That's right, Seattletons, don't get caught drunk driving tonight as you 'celebrate' (getting blotto on tequila nd seeing how many jalepeno poppers you can ingest) a holiday you have no clue about (Mex Independence Day, right?). Suppose it's not your fault, since this 'holiday' was founded by the dudes that own Budweiser. Ah, America, the way you bankrupt everything of meaning is so funny.

The only thing more tiresome than the annual onslaught of Cinco de Mayo is the annual onslaught of geniuses explaining it to dumb ol' us. Newsflash: we get it. They defeated the French. Not Independence Day. That's terrific. We still don't care.

16 de Septiembre is Independence Day.

Cinco De May just marks the final day of celabration for the grueling 6 week black out known as St. Paticks Fest.

America: If it's an ethnic celebration and we think it involves drinking copious amounts of booze, we're sooo fuckin' there, Bro.

Rad sombrero, homes.

hey xu-tech, who said anything about independence?

This is fucking seattle, and we know our shit. We know the ass kicking the french got in the Battle of Puebla and the genius cattle stampede tactics. So take your pompous finger waiving else where while I'm getting drunk.

Is it just me, or is FNARF the most annoying commenter to ever splatter his words into every corner of the Slog?

I don't read it enough to know if his quips are completely pervasive, but it seems that every time I see a post, he has some snarky, glass-is-half-empty reply.

Does he have a job, life, or anything but this? Can someone make him go out there do other things, live life, get laid.

With Fox acting like Bush's Chihuahua maybe it would make more sense to celebrate the Battle of Puebla (i.e. today) rather than independence day, since there is little of the latter.
(It also makes sense to celebrate the battle of Puebla, because it represents a glorious failure. In that regard it's emblematic of much of Mexican history.)

i'm certainly no genius and it's not even that i expect someone to know the history behind C de M (most mex-ams probably don't know it). it's quite obvi you don't care, so just change the name and stop associating it with symbols 'mexican' (sombrero and cacti...yeah, that's mexican all right). Call it May Day Booze-a-rama or May I Drink Day. And don't try to yell "ay-ay-ay-ay-ay" or trill your r's heavily or talk in a mexican accent or I'll kick your teeth in.

seattl98104: congrats for looking 'Cinco de Mayo' up on wikipedia.

Yeah, I have to say that I agree with the comment about FNARF.

So yeah, I'm sorry-- is the point of this entry that that readers should avoid getting caught if they're stupid enough to get loaded and endanger innocent people's lives by driving drunk?

Tell you what, while you're at it, keep an extra-special eye out for federal agents posing as teenage girls in chatrooms, trying to capture child pornographers. Evidently the feds are really cracking down on that so, you know-- be careful and don't get caught.

Street Smart, David: eat shit.

Ooh, I was going to defend you FNARF, but then you stooped to their level.

Oh, please.. It's a party. Get over it.

Aiiiii yai yai yai yai!!

Rise above: I don't have to stoop, I live down here.

STREET SMART Wrote:
"Is it just me, or is FNARF the most annoying commenter to ever splatter his words into every corner of the Slog?"

Actually, Street Smart, I am the most annoying commentator on the Slog.

I find people who make up words such as, "commenter" to be terribly annoying.
Are you terribly annoying, Street Smart?

---Jensen

Why, yes. Yes I am! Thanks for asking.

Should we enjoy the irony that a fair amount of Americans say they want to build a giant fence to not let the cheap labor in but they are willing to take some faint glimpse of a holiday they know nothing about and use it as an excuse to drink and eat a lot of tacos?
"get the hell out of dodge but please make us burritos and margharitas first."