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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ENV_DRH@SHSU.EDU href="mailto:ENV_DRH@SHSU.EDU">Hoffpauir, David</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org">Raven's Fort Barony of</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:52
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ravensfort] Cinco de
Mayo</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
Lord of the Manor would have me announce:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">According
to the Irish, Cinco de Mayo originated as a memorial to a tragic
loss.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">County
Mayo lies on the western coast of Ireland and is the namesake of a emulsified
condiment made up mostly of vegetable oil and egg white. It is one of
the area’s most coveted exports. Just to the South at Cobh, also known
as Queenstown, Ireland, was the last departure point of the famous Titanic, on
April 12, 1912. According to Irish legend, a large shipment of this
particular condiment was being sent in the holds of the great Titanic to be
delivered to Mexico. The Titanic sunk on April 14, 1912 with a tragic
loss of life and all of the precious Mexican cargo. Word of its loss
reached Mexico on the 5<SUP>th</SUP> of May and there was much remorse, not
only for the loss of human life, but also mourning for the loss of their long
anticipated cargo, know, of course, as “Mayo-naise.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
date the Mexican’s now mark annually as the “sinking of the Mayo.” Or,
in Spanish, “Cinco de Mayo.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Humble
scribe to the LoTM,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">DSD<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu@lists.ansteorra.org] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>byzytym<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:50 AM<BR><B>To:</B> A
Kindness Of Ravens<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Ravensfort] Cinco de
Mayo<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Cinco de Mayo salutations, y'all.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>This celebration has always seemed a little strange to
me.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>It is a celebration of Mexico's victory over the French at
the battle of Puebla on the 5th of May 1862.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>The dirty little secret about this is the fact that on May
17th 1863 the French retook the city. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>The French had invaded Mexico because it was not making
payments on debts to its European lenders.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Not wanting to be cheated on good faith loans France
did not discourage easily.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>They went on to capture the Capital and on May 28th
1864 Maximilian was formally crowned Emperor of Mexico.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>So May turned out to be a pretty good month for the French
after all.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Unfortunately for France, the American Civil War came
to an end the next year.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Had it not been for the U.S. freebees to the
Mexican rebels most people in south Texas would now hear les sons du
francais.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Being from Louisiana, I would not mind that at
all.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Perhaps Mexico should pick another month and day to
celebrate since the May 5th victory was so short lived.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>As for me, today I will adorn myself with
the fleur de lis and seek a sassy French beer.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>I include wikipedia sites not so much for the accuracy
of their facts, but rather for the cool art work they usually
use.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_intervention_in_Mexico">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_intervention_in_Mexico</A><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Paix,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Andy','serif'">MARIVS</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>"what shall it profit a man,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>if he shall gain the whole world,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>and lose his own soul ?"<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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