Celebrating Cinco de Mayo?
afterburnt
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I have been in So. Cal. for way too long but I understand that this is now a National excuse to get polluted. What do yooz do to celebrate the French being defeated? %^)
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Interesting about how we have made that day such a commercial success. I've worked in, and continue to work with a lot of colleagues from Mexico. They are amazed, and slightly amused, as it has become such a big event here.
It is not generally widely celebrated in Mexico, in my experience.
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Is this the clinic, the condiment, or the county in Ireland?
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The French were defeated? Oh not the French Canadians.... You mean the other French.
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Try to keep it traditional; Pizza and Budweiser.
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I live in the barrio, and rarely is there much celebration for Stinko De Mayo. On the other hand, the Fourth of July is like a war zone. Non stop fireworks leading up to it, and for a few days after.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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My kids put mayo naise on their burgers, does that count as mayo?
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I’m in So Cal also and since none of my first gen Mexican-American know anything about it I don’t feel right celebrating.
I have been to the battle site in Puebla though ... so that’s nice.2 Channel "Polk" Room:
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I used the term "celebrate" loosely. I don't do any Holidays but occasionally I have passed some place that was busy as hell with people falling out of windows and doors and checked my calendar. Chinco de Mayo! Those people didn't know what planet they were on let alone what day it was, and they mostly appeared to be of Nordic extraction and in college. Go figure lmao!
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Never have and probably never will. I have nothing against it or whatever, I just don't care.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Never have and probably never will. I have nothing against it or whatever, I just don't care.
This is probably one of the most honest statements I've seen in a long time. No, I don't see the point as I don't give a rip either...Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me -
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@smglbrth my inquiry was dead honest. I dont give a rats **** about any holidays. I have been working most of them for going on thirty years unless they happen to fall on my days off. I only note them to remind me to stay off the road. I just wondered because I have heard people all over the country party on Cinco de Mayo these days. I grew up on Long Island and the only place to get a taco back then was Jack in the Box(I have since learn that aint a taco and barely passed as food). I did hear that many years ago that salsa surpassed ketchup as the number one condiment in the U.S. The cultural shift is interesting even though I haven't participated in the larger culture since I was a kid. Happy Trails, now that is something that I can relate to lol. -
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That's all good, I just went off the trail.
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I didn't come up with it. I got it from a buddy. Not sure if he took the picture or found it on the internet. I thought it was great,
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Same reason ‘Murkins celebrate St. Patrick’s Day...to get blasted.
And fun fact, while St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland, he was actually Welsh."Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
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Same reason ‘Murkins celebrate St. Patrick’s Day...to get blasted.
And fun fact, while St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland, he was actually Welsh.
True. Like St. Patrick's Day where everyone is Irish, Cinco de Mayo is morphing into an everyone is Mexican day. Just an excuse to get liquored up, sell more beer and booze.
I believe the "Holiday" was pushed/propagandized by a certain Mexican Beer Co.Home Theater/2 Channel:
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So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?
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Same reason ‘Murkins celebrate St. Patrick’s Day...to get blasted.
And fun fact, while St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland, he was actually Welsh.
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You have to say it like Gallagher used to... 4th genurayshun Amurrikan.
At least I think that's where it came from?So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?
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Real Mexicans but Mayo on their corn......
https://saveur.com/article/Recipes/Charcoal-Grilled-Corn-on-the-Cob-with-Mayonnaise-Cheese-and-Chile
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@polrbehr mer·kin
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afterburnt wrote: »
Perkins?afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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