OMG, who the heck writes these captions!!!! I was pissing myself laufging and then I read the print at the bottom of the print… i had to get up and walk away before the whole dept. heard me!
I have the exact same pic!! Me (2 at the time), big sis (5 at the time) mom and dad… wearing the worst of 1976 fashion! Nice to know my parents weren’t the only ones to fall victim to this painted donkey photo opp!
We did this in TJ as well, they have tons of these Zonkey things.
The odd part was the camera. It was an old school box camera with a cap on the lens. You open the cap for a second, then close it. They developed the film on the spot in a 5 gallon bucket. You get the negative, then they put it on an attachment arm in front of the box and take a picture of the negative to get the final image, then develop that in the bucket too.
We figured the picture would not last, so we scanned it as soon as we could. But it looked ok the last time I checked.
The best part was the hired help. Before they took the picture, we said “wait, the donkey is not in the picture” then some random guy came in from the side, pushing the donkey and said “He will be.” The whole TJ experience was surreal.
this just looks like a good time! wish I had been there.
They should have an ackward voter (thumbs up, thumbs down thing) on here. with an overall talley of votes at the top and along side the poster’s comment. quick thoughtful suggestion.
A zonkey (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zeass, zeedonk, zedonk, zebadonk, zenkey, donbra, donbri, donkra, zebrinny, or deebra) is a cross between a zebra and a donkey. The generic name for crosses between zebras and horses or asses is zebroid or zebra mule. “Zonkey” is not the technically correct name for such a cross. The most commonly accepted terms are zebrinny, zebrula, and zedonk. Donkeys are closely related to zebras and both animals belong to the horse family. Zonkeys are very rare.
Ok, I know that my parents have a very similar picture of our family with a ‘zonkey’ in Tijiuana. I am going to have to call them tonight and get them to scan it and send it to me. So funny!
not sure why my comment wasn’t posted. Last time I checked animal known as a donkey had an additional legitimate name. Anyway, yeah, what the heck is going on here.
I have this photo (except with my family) from 1975. Same sombreros and probably the same painted zonkey! It’s on my facebook along with one from 1974…guess it was a family tradition for us? Not much smiling in my pics….
I have a similar picture of myself and friends in Tijuana. All the donkeys are painted like zebras. I wonder if the other border tourist towns (or, I should say, former tourist towns) do the same. We also discovered that three women (redhead, blonde, dark hair) walking down the street together are greeted with “Charlie’s Angels!” It was funny the first time…101st time, not so much.
I’m from San Diego, so I’ve seen the zonkeys a lot too–and no one seriously believes they’re zebras. I have yet to meet anyone over the age of 6 who didn’t immediately recognize what was going on!
I’ve also gotten the Charlie’s Angels shtick, even when it’s two brunettes and a redhead.
2 week family holiday to Mexico = £1,600.00
4 oversized, novelty sombreros = $20.00
Finding out your $500 chance of a lifetime zebra ride is actually
a painted donkey ride = priceless
That’s not a zebra, it’s a Zonkey – they tell you it’s a cross between a zebra and a donkey, and I was gullible enough to believe them, until I saw one with its saddle off and mysteriously, no zebra stripes underneath!
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So weird, my family took a picture at the same place when I was 3. Amazing so many people have the same experience!
OMG, who the heck writes these captions!!!! I was pissing myself laufging and then I read the print at the bottom of the print… i had to get up and walk away before the whole dept. heard me!
u guys rock my world!!!
I have the exact same pic!! Me (2 at the time), big sis (5 at the time) mom and dad… wearing the worst of 1976 fashion! Nice to know my parents weren’t the only ones to fall victim to this painted donkey photo opp!
OMG!!! I have got to go home and dig out this picture – my family has the same exact one – and yes, the guy taking the pictures called it a “Zonkey”….
Oh my gosh. I believe somewhere in our family album is a nearly identical picture with different people.
This way to the zonkey show!
The locals overdid the tequilla again…
We did this in TJ as well, they have tons of these Zonkey things.
The odd part was the camera. It was an old school box camera with a cap on the lens. You open the cap for a second, then close it. They developed the film on the spot in a 5 gallon bucket. You get the negative, then they put it on an attachment arm in front of the box and take a picture of the negative to get the final image, then develop that in the bucket too.
We figured the picture would not last, so we scanned it as soon as we could. But it looked ok the last time I checked.
