Ramblings from a lingophile, pseudo environmentalist, former bus driver, and DC transplant.

9.15.2006

Gasolina o Quesadilla?

I've been thinking about how great it would be if there were a version of this song "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee where instead of "gasolina" they said something like, "quesadilla." Here's the video:



The chorus goes like this:
Daddy Yankee: A ella le gusta la gasolina (She likes that gasoline)
Girls: Dáme más gasolina (Give me more gasoline)
Daddy Yankee: Como le encanta la gasolina (Oh how she loves that gasoline)
Repeat

I think it would be a lot funnier if every "gasolina" were replaced with "quesadilla." But then I realized that there is actually a really long list of femenine nouns that would also work pretty well:
  • sopapilla: a delicious fried doughy dessert item.
  • hamburguesa: hamburger.
  • carne asada: roast beef.
  • papas fritas: french fries.
  • papas frias: cold potatos.
  • cocaína: cocaine.
  • frutas y verduras: fruits and vegetables.
  • casa blanca: white house.
  • aceituna: stuffed olive.
  • librería: bookstore.
  • salsa verde: green sauce.
  • mini-falda: mini-skirt.
  • zanahoria: carrot.
  • calabaza: pumpkin
  • and the list goes on and on and on...

What would be your preferred replacement?

In other news, I converted my bike to a fixed gear about two weeks ago and I LOVE IT! Not only does my bike look cooler/cleaner/sleeker, but it also weighs less and is in some ways actually easier to ride than before. In most situations you really don't need to use the brakes because pedal-braking is sufficient. You can really only brake as fast as you would normally be able to accelerate though (which is not very fast), so sometimes regular brakes are still necessary; so I think that anyone who has a fixie without a front brake is plain crazy. I think my favorite thing about the fixie coversion, however, is that the thing is practically silent going down the road. With no derailers to thread the chain through, it is just so quiet! It is a really neat sensation. Hopefully someday soon I'll get a picture of it post-conversion. I suppose the only downside to it is that it makes me feel more smug and superior to other cyclists when I pass them on my superior bicycle. That and steep hills are hard to get up.

What else? Well, classes are going well, work is okay... yeah, I guess that's it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would have to go with "zanahoria." Even though zanahorias remind me of orange crayons and taste disgusting, what an awesome word!

Your bike does look REALLY cool.

Anonymous said...

sopapilla. crazy delicious.