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Dannyalcatraz said:

As I recall, Gaga sang in both Spanish and English.

And I found out today that the plants- supposed to be sugarcane in particular- were not mere props on carts, but actually live performers in suits.

We got Puerto Ricans AND Ents!

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I wasn't paying a lot of attention to the music. I thought her song was only in English. Maybe I need to see if I can find video of the show. I probably missed a lot.

I was real disappointed in a guy I work with. He asked me tonight "And you enjoyed the show? Do you speak Spanish?" I didn't know that was a prerequisite for enjoying the show. He then said it wasn't American. I said Puerto Rico is American to which he scoffed at.

Aeson said:

"And you enjoyed the show? Do you speak Spanish?"

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Such small minds. I only speak English and German with any skill. Why should I cut myself off from enjoying something merely because of a language barrier?

My Mom was a music teacher, so I grew up listening to all kinds of stuff. Opera is one of her favorites; I never really caught that bug. As I recall, most of the biggest pieces in opera were written (and sung) in Italian, German and French, with English coming in 4th.

Moving away from that, my own music collection (and shopping list) mostly has music with lyrics in English. However, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, French, Russian, Hungarian, Gaelic, Arabic, Latin, Tongan, Finnish, Luven, Nyanjan, Ndebele, Mongolian, Indian, Cambodian, Shona, Tamisheq and Polynesian tongues are represented as well.

…some by English-speaking artists showing off their multilingual skills, like Roberta Flack, Beck, Dave Mustaine, Mike Patton and Geddy Lee.

(To say nothing of the vocalists for whom English isn’t their primary language, but who nonetheless use it as their main language for recording and performance.)

Sorry- I see this all the time, manifesting in different ways. My maternal aunt W was very leery of trying new cuisines. We became very adept at describing foreign dishes as analogous recipes she knew & liked.

OTOH, I visited Russia 20 years ago, and early on, a father/daughter duo on the same trip were often no-shows for at least one meal a day. Come to find out, they had a large suitcase of granola/energy bars and the like that they were living off for tge first half of the trip. WHY TRAVEL TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO TRY THE CUISINE?

My brother in law will not eat Chinese food. He actually believes it's made from cats and dogs. You will not convince him that it's American and not actually Chinese.

I've never been lucky enough to travel to any other countries. I would love to but it's not in the cards for me. I might hesitate at some foods. My cousin claims he was served donkey tongue in a restaurant in Italy. I might be willing to try it if it's part of the meat used in meatballs. Lol

I haven't asked my sister if she watched the show. She probably watched the Kid Rock one if anything, or the puppy bowl.

I was too busy watching what was on screen to listen to the music. I knew I wouldn't know the songs. I focused on the visuals. It was so bright and full of life. I know more Spanish than any other language besides English, but not enough to really follow along. Yes, if I'm listening to music I prefer it to be something I can sing along with. The halftime show isn't just about the music, or it doesn't have to be. There was a wedding. How awesome was that.

Couple legally married during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance - ESPN Couple legally married during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance

And the plant people. 50 POUNDS of costume.
Bad Bunny's halftime show included people dressed as trees. Watch. The trees in Bad Bunny’s halftime show were actually people. See it.

Definitely a performance of some historical import: Spectacle + Significance.

Aeson said:

My brother in law will not eat Chinese food. He actually believes it's made from cats and dogs. You will not convince him that it's American and not actually Chinese.

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In China? Yes, some is.

In the USA? AFAIK, illegal in all 50 states.

Dannyalcatraz said:

In China? Yes, some is.

In the USA? AFAIK, illegal in all 5 states.

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So which 45 states do you let secede?

Ulfgeir said:

So which 45 states do you let secede?

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Dammit!

Corrected the typo in my post. Thanks.

The five we're keeping are California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Georgia. Only because I'm limited to only the five.

I learned two new things about the dog. 1: he doesn't like water. 2: he doesn't like being picked up. Bonus lesson; dogs don't always land on their feet. I picked him up and he squirmed out of arms and fell to the floor and landed on his back/side. I felt terrible. I was trying to hold on time. I was attempting to weigh him. I got the idea to weigh myself then weigh myself holding the dog. It's probably not the most accurate, but it would be close enough. This actually the second time I tried picking him up today. We talked about giving him a bath. I picked him up trying to test the waters so to speak. He was not having it. That time I was able to put him down before he squirmed away.

He has a name, Jasper. We will continue to use it, but I wanted to give him one of those pretentious pompous names for myself.
Sir Diddlysquat Von Wigglesbutt. I call him Wigglebutt because when he wags his nubbin of a tail the whole butt is involved.

So we had a refrigerator repair scheduled today…Friday the 13th.

Dude was 2hrs late, and the company AI didn’t tell us he was late (even though the text the company sent AT 7AM said it would). Just as I’m getting ready to call the company, I get a text from a different tech saying the call had been added to HIS schedule, and he was on his way.

He arrived in his slate blue coveralls, did the job well and quickly. And I told him about the notification issue. I assured him we knew it wasn’t his fault.






I still didn’t give him his machete back, though.