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Hello.

Here there is a spanish joke playing with the meaning of the word "su". Normally "su" is used to show possesion of the 3rd person of the singular "El", but also is used when you are talking "de usted". "Usted" is a more educated way to say "tu". In Spain is used very little and just when talking with old people or with very importan people as a chairman or something like this.

Well, I don't know how to explain it very well, so, here you are the joke (a bit difficult to understand).

El presidente de un banco se preocupa por un joven director estrella, que despu�s de un periodo de trabajar junto a �l, sin parar nunca a comer se empieza a ausentar al mediod�a. Llama al detective privado del banco y le dice:
- Siga a L�pez un d�a entero y cu�nteme qu� hace �ltimamente los medidod�as.

El detective cumple con el cometido, vuelve e informa:
- L�pez sale normalmente al mediod�a, coge su coche, va a su casa a almorzar, luego le hace el amor a su mujer, se fuma uno de sus excelentes cigarros y vuelve a trabajar.
- Ah, bueno, menos mal, no hay nada malo en todo eso.
- �Puedo tutearlo, se�or? - pregunta entonces el detective.
- �Si, como no!. - responde sorprendido el presidente.
- Repito: L�pez sale normalmente al mediod�a, coge TU coche, va a TU casa a almorzar, luego le hace el amor a TU mujer, se fuma uno de TUS excelentes cigarros y vuelve a trabajar. Big Grin Big Grin
P.D: (�Menudo elemento el L�pez!, �eh?) Big Grin
 
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Hola totx, kudos my man! One of THE best language related jokes I have EVER had the pleasure of reading Big Grin

Saludos,
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Hey - brilliant joke - its not the first time I heard it though - I think I heard it before, maybe its similar in French. My Spanish is not so hot, so I used a tranlator to check out the detail. I think that is almost more amusing in the translation (which follows)-

The detective expires with the assignment, returns and reports:
- L�pez goes out normally to the midday, takes(catches) his(its) car, is going to his(its) house to have lunch, then it(he,she) does the love to his(its) wife, there smokes one of his(its,her) excellent cigars and returns to work.
- Ah, good, less badly, there is no anything villain(bad) in everything it.
- I can tutearlo, gentleman? - the detective asks then.
- If, since(as,like) not!. - the president answers surprised.
- I repeat: Lopez goes out normally to the midday, takes(catches) YOUR car, is going to YOUR house to have lunch, then it(he,she) does the love to YOUR wife, there smokes one of YOUR excellent cigars and returns to work.
P.D: (tiny element the Lopez!, eh?)

Salud!
 
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Another case of my husband signing in as me, what can I say.!Please be patient with him.You will know when it's me my Spaninsh is virtually non existant. Roll Eyes
 
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