'tis a joke. On May 1, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Andrew Scott wrote:
> Is this a joke or for real? > > I know Cinco de Mayo as the celebration of freedom and liberty... > > > > Andrew Scott > Senior Coldfusion Developer > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > www.aegeon.com.au > Phone: +613 9015 8628 > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 2 May 2008 4:59 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: I did not know this > > Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise > was manufactured in England . In fact, the Titanic was carrying > 12,000 > jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, 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 5th and is > known, of course, as Sinko De Mayo. > > -- > this message was not sent from my iPhone. If I had an iPhone, I > probably would have used it to send this email. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259597 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
