Cinco de Mayo

wrykyn

"Happy Cinco de Mayo" everyone. There are a bunch of Mexican friends I have to wish here too. I'll confess this is the first I've ever heard of this festival since I'm not from around these parts. Will make a note of it here on :jig: " Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill ? "

slvrscremr

RChin wrote: You need to spend more time in CP. (and don't tell me you don't know what CP is!) ai carumba! You don't know Bob ( :bob: ) and the dancing man ( :jig: ) Please forgive me. :sigh: I'm stil l quite a newbie when it comes to CP (yes, I do know that that is) culture... and I wasn't going to miss out on the inside jokes forever. ;P You'll never know if you don't ask. It's neat to see that the little green guy has a name. :laugh: Darien C#, VB.NET, Oracle, Sq(uirre)l Server "I don't know. I haven't tried today." - Trumpet icon Maynard Ferguson's response when asked how high he could play.

Tom Archer

The translation isn't quite right. A media is a sock when referring to clothes. "hemos de ir" doesn't mean "we will go". The auxilary verb haber + de + infinitive form of another verb (ir, in this case) is the equivalent to the English use of "to be supposed to ..." or "to be to ...". So the correct translation is "To Pampolona we're supposed to go" Combine that with the next line and it's "To Pampolona we're supposed to go with a sock." The last bit is confusing as a calcetin can also mean a sock. I had to ask my ex-wife about this one (she's Puerto Rican and the reason I speak Spanish as I lived in PR for 7 years). She thinks that calcetin might also mean a slipper as in "a sock and slipper", but she wasn't sure on this one as it's probably being used in a colloqial manner that is native to Mexicans. Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

Heath Stewart

Just from Mexico? Seems like it's an excuse to get plastered in every country! :rolleyes:

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Colin Angus Mackay

Tom Archer wrote: she wasn't sure on this one as it's probably being used in a colloqial manner that is native to Mexicans. Actually, the song refers to the Bull running in Pamplona, Spain on the 7th July - So it is colloquial Spanish

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Roger Wright

Wow! Is there anyone who hasn't beaten the French?;) Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.

Luis Alonso Ramos

Heath Stewart wrote: Seems like it's an excuse to get plastered in every country! If you just want excuses, I can give you a list of all Mexican holidays: Jan 1 - Obvious (new year) Feb 5 - Constitution day (the last constitution was promulgated this day in 1917) Feb 24 - Flag day Mar 21 - Birth of Benito Juarez (president around 1860) May 1 - Labor day May 5 - Puebla's Battle Sep 16 - Independence day (1810) Oct 12 - Columbus day (1492) Nov 2 - Day of the dead (unofficial) Nov 20 - Revolution day, end of Porfirio Diaz's 30 year regimen (1910) Dec 12 - Guadalupe Virgin (unofficial, for Catholics) Dec 25 - Christmas Some of them are optional free days, only Jan 1, Feb 5, May 1, Sep 16, Nov 20 and Dec 25 are always free by law. If everyone starts giving the holidays for his/her country, and we take all days off, I'm sure we can take all the year off... that would be nice! ;P -- LuisR ────────────── Luis Alonso Ramos Chihuahua, Mexico www.luisalonsoramos.com "San Franciso - where men are men - er - women are men - ugh - men are women, and well, the sheep are confused." -- John Simmons, Jun. 25, 2003

Tom Archer

That explains our lack of knowledge on how they're using that particular word then as our Spanish is Latin American and not Castillian. Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

Chris Meech

Luis Alonso Ramos wrote: On May 5th we celebrate Puebla's Battle, which if I remember correctly, was when we beat the French. I'm surprised that this is a cause for celebration. Doesn't everybody beat the French? ;P Happy Celebrations to you, Luis. Chris Meech We're more like a hobbiest in a Home Depot drooling at all the shiny power tools, rather than a craftsman that makes the chair to an exacting level of comfort by measuring the customer's butt. Marc Clifton VB is like a toolbox, in the hands of a craftsman, you can end up with some amazing stuff, but without the skills to use it right you end up with Homer Simpson's attempt at building a barbeque or his attempt at a Spice rack. Michael P. Butler

brianwelsch

It might not mean literally going with a sock. I know in german there is phrase, "Wir machen uns auf die socken", or " We'll make on our socks", which means roughly, "we'll be on our way". There could be a similar phrase in Spanish that is being referred to here. Just a thought. BW The Biggest Loser

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Heath Stewart

Actually, I do drink much and rarely get drunk, but I definitely like the idea of having a year-long paid holiday! :-D

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Colin Angus Mackay

Tom Archer wrote: The auxilary verb haber + de + infinitive form of another verb (ir, in this case) is the equivalent to the English use of "to be supposed to ..." By the way, thanks for correcting the translation. I learned a couple of things.

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Tom Archer

You're very welcome. I think the absolute best thing about this site is that we all have our different strengths and areas of knowledge and it's very cool to come here and learn from so many people. I know I learn something new almost every day from this site! Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

Tom Archer

I asked a couple of native speakers that very question and they aren't aware of any expression like that. I think it's just a kid's song that really isn't meant to be so analyzed as we programmers are wont to do :) Sort of like the Mexican cockroach song. Cheers, Tom Archer "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - William Blake * Inside C# -Second Edition * Visual C++.NET Bible * Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework

brianwelsch

Tom Archer wrote: isn't meant to be so analyzed as we programmers are wont to do Man, isn't that the truth... BW The Biggest Loser

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Jim Crafton

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Steve Mayfield

Our HR manager was born in Mexico - so I always ask her why she celebrates "Sink full of Mayo" :laugh: (even she laughs) Steve