Sudetenland Tales by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Sudetenland Tales

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Where are the Cholos?

Tony, most often referred to as “The Shitty Little Sabotage Plumber,” is always proud to say that he was born in Tucumcari, New Mexico, on the wrong side, the Spanglish side of town. Early on he claims to have stolen bikes from the families on the White half of the tracks. One might point out that no one other than Tony has provided any evidence of this wannabee cholo’s “revolutionary accomplishments.” Despite it being quite easy to do, Tony seemed quite proud of his “outlaw endeavors,” ostensibly a prelude into becoming one who talks a much better game than he ever could play.

For example, in adulthood, Tony spoke of his bar fighting skills. Understand, Tony is short and has some sort of problem with being Latino. So, he’s concocted stories which he recites without provocation, about knocking down tall White guys. After that brief, early adult bar fighting career wherein his little ass kept on getting kicked by big White people, Tony had solidified his understanding of a few key things.

Bullchipping can be funny; however it becomes simply pathetic when the bullchipper starts to believe their own bullchip.

He speaks of his time in prison as if it earned him some sort of medal of honor. Truth be told, he conveniently fails to mention