The best part was the hired help. Before they took the picture, we said “wait, the donkey is not in the picture” then some random guy came in from the side, pushing the donkey and said “He will be.” The whole TJ experience was surreal.
My mom has this exact same picture! Except it’s my sister on the donkey, and my mom, my sister’s dad, and my mom’s hippie friends.
this just looks like a good time! wish I had been there.
They should have an ackward voter (thumbs up, thumbs down thing) on here. with an overall talley of votes at the top and along side the poster’s comment. quick thoughtful suggestion.
My mother (also) has a picture of this with some family members. I guess everyone’s family is awkward when they go to Tijuana…
I have a family pic JUST like this!! The “Zebra” was a donkey with black spray paint on it! Good times!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonkey
Zonkey
A zonkey (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zeass, zeedonk, zedonk, zebadonk, zenkey, donbra, donbri, donkra, zebrinny, or deebra) is a cross between a zebra and a donkey. The generic name for crosses between zebras and horses or asses is zebroid or zebra mule. “Zonkey” is not the technically correct name for such a cross. The most commonly accepted terms are zebrinny, zebrula, and zedonk. Donkeys are closely related to zebras and both animals belong to the horse family. Zonkeys are very rare.
Apparently they aren’t that rare in TJ.
Ok, I know that my parents have a very similar picture of our family with a ‘zonkey’ in Tijiuana. I am going to have to call them tonight and get them to scan it and send it to me. So funny!
not sure why my comment wasn’t posted. Last time I checked animal known as a donkey had an additional legitimate name. Anyway, yeah, what the heck is going on here.
kinda makes you feel like an ass, right?
I have this photo (except with my family) from 1975. Same sombreros and probably the same painted zonkey! It’s on my facebook along with one from 1974…guess it was a family tradition for us? Not much smiling in my pics….
There’s a lot of reading in this picture. My eyes are tired.
I want a Zonkey!
Wait….no stripes under the saddle?!?!?
Great!
I’m gonna have a Zonkey, a Zog, a Zat, a Zirlfriend….this is easy!!
I want a liger!
You should have whatever you feel like – gosh!
The Zeedonk, or Zonkey, or far less cathcy Donbra, does indeed exist. Clearly, this is not one of them.
Aren’t you glad you used Dial?
I remember taking my picture as a kid on one of these Zonkeys in Tijuana I was 5 years old.
I could totally tell that they were donkeys when I went to Tijuana. So we had our picture taken in a cart pulled by miniature Bengal tigers.
ha ha ha!!!!!
I have a similar picture of myself and friends in Tijuana. All the donkeys are painted like zebras. I wonder if the other border tourist towns (or, I should say, former tourist towns) do the same. We also discovered that three women (redhead, blonde, dark hair) walking down the street together are greeted with “Charlie’s Angels!” It was funny the first time…101st time, not so much.
I’m from San Diego, so I’ve seen the zonkeys a lot too–and no one seriously believes they’re zebras. I have yet to meet anyone over the age of 6 who didn’t immediately recognize what was going on!
I’ve also gotten the Charlie’s Angels shtick, even when it’s two brunettes and a redhead.
I’m gonna go with not so much awkward, but AWESOME!!
I’m actually feeling jealous that I’m not in that picture!
Is it just me or is that a painted donkey?
Clearly it’s just you. You cynic.
2 week family holiday to Mexico = £1,600.00
4 oversized, novelty sombreros = $20.00
Finding out your $500 chance of a lifetime zebra ride is actually
a painted donkey ride = priceless
What do you mean “family holiday to Mexico”? You mean these aren’t locals wearing their everyday attire?!
Yo, let’s paint a donkey to look like a zebra, the stupid American tourists will never know!
Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s a donkey painted to look like a zebra.
It’s a faux-zebra.
“Initial attempts to limit the spread of the swine flu by wearing a sombrero would prove futile.”
$10 says that the guy in the middle wearing the dark clothes has the imprint of an axe on his stomach.
An imprint…. or the imfamous “axe-tan” ??
I went with imprint. I’m not meaning to offend, but he looks like his skin tone is not conducive to actual tanning.
I saw these in Tijuana, they’re not zebras, just mangy looking horses painted in stripes. A very depressing site!
What have you seen in Tijuana that wasn’t depressing?
LOL exactly!!!
That’s not a zebra, it’s a Zonkey – they tell you it’s a cross between a zebra and a donkey, and I was gullible enough to believe them, until I saw one with its saddle off and mysteriously, no zebra stripes underneath!