Now I'm back, and I'll be dropping posts daily. Yes, I missed Cobra & his crew, D-Fan, TUP, and Arin. We're going to continue to focus on the Knicks here, plus other NYC-centric stuff. That includes, but is not limited to: the Jets, Yankees, hip-hop/soul, NYC posts, photo posts, and little NYC adventures. In other words, ain't nothing changed. I'll also be linking to anything I post of note over at SOMM.
And with that, let's talk about this Cinco de Mayo holiday. Most people know by now (I hope) that it is not really a Mexican holiday; it's celebrated in the US, but pretty much ignored in Mexico. If it is celebrated it is only in the state of Pueblo, which is actually, from what I've read, where most NYC Mexicans come from. I believe something like 80%+ of Mexicans in NYC are from Pueblo.
Here's DJM's daily humor e-mail on the topic:
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo
(or, "57 Varieties") is a Mexican holiday commemorating their
beatdown of the French in 1862. Oh, come on, Mexico: if everybody celebrated
anniversaries of beating the French, the whole calendar would be marked GLOBAL
CELEBRATION - BEAT FRENCH - REMEMBER TO PICK UP CONDIMENTS ON WAY HOME - OUT OF
MAYO. Or something. I don't design calendars. I just purchase them in bulk.
The victory came in the Battle of Pueblo, which was one of the largest battles
of the period known as "The French Intervention" (later a movie
starring Gene Hackman) or as "The Maximilian Affair" (one of Robert
Ludlum's lesser works). The Mexican government had stopped paying interest
payments to
So always remember: Cinco de Mayo is celebrated as the day when
Now, let's remix that second paragraph, Method Man style:
The victory came in the Battle of Pueblo, also known as the Duel of the Iron Mic, was one of the largest battles of the period known as "The Maximilian Affair". Maximilli-on, Maximilli-on! The Mexican government stopped pledging allegiance to the French, in favor of hip-hop. The Mexicans won when they hit the French with an ill-speaking heat-seeking Scud missile.
After crushing the French like a Nestle, the French were like "all in together now" and got out of there.
Stack that cheese, flying guillotines, whatever man.
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I would go with "keep-ted". Meaning, yes, I have used "keep-ted" while talking to people.
I have a friend (Latino) who famously once used the word "one-eye-ded" to signify his possible condition after getting elbowed in the face during a basketball game. "...and if your skinny elbow hits me again, man, I'm gonna be PISSED. I'm not trying to end up one eye-ded."
You forgot to mention that Mexican President Benito Juarez ended up having Maximillian executed by firing squad. Clearly, Juarez was a chinky-eye snot-nose, and from his naps to the bunion on his big toe, he kept it moving.
What's the past-tense first-person singular Black English Vernacular conjugation of "keeps", anyway? Keepsed? Keepst?