have it your guey – at Burger King (photo,video)
Need a job? Live near Ephrata, Washington? Burger King has openings for people like you!
Huh? Whopper the fries is going on here? MSN Money reports:
Burger King has apologized after a photo of a billboard at one of its locations went viral.
The photo shows a Burger King billboard in Ephrata, Wash., that reads: “Now hiring. Must be Mexican.” Burger King said the billboard was edited by an angry employee who worked at the location last summer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Mas…WTF Whopper: Mexicans have it your guey – at Burger King (photo,video)
Once upon a time with the Bellevue, WA Police Department (photo)
Once upon a time in November 2010, a police detective named Jim Lindquist (from Bellevue, Washington) needed some help from the both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking communities. He had an idiosyncratic way of expressing himself in Spanish. “A” for effort?
Here’s the full poster — click to enlarge:
Mas…Once upon a time with the Bellevue, WA Police Department (photo)
Behind the scenes with ‘Anonymous’ (animated GIF)
Not now, Mom — I’m saving the world!
(Photo by whatdoesthefawkessay.)
The words of the prophet are written on the local walls (photo)
Angry agitprop on a freshly-pasted street poster in LA’s Silver Lake neighborhood, snapped Wednesday afternoon — photo via cool iPhone app Snapcious.
Fashion Forward Victims: Miss Universe ‘National Costumes’ (photos)
The Miss Universe 2013 competition begins this weekend in Moscow and the pre-show festivities Monday included a photo session to show off the “national costumes” for each country’s entrant. Above is Miss Mexico, Cynthia Duque, (left) and Miss Ecuador, Constanza Báez.
Meet Miss Brazil, Jakelyne Oliveira:
Mas…Fashion Forward Victims: Miss Universe ‘National Costumes’ (photos)
Dear Virgin Mary: What should I wear for Halloween? (photos)
Dear Blessed Virgin Mary:
What should I do for Halloween? Do you have any costume suggestions? I am out of ideas.
Unhappy Hyna in South Carolina
Dear Hyna:
South Carolina? Oh, Dios Mio, you have to get out of there pronto! But until you do, I think I can help you with some Halloween costume ideas. It’s one of my fave holidays — I put on my red pumps and go out and get a little crazy. Virgins just wanna have fun, tu sabes?
And I’ve worn a bunch of different costumes over the years, like this astronaut outfit in the pic. Or see if my other photos offer a look that’s right for you!
Your BV, Mary
Mas…Dear Virgin Mary: What should I wear for Halloween? (photos)
Scandal! Kids in Halloween costumes they don’t understand (photos)
Kids! Shorties! Juniors! Little mocosos! They’re ours to play with, especially on Halloween, right?
Mas…Scandal! Kids in Halloween costumes they don’t understand (photos)
Luchadores on vacation: The phony masks come off! (photos)
When luchadores go on vacation, their phony masks come off — revealing the real masks underneath.
Mas…Luchadores on vacation: The phony masks come off! (photos)
These black people are not so amused by white folks (photos)
It ain’t easy being black in a white man’s world, and we have the photos to prove it!
But wait, there’s more!
Mas…These black people are not so amused by white folks (photos)
Why the Internets were invented: Hispanic cops taking selfies (photos)
“Selfie” is a real word, you know. Officially! “Selfie” and “twerk” were added to the Oxford English Dictionary Online in August.
And that’s why we’re extra pleased to present just a taste of the excellent Tumblr Cops Taking Selfies Of course, we’re just featuring photos of two officers with Hispanic names because it is still Hispanic Heritage Month until October 15, but you can click through for equally-charming Anglos and some additional Hispanics we might have missed !
Mas…Why the Internets were invented: Hispanic cops taking selfies (photos)
Meet your ‘average’ Mexican woman, and Peruvian and … (photos)
A University of Glasgow team of experimental psychologists blended thousands of faces together to reveal what the typical woman’s face looks like in 41 different countries from around the globe:
If you were described as average-looking, you probably wouldn’t see it as a compliment.
But perhaps you would be happy if you looked like any of these computer-generated depictions of the ‘average woman’.
With flawless skin, youthful faces and bright eyes – these average faces of women from around the world are nothing short of beautiful.
Mas…Meet your ‘average’ Mexican woman, and Peruvian and … (photos)
WTF is up with this Peruvian cane toad? Dinner time? (photo)
OK, people break it up. Nothing to see here. Move along now, return to your homes. Just your average Peruvian cane toad eating a bat. Like you’ve never seen this before. ¡Chale!
UPDATED: GTA5 TV: Learn Spanish with ‘Paco the Taco!’*
*UPDATED WITH (POTENTIALLY NSFW) VIDEO 4:40 PM PDT Sept. 19, 2013:
Tired of jacking cars? Committed enough crimes for today? Come on home, sit on the couch, spark a blunt and learn everyday Spanish with Paco the Taco, new on Grand Theft Auto 5 TV.
WTF? Your cable company doesn’t carry GTA5? Huh? You have a Glock, don’t do you? This is Los Santos, holmes.
Take a look at these exclusive screen grabs to see how Paco the Taco makes learning Espanol easy AND fun!
Geraldo Rivera Tweets selfie of his ‘foot’ (photo)
Trying acupuncture to reduce pain in foot killed by botched back surgery pic.twitter.com/zfJlGU1nvS
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) September 17, 2013
The award-winning TV newsman also shows a little leg.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who’s the baddest of them all? (photo)
Post by Lalo Alcaraz.
Mirror, mirror on the wall — who’s the baddest of them all?
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Zapata’s Mexican Cantina in Shanghai: No prostitutes, please (photo)
Zapata’s Mexican Cantina in Shanghai, China, makes its mission clear on its website:
CADA DIA ES FIESTA – EVERYDAY IS A PARTY OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK from 6pm till late
Japanese Doritos put a whole new twist on ‘caliente’ (photos)
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Don’t ask us how we found these images. That’s between us and the NSA. Big versions below:
Mas…Japanese Doritos put a whole new twist on ‘caliente’ (photos)
Sheriff Joe taps George Zimmerman for school posse (photos)
(PNS reporting from PHOENIX) Now we know why child killer George Zimmerman was speeding through Texas with a gun in his vehicle — he was on his way to a new gig in Maricopa County, AZ.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio broke the news in a Tweet late Wednesday night: The sheriff has a new school patrol posse, and it includes Zimmerman, a failed cop wannabe.
Here’s a better picture of this new “sworn officer” (click to enlarge):
Mas…Sheriff Joe taps George Zimmerman for school posse (photos)