Manolo Cabeza de Huevo
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"Manolo Cabeza de Huevo" (Spanish
for "Manolo the Egghead", although interpreted as "Manolo the Testicle
Head") is a series of famous spanish prank call
s made by the New York
radio show El Vacilón de la Mañana
(Spanish for The Morning Party).
The original set consisted in three prank calls; in these, the presenter of the show (which itself is known for making prank calls of this nature), called a person named Manuel (original for Manolo), a superintendent
of a New York City
building. After calling Manuel, "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo", Manolo would react angrily and insult the caller. The prank calls were presented in the show and uploaded to the Internet
.
The popularity of the prank calls was so high that El Vacilón eventually did more set of prank calls, which were again presented and uploaded. The prank calls sets were topics of discussion in many Internet blogs
and forums
; some users even elaborated Adobe Flash
animations to despict Manolo's reaction to the calls. The sets have since become an Internet phenomenon, and have received a small cult following
.
In this set, and the next ones, Manolo's voice and pronunciation is somewhat different comparted to the first set. This has led some users to think that the calls may be acted and not real.
When the prank call was uploaded to the internet, it contained a reggeaton 16-second intro, which contained the words "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo" and Manolo's insults, all taken from the second set.
The callers try again, but this time his son Israelito answers the phone. After telling him it's the people from Caiste, they collude with Israelito so that Manolo is put on the phone. The caller then tells Manolo he is looking for work, saying that he is too old to be working and calling him a "viejo cabrón". Manolo is infuriated and responds back with a torrent of insults (one of which goes: "¡Debiera salir un rampano en el ano del culo, coñazo!" ["A wart should appear on the middle of your ass, you cunt!"]) after which the caller calls him Cabeza de Huevo once again.
Manolo is called once again and a Mexican Ranchera song is played with lyrics about Manolo Cabeza de Huevo. Manolo responds after the song is done: "Te sabes 'la pepa de tu madre'?" ("You know the song called "the cunt of your mother?"), which they construe as a song request. He ends the call by saying "¡Cantamela, cabrón!" ("Sing it for me, motherfucker!"), and hangs up.
At the end, the DJs call Manolo saying it has all been a prank call from Caiste and asking him for his permission to put it on the air. Manolo responds by telling them to do whatever the hell they want and insults them even more so that they have more material to work with.
. This phrase, with that voice tone, is a reference
to the third part of prank calls.
The fifth set was named "Mission Number 34", although it is actually the fifth part of prank calls made to Manolo, and not the thirty-fourth. When the joke was presented in the radio show, it contained a small "presentation", because, before the prank call is presented, it is heard: "El Vacilón De La Mañana: Manolo Egghead: Mission Number 34
: Call, and make him think that the caller is his son, Israelito."
In a series of calls a grocer explains that Israel has an unpaid balance. In another call, a woman from the laundromat says that he has left an article of clothing at the laundromat. The lady says it has his name on the shirt and when asked what name is on it, she replies "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo".
Also, when the last call on this fifth set is finished, it was heard "El Vacilón De La Mañana" by the same voice that made the "presentation". Even though it was presented in the segment Caíste (You Fell For It), Manolo never fell for it, because in the prank calls made for this 'fifth set', he always noticed that that was something funny with the caller and they were trying just to make him mad.
When the prank call was published online, it contained the "presentation" and the end commentary, like when it was shown in the radio show.
The fifth set apparently is the last of the calls they made to Manolo. No more prank calls can be found on the internet
, but this is difficult to verify, since the prank calls are sometimes hard to find and download.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "Manolo the Egghead", although interpreted as "Manolo the Testicle
Testicle
The testicle is the male gonad in animals. Like the ovaries to which they are homologous, testes are components of both the reproductive system and the endocrine system...
Head") is a series of famous spanish prank call
Prank call
A prank call is a form of practical joke committed over the telephone. Prank phone calls began to gain an America-wide following over a period of many years, as they gradually became a staple of the obscure and amusing cassette tapes traded amongst musicians, sound engineers, and media traders...
s made by the New York
New York
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radio show El Vacilón de la Mañana
El Vacilón de la Mañana
El Vacilón de la Mañana is New York City's top Spanish language morning radio show. It is broadcast from La Mega and it is syndicated live to a number of different markets in the US such as Providence, Rhode Island; Miami and Orlando, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Hartford, Connecticut; and Puerto...
(Spanish for The Morning Party).
