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"Chili today. Hot tamale." 🤣 (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 OP
Does this qualify for an ethnic joke? SkatmanRoth Jul 2018 #1
No. Ptah Jul 2018 #2
... Adsos Letter Jul 2018 #3
yes left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #4
Huh? No, it's a pun. Beartracks Jul 2018 #8
It's a WEATHER REPORT. sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #5
I deliberated. This now sounds like a feeble attempt to absolve myself sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #6
It's a chef's joke, elleng Jul 2018 #11
💙 sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Beartracks Jul 2018 #7
Don't worry, my husband is Mexican LeftInTX Jul 2018 #9
😘 sprinkleeninow Jul 2018 #10

sprinkleeninow

(22,228 posts)
6. I deliberated. This now sounds like a feeble attempt to absolve myself
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 09:59 PM
Jul 2018

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

(141,926 posts)
11. It's a chef's joke,
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 02:11 AM
Jul 2018

with weather connotations, nothing more, and nothing to ask forgiveness for!

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LeftInTX

(34,031 posts)
9. Don't worry, my husband is Mexican
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 12:07 AM
Jul 2018

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."

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