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  • Antinous / Moderator

    If he doesn’t stop doing that, his head is going to get stuck to the left some day.

  • johne2

    Strangely transfixing.

  • iamlegion

    Back… and to the left.
    Back… and to the left.
    Back… and to the left.

    • Petzl

      Seriously.  What is it with that head turn when he gets to the “Doe” syllable??

      • Antinous / Moderator

        Psychological kinesiology would probably say that his muscles are twitching because of a conflict between subconscious and conscious impulses. Possibly due to mispronouncing his own name for the benefit of a broader audience. Or acting like a fool for ratings purposes. You can make of that theory what you will.

      • MundoAlReves

        I live near the spanish town of “Almodovar del Campo” and I can confirm you that all their inhabitants look at their left when they speak. I believe there are genetic reasons for that behaviour, and that the head turn when he pronounces “Almodovar” is a genetic reminiscence.

        Edit: The correct spelling is “Amodovar”, not “Almadovar”, as “Pedro Almodovar”

  • Boundegar

    I liked the part where he told you his name.

    • Petzl

      I liked the comment where you said you liked him telling his name.

      • Donald Petersen

        I thought I liked that part but this part is getting better all the time.

        • David Kopelman

          I liked it better in the original German.

          • http://www.leidentech.com leidentech

            If I watch it in German I have to turn the sound off otherwise the words are too disturbing and it’s not funny anymore.

  • jhoosier

    That’s his own name?  That has to be one of the worst pronunciations of a Spanish name I’ve ever heard.

    • ZikZak

      His expression seems to say “Yeah, I can hardly believe I said that either!”

  • http://imcravingpresidency.tumblr.com/ SedanChair

    Now do one of Ofeibea Quist-Arcton saying “DAKARRRRR”

    • missamo80

      Holy crap I was just going to post the exact same thing. I thought I was the only one!

    • Jake0748

       Except she never pronounces the R in Dakar.  Its more like
      DAKAHH.

    • wrecksdart

       Love.  It.  LOVE IT.  Dakhaaaaa. 

  • joe blough

    man seriously, DAKAAAAARH! love that one.

  • http://thisisonlya.blogspot.com robcat2075

    I think they teach that at Famous Broadcasters School.

    For people who want to be TV reporters… or just talk like one.

    • knoxblox

      Or film school. The last name is one letter removed from Pedro Almodovar’s. It took me sooo long to get used to saying it the correct way instead of Al-mo-do-var. It probably grated on my professor’s nerves as much as it does mine as I hear people say Chi-POLE-te.

  • http://twitter.com/HubrisSonic HubrisSonic

    You’re a dovar?  What the hell is a dovar? 

  • http://thefoodgeek.com thefoodgeek

    I liked the one where he twirled his mic the best.

  • cj howeareya

    I think Mandalit del Barco should do a story on him.

  • mappo

    Copied from the youtube comments:

    (O_O) Gustavo ( Ô_o) Almadovar

  • Syn -

    ha! Hilarious. Why the hell does he mis-pronounce his last name? I’m pretty sure he knows how to say it right. 

  • nettdata

    If ever there was a use for AutoTune…

  • http://profiles.google.com/joshuabardwell Joshua Bardwell

    He says it with nearly the same pitch every time. I wonder if he has near-perfect pitch otherwise?

  • Eric LaMotte

    This is so Diana Deutsch http://deutsch.ucsd.edu/psychology/pages.php?i=212

    • Jake

      Noooo!  I do *not* want to get “Sometimes behave so strangely” stuck in my head for days.  Again.

      • DewiMorgan

         Thank you for the warning.
        I don’t know why I ignored it.
        I sometimes be…..

  • http://twitter.com/ScarecrowLegion Michael Lau

    I like that part where he looks to the left and raises the pitch of his voice.

  • http://boingboing.net/ Rob Beschizza
  • webstu

    For people who work in broadcasting, their name is their “brand,” so they are told to pronounce it the same way — specific rhythm, always smiling (you can tell aurally when a person is smiling), etc.

  • DewiMorgan

    The eyebrow sells it.

  • colorofcatvomit

    My favorite part is when he says, “Gustavo, I’m a doe fart.”

  • http://twitter.com/wollito wollito

    Any relationship with
    Hyacinth Bucket?

  • drabkikker

    His name is Almodovar.

  • Souse

    I can’t get past the pronunciation of a Spanish name in a SoCal accent.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ninthwaver Dave Ninthwave
  • http://twitter.com/robertdee robertdee

    This is my new meditation mantra.

  • RedShirt77

     What punctuation do you use to denote that one should raise their right eyebrow in the second syllable of his last name?

    • Jason Baker

      I would recommend inserting a õ.ó

    • Antinous / Moderator

      Doesn’t the ~ already cover it?

  • Robert Becht

    Kaaaaastanza!

  • http://twitter.com/yytnim mintyy

    Pizza.

    Pizza. 
    Pizza. 
    Pizza. 
    Pizza. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJsApM0N4zc