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Everyone's probably expecting me to say Transformers, but that was middle school. In grade school, it was a Mexican kids sitcom called "El Chavo Del Ocho", about a homeless kid (played by a middle-aged man, legendary Mexican comedian Chespirito) and his daily misadventures in a poor neighborhood. It was mostly slapstick and catchphrases, but there was an undercurrent of social satire (the block's landlord is named Senor Barriga -- Mister Belly -- and he's grossly fat while his tenants starve, and one of the running gags is that Chavo always (accidentally?) hits him at least once every episode) and even moments of genuine poignancy.
APBM,
Have you ever watched Spanish-language television (whether or not you speak Spanish doesn't matter)?
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yes, I used to love watching Univision once in a while and trying to figure out what was going on.
Also, while visiting my sister in Costa Rica a few years ago, I saw some local and regional programming, to.
APBM,
what is your favorite foreign language to listen to (whether or not you understand it)?
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There a bunch but it's probably a tie between German (I love the way in which it is so forceful at times) and French (which just sounds very beautiful). I understand a little French but no German.
I also like listening to Japanese.
APBM,
What's a language you'd love to learn if you had the time?
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Italian. Then I could go to Italy and buy reprints of classic Italian Disney stories, and understand the dialogue (except for the many stories translated into Spanish that I read in grade school.)
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Japanese. In addition to the job opportunities, I'd love to be able to visit Japan and really experience it. And I really like the way it sounds.
APBM,
same question
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German. Me and the wife want to go to the grspop metal festival in German sometime. (Its pretty much the biggest metal festival in the world). It would be nice to speak the local language when we get there.
APBM, What is the most recent movie you watched?
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Just watched "Raging Bull" this evening. My local Hollywood Video store is closing down and are liquidating their inventory for .99 cents per DVD, so I snagged that puppy along with "The Deerhunter" and "There Will be Blood". Three great films for about the third the price of an actual ticket to the movies... can't beat that.
APBM,
If your house was burning down (and assuming that all of your loved ones and pets are already safe) what is the one "thing" that you would want saved?
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My computer. After all, it helps me connect to LW.
APBM,
What is the most significant thing you've learned in the last week?
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I learned that English owes its grammatical structure to the Celtic language rather than the German.
APBM,
What is your favorite dessert of all?
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