petro
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donsoze
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It is my personal feeling that the tale of the teeth examinin' dude beats out both the Raining RV and Rock Hard Cat Cock as best Mexican Magical Realism ever.
It is my personal feeling that the tale of the teeth examinin' dude beats out both the Raining RV and Rock Hard Cat Cock as best Mexican Magical Realism ever.
crinklebat
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As far as I'm concerned, there could be an entire spinoff strip with examples of Mexican magical realism, and I would read it every single day. Or die trying.
As far as I'm concerned, there could be an entire spinoff strip with examples of Mexican magical realism, and I would read it every single day. Or die trying.
audhumla
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Someone's gotta hook Gabriel García Márquez with Illustrator, a tablet, and the internet immediately. That would be super.
Someone's gotta hook Gabriel García Márquez with Illustrator, a tablet, and the internet immediately. That would be super.
onepapertiger
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good call--I just finished "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" for a Class, fucking ridiculous ending to a ridiculous story. ("Ridiculous" = incredible)
good call--I just finished "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" for a Class, fucking ridiculous ending to a ridiculous story. ("Ridiculous" = incredible)
ttagxamm
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The real danger of course is that Mexican Magic Realism will be crossbred with Borgesian Paradox, and that the resulting Argentinized hybrid will spread inexorably northward, overwhelming us with infinite libraries, inexplicable games of chance, maps that unfold to cover the entirety of the territory they represent...
The real danger of course is that Mexican Magic Realism will be crossbred with Borgesian Paradox, and that the resulting Argentinized hybrid will spread inexorably northward, overwhelming us with infinite libraries, inexplicable games of chance, maps that unfold to cover the entirety of the territory they represent...
cailetshadow
+17 -0
..and killer bees.
..and killer bees.
contrasoma
+2 -0
Oh, how I wish I could double-chubby this comment.
Oh, how I wish I could double-chubby this comment.
housewife
+0 -0
I know a lady in San Francisco who has that post-horn tattooed on her wrist
I know a lady in San Francisco who has that post-horn tattooed on her wrist
thumb
+0 -0
Is already happened, dude. That's where Doctor Who came from.
Is already happened, dude. That's where Doctor Who came from.
bovine
+0 -0
brunina de nada. haha hilarious
brunina de nada. haha hilarious
clockworkorange
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is that middle of nowhere? i know basically no Spanish, but that's my intuitive guess.
is that middle of nowhere? i know basically no Spanish, but that's my intuitive guess.
karljw
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wordref tells me "brunina" actually means something like darkness or shadow, so i'd translate it "the shadow of nothingness"
wordref tells me "brunina" actually means something like darkness or shadow, so i'd translate it "the shadow of nothingness"
foxtrotamend
+2 -0
Everyone could use more "Mexican Magical Realism"
Everyone could use more "Mexican Magical Realism"
falseprophet
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It deeply saddens me that the cat who demolished the foundational precepts of the Great Outdoor Fight failed to find his true love because of a stop light.
That was the test, Ray. That was the magical realist test. How could you fail?
It deeply saddens me that the cat who demolished the foundational precepts of the Great Outdoor Fight failed to find his true love because of a stop light.
That was the test, Ray. That was the magical realist test. How could you fail?
achilleselbow
+33 -0
You really think he would've found true love? The whole setup of the thing seems to me like there'd be no cars around for miles, but the moment he tried to run the light, he'd get hit by a truck that came out of nowhere and vanished immediately afterward. The police examining the scene would remark that this was the same spot where an attractive Latina woman was hit by a truck as she was preparing to leave for her wedding exactly 20 years ago.
You really think he would've found true love? The whole setup of the thing seems to me like there'd be no cars around for miles, but the moment he tried to run the light, he'd get hit by a truck that came out of nowhere and vanished immediately afterward. The police examining the scene would remark that this was the same spot where an attractive Latina woman was hit by a truck as she was preparing to leave for her wedding exactly 20 years ago.
falseprophet
+4 -0
Ahhh, you make an excellent point. I had not considered the possibility that the Latina woman would be from ...
Backstory!
Ahhh, you make an excellent point. I had not considered the possibility that the Latina woman would be from ...
Backstory!
puguglypress
+1 -0
man when did magical mexican realism turn into goosebumps
man when did magical mexican realism turn into goosebumps
godfatherofsouls
+7 -0
Ray do get bored in the flat field.
Ray do get bored in the flat field.
morypcaina
+0 -0
IN THE FLAT FIE-EE-EE-EE-EEEELD!!!
IN THE FLAT FIE-EE-EE-EE-EEEELD!!!
possums
+0 -1
I want to know how Borges feels about this.
I want to know how Borges feels about this.
boredom_man
+0 -0
Cold. So very, very cold.
Anyway, I think there is more magic realism coming out of Mexico than Argentina or the US, and that no knock to Borges or Ellison is necessary to parody that fact.
Cold. So very, very cold.
Anyway, I think there is more magic realism coming out of Mexico than Argentina or the US, and that no knock to Borges or Ellison is necessary to parody that fact.
karljw
+0 -0
Not to be a literary pedant, but Borges doesn't fit under most definitions of magical realism.
Not to be a literary pedant, but Borges doesn't fit under most definitions of magical realism.
zeal
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Before Achewood I never even knew about Mexican Magical Realism, as a literary device or otherwise. But now, man. But now.
Before Achewood I never even knew about Mexican Magical Realism, as a literary device or otherwise. But now, man. But now.
xiaomimi
+23 -0
Today's Blogs
Roast Beef: Man I am over a dog about car things
Lyle: crap did i shoot the dude
Onstad: My heritage changed.
"its the worst sfeelin in theworld not to knwo if yuo shot a dude"
Today's Blogs
Roast Beef: Man I am over a dog about car things
Lyle: crap did i shoot the dude
Onstad: My heritage changed.
"its the worst sfeelin in theworld not to knwo if yuo shot a dude"
tekende
+0 -0
"If you were to look at me, which you can't, because I don't like that sort of thing,"
"If you were to look at me, which you can't, because I don't like that sort of thing,"
envika
+1 -0
i like to picture the dude on the other line pronouncing "hecho" like "HET-cho", not "ET-cho"
i like to picture the dude on the other line pronouncing "hecho" like "HET-cho", not "ET-cho"
atticusonline
+1 -0
Well Ray is certainly saying "Het-cho"
Well Ray is certainly saying "Het-cho"
tekende
+0 -0
I've been pronouncing it "hay-cho" in my head.
I've been pronouncing it "hay-cho" in my head.
spicyponyhead
+0 -0
O shit, is that how it's supposed to be?
O shit, is that how it's supposed to be?
fancyrat
+0 -0
What the hell is panel eight?
What the hell is panel eight?
tekende
+6 -0
Two vehicles at an intersection in the middle of nowhere. Are you blind? Do you need me to type this in wingdings font?
Two vehicles at an intersection in the middle of nowhere. Are you blind? Do you need me to type this in wingdings font?
fancypants
+0 -0
hilarious
hilarious
mashisoyo
+0 -0
As if assetbar would correctly display wingdings.
As if assetbar would correctly display wingdings.
I too use Mexican magical realism as a scapegoat for my lack of getting laid.
It doesn't hurt your love life as bad as Polish Magical Nihilism.
Is that where you take a photo of yourself, and when you look at it, it turns black and you fall into it and nobody ever remembers you existed?
That sounds like exactly what it would do, yes.