Happy Cinco de Mayo!

[kaorder1999]

Have a happy one everyone!!

[DDBooger]

have a margarita:D :cool:

[Sweetwater Red]

My calender says it's Battle of Puebla Day.:confused:

[pancho villa]

cerveza and carne gusada for Pancho esta noche.

[Lion_Addict]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
My calender says it's Battle of Puebla Day.:confused:

Mine says the same thing. Why the crap am I having to work??? We got 2 holidays going on today!! :thinking: :foul:

[kaorder1999]

May 5, 1862- 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by pancho villa
cerveza and carne gusada for Pancho esta noche. ...followed by a good ol' game of baseball, right pancho?

[crzyjournalist03]

Are there any Mexican food chains having specials today that anybody knows about? I could seriously go for some enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, tamales, or nachos!

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
Are there any Mexican food chains having specials today that anybody knows about? I could seriously go for some enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, tamales, or nachos!
im getting all of that free here today at work!!!! Good thing I work at a school with 1200-plus Hispanics!!

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
im getting all of that free here today at work!!!! Good thing I work at a school with 1200-plus Hispanics!!

I heard on the radio today that a lot of schools were closed today...

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
im getting all of that free here today at work!!!! Good thing I work at a school with 1200-plus Hispanics!! One of the fringe benefits.;)

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
One of the fringe benefits.;)
yep!

[pancho villa]

Ms. Villa my 300lb mujer just e-mailed me and said she is also adding fish tacos to the menu. My mouth is watering.

[pancho villa]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
...followed by a good ol' game of baseball, right pancho?

I did play baseball on my Wii the other day. Best thing about it no standing around during it.

[S_Tex_3A_Fan]

OK this is the United States of America Right? Our Independence Day is July 4th. Why on earth are we celebrating Mexico's Independence from France. Things like this are what is wrong with this country. If you live here here and are a citizen this should just be May 5th another day who cares.

[pancho villa]

Originally posted by S_Tex_3A_Fan
OK this is the United States of America Right? Our Independence Day is July 4th. Why on earth are we celebrating Mexico's Independence from France. Things like this are what is wrong with this country. If you live here here and are a citizen this should just be May 5th another day who cares.

Dude take a pill. Why not enjoy the holiday.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by S_Tex_3A_Fan
OK this is the United States of America Right? Our Independence Day is July 4th. Why on earth are we celebrating Mexico's Independence from France. Things like this are what is wrong with this country. If you live here here and are a citizen this should just be May 5th another day who cares.

:rolleyes:

[kaorder1999]

Did a little research S_Tex_3A_Fan and here is what I found.....be sure to read the whole thing!

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So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans savor this day as well? Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862.

The French had landed in Mexico (along with Spanish and English troops) five months earlier on the pretext of collecting Mexican debts from the newly elected government of democratic President (and Indian) Benito Juarez. The English and Spanish quickly made deals and left. The French, however, had different ideas.

Under Emperor Napoleon III, who detested the United States, the French came to stay. They brought a Hapsburg prince with them to rule the new Mexican empire. His name was Maximilian; his wife, Carolota. Napoleon's French Army had not been defeated in 50 years, and it invaded Mexico with the finest modern equipment and with a newly reconstituted Foreign Legion. The French were not afraid of anyone, especially since the United States was embroiled in its own Civil War.

The French Army left the port of Vera Cruz to attack Mexico City to the west, as the French assumed that the Mexicans would give up should their capital fall to the enemy -- as European countries traditionally did.

Under the command of Texas-born General Zaragosa, (and the cavalry under the command of Colonel Porfirio Diaz, later to be Mexico's president and dictator), the Mexicans awaited. Brightly dressed French Dragoons led the enemy columns. The Mexican Army was less stylish.

General Zaragosa ordered Colonel Diaz to take his cavalry, the best in the world, out to the French flanks. In response, the French did a most stupid thing; they sent their cavalry off to chase Diaz and his men, who proceeded to butcher them. The remaining French infantrymen charged the Mexican defenders through sloppy mud from a thunderstorm and through hundreds of head of stampeding cattle stirred up by Indians armed only with machetes.

When the battle was over, many French were killed or wounded and their cavalry was being chased by Diaz' superb horsemen miles away. The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build the greatest army the world had ever seen. This grand army smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War.

Union forces were then rushed to the Texas/Mexican border under General Phil Sheridan, who made sure that the Mexicans got all the weapons and ammunition they needed to expel the French. American soldiers were discharged with their uniforms and rifles if they promised to join the Mexican Army to fight the French. The American Legion of Honor marched in the Victory Parade in Mexico, City.

It might be a historical stretch to credit the survival of the United States to those brave 4,000 Mexicans who faced an army twice as large in 1862. But who knows?

In gratitude, thousands of Mexicans crossed the border after Pearl Harbor to join the U.S. Armed Forces. As recently as the Persian Gulf War, Mexicans flooded American consulates with phone calls, trying to join up and fight another war for America.

