{"id":4794,"date":"2018-12-02T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T16:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2018-12-02T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T16:56:24","slug":"jabbering-furry-things-and-embarrassing-misunderstandings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4794","title":{"rendered":"Jabbering Furry Things and Embarrassing Misunderstandings."},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/strong> see many strange things that can be bought on the Internet these days, and recently purchased several of these furry devices that repeat anything you say, and jump like fools when doing so.\u00a0 Here is what they look like at rest:\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I asked one of them its name and got this:<\/p>\n

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Then I sat both of them together for an intelligent conversation:<\/p>\n

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I gave one to the beautiful daughter of a friend of mine and she sent me videos of her reaction to this crazy furry thing.<\/p>\n

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Another interesting story:\u00a0 When I first came to Sao Paulo, a neighbor who also works at the Consulate took me to the nearby store and showed me how to get food.\u00a0 She said, at the check out they will always ask you two questions, (something about a tax receipt) and your answer will always be No.\u00a0 Sounded simple.<\/p>\n

But occasionally, I noticed they would ask me three questions, and I would always give them the safest answer of No, especially if you don’t know the question.<\/p>\n

As I started learning more and more phases, I realized one day, that sometimes when I went to the checkout the first question would be boa tarde?<\/strong><\/p>\n

… and it hit me.\u00a0 boa tarde simply means, Good Afternoon.\u00a0 Which explains why they gave me a funny look when I resolutely stated, No.<\/p>\n

An old friend of mine once told me, Life is pretty damn tragic if we don’t learn to laugh at ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\n

I tend to laugh at myself quite often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I see many strange things that can be bought on the Internet these days, and recently purchased several of these …<\/p>\n

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