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Didn't the mayo split the hold.<br><br>Drew<br>Life is like a dogsled team.<br>If you aren't the lead dog,<br>the scenery never changes.<br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 14:32:47 -0500<br>> From: jamesnorthfolke@gmail.com<br>> To: ENV_DRH@SHSU.EDU; ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org<br>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Cinco de Mayo<br>> <br>> So in the Titanic there was a section called "Hold de Mayo?"<br>> <br>> j<br>> <br>> <br>> Hoffpauir, David wrote:<br>> ><br>> > The Lord of the Manor would have me announce:<br>> ><br>> > According to the Irish, Cinco de Mayo originated as a memorial to a <br>> > tragic loss.<br>> ><br>> > County Mayo lies on the western coast of Ireland and is the namesake <br>> > of a emulsified condiment made up mostly of vegetable oil and egg <br>> > white. It is one of the area’s most coveted exports. Just to the South <br>> > at Cobh, also known as Queenstown, Ireland, was the last departure <br>> > point of the famous Titanic, on April 12, 1912. According to Irish <br>> > legend, a large shipment of this particular condiment was being sent <br>> > in the holds of the great Titanic to be delivered to Mexico. The <br>> > Titanic sunk on April 14, 1912 with a tragic loss of life and all of <br>> > the precious Mexican cargo. Word of its loss reached Mexico on the <br>> > 5^th of May and there was much remorse, not only for the loss of human <br>> > life, but also mourning for the loss of their long anticipated cargo, <br>> > know, of course, as “Mayo-naise.”<br>> ><br>> > The date the Mexican’s now mark annually as the “sinking of the Mayo.” <br>> > Or, in Spanish, “Cinco de Mayo.”<br>> ><br>> > Humble scribe to the LoTM,<br>> ><br>> > DSD<br>> ><br>> > J<br>> ><br>> > *From:* ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu@lists.ansteorra.org <br>> > [mailto:ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu@lists.ansteorra.org] *On <br>> > Behalf Of *byzytym<br>> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:50 AM<br>> > *To:* A Kindness Of Ravens<br>> > *Subject:* [Ravensfort] Cinco de Mayo<br>> ><br>> > Cinco de Mayo salutations, y'all.<br>> ><br>> > This celebration has always seemed a little strange to me.<br>> ><br>> > It is a celebration of Mexico's victory over the French at the battle <br>> > of Puebla on the 5th of May 1862.<br>> ><br>> > The dirty little secret about this is the fact that on May 17th 1863 <br>> > the French retook the city.<br>> ><br>> > The French had invaded Mexico because it was not making payments on <br>> > debts to its European lenders.<br>> ><br>> > Not wanting to be cheated on good faith loans France did not <br>> > discourage easily.<br>> ><br>> > They went on to capture the Capital and on May 28th 1864 Maximilian <br>> > was formally crowned Emperor of Mexico.<br>> ><br>> > So May turned out to be a pretty good month for the French after all.<br>> ><br>> > Unfortunately for France, the American Civil War came to an end the <br>> > next year.<br>> ><br>> > Had it not been for the U.S. freebees to the Mexican rebels most <br>> > people in south Texas would now hear les sons du francais.<br>> ><br>> > Being from Louisiana, I would not mind that at all.<br>> ><br>> > Perhaps Mexico should pick another month and day to celebrate since <br>> > the May 5th victory was so short lived.<br>> ><br>> > As for me, today I will adorn myself with the fleur de lis and seek a <br>> > sassy French beer.<br>> ><br>> > I include wikipedia sites not so much for the accuracy of their facts, <br>> > but rather for the cool art work they usually use.<br>> ><br>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_intervention_in_Mexico<br>> ><br>> > Paix,<br>> ><br>> > MARIVS<br>> ><br>> > "what shall it profit a man,<br>> ><br>> > if he shall gain the whole world,<br>> ><br>> > and lose his own soul ?"<br>> ><br>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Ravensfort mailing list<br>> > Ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org<br>> > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ravensfort-ansteorra.org<br>> > <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Ravensfort mailing list<br>> Ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org<br>> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ravensfort-ansteorra.org<br><br /><hr />Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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