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¡Hoy es martes meditativo!    (Today is meditative Tuesday!)

La fecha es el diecinueve (19) de diciembre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is December 19, 2023.)

El dicho de la semana es:

En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo.

(The saying of the week is:    In the house of a blacksmith, a knife of wood.)

This Panamanian proverb highlights the irony of how certain things are missing in places where they should abound. For example, one would expect a blacksmith to have multiple metal knives at home, not wooden knives.

Practice saying this proverb whenever you notice similar ironic situations.

Can you think of a similar saying in English or do you know of an ironic situation where this proverb can be used? Please share it with us.

¡Que tengas un martes melodramático!    (May you have a melodramatic Tuesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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