Category Archives: Language

Philippine President-Elect Promises Not To Swear During His Swearing-In Ceremony

June 18, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine President-elect Rod Duterte is known for using curse words during his media interviews, earning for him the description of “foul-mouthed” mayor of Davao City.

For a change, Duterte is promising that he will not swear during his swearing-in ceremony on June 30.

To clarify, Duterte’s spokesperson said the mayor will take his oath of office and swear to uphold the constitution of the Philippines, but he will avoid using any cuss words during his brief inaugural speech.

“To avoid any slip of the tongue, Duterte will read his speech from a teleprompter,” the spokesperson said.

All’s well that ends well.

Food, Language, Media, Politics, Race Relations

Conservative Author Ann Coulter Receives Boxes And Boxes Of Rotten Mandarin Oranges

May 28, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – During a live television discussion on undocumented immigrants, conservative author Ann Coulter referred to Asian Americans as “Mandarin.”

Her fellow panelist on the Chris Matthews show corrected her and said they are called “Asian Americans,” but Coulter insisted it was the correct term and refused to be policed for her language.

Well, Coulter learned a lesson she will never forget.

When she returned to her home after the TV interview, she found boxes and boxes of rotten Mandarin oranges waiting for her at her doorstep, and more boxes are reportedly on the way.

She told The Adobo Chronicles, “I’m sure these oranges were sent in by Asian Americans upset by what I said on TV.”

See? Even old dogs can learn new tricks. “Asian Americans,” Ann, “Asian Americans.”

Language, Sports

Next Year’s Spelling Bee Will Include Spanish And French Words

May 27, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Nihar Janga, left, and Jairam Hathwar, Spelling Bee co-champions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – The annual Spelling Bee competition is running out of words. There seems to be no word that young contestants cannot spell, making it more and more difficult to have a single winner.

This year’s event was no different. The last two remaining spellers — Nihar Janga, 11, and Jairam Hathwar, 13 — breezed through the words hurled their way. They were declared co-champions. This is the third straight year in a row that co-champions were declared winners).

Following this year’s finals, Scripps, the competition’s sponsor, announced that beginning next year, Spanish and French words will be included in the list for competitors to spell.

“This should easily resolve the problem of having co-champions each year,” a spokesperson for Scripps said.