FW: Real Cajuns
FITZGEREL@aol.com (FITZGEREL@aol.com)
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:46:15 EST
"Boat For Sale"
Thibodaux was driving his car past Beaudreaux's house and
saw a sign that read: "Boat For Sale".
"Thibodaux marches up to Beaudreaux's front porch and wraps hard on
the door and Beaudreaux opens it.
Thibodaux say, "Beaudreaux ! How long we ban frands ?"
Beaudreaux say, "Well.........All our lives Thibideaux"
Thibodaux say, "Why don't you told me you gotta boat?"
Beaudreaux say, "I ant gotta boat !"
Thibodaux say, "Da' sign say; "BOAT FOR SALE".
Beaudreaux say, " OH-NO Thibodaux !" ....See dat old '72 ford
pickem'up truck over-dare"
Thibodaux say, "yas, I see dat old pickem'up truck"
Beaudreaux say, "See dat '76 Cheverloet Ce-dan"
Thibodaux say, "yas, I see dat Ce-dan"
Beaudreaux say, "Well, dey boat for sale.
You might be a Cajun if:
a.. You start an Angel Food cake with a roux.....
b.. Watching "Wild Kingdom" inspires you to write a cookbook.....
c.. You think the head of the United Nations is
Boudreaux-Boudreaux-Guillory.....
d.. You think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.....
e.. You think Groundhog Day and Boucherie Day are the same
Holiday.....
f.. You think boudin, hogshead cheese and Bud is a bland diet.....
g.. You take a bite of 5-Alarm Texas chili and reach for the
Tabasco.....
h.. Fred's Lounge in Mamou means more to you than the Grand Ole
Opry.....
i.. You have an "envy" for something instead of a craving.....
j.. You use a gill net to play tennis, volleyball or
badminton....
k.. The "horsepower" of your outboard motor is greater than the
"horsepower" of your car.....
l.. You pass up a trip abroad to go to the Crawfish
Festival in Breaux Bridge.....
m.. Your children's favorite bedtime story begins with "First
you make a roux".....
n.. Your teacher explains the four basic food groups as fried
seafood, boiled seafood, broiled seafood and seafood
gumbo.....
o.. You're asked to name the four seasons and reply, "Onion,
celery, bell pepper and garlic".....
p.. Your description of a gourmet dinner includes the words
"deep fat fried".....
q.. You let your black coffee cool, and find that it has jelled.....
r.. You describe a yard of boudin and cracklins as breakfast.....
s.. Your mother says, "Well, I got the rice cooking. What do
y'all want for supper?".....
t.. None of your vacation destinations are north of the old Mississippi
River Bridge.....
t.b. You know where the old Mississippi River Bridge is.
u.. You refer to Louisiana winters as "Gumbo weather".....
v.. You get a bad look from your wife and say, "She passed me
a pair of eyes.".....
w.. You greet your long lost friend on arrