Seis de Mayo

[Trip]

Wow, didn't know this, Mexicans don't really even celebrate it.

Cinco de Mayo is a regional holiday limited primarily to the state of Puebla. There is some limited recognition of the holiday in other parts of the country

[Trip]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Whatever, Trip... the fact that you had to google it tells me I wasn't the one that failed.

I googled it to find out what battle, not that it wasn't independence day. Someone corrected me on that awhile ago. Didn't remember who they fought.

[Trip]

Some historians have argued that France's real goal was to help break up the American Union, at the time in the midst of a civil war, by helping the southern Confederacy:[26] "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 a powerful army. This grand army smashed the Confederates at Vicksburg and Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War." The consequence of Cinco de Mayo to the United States has been thus recognized: "The defeat of the French army had consequences for America as well...the French defeat denied Napoleon III the opportunity to resupply the Confederate rebels for another year."

Interesting, another reason why it doesn't get as much attention in the South.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Trip

Wow, didn't know this, Mexicans don't really even celebrate it.

It's the power of marketing from Tequila companies...

[OneSickPsycho]

Hey, I don't need a reason to drink, but I do need a reason to show up at your house wearing nothing but a giant sombrero, a quickdraw holster with tequila bottles, and a painted on mustache...

[Captain Morgan]

I can't believe nobody has said anything about the hotness that is ONSSP.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

You guys would never survive in Florida, Chicago, or any big party city for that matter. Why "take a stand" against a reason to drink with friends and strangers?

Its not taking a stand against anything. I just dont drink anymore except for extremely rare exceptions. I can drink with my friends and complete strangers 365 days of the year. No need to celebrate a fake holiday.

Originally Posted by Trip

I am not a bar hopper anymore, so drinking to get drunk for no reason is not my idea of fun anymore.

Mardi Gras is the same way as St. Patty's too. It's a Catholic holiday turned secular by the city. Since I don't live in Chicago though, it's not something I really care about and I don't go out of my way to wear green and shit.

If finding random reasons to drink is fun for you, go for it. For some of us, it's just not that fun anymore.

My thoughts 100%

Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

I can't believe nobody has said anything about the hotness that is ONSSP.

I thought about it. I would rather not meet one of OSP's chrome shovels personally....

[OneNotSoSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

I can't believe nobody has said anything about the hotness that is ONSSP.

Aww just saw this! Thanks!