Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Cinco de Mayo

My dad sent this to me. To really appreciate the humor in this, I really really despise Mayonaise.

Read on:

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise wasmanufactured in England.In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Veracruz, Mexico,which was to be the 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, and the cargo was forever lost.

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 5thand is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

Have a great day everyone.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, that's funny!

Anonymous said...

Very funny. I definitely needed that on a busy day like today.