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To pay homage to the late, great Marcos Mundstock of the incomparable Les Luthiers, I will attempt to translate some of his best lines here.
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“All past times were before”
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“Those born poor and ugly have a great chance of those conditions developing over time.”
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(3/15)
“Ego is another name for that little Argentinian we all have inside.”
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(4/15)
“If you can’t convince them, confound them.”
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(5/15)
“The important thing in life is money; health comes and goes.”
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“To err is human. To blame others is even more human.”
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“I’m not completely useless. At least I am a good bad example.”
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“Having a clean conscience is a symptom of having lousy memory.”
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“Everything is relative. The length of a minute depends on which side of the bathroom door you are.”
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“He who can smile when things are going poorly is because he’s already decided who to blame.”
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“There are two points of view to everything: the wrong one, and ours.”
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“Truth isn’t what matters, but being right.”
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“Laziness is the mother of all vices. And like any mother, she should be respected.”
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Two personal observations:
1. Some of these apply too well to our current situation.
2. Translating good wordplay is surprisingly hard. Hope you understand it’s a million times better in the original Spanish. Even more so if you can hear his great voice reading them out.
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1. Some of these apply too well to our current situation.
2. Translating good wordplay is surprisingly hard. Hope you understand it’s a million times better in the original Spanish. Even more so if you can hear his great voice reading them out.
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