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Olé! How does a Weasel satisfy her need for tacos while living in the south of England? Can you buy corn tortillas? Masa Harina to make your own?

They sell Dos Equis in the UK? That’s like carrying (bad) coal to Newcastle.

Which brings up Newcastle Brown Ale, which I think I’ll drink tonight in observance of Cinco de mayo.

Just remember that it’s illegal to fly or wear the American flag if celebrating Mexican Independence Day in the USA. Especially if you’re a kid in school.

I normally wouldn’t care all that much about a Mexican Independence Day (they have more than one), but Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of getting out from under the French. I’ll raise a glass to that – my preferred cerveza is Negra Modelo, immeasurably better than XX.

And about those tacos. Apropos of nothing in particular, an anagram for “democrat” is “Mr. Ed Taco”. I wonder if Wilbur ever knew that?

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day—that’s September 16. The May 5 celebration commemorates an important battle with the French, which Mexico won.

Actually, I had a pint of Hobgoblin (it’s a young people’s beer but, god hep me, it’s my favorite) and a mexi-burger (burger with peppers, salsa and sour cream). It was very nice.

Modelo Especial is pretty good, but I generally drown myself in Tecate when I’m getting wasted beaner style. & watch footie.

Stinko de Mayo celebrates the capture of a small village (La Puebla) by the Mexican army from the French soldiers who held it, and probably didn’t want to be there in the first place. French massacred. Ole!

¡Ole! & Lena¡!¡!

Look up “Camerone” sometime. The Legion still celebrates it.

Sigh . Just had margaritas with a bunch of lib friends tonight and couldn’t keep my mouth shut. They are all abuzz because Texas has passed an open carry law, and the college where they teach is considering allowing students to carry guns on campus. Most of them are college professors and are convinced that they are now marked for death at the the hands of their angry students. Someone is going to bring an AK-47 to campus and kill them all. They want gun control and particularly ‘assault weapons’ banned. When I pointed out that long guns are only responsible for 3% of murders, according to the FBI, they didn’t want to believe it. When I furthered (liquored up I suppose) pointed out that most murders are Black kids killing each other with pistols, they got angry. I am wrong no matter what the statistics say. Black kids are no more dangerous than White kids. Baltimore just needs more money given to pull young people ‘of all races’ out of poverty. With more money and gun control all our problems would be solved.

I am depressed. They are so naive, and righteous, and all of them are at least 50 years old. I should have just kept my mouth shut. Instead, I just pissed into the wind.

I’ll celebrate cinco de Mayo when Mexicans start celebrating the 4th of July.

And if you want to drink lousy beer with a lime in it stick a slice of lime in a Miller.

Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: May 6, 2015, 4:00 am
…Most of them are college professors and are convinced that they are now marked for death at the the hands of their angry students.

It might have been fun, if not effective in changing their minds; to point out that if their students are that homicidally angry, either they are PITA’s of the first order which is on them, or they are totally ineffective in inculcating the precepts that guide the “New Socialist Man”™ into the students and are failures as professors.

On a more serious note, they are not going to be convinced by any form of either discussion or reality therapy. Being a Leftist Elitist is a form of religion, and you’re not going to convert them to apostasy. Personal responsibility for conduct is something they will never believe in, because they themselves may be held responsible for what they have done and not done.

If they decide on the basis of tonight’s conversation that they are no longer friends with you, what have you lost?

Uncle Al – “…but Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of getting out from under the French.”

Have you ever noticed that most, possibly all I’m too lazy to check, of the nations that have gotten out from under French control are sh*tholes compared, on average, to nations that were given their independence by Britain? There’s something to be said about culture after all.

“I had a pint of Hobgoblin (it’s a young people’s beer but, god hep me, it’s my favorite)”

I love Hobgoblin! Just before I was forced by my wife to leave London, kicking and screaming, I bought two Hobgoblin pint glasses in the local Sainsbury’s. I used them so much I’ve rubbed the goblins off… I’ll get me coat.

“Just had margaritas with a bunch of lib friends tonight and couldn’t keep my mouth shut.”

Whilst still in London I was at a party with my wife and most the people there, her friends, were, God help me, social workers. They were talking about India and having had a few I butted in with the comment that they could have done worse then being colonized by the British. In fact, there’d be a lot less than a billion today if the Germans had taken the subcontinent.

You could have heard a pin drop after that. I’ve been marked as the crazy American racist ever since. Fortunately none of them are on the list of people who’s opinions I care about.

I confess I had no idea France fought Mexico.

What a truly disgraceful mis-match – the weak being picked on by the strong.

Poor French – didn’t stand a chance 😉

I’ve had a pint of Hobgoblin. Also Mad Judge, Old Speckled Hen, Bombardier Ale, Bishop’s Finger and
Old Nick. (not necessarily at the same time)

Basically, walk into any random pub and order a pint of the strangest name on the board.

mojo sayeth:

Look up “Camerone” sometime. The Legion still celebrates it.

You’re mixing up the Battle of Camerone with the Battle of Puebla. Camerone took place on 30 April 1863, and Puebla on 5 May 1862. Puebla is the official reason for the holiday.

Yes, Jeff, I know. Don’t be pedantic.