On 5/5/07, Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 08:39 AM Friday 5/4/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: > >May the Fourth Be With You! > > > > Julia > > > It's a big week for special days.
[snip] The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise and > were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the > loss. Their anguish was so great that they declared a National > Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. > > The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th > and is known, of course, as... > > ..Sinko de Mayo. > Well, since no one else has spoken up on this, I feel compelled to briefly reappear from lurkerdom to say, "Ouch." :-) BTW, I'm not of Mexican descent, but I do love food from all around the world, and I celebrated Cinco de Mayo by eating at a very good authentic Mexican restaurant. The cook was from Nuevo Vallarta, near Puerto Vallarta around Banderas Bay on the west coast of Mexico, and he made a ceviche with red snapper, chiles, and mango that was *exquisite.* Okay, I'm relurking now. Back to work for me. -- Mauro Diotallevi "Hey, Harry, you haven't done anything useful for a while -- you be the god of jello now." -- Patricia Wrede, 8/16/2006 on rasfc _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