Mexicans, you see, never forget who their friends are, and neither do Americans. That's why Cinco de Mayo is such a party -- A party that celebrates freedom and liberty. There are two ideals which Mexicans and Americans have fought shoulder to shoulder to protect, ever since the 5th of May, 1862. VIVA! el CINCO DE MAYO!!

[CHSfan]

Originally posted by pancho villa
cerveza and carne gusada for Pancho esta noche.
si

[Nursebetty]

HAPPY CINCO de MAYO! Ya'll!!!!!!

[KingRob]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
Are there any Mexican food chains having specials today that anybody knows about? I could seriously go for some enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, tamales, or nachos!


Man, I could go for some good mexican food right now. They have a couple of wannabe mexican restaurants over here, but they just can't get it right. I think it's because the cooks are all from Pakistan!

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
Did a little research S_Tex_3A_Fan and here is what I found.....be sure to read the whole thing!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans savor this day as well? Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862.

The French had landed in Mexico (along with Spanish and English troops) five months earlier on the pretext of collecting Mexican debts from the newly elected government of democratic President (and Indian) Benito Juarez. The English and Spanish quickly made deals and left. The French, however, had different ideas.

Under Emperor Napoleon III, who detested the United States, the French came to stay. They brought a Hapsburg prince with them to rule the new Mexican empire. His name was Maximilian; his wife, Carolota. Napoleon's French Army had not been defeated in 50 years, and it invaded Mexico with the finest modern equipment and with a newly reconstituted Foreign Legion. The French were not afraid of anyone, especially since the United States was embroiled in its own Civil War.

The French Army left the port of Vera Cruz to attack Mexico City to the west, as the French assumed that the Mexicans would give up should their capital fall to the enemy -- as European countries traditionally did.

Under the command of Texas-born General Zaragosa, (and the cavalry under the command of Colonel Porfirio Diaz, later to be Mexico's president and dictator), the Mexicans awaited. Brightly dressed French Dragoons led the enemy columns. The Mexican Army was less stylish.

General Zaragosa ordered Colonel Diaz to take his cavalry, the best in the world, out to the French flanks. In response, the French did a most stupid thing; they sent their cavalry off to chase Diaz and his men, who proceeded to butcher them. The remaining French infantrymen charged the Mexican defenders through sloppy mud from a thunderstorm and through hundreds of head of stampeding cattle stirred up by Indians armed only with machetes.

When the battle was over, many French were killed or wounded and their cavalry was being chased by Diaz' superb horsemen miles away. The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build the greatest army the world had ever seen. This grand army smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War.

Union forces were then rushed to the Texas/Mexican border under General Phil Sheridan, who made sure that the Mexicans got all the weapons and ammunition they needed to expel the French. American soldiers were discharged with their uniforms and rifles if they promised to join the Mexican Army to fight the French. The American Legion of Honor marched in the Victory Parade in Mexico, City.

It might be a historical stretch to credit the survival of the United States to those brave 4,000 Mexicans who faced an army twice as large in 1862. But who knows?

In gratitude, thousands of Mexicans crossed the border after Pearl Harbor to join the U.S. Armed Forces. As recently as the Persian Gulf War, Mexicans flooded American consulates with phone calls, trying to join up and fight another war for America.

Mexicans, you see, never forget who their friends are, and neither do Americans. That's why Cinco de Mayo is such a party -- A party that celebrates freedom and liberty. There are two ideals which Mexicans and Americans have fought shoulder to shoulder to protect, ever since the 5th of May, 1862. VIVA! el CINCO DE MAYO!!
great post! it seems like "that is what is wrong with this country" is quoted more than Im proud to be an american. European intrusion into North America was not only halted by Americans ;)

[pancho villa]

Originally posted by DDBooger
great post! it seems like "that is what is wrong with this country" is quoted more than Im proud to be an american. European intrusion into North America was not only halted by Americans ;)

can you say Monroe Doctrine!

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by pancho villa
can you say Monroe Doctrine! si senor! it was powerless until we were capable of enforcing!

[Ingleside Fan]

Originally posted by S_Tex_3A_Fan
OK this is the United States of America Right? Our Independence Day is July 4th. Why on earth are we celebrating Mexico's Independence from France. Things like this are what is wrong with this country. If you live here here and are a citizen this should just be May 5th another day who cares.

France celebrates the United State's Independence Day. They have parades and parties. I was really cool to visit when it was going on.

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by Ingleside Fan
France celebrates the United State's Independence Day. They have parades and parties. I was really cool to visit when it was going on. see, thats what is wrong with France lmao:D ;)

we inspired their Revolucion! they just took it bit further and guillotined everyone! :eek:

[Ingleside Fan]

Originally posted by DDBooger
see, thats what is wrong with France lmao:D ;)

we inspired their Revolucion! they just took it bit further and guillotined everyone! :eek:

Your Flat out Silly!!:D

[sinton66]

Who is Cisco and what does he have against Mayonnaise?:D