I Spy...An Error!

Question

Travelling recently and came across this quaint restaurant...didn't actually go inside on account of time constraint, but immediately detected "the" mistake...

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Anyway, this is intended for our beginners in "el aprendizaje de la lengua española" and by that I mean "los pichones"...

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All you brainiacs please try to hold off until a few newbies take a stab! Thanks as always....

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Located in Hope, Arkansas, USA... Exit 30 off I-30... Hope, incidentally, is birthplace to a fairly well-known US president, Democrat and gained notoriety for a "lie" he told while in office... care to wager a guess??

You mean that guy that travels around with Hillary? - 0074b507, Nov 12, 2011

or not....:-) - lagartijaverde, Nov 13, 2011

I love Bill. - --Mariana--, Nov 13, 2011

So did Monica. - amykay, Nov 13, 2011

Answer 1

That is very unkind , I thought there was only one of them , but seeing that

someone recognises two then - " Hay dos gringos locos."

Answer 2

Maybe it's supposed to be incorrect, you know with them being gringos and all...

Jejeje! - --Mariana--, Nov 13, 2011

You know that's actually a great point! vote - amykay, Nov 13, 2011

I know, huh! Who wants "gringos" cooking their Mexican food anyway?? :) - cristalino, Nov 13, 2011

not me! - amykay, Nov 13, 2011

@cristalino and @amkay: The best mexican food around here is actually run by a gringo. (He doesn't even speak Spanish!) Taquería Auténtica Bloomfield NJ Brings me right back to México - elainepnj, Nov 13, 2011

Actually, when I first read it, I thought the loco was a play on "local," so I took the whole thing as a deliberate tongue in cheek. - territurtle, Nov 13, 2011

Dos (those) loco (local) Gringos! - territurtle, Nov 13, 2011

Answer 3

Another contribution for you, Cristal:

One door sign means "push" and one means "pull." Where's the error? (I see this often in Central America).

Hmmm, instead of "hale" let's go with "jale" from jalar, no? :) - cristalino, Nov 13, 2011

Yes! - --Mariana--, Nov 13, 2011

That word "hale" is actually an interesting one in English... customarily means: healthy & robust, though not used that much in the States... :) - cristalino, Nov 13, 2011

Answer 4

Should loco be plural? I think it should be "Dos Locos Gringos."

I agree! - SonrisaDelSol, Nov 12, 2011

me too - Yeser007, Nov 13, 2011

Does the placement of "locos" matter that much, or should it always follow "gringos?" :) - cristalino, Nov 13, 2011