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Learn English with Andy 13/13: “Body wash”

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Disclaimer (August 28, 2012): The characters and situations portrayed in this series are purely fictional. They are not based on actual events or people.

I want to go to the club but no body wash my kids.
I want to go to the club but no body wash my kids.

This marks the end of our series “Learn English with Andy”. We hope you have enjoyed it and that you have learned a lot. You can see all the entries by following this link.

Note: Andrés doesn’t really have kids. But I’m sure he’d like to settle down one day and have some. And like their father, they will be very handsome kids. Ladies: If you want to meet Andrés, use the comments to let us know and something will be arranged.

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Test your color IQ

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I found this little online test for your ability to see and distinguish colors. They present you with four rows of colored tiles that you need to sort by hue. The higher your final score, the worse you did. The perfect score is 0. Since I’ve always thought that I’m perfect and yet I scored a 7, I concluded that the test is flawed.

Click on this image of my results to enlarge.

Still, go ahead and give it a try and post your results in the comments. Whoever beats will make it to The MKX® Hall of Fame if I ever get around to creating it, but email me a screenshot as proof. And no Paint shenanigans please. To take the test, click here.

UPDATE 12/13/2008: Well, looks like a few people have been able to cheat just enough to beat me. Congratulations to Eva (score of 3) and Carolina (perfect score!). That’s ok, I still kicked both my brother’s asses.

UPDATE 12/14/2008 (2): Jaramillo‘s results are in (an impressive 12).

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Learn English with Andy 12/13: “Bishop”

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Disclaimer (August 28, 2012): The characters and situations portrayed in this series are purely fictional. They are not based on actual events or people.

My wife fell down the stair so I had to pick the bishop.
My wife fell down the stair so I had to pick the bishop.

Note: This is a fictitious example. There’s no wife. But if there was and even if cheese very fat, Andrés would picke her up with ease. Andrés is single. Ladies: if you want to meet Andrés, feel free to let us know through the comments and we’ll arrange something.

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On copyright infringement.

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I got this pleasant email today:

Dear marcoskirsch,

This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a notification by Sony/BMG claiming that this material is infringing:

Fobia @ SXSW – No eres yo / El Diablo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGTxHhTH_IQ

Please Note: Accounts determined to be repeat infringers may be terminated. To avoid this, please delete any videos to which you do not own the rights, and refrain from uploading infringing videos. For more information, please visit our Copyright Tips guide.

If you believe this claim was made in error, or that you are otherwise authorized to use the content at issue, you may file a counter notice. Information about this process is here.

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability.

Sincerely,
The YouTube Content Identification Team

Please indulge me by reading my rant below:

Continue reading On copyright infringement. →

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Learn English with Andy 11/13: “Harrassment”

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Disclaimer (August 28, 2012): The characters and situations portrayed in this series are purely fictional. They are not based on actual events or people.

My wife caught me in bed with another women and I told her honey harassment nothing to me.
My wife caught me in bed with another women and I told her honey harassment nothing to me.

Note: Never happened. Andrés is single and would never cheat on his wife. Ladies: if you want to meet Andrés, feel free to let us know through the comments and we’ll arrange something.

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Learn English with Andy 10/13: “Chicken wing”

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Disclaimer (August 28, 2012): The characters and situations portrayed in this series are purely fictional. They are not based on actual events or people.

My wife plays the lottery so chicken wing.
My wife plays the lottery so chicken wing.

Note: We have no clue why all these fake and hipothetical examples keep mentioning wives. Andrés is single. Ladies: if you want to meet Andrés, feel free to let us know through the comments and we’ll arrange something.

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Happy Thanksgiving

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From the perspective of a foreigner living in the U.S., Thanksgiving is a strange holiday.

Strange because despite of its religious origins and history, it is celebrated by every single person in the country. Strange because it’s larger than any other holiday, including Christmas, and everyone goes home with almost no exception. Strange because the most anticipated things about it are the football game and the shopping. Strange because in any email received around this date, people write “Gobble Gobble“, imitating the sound a turkey makes. Strange because the sound a turkey makes does not even remotely resemble “Gobble Gobble“.

I like Thanksgiving food a lot; but since I get a couple days off from work, I will be spending this Thanksgiving in Monterrey eating barbacoa, mole, machacado, and arrachera. Gobble Gobble indeed. Go learn some useful facts about turkeys.

The MKX® is very thankful for our good looking readers. Thank you for your loyalty!