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Old 05-22-2003, 12:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cool Louisiana Facts -- In Anticipation of Our Girls Gone Wild New Orleans '03 ....

New Orleans and surrounding cities:


It's hot. It's humid. It rains.
Those are the only 3 weather patterns we have here.


No one eats healthy.
Fried Batter is actually a menu item in some restaurants.


Giving directions to a non-local in New Orleans is a waste of time. Every street intersects with each other. No two streets run parallel to each other. The West Bank is actually East of the city. It would take too long to explain.


1 out of 3 street names are impossible to pronounce unless you were born in New Orleans, or you are a cajun.


If the levee breaks, everyone here will die.
No one seems worried about this problem either.


There are 365 days in the year.
There are 414 parties/festivals in New Orleans.
(That's just on a slow month).



Then how come no one ever leaves?



----------READ ON----------



Louisiana Driving Rules:


1. A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same drivers to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.


2. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Louisiana driver never uses them. Use of them in New Orleans may be illegal.


3. Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going with the flow".


4. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. (Reason: no insurance)


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SOUTHERN ADVICE [/i]


If you are from the northern states and planning on visiting or moving to the South, there are a few things you should know that will help you adapt to the difference in lifestyles: [/i]


If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them; just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.


Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store. Don't buy food at this store.


Remember, "y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural possessive.


The first Southern statement to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective 'big ol' truck or 'big ol' boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it.


Be advised that 'He needed killin' is a valid defense here.


If you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all, watch this," you should stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he'll ever say.


If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It doesn't matter whether you need anything or not. You just have to go there.


Do not be surprised to find that 10-year-olds own their own shotguns, they are proficient marksmen, and their Mammas taught them how to aim.


The North has sun-dried toe-mah-toes ...
The South has 'mater samiches


The North has coffee houses ...
The South has Waffle Houses.


The North has dating services ...
The South has family reunions.


The North has switchblade knives...
The South has Lee Press-on Nails.


The North has double last names ...
The South has double first names.


The North has Ted Kennedy ...
The South has Edwin Edwards.


The North has an ambulance ...
The South has an am-a-lance.


The North has Cream of Wheat ...
The South has grits.


The North has green salads ...
The South has collard greens.


The North has lobsters ...
The South has crawfish.



AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we wouldn't call them biscuits.


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Old 05-22-2003, 01:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Louisiana Facts -- In Anticipation of Our Girls Gone Wild New Orleans '03 ....

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Originally posted by Jolie Rouge
New Orleans and surrounding cities:


It's hot. It's humid. It rains.
***I can handle hot. I HATE HUMIDITY & RAIN. Cancel it from June 6-11th.

No one eats healthy.
***"HATE YOUR HEART" diet works for me!

1 out of 3 street names are impossible to pronounce unless you were born in New Orleans, or you are a cajun.
***I can say Bourbon Street. Does anything else matter?

If the levee breaks, everyone here will die.
***I'll drive my Chevy to the levee...

There are 365 days in the year.
There are 414 parties/festivals in New Orleans.
***What's the schedule for June?


Louisiana Driving Rules:


1. A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same drivers to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.


2. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Louisiana driver never uses them. Use of them in New Orleans may be illegal.


3. Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going with the flow".


4. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. (Reason: no insurance)
***Driving rules same as St. Louis, I'm good to go!


SOUTHERN ADVICE [/i]


If you are from the northern states and planning on visiting or moving to the South, there are a few things you should know that will help you adapt to the difference in lifestyles: [/i]


If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them; just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
***Bubba, Jimmy Joe, Cooter & Narly?


Remember, "y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural possessive.
***Y'all come back now, heah?


The first Southern statement to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective 'big ol' truck or 'big ol' boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it.
***THAT is a big ol' lie.

Be advised that 'He needed killin' is a valid defense here.
***Works for me!

The North has sun-dried toe-mah-toes ...
The South has 'mater samiches
***Sundried toe-may-toe sanwich on wheat with cream cheese.

The North has coffee houses ...
The South has Waffle Houses.
***HEY, we have a Waffle House now, for about 3 months!

The North has dating services ...
The South has family reunions.
***I'll take the dating service over a family reunion!

The North has double last names ...
The South has double first names.
***Speak for yourself my dear!

The North has Ted Kennedy ...
The South has Edwin Edwards.
***Who is Edwin Edwards?

The North has Cream of Wheat ...
The South has grits.
The North has green salads ...
The South has collard greens.
***Y'all are skeering me...

The North has lobsters ...
The South has crawfish.
***Don't much fancy neither.

AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we wouldn't call them biscuits.
***Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit!

IS IT TIME TO LEAVE YET???
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Old 05-22-2003, 01:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I got more for you to add to the general South list -

If you stop to make a left hand turn, watch your rearview mirror... someone might slam into you.

If you want directions, dont call and ask. Most likely they dont know where they are at.

Macaroini and cheese is considered a vegtable.

Fast Food - the people are rude, the foods bad, and the garbage is spilling / leaking out onto the floor.

Plan to wait - nobody is in a hurry! The only thing fast around here is the cars.
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I'm a nurth'ner. But I was born in SOUTH St. Louis, does that help?

Edwin Edwards the racketeering guy? As in freeedwinedwards.com ?
Edwin Edwards the cajun politician?
Edwin Edwards the artist?

Or are they all one in the same?
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If it was possible, I'd totally tag along with you guys, sounds like a total BLAST! I'm so jealous. HAVE FUN!
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LOUISIANA SURVIVOR CHALLENGE


Due to the popularity of the Survivor shows, Louisiana is planning to
do its own, titled "Survivor - Louisiana Style." The contestants will
start in West Monroe, travel up to Claiborne Parish and on to Springhill. Then they will head down to Toledo Bend and Deridder.

From there they will proceed on down to Berwick and LA (Lower Atchafalaya for those of you who don't know what that means). Then back up through Thibodaux, LaPlace, Plaquemine, and all the way up to Opelousas. The final leg will be on to Alexandria, Winnfield and up to West Monroe.

Each will be driving a pink Volvo with Yankee license plates and a
large bumper sticker that reads :
"I'm gay. I'm a Vegetarian. Beer is harmful to your health. The LSU Tigers suck. Hillary in 2004. Deer hunting is murder, and I'm here to confiscate your guns."

The first one that makes it back to West Monroe alive, wins.

Good luck to all contestants!
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YIKES! I was all ready to try out for the 'game,' but I already HAVE that bumper sticker.

((should I take it off my car before I come down?))
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You both are starting to scare me...
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WhooHooo! This all brings back the memories!
Jaybird, if you want to "sound" cajun, just stuff your mouth full of something that resembles marbles and talk-you will fit right in. Took me about 2 weeks to figure out that people weren't telling me off. I just nodded and smiled and hoped they weren't talking about finding my body with the gators in the Atchafalaya.

Here are some other things I learned while living there.

Those aren't witches cauldrons in everyone's yards.
Those aren't cute cats-they are river rats.
Honking your horn will not make the bulls sitting in the middle of the road mooooove.
They have drive-thru bars, just don't get caught with an open container
The workday ends at 2:00 p.m. then you won't see anyone out again until after 9 p.m.
You have to learn what "fire ants" are before someone tackles you and sprays with a foam to kill em.
Cock roaches are the norm there, if you say that you are going to call an exterminator, you will be laughed at hysterically, never to live it down.
They have parishes-NOT counties.
Bouncing flashlights in cow pastures is the norm too. ("Shroom hunting is actually an activity there).
If you aren't from Louisiana, you talk through your nose, no matter where you are from.



Lemme think of some more. I miss it there!!
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Just came back from N'awlins!! It was awesome!
We took the St. Louis Cemetery tour etc.. The whole trip rocked!! I am planning on coming back in a few months with another good friend of mine. I'll have the pics back soon, and hopefully have them posted some place
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