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"Chili today. Hot tamale." 🤣 (Original Post)
sprinkleeninow
Jul 2018
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SkatmanRoth
(843 posts)1. Does this qualify for an ethnic joke?
IN BEFORE THE LOCK
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)4. yes
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)8. Huh? No, it's a pun.
sprinkleeninow
(20,246 posts)5. It's a WEATHER REPORT.
sprinkleeninow
(20,246 posts)6. I deliberated. This now sounds like a feeble attempt to absolve myself
of poor judgment in posting my post.
To me an innocuous, cute saying that's been around forever and used by some for business purposes.
Regardless, if I have offended anyone, please forgive me.
💙🇺🇸🌊
elleng
(130,895 posts)11. It's a chef's joke,
with weather connotations, nothing more, and nothing to ask forgiveness for!
Response to sprinkleeninow (Original post)
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LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)9. Don't worry, my husband is Mexican
When we first started dating, it was unusually cold in South Texas:
I would say, "I'm cold", he would respond, "Chili today. Hot tamale".
It was like a broken record the entire winter - I would complain about the cold and he would say, "Chili today. Hot tamale."