Cinco de Mayo - Eat the French!
As many of you know, today is Cinco de Mayo, when we celebrate the glorious triumph of a small (irregular) Mexican army group in Puebla over the mighty French invaders.
Well, some of us do. Others of us just think it's a day to eat nachos and drink sangria and have nostalgic feelings for a culture we know nothing about.
I say, let's turn the tradition on its head.
Instead of eating "Mexican" food (which, frankly, most natives of Puebla wouldn't recognize), we should show our contempt for the conquered Frenchies by consuming their delectable treats, from baked brie and baguettes to coq au vin.
Not that I object to sangria. Or margaritas, for that matter.
Oh, and don't forget the annual French insult fest:
"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries! Eh, I wave my private parts at your aunties! Pppbbbbtth!"
Salud!
Well, some of us do. Others of us just think it's a day to eat nachos and drink sangria and have nostalgic feelings for a culture we know nothing about.
I say, let's turn the tradition on its head.
Instead of eating "Mexican" food (which, frankly, most natives of Puebla wouldn't recognize), we should show our contempt for the conquered Frenchies by consuming their delectable treats, from baked brie and baguettes to coq au vin.
Not that I object to sangria. Or margaritas, for that matter.
Oh, and don't forget the annual French insult fest:
"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries! Eh, I wave my private parts at your aunties! Pppbbbbtth!"
Salud!
posted by Tzipporah at 11:37 AM
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To: suriname-list@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Een blijde 5 Mei
En wat vieren wij vandaag?
De beroemde 'Batalla de Puebla', natuurlijk.
"Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria."
Op 5 Mei 1862 versloeg generaal Ignacio Zaragoza een grotere en veel beter uitgeruste Fransche krijgsmacht ietsje ten noorden van de stad Puebla.
Sedertdien word dit elk jaar herdacht in zowel de Mexicaansche staat Puebla als in Texas en California - dit word de 146ste keer dat deze overwinning over Europeesche imperialisten gevierd zal zijn.
Vrolijk Cinco de Mayo, gij allen.
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