old magic1

On Mon, 2 May 2005 12:37:43 -0500, "Old Magic1"
<old_magic1@grandecom.net> wrote:

Did you have permission from the copyright holder to use this entire
piece, o_m1?


jim

For Jim, the NG Police,
I am terribly sorry for costing the millions of dollars this site lost due
to my copyright infringement. Now that is all you are going to get from me
copper until I assemble my defense team. I think I can get Bobby Conkrin to
head this up so I won't loose all of my social security, just in case there
is a law suit. Since George Bush is going to get the rest, I don't have any
idea how I am going to live. You have just upset me so much, I may just have
to commit myself to a mental hospital for the criminally insane. Oh woe is
me!!! NOT, LMAO!!!
--
Old Magic 1

old magic1

<ensenadaXXXjim@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Mon, 2 May 2005 12:37:43 -0500, "Old Magic1"
<old_magic1@grandecom.net> wrote:

Did you have permission from the copyright holder to use this entire
piece, o_m1?


jim

For Jim, the NG Police,
I am terribly sorry for costing the millions of dollars this site lost due
to my copyright infringement. Now that is all you are going to get from me
copper until I assemble my defense team. I think I can get Bobby Conkrin to
head this up so I won't loose all of my social security, just in case there
is a law suit. Since George Bush is going to get the rest, I don't have any
idea how I am going to live. You have just upset me so much, I may just have
to commit myself to a mental hospital for the criminally insane. Oh woe is
me!!! NOT, LMAO!!!

In case you are wondering who Bobby Conkrin is, he is the cousin of Johnny.
He didn't finish high school, but I hear he will pass his bar exam by the
time this law suit occurs.
--
Old Magic 1

old magic1

Magic, my amigo,

You wrote "In Puebla and throughout Mexico, and in the United States,
people celebrate Cinco de Mayo..."

"AND THROUGHOUT MEXICO" just ain't true. Yes, it's a big day around
Puebla, and it's a big day in many parts of the USA. But in most of
Mexico it gets hardly a nod. In my town, nothing at all. It is odd
that Cinco de Mayo is a bigger thing in the USA than it is in almost
all of Mexico.

But, do party on!

Sorry Rolly, I just come across the article and thought it would be of
interest to some here and had some nice looking appetizers. I personally
don't celebrate this holiday, I do celebrate March 2, 1836. On March 2,
1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico and became the Republic of
Texas and existed as a separate nation after kicking some Mexican butt,
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the leading villain of Texas history. March 2
is an official state holiday - Texas Independence Day. Each year, there are
numerous parades, festivals and even a complete historical reenactment of
the event. Of course I celebrate that little event that occurred back in
1776 also.
--
Old Magic 1

krusty kritter

Thanks for the history lesson, OM1. I read James Michener's book, "The
Eagle and The Raven". It was about Sam Houston and Santa Anna. It seems
that Santa Anna was el presidente of Mexico about four times, but was
finally banished to live in the Virgin Islands. It happened that a
representative of the USA came down to discuss purchasing the islands,
and Santa Anna was so egotistical he thought that US rep was coming to
visit him and help him return to power in Mexico City...

I did a genealogy for my friend, who thought he was descended from
Cotton Mather (he wasn't, turned out Cotton Mather was his umpteen
great grand uncle). Anyway, my friend told me he was also descended
from German hillbillies that lived in the Texas Hill Country. Sigismund
Engelking was his grandfather and Sigismund's grandfather was Ferdinand
Friedrich Engleking, son-in-law of Lieutenant Sigismund von Roeder.

The lieutenant was also a knight, a Prussian baron who became a Texas
pioneer. Family legend claims that von Roeder had to flee Prussia when
his son Siggy II killed the son of a Prussian diplomat in a duel.
Anyway, it seems to me that the von Roeder family came to Galveston
about 1835 and lived on the island at first. Then von Roeder was
present during a bit of Texas history called "The Runaway Scrape" when
the Mexican Army was trying to chase the non-Mexican colonists out of
Tejas...

Engelkings and von Roeders and their Kleberg relatives are mentioned in
the
University of Texas' online history of Texas. They settled around Cat
Spring, near San Antonio. Fascinating stuff about American and European
pioneers in Texas...

rich mccormack

Some historians believe the Battle of Puebla might be more
historically significant to US history than Mexican history.
It has been suggested that the French had plans to use their
position in Mexico to supply the Confederate troops during
the US Civil War in hopes of destroying the United States,
or at least fracturing the Union of states to their advantage.
The Mexican victory at Puebla kept the French pre-occupied
long enough for the Union army to gain the strength to defeat
the Confederate forces.

rolly

March 2 is also the birthdate of Sam Houston. He was born in Virginia
on March 2, 1793.

I'm a Texan, too. From Lampasas.

ensenadaxxxjim@yahoocom

OM_1 finally gives us an insight in his antagonistic attitude toward
all things Mexican. Do I detect the shadow of bigotry going on in
those dark corners of your peabrain?


jim

pulido

only mexicans in the u.s.a celebrate this.

jl

billb

Paté.

david wright

Now *that* would be interesting!