The original set consisted in three prank calls; in these, the presenter of the show (which itself is known for making prank calls of this nature), called a person named Manuel (original for Manolo), a superintendent
Superintendent
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of a New York City
New York City
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building. After calling Manuel, "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo", Manolo would react angrily and insult the caller. The prank calls were presented in the show and uploaded to the Internet
Internet
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.
The popularity of the prank calls was so high that El Vacilón eventually did more set of prank calls, which were again presented and uploaded. The prank calls sets were topics of discussion in many Internet blogs
Blog
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and forums
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; some users even elaborated Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
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animations to despict Manolo's reaction to the calls. The sets have since become an Internet phenomenon, and have received a small cult following
Cult following
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.
Original set
The original set consisted in three prank calls (although they may have been edited, and presented this way):- In the first one, the radio presenter of "El Vacilón" (pretending to be an tenant of a department of the building), called Manolo and informs him of a broken pipe. After Manolo agreed to check the pipe the next day, the caller thanked him calling him "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo". Manolo reacted angrily to this nickname, but the caller justified himself saying that everybody in the building called him that, and that he actually believed that it was Manolo's real last name. After the caller started shouting "Cabeza de Huevo!" several times, Manolo insulted him and finished the call.
- The second one continued where the first one left off; the caller insisted that everybody called Manolo "Cabeza de Huevo". After calling him that repeatedly, Manolo threatened of cutting the caller's head in half if he continued calling him like that. The caller said that Manolo's head itself was cut in half, like a penisPenisThe penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
, so Manolo hung up again. - In the third and final call, the radio presenter insisted that Monolo should fix his pipe, but Manolo was so angry that he continuously insulted the caller. After revealing that is was a prank call for the show, Manolo insulted a final time and hung up the phone.
Second set
The second set ocurred some unspecified time later. In this call, two callers from El Vacilón act as Milly and Hector, a supposed married couple. This set consists in five prank calls:- In the first one, "Milly" called Manolo, and told him to come over to her department and fix her toilet (she also mentioned that they spoke a week before). In the middle of the call, "Hector" arrived and discussed with Milly, accussing her of cheating him. He took the phone and insulted Manolo, telling him that every woman of the building said that he wanted to have sex with them. After insulting Manolo once more, Manolo lost his temper, insulted him, and hung up the phone.
- The second call is apparently a few minutes later, since Manolo was still angry. In this call, "Milly" called him and apologised for the behaviour of her husband. Manolo threatened her of "cutting his husband in twenty pieces," and she told him not to behave like that. He threatened her husband again, and hung up the phone.
- In the third call, "Hector" called. He apologised with Manolo after supposely having talked with her wife. Manolo insulted him and told him he didn't accept his apologies, and hung up.
- In the fourth call, "Hector" called again, telling Manolo that he was an animal since he just wanted to say he was sorry. Manolo insulted him again, and Hector said that this may be the reason why everybody called him "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo". Manolo lost his temper, insulted him various times, and hung up the phone.
- In the next and final call, Manolo was so angry that he kept insulting "Hector". He told him that it was a joke from El Vacilón all along, and Manolo insulted them, asking them why they didn't have any respect for people.
In this set, and the next ones, Manolo's voice and pronunciation is somewhat different comparted to the first set. This has led some users to think that the calls may be acted and not real.
Third set
The third set of the series, the most popular one, was dubbed "Soy tu ano" ("I'm your anus"). Instead of consisting in various calls about fixing pipes, the caller told Manolo that he was Manolo's anus. The set consists of the next calls:- In the first one, the caller (apparently who provided the voice for "Hector" in the second set) said to Manolo that he was his anus. After understanding what he meant, Manolo quickly insulted him and dismissed the call.
- In the second one, the caller made a high-pitched voice and told the same thing to Manolo. Manolo tried to speak with him, but the caller just kept saying "I'm your anus" and making fart noises. Manolo tried to explain that he had work to do, but the caller kept saying the same things. Manolo told him in the end that he was a hairy anus, and hung up.
- In the third one, after Manolo answered, the caller just said "Manolo" with a high-pitched voice again. Manolo quickly recognized him and kept insulting him; the caller made a fart noise again and Manolo insulted him a final time and hung up.
- In the fourth one, the caller spoke with a normal voice. He told Manolo to fix his pipe. Manolo, more relaxed, asked him in which floor the caller lived. The caller responded, "in the back one". After Manolo demanded an explanation of which floor he meant, the caller said "in the one of your ass" (quietly laughing). Manolo insulted him again, and hung up.
- In the fifth one, the caller, again with a high-pitched voice, just said "Cabeza de Huevo!". Manolo immediately started insulting the caller, his mother, his grandmother, his father, and all his descendants. After that he hung up.
- In the sixth and final one, the caller, one more time with a high-pitched voice, said he was Manolo's anus. Manolo insulted him, telling the caller he didn't have a mother. The caller said that it was again a joke from El Vacilón, and Manolo insulted the caller's mother, and then he hung up.
When the prank call was uploaded to the internet, it contained a reggeaton 16-second intro, which contained the words "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo" and Manolo's insults, all taken from the second set.
Fourth set
The fourth set of calls starts with an English speaking caller asking for Manuel. Since Manolo has difficulties speaking in English he asks the caller to speak slowly. The caller then identifies himself as a building inspector, and, speaking in both English and Spanish (or Spanglish), says that they have to inspect the building because the windows are broken. Manolo realizes something is fishy with this call and quickly tries to dismiss the caller. The caller calls Manolo a "cranky old man", which Manolo does not understand. The caller then says "I'll say it in Spanish: ¡Cabeza e'huevo!". Manolo realizes it's the people from Caiste calling and insults them saying he will not fall for it again.The callers try again, but this time his son Israelito answers the phone. After telling him it's the people from Caiste, they collude with Israelito so that Manolo is put on the phone. The caller then tells Manolo he is looking for work, saying that he is too old to be working and calling him a "viejo cabrón". Manolo is infuriated and responds back with a torrent of insults (one of which goes: "¡Debiera salir un rampano en el ano del culo, coñazo!" ["A wart should appear on the middle of your ass, you cunt!"]) after which the caller calls him Cabeza de Huevo once again.
Manolo is called once again and a Mexican Ranchera song is played with lyrics about Manolo Cabeza de Huevo. Manolo responds after the song is done: "Te sabes 'la pepa de tu madre'?" ("You know the song called "the cunt of your mother?"), which they construe as a song request. He ends the call by saying "¡Cantamela, cabrón!" ("Sing it for me, motherfucker!"), and hangs up.
At the end, the DJs call Manolo saying it has all been a prank call from Caiste and asking him for his permission to put it on the air. Manolo responds by telling them to do whatever the hell they want and insults them even more so that they have more material to work with.
Fifth set
The fifth set of prank calls to Manolo, while not as popular, ended up being very funny. The original "plan" for the prank call was to make Manolo think that the caller is his son, Israel saying that he has been thrown in jail. However, Manolo notices that the caller is not his son, and demands to know who is it. The caller, the man from El Vacilón, answers "The one who ate your little ass", with a high-pitched voiceVoice
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. This phrase, with that voice tone, is a reference
Reference
Reference is derived from Middle English referren, from Middle French rèférer, from Latin referre, "to carry back", formed from the prefix re- and ferre, "to bear"...
to the third part of prank calls.
The fifth set was named "Mission Number 34", although it is actually the fifth part of prank calls made to Manolo, and not the thirty-fourth. When the joke was presented in the radio show, it contained a small "presentation", because, before the prank call is presented, it is heard: "El Vacilón De La Mañana: Manolo Egghead: Mission Number 34
34
Year 34 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Persicus and Vitellius...
: Call, and make him think that the caller is his son, Israelito."
In a series of calls a grocer explains that Israel has an unpaid balance. In another call, a woman from the laundromat says that he has left an article of clothing at the laundromat. The lady says it has his name on the shirt and when asked what name is on it, she replies "Manolo Cabeza de Huevo".
Also, when the last call on this fifth set is finished, it was heard "El Vacilón De La Mañana" by the same voice that made the "presentation". Even though it was presented in the segment Caíste (You Fell For It), Manolo never fell for it, because in the prank calls made for this 'fifth set', he always noticed that that was something funny with the caller and they were trying just to make him mad.
When the prank call was published online, it contained the "presentation" and the end commentary, like when it was shown in the radio show.
The fifth set apparently is the last of the calls they made to Manolo. No more prank calls can be found on the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, but this is difficult to verify, since the prank calls are sometimes hard to find and download.
External links
- El Vacilon official website
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5LXEkTdYWw 1st Set of Prank Calls with English subtitles
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1MY0rOsU9E 2nd Set of Prank Calls
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne9O3xb43Z0 3rd Set of Prank Calls
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F43JP1Og5oM 4th Set of Prank Calls