What is and is not true about Louisiana myths and speculation?
First and foremost let me say that I have never, ever seen an alligator except at the zoo! Almost every time I go on vacation someone asks (not ax) me if that old “alligator crossing the highway” thing is true. It isn’t, at least not where I live. Now right down the road there on the bayou is a different story. I live in the city and it is a good thing that I do because I am not an outdoorsy kind of girl. I’m a Cajun princess.
I do have an icebox and I do have some cokes in it…. 7-up and creme soda to be exact.
I wake up each morning to read blogs with my cup of Community NO blend w/Chicory Coffee. I like to have beignets on occasion. In fact, a roll of biscuit dough fried in canola oil then tossed in powdered sugar is a pretty good substitute for the real thing! Of course I cook it on burners using my iron skillet. And yes, I do cook my skillet after each use. I never wash it with soap.
I do have a hose pipe. I use it to sweep off the carport and wash the house while drinking my sweet iced tea with lemon. Always wearing my sun hat of course.
I have worn shorts on Christmas day. I have had the same heavy coat for over 8 years. I have worn it less than 10 times.
I have also heard our resident celebrity Ms. Spears/Federline/Spears say on national TV that all the girls from south Louisiana are barefoot and pregnant by the time they are 19. This is another myth. I was 20 and I wore flip-flops.
The term “weekend widow” is pretty rampant here. In fact, the four seasons as we refer to them are: hurricane season, fishing season, whew, it’s HOT, and hunting season.
When I was growing up I was not a fan of Cajun food. Now let me clarify because I know how passionate some folks are about the culture around here… I was born and raised here. My people founded this great state. I do have a deep respect for people’s love of their heritage and I LOVE THE PEOPLE HERE. They are wonderful! I just don’t typically eat Cajun food unless I cook it. Why? Because I have been told one too many times “Oh it’s good cher just try it”, only to find out that I had just eaten alligator, turtle, squirrel, or rabbit or something. I am forever scarred from those experiences. It tastes different no matter how much salt water you soak it in!
Don’t these bugs look appetizing? Ha!
No, we don’t all get together on Saturday night to jitterbug till dawn. Okay some of us do, but that isn’t the point.
Oh, and when we go into a store my grandma always tells me to go get the “buggy”. It is not a cart, it is not a shopping basket, it is a buggy!!!
Last, but definitely not least, YES, we do bleed purple and gold.
And yes, miracles do happen. After over 40 years of die hard loyalty our Saints came through with a Superbowl win. We knew it would happen. Who Dat?
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