# Mint Julep's Mexico Story **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 11, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934 "2012-07-11T22:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/41 "2012-07-12T03:13:54Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Everybody’s freaking Colombo nowadays. Who knows if the person’s telling the truth or not, and who really cares? It seems like lately there’s this whole internet detective thing going on. Because I demand that my fiction be better written. Thats why I go to published authors for that. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/42 "2012-07-12T03:21:34Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Do they cut the ends off their burritos? Lovely crafting for an august member, Derleth. ---
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/43 "2012-07-12T03:34:27Z")
I was thinking, how does he know how many times he stabbed the bad guy? In a fit of adrenaline fueled anger and fright wouldn’t someone just keep stabbing away? “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 OK man that should teach you.” ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/44 "2012-07-12T03:51:47Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Cervesa? A Screwdriver would be more apropos. Genius. Pure genius. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/45 "2012-07-12T04:00:35Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I have nothing to add to the OP, but out of curiosity I pulled up **Julip’s** posting history and was sort of amused by the sequence of three thread titles from aways back: > > –Sick kitty; upset owner. > > –Rest in peace sweet kitty > > –Meet my new kitty, Steve! > > Kind of a whole story right there. Tengo un gato en mi pantalones. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/46 "2012-07-12T04:20:11Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > Lovely crafting for an august member, Derleth. Nice… but so is most of Augie’s work.[Including the first “Graphic Novel” I ever read.](http://www.betweenthecovers.com/btc/item/89315/) The “lovely crafting” is a small part of his work. Hey, Derleth–you related? ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/47 "2012-07-12T04:29:22Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Tengo un gato en mi pantalones. Ooooh. That musta hurt. Or was el gato declawed? If you weren’t Jewish, before, you probably are, now. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/48 "2012-07-12T05:05:35Z")
> [@CBEscapee](#): > > I was thinking, how does he know how many times he stabbed the bad guy? In a fit of adrenaline fueled anger and fright wouldn’t someone just keep stabbing away? > > “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 OK man that should teach you.” I know what you’re thinking. “Did he stab me seven times or only six?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a #4 Phillips, the most powerful screwdriver in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/49 "2012-07-12T08:37:43Z")
> [@florez](#): > > There is an indication that Mexican names ending in Z are Sephardic, and that would make alot of Mexican Jews.😉 My name ends with a Z as well and I would like to know more about this. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/50 "2012-07-12T10:03:47Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Isn’t it usually Flores though? As opposed to a name that usually is transcribed with z? E.g., Alvarez, with its obvious origins? **florez** simply pulled the same thing that people from some places pull with Hernán Cortés name, so? Or that Costa Rican lady who spelled her name Hortencia, because her mother thought that, since it is pronounced Hortensia in Costa Rica, it would probably be pronounced Hortencia by Spaniards and its correct spelling would probably be Hortencia (it’s Hortensia and pronounced Hortensia by anybody whose dialect doesn’t involve _ceceo_, using Z for S, FTR). **anya marie** , I’ve heard that theory before applied to Spanish lastnames, but that would make 99% of our patronymics (including some which originated with the first post-Muslim invasion kings) Jewish. Take with big chunk of salt. ---
**Author:** ![NOLA\_Cajun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/51 "2012-07-12T10:42:29Z")
This has to be the oddest pitting I’ve ever seen. Kinda mean too. So because you and “yours” have no knowledge of this incident that makes it untrue? Perhaps Mint isn’t exactly your cup-o-tea. But a pitting? Really? I think this pitting may deserve a pitting. Your name reminds me of a good joke though: What do you call a blonde walking on her hands? A brunette with bad breath. Or would that answer have to be revised these days to “A bald woman with bad breath”? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/52 "2012-07-12T11:27:58Z")
> [@florez](#): > > lo siento no comprendo.:smack: Supposed to be Yiddish for “It is a pleasure to meet you.” But then you are of Spanish ancestry, not European. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/53 "2012-07-12T11:37:17Z")
> [@NOLA\_Cajun](#): > > Your name reminds me of a good joke though: What do you call a blonde walking on her hands? A brunette with bad breath. Must be a real thrill for **Mint Julep** to be white-knighted by Tony Clifton. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/54 "2012-07-12T12:20:03Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Supposed to be Yiddish for “It is a pleasure to meet you.” > > But then you are of Spanish ancestry, not European. > > :smack: Now wouldn’t be the time to point to a map of Spain’s location, would it? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/55 "2012-07-12T12:42:12Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > **anya marie** , I’ve heard that theory before applied to Spanish lastnames, but that would make 99% of our patronymics (including some which originated with the first post-Muslim invasion kings) Jewish. Take with big chunk of salt. Quite so. I always assumed the predominance of “-z” surnames in Spanish has its roots in Late Latin/Proto-Spanish _plurals_. Like, the precursor of “José Martínez” would have meant “José of the Martins”; that is, of the “Martin” clan, the family whose paterfamilias just called himself “Martin”. I assumed this mainly because so many of those “-z” surnames resemble first names. But correct me if I’m wrong! I know this is continuing a hijack, but we might as well discuss other things until MintJulep offers her (his?) defense or retraction ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/56 "2012-07-12T12:43:39Z")
> [@NOLA\_Cajun](#): > > This has to be the oddest pitting I’ve ever seen. Kinda mean too. So because you and “yours” have no knowledge of this incident that makes it untrue? > > Perhaps Mint isn’t exactly your cup-o-tea. But a pitting? Really? I think this pitting may deserve a pitting. You’re kidding right? This has to be the most polite Pitting in history. The OP didn’t want to hijack the other thread so is asking for clarification. MJ just has to clarify if he (she? I forgot) wants people to believe. If belief isn’t important then she doesn’t have to answer. I don’t see it as mean at all. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/57 "2012-07-12T12:53:52Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Technically, no one owns property in Mexico. You rent it for 100 years, renewable, from the Mexican government. > > I defer to others who know better but I’m pretty sure. > A bit too late, I looked this up and it has been labeled a “misconception.” Guess it’s a widespread misconception though. I lived there and that’s what everyone said. \ Ejido land (distributed through the agrarian reform program) is owned by the state; ejidatarios have usufruct rights that can be bequeathed to family members but not (legally) sold or rented. As of 1992, ejidos can be privatized but not many have been. \ ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/58 "2012-07-12T13:03:24Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Everybody’s freaking Colombo nowadays. **Captain**? Before you go, there’s just one more thing. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/59 "2012-07-12T13:05:13Z")
> [@NOLA\_Cajun](#): > > This has to be the oddest pitting I’ve ever seen. Kinda mean too. So because you and “yours” have no knowledge of this incident that makes it untrue? > > Perhaps Mint isn’t exactly your cup-o-tea. But a pitting? Really? I think this pitting may deserve a pitting. > > Your name reminds me of a good joke though: What do you call a blonde walking on her hands? A brunette with bad breath. Or would that answer have to be revised these days to “A bald woman with bad breath”? > [@Loach](#): > > You’re kidding right? This has to be the most polite Pitting in history. The OP didn’t want to hijack the other thread so is asking for clarification. MJ just has to clarify if he (she? I forgot) wants people to believe. If belief isn’t important then she doesn’t have to answer. I don’t see it as mean at all. Not only was the OP an extremely polite pitting but haven’t we learned about attacking people who are suspicious? Oh it’s terribly mean to express doubt? I’m not saying that we need to second guess everything every person says but as was clearly laid out in the OP there is a significant odor of drama queen wafting from **Mint** I don’t know about the neighborhood she’s talking about but based on the support from other posters in this thread it sounds like it’s a pretty close community where this kind of story would get around so asking for clarification seems perfectly fair. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mint-juleps-mexico-story/627934/60 "2012-07-12T13:07:32Z")
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