Friday, July 26, 2013

Mayo




Mexico and Mayonnaise
(México y mayonesa)


Res Ipsa Loquitor

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England . In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico , which was to be he next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York . This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico . But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York .. The ship hit an iceberg and sank. 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. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as - Sinko De Mayo.


senor ricky

10 comments:

Helly said...

Is that true?!?

I thought it was spelled Cinko De Mayo.

iri said...

I like that one a lot. Almost as much as the Mexican chariot racer I heard about, Ben Hernandez.

Steve in Greensboro said...

Denny would be proud.

Anonymous said...

Denny would be proud, and the readership would groan :-p. Sunrise, sunset.

Anonymous said...

You can learn a lot of Spanish from everyday life. Like La Quinta. That's Spanish for 'behind Denny's.'
Tim

Anonymous said...

Thank you Tim for finally adding some fucking humor to this pathetic thread.

Casca

Ole Phat Stu said...

You yanks are always very polite to Hispanics. e.g. At every ball game you ask "Jose´, can you see?" ;-)

Anonymous said...

Don't forget that famous Mexican football player, El,Paso.

Anonymous said...

You guys have no shame. I tried to come up with a bad pun but I got nuthin.

x

iri said...

I still get a chuckle out of Rodge's MexiCanon cartoon from back when. But, I'm pretty sure he's evolved a bit since then. I'm mean, I doubt he'd ever post that again...hint, hint.

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