Mexico's largest airline is trolling Americans and it's the best. h/t @Aeromexico pic.twitter.com/hPvqGnDZeF
— Kevin Sieff (@ksieff) January 17, 2019
This made me smile.
Open thread
(Also – anyone who asked me a question in the bottom of this thread, I answered)
JGabriel
THAT …
is the best laugh I’ve gotten from anything online in weeks.
It’s just brilliant. One of the best trolls ever.
Thanks, TaMara.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
Eh. I didn’t like their characterization that a “big part” of Americans don’t like Mexico. Most Americans aren’t like the redneck dweebs in that video.
I did think that guy who was all “That’s bullshit!” was pretty funny when he said, “What if I want to take my wife?”. They call those kinds of people in the UK “benefits scroungers”. Like a 20-30% discount for him wasn’t enough.
Ladyraxterinok
That ad is wild! Absolutely hysterical! Where do I go to sign up for their DNA test?!?
Timurid
Will Borat be flying the plane?
JGabriel
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??:
1. 46% of the Americans who voted in the last Presidential election voted for Donald Trump.
2. Given Trump’s repeated anti-Mexican rhetoric and propaganda calling them rapists, drug-runners, murderers, and so on, it’s safe to say that no one who voted for Trump likes Mexico or Mexicans. At the very least, 46% of American voters dislike Mexico enough, or are so indifferent towards hatred of it, that they are indistinguishable from people who hate it.
3. Which makes it reasonable to conclude that a big part of America (46%) doesn’t like Mexico.
I don’t like that so many Americans are bigoted towards our neighbors to the south, either, but it’s a pretty inescapable and undeniable conclusion.
joax
Well, as one who lives in Oaxaca, all I can say, you have no idea what you are missing. This place is so popular right now with people from all over the world. Food, culture, art, history, mezcal and the warmest most welcoming people you can imagine. Plus, meat and produce as good as it gets.
Gravenstone
I got a kick out of Mr. 22% -“That’s bullshit!”
Dude, you maybe need to have a chat with your grandparents. There may be something they’re hiding from you …
cain
Man, that add is full of win. It’s too bad it wasn’t Vincente Fox that was doing the interviewing. :D
Speaking of such, my mom has been glued to the TV for the past 3-4 weeks watching Longmire. She just came in to inform she is on her last 3 shows and doesn’t know what to watch next!
Amir Khalid
@Gravenstone:
Mr 22% is no spring chicken. His grandparents might not be available to answer questions.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??:
I meant to say that I thought that 22% guy was funny. I guess I had a brainfart or something.
@Gravenstone:
I liked that part too!
@JGabriel:
I guess you’re right. I just wish the narration had acknowledged that #NotAllAmericans are like the Trumpists.
plato
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??:
Define most americans.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Amir Khalid:
Haven’t you ever heard of mediums? //
plato
Sorry betsy, you get only 3%. The jawdrop was hilarious.
Steve in the ATL
@cain: my wife has been friends with Bailey Chase since high school. Super nice guy, and golden retriever owner. Only black mark is the degree from Duke.
Aleta
plato: Even her hat drooped.
Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (formerly Mumphrey, et al.)
Damn, that’s good. I wish I were part Mexican. I wonder how Mexican Trump is. Shit, for a discount, he’d pay his lawyers to fake Mexican heritage.
Aleta
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
Mary Oliver, Don’t Hesitate from Swan)
Amir Khalid
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??:
Yes. They are a variety of con artist.
MattF
Alexandra Petri explains what Giuliani actually meant to say.
Elizabelle
That’s hilarious. Thank you, TaMara.
Sadly, I do not foresee any AeroMexico discounts. (And I do want to see Oaxaca!)
But if Lufthansa was offering a discount …
Felanius Kootea
That was absolutely hilarious. I found the 22% guy asking for a potential discount for his wife to be the icing on the cake.
@Aleta: So sad that she’s gone…
ljt
@Aleta: My daughter posted the following on instagram today. Thought it was an odd coincidence, then googled and found out she passed today. I wish I’d discovered her sooner.
Elizabelle
@joax: Lucky bug! Oaxaca is on my 2-year bucket list. Maybe you could do an On the Road for us?
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Amir Khalid:
I agree. I used the “//” to show I wasn’t being serious and was making a joke.
TaMara (HFG)
@Steve in the ATL: OMG. Have loved him forever. Saving Grace! Longmire! Buffy! Lucifer!
I mean, hey, I know who he is. LOL
Baud
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??:
Wait, I thought “//” meant extremely serious.
Emma
I am on the phlegmy phase of a cold. Coughing and hysterical laughter do not mix.
Miss Bianca
@joax: O, I am dying to visit Oaxaca some day!
rikyrah
Great trolling??
AJ
Could we have a thread to honor Mary Oliver?
So sad
Steve in the ATL
@joax: @Elizabelle: @Miss Bianca: obviously, we need a BJ meet up in Oaxaca. How does everyone look next Wednesday?
ETA: and don’t say “Fabulous!!!”
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Baud:
I can see how you might think that, considering Adam uses it a lot (;p), but nope. It’s supposed to be like “/s”. Also too, you forgot your “//”.
plato
This is like dog rules
1. The dog is not allowed in the house.
2. OK, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
4. The dog can get on the old furniture only.
5. Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed
to sleep with the humans on the bed.
6. OK, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation.
7. The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not
under the covers.
8. The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
9. The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
plato
FelonyGovt
That’s pretty funny. Mexico is such a beautiful, warm welcoming country. The venom directed against it makes me angry (then again lots of things make me angry these days)
Miss Bianca
@Steve in the ATL: Now, that sounds wonderful! : )
WaterGirl
@plato:
lamh36
Evening BJ peeps!
How’s everyone doing?
Today for the first night of classes for the Spring semester. I’m taking 2 classes this semester on Mon and Thurs. Tonight was the first night of Health Care Law. Monday classes begin after MLK day (Jan 28).
It’s only 2 classes, but looking at the syllabus for each and they look intensive. The teacher tonight was pretty cool. Hopefully the Monday teacher is as well
Virginia
This ad is hi-lair-ious! We are 150 miles from Laredo. Mexico City is the most fabulous city in the world. This ad is giving me all the grins.
Steve in the ATL
@FelonyGovt: just remember to choose “plata” when you’re offered “plata o plomo”
lamh36
Alright soo how’s about some movie news?
2 trailers new trailers came out this week…the Spiderman (live-action) sequel, “Far From Home” and MOST IMPORTANTLY… the offical trailer for John Wick3!!
ICYMI, here it is:
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019 Movie) Official Trailer – Keanu … https://youtu.be/M7XM597XO94 via @YouTube
Keanu and co can just go on ahead and take my money!
plato
@WaterGirl:
Viva BrisVegas
@cain:
Try Yellowstone.
joax
@Elizabelle: Glad to. Come on down. The more the merrier… before they build El Muro to keep the gringos out…. No, that’s never gonna happen….
Steve in the ATL
@joax: y’all should build a wall and make us pay for it!
FelonyGovt
@Steve in the ATL: Yes! And i even know what those mean!
Gravenstone
@WaterGirl: Sounds about right. Except my littlest asshole cat starts in around 90 minutes ahead of my alarm. He’ll just absolutely starve to death if I don’t feed him nownownownow!
plato
Jay
In your latest edition of “How the MSM Fails the USA”, Digby has a post up about a study that shows Bloat support falls bigly when supporters realize he’s not a “self made man”, and instead a sperm lottery winner.
Gravenstone
Is our Republicans learning? Someone must have recognized the bad look of them heading to Davos after Trump’s tantrum today, so they just canceled the US delegation.
Heidi Mom
@cain: I can sympathize. I hope she finds the ending as satisfying as I did.
HinTN
@Aleta:
Mary Oliver
A glorious epitaph
HinTN
@Jay:
Thank you for that.
No One You Know
@ljt: I hold onto this one a lot. I keep Oliver’s book Dream Work by my bed.
Jay
@HinTN:
Sounds like a garment that men don’t admit buying.
Aleta
@ljt:
? ⚡️
Sebastian
@lamh36:
Halle *swoon*
Kent
@Viva BrisVegas:
She want another detective show with a guy in a cowboy hat? How about Justified? Season 2 or 3 with Margo Martindale playing the crime family matriarch is just epic.
Steve in the ATL
@Kent: that’s exactly what my wife did after she finished Longmire!
Natalie Zea….
JanieM
For me it’s this bit:
So on the one hand, sadness that Oliver is gone. And on the other, I laughed till I cried at the Alexandra Petri piece posted by @MattF.
Steeplejack
@Gravenstone:
And they probably still have to pay for the hotel rooms or at least lose the deposits.
Aleta
@JanieM:
satby
@joax: I’m not missing it, I’m in Mexico City right now! And it’s gorgeous, the food is excellent, the weather is perfect, and if we don’t get rid of Trump I may just expatriate here!
JanieM
@Aleta: Thanks.
satby
@Elizabelle: I flew roundtrip for about $325.00 on Southwest Airlines out of Chicago. Cheapest flight available when I booked.
inspectrix
longtime lurker who loves Mary Oliver.
This one I sink into when I want to contemplate the bittersweetness of parenthood and mortality.
mapaghimagsik
This ad really made my day. Sadly, I don’t think I’d get much of a discount, but I’ve been to Mexico four times. I enjoyed each visit, even to the traditional “tourist” areas. The hospitality was top notch.