This from David Nabhan:

Everyone understands at least two words in classical Greek, the "Molon labe” taunt Leonidas sent to Xerxes. And Britons know the Battle of Waterloo's "mot de Cambronne": "Merde!” Here’s a little known "Go to Hell” quip from our part of the world. During the Mexican Revolution, Pascual Orozco captured a troop of federales, stripped them of their uniforms and sent the attire to Mexican president Porfirio Diaz with this note: "Here are the wrappers, please send more tamales.”

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