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Only in Louisiana
January 30, 2018, 12:19 PM
honestlouOnly in Louisiana
Listing in a local classified ad:
"Want to trade; ammunition for Mardi Gras beads"
January 30, 2018, 12:26 PM
charlie12Might get a lot of ammo for those Lee's Circle beads they had on the news last night.
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January 30, 2018, 12:33 PM
Holger DanskeDamn, send them my way -- I've got buckets and a whole wheelbarrow full.
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January 30, 2018, 12:51 PM
Rey HRHWhen I saw the title, I thought to myself: people are so geocentric, they think their place is so unique. Then I saw the OP and said, “He’s right. Only in Louisiana. “ Carry on.
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January 30, 2018, 01:10 PM
honestlouquote:
Originally posted by charlie12:
Might get a lot of ammo for those Lee's Circle beads they had on the news last night.
For those who don't know, they pulled 46 tons of beads from the storm drains:
https://www.reuters.com/articl...drains-idUSKBN1FF2KJJanuary 30, 2018, 01:29 PM
Holger DanskeMy old man always got a kick out of the fact that they measured the success of Mardi Gras from the tonnage of trash left behind.
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January 30, 2018, 01:45 PM
GT-40DOCFor those that are uninformed, Mobile Ala. has a Mardi Gras every years also. It is a bit more contained, and has elegant Mardi Gras formal balls with the correct attire being worn.
January 30, 2018, 01:50 PM
lkdr1989So no beads?
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Originally posted by GT-40DOC:
For those that are uninformed, Mobile Ala. has a Mardi Gras every years also. It is a bit more contained, and has elegant Mardi Gras formal balls with the correct attire being worn.
...let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one. Luke 22:35-36 NAV
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GT-40DOCOh yes, they throw candy and beads from the floats, but not all of the drunks, etc. It is much more of a formal beginning of Lent. If I remember correctly, the Mardi Gras in Mobile came before the one in New Orleans. Mobile is a true southern city.