This may not last

"CUCKOO! CUCKOO! Edelweiss, Edelweiss, every moment I--BANG!" My brother's prediction of what Mom may do to our new cuckoo clock from Switzerland.

Swiss efficiency

"So the clock tower chimes 9am, then you hear all these doors opening...the doors to all the shops. Fucking Swiss and German people with their efficiency. Damn."--My dad, on this lovely Swiss morning.

Telenovela time

Eric: "Are you having fun watching the high school telenovelas over in Spain? The 'telenovelas de escuela segundaria?'"
Me: "No...I haven't watched "Fisica o Quimica" in at least two weeks..."