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Elwood P Dowd
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:11 AM Original message |
Alabama coach calls Lousiana worker coonass |
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Erika
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Coonass? |
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dsharp88
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I concur. |
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dsharp88
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I concur. Saban is just what you called him. |
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frogcycle
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. if that is true |
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RB TexLa
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. coonass is not in reference to black people |
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uppityperson
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Probably depends where and by whom and to whom. |
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donheld
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
48. coonass is Indeed, not in reference to black people |
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uppityperson
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Wed Jan-31-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #48 |
107. Thanks, never heard it before, thought it was a combo of 2 things |
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northofdenali
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
56. It doesn't matter if it is or isn't, it is derogatory. |
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REP
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:39 AM Response to Reply #56 |
74. It's NOT Derogatory - Especially Not To a True Coonass!!! |
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bperci108
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. It has nothing to do with being African-American.... |
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frogcycle
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. and of course one minority has NO PROBLEM with the coach |
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crispini
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Wed Jan-31-07 04:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
101. Newsflash: Most cajuns are white. nt |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Derogatory? |
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bperci108
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
106. I think it depends who is saying it to whom and in what context... |
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blitzen
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. It's not derogatory... |
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donheld
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. It's not derogatory...Maybe |
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RB TexLa
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's not usually thought of as a slur today |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Uh... shout "coonass" in Harlem and see where that gets you |
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RB TexLa
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I think he was in Alabama when he said it, he also didn't shout |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. It's like a Jainist wearing a swastika t-shirt--intent becomes less important |
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RB TexLa
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That would be like calling a black person a "honky" |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:34 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Well that'll teach me to understand the context before opening my mouth |
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REP
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
80. Means "Acadian" Yes; Derogatory ... Well, Not So Much |
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piedmont
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. He didn't direct it towards a black person |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Misunderstood the link. Feel like a moron. Sorry folks. |
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blitzen
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
45. And of course he coached at LSU 5 years...That's where he picked it up. |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Context means everything. |
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piedmont
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Dunno. Coonass means different things to different people |
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uppityperson
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. from your links. |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. When perception could lead to a racial slur, intent becomes less important |
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spacelady
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Would that be "four winds"? |
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spacelady
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
13. I wish people in Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana..... |
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piedmont
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Huh? |
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spacelady
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Huh? There are colloquialisms that are regional, but when someone with |
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piedmont
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Thanks for the explanation. |
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spacelady
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. I am obscure sometimes. But always I don't know what. hehe |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. I wish you'd educate yourself enough to know... |
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spacelady
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:59 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. No, of course you are not engaging in "shit", I GET it, but when it |
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billyoc
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
19. I don't think anyone in La would be insulted by that, |
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RB TexLa
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I've spent 38 years in Louisiana and no one is going to be insulted by it |
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Syrinx
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
21. big deal |
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piedmont
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
36. The SEC is as cut-throat as sports gets. |
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Syrinx
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:02 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I agree. |
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frogcycle
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
22. well, that is somewhat edifying... |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
29. So? |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:49 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. If it's never used as a slur against Cajuns, this thread might lead some to the wrong conclusion |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I replied to you about context as you were replying to me about context. |
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jpgray
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:52 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Well at least my extremely public fuckup might prevent further misinterpretation |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:56 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Hey, it's valuble if anyone learns from it. |
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KingofNewOrleans
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I was going to comment on the use of coonass |
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Syrinx
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:19 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. yeah, that frog is scary |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:47 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Thanks, buddy. |
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Syrinx
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:52 AM Response to Reply #50 |
57. you're sweet! |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:48 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Meet me at Middendorf's and I'll prove that I'm not scary. |
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KingofNewOrleans
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:01 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Ah Middendorf's |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:02 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Headin' down that way this weekend to buy some crawfish. |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:31 AM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Did someone say "crawfish?" |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Yep...that'll be us this weekend. |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. OMG!!! I am Jonesin' for some mudbugs! |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:42 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Hope so! |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:44 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Where are you going to buy 'em? |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:47 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Reno's Seafood... |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:59 AM Response to Reply #82 |
85. Yes, I guess it floated away. It was in the shed. |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:11 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Well that sucks. |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:26 AM Response to Reply #86 |
93. Ceviche is what I call "Spanish Sushi" when explaining it to someone. |
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:30 AM Response to Reply #68 |
96. ive been trying to get my parents to lug the whole setup |
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blitzen
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:14 AM Response to Reply #51 |
63. World's best catfish...and the only catfish I will eat! |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:29 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Catfish Charlie's in Hammond is pretty good too |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:32 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. That's actually closer to me than Middendorf's |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:37 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Don's ain't so great, |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:39 AM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Yeah... |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:28 AM Response to Reply #51 |
65. HEY! |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:31 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Good stuff, huh? |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:33 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Yep, dat and da boudin |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:38 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. I get my boudin in East Texas. |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:42 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Yeah you rite! |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:49 AM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Where is Scott? |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:55 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. It's about 8 miles West of Lafayette on Hwy 90 |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #84 |
87. We go through Lafayette on the way to Port Arthur. |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:20 AM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Hwy 90 is about 1 1/2 miles South of I-10 at the point. |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:24 AM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Ummm, Swampy.... |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:31 AM Original message |
LOL! |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
98. Remind me to tell you my Boudreaux and Thibodeaux firefighter joke sometime. |
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Swamp Rat
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:49 AM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Nite nite! |
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sanskritwarrior
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:17 AM Response to Reply #73 |
89. WOW |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:22 AM Response to Reply #89 |
91. My cousin Don worked at Nick's in the seventies. |
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blitzen
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
40. Coonass is a very acceptable term here Louisiana...seriously |
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Elwood P Dowd
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:16 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. After reading several posts here |
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blitzen
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:22 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. He's BS-ing you...He hates Saban because he left LSU... |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:51 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Bingo. |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:50 AM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Oh, bull. |
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RB TexLa
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Wed Jan-31-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #43 |
102. The LSU/Alabama game is always interesting |
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XOKCowboy
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Fri Feb-02-07 02:33 AM Response to Reply #40 |
110. Thank you! I came on this thread late and was wondering WTF? |
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northofdenali
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
53. Nick Saban is a jerk, an egomaniac and a lousy coach. |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:52 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Read the thread before labeling anyone a bigot. |
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northofdenali
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:54 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. You should ask my best friend of over 40 years |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:01 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. You should ask my plethora of relatives, and... |
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northofdenali
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Wed Jan-31-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
108. Maddy, not meant as a dig or insult, I promise! |
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Syrinx
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Wed Jan-31-07 01:59 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Saban, I guess, is something of an egomaniac. Maybe even a jerk. |
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:31 AM Response to Reply #53 |
97. hahha, says an Alabama fan... |
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nealmhughes
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
64. It's a right tolerable term, fair to middling in its offensive potential, only. |
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Maddy McCall
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Wed Jan-31-07 02:41 AM Response to Reply #64 |
77. LOL |
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Hardrada
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:27 AM Response to Reply #64 |
94. We have problems with the Yankees here in Iowa also. |
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pitohui
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Fri Feb-02-07 02:27 AM Response to Reply #64 |
109. nealhughes has it right y'all |
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sakabatou
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:16 AM Response to Original message |
88. . |
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Wed Jan-31-07 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
95. Coonass isnt derogatory. |
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leftofthedial
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Wed Jan-31-07 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
100. Nothing wrong with coonass |
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Jacobin
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Wed Jan-31-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
103. In Louisiana-Speak, that means Cajun |
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BluePatriot
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Wed Jan-31-07 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
104. I'm in the "probably not derogatory" camp |
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Poll_Blind
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Wed Jan-31-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
105. Another 2cents from having lived/grown up there: NOT DERAGATORY |
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Fri Feb-02-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
111. Somebody thinks it's offensive.... |
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lukasahero
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Fri Feb-02-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
112. WTF is wrong with these people? |
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