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Comedic

Stories with humor, finding the light in the little things in life.

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Brazilians are savage AF (no, not that kind of savage)

It’s World Cup time! Ever tuned into a professional soccer game? Has it ever struck you how dramatic the injuries are? And despite that how astonishingly quick the recovery times are? Some of the players seem to be weebles–knock them down and they wobble about and pop right back up! And there is no player …

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Category: ComedicTag: Brazil, futebol, meme, Mundial, Neymar, soccer, world cup

When 1 + 1 Doesn’t Equal 2

Shocked Lady Gasping

Oh, these Brazilians do love their English. They’ll put it on anything. Sometimes they like to mix and match. They often have no idea what they’re actually saying. So I had a good chuckle when my very god-fearing in-laws checked in on Facebook at the “Top Less” Restaurant for lunch in São Paolo. oh. MY. It’s funny …

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Category: ComedicTag: Brazil, culture, culture-shock, English, translation

Parking Job

Wandering the streets of Belo Horizonte we looked up and were dumbstruck by this parking job. Now, I’m not sure what to marvel at first: the courage of the driver, the daring nature of the plan, or the apparent teeny size of the parking lot that led to this predicament. In any case, bravo. I’ll …

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Category: Comedic, JournalisticTag: bus, culture-shock, Fotocrônica, travel

Laundry Surprise

I brought in the laundry the other day, only to find that my jean dress sounded slightly scratchy. We’ve had stowaways before–grasshoppers, praying mantises, but never one this size! Apparently our local chameleons don’t do denim blue.

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Category: Comedic, JournalisticTag: chameleons, laundry, lizard, rural life

Saturday Night Cruisin’

Saturdays are tough, man. It’s the day where our week SHOULD be ended, but we both drag ourselves through one.more.day. In our little town, it’s the day that all the folks come in from the hills to sell their vegetables at the market and run their errands. So Mr. Crônicas has to open the store, come hell …

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Category: Comedic, NostalgiaTag: Brazil, cowboys, culture, horses, nightlife, rural life

‘Merrica, Can We Talk?

Statue of Liberty Crying

[Scene – A car in a mall parking lot, in a Red State somewhere.] California: Middle America, honey, can we talk? I know I said I needed a new dress for the Inaugural Ball, and the help of my best gals to pick it out, but that was a lie. Your wedding is just a …

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Category: Comedic, Socio-PoliticalTag: domestic violence, politics, Trump, USA elections

Elevator Talk

They were all waiting for the elevator: a businessman, a young man and his stylish wife. Three in a row, all staring at their cell phones.  The young man sighed and reached out to impatiently tap the “Up” button again. The tall, thin Steve Buschemi look-alike in the business suit looked up. “It’s on strike,” …

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Category: Comedic, Socio-PoliticalTag: culture, politics

Fotocrônica: Cattle Country

It was a Friday night and we were driving down Main Street. There was a COW ambling down the opposite lane. No one was behind her, no one trying to get her back into a corral, she was just on her way up the block. This gives you an idea of how rurally imbedded we …

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Category: Comedic, JournalisticTag: cows, rural life

The Oxymoron of American Pizza in Brazil

Brazilians have a funny idea of what is American. It’s a cross between what they see on TV and what they think is cool (which may or may not have anything to do with actual American customs. To point, behold the “American Pizza” we enjoyed last night: sausage (check), cheese (check), sauce (check), ham (check), …

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Category: Comedic, JournalisticTag: food, pizza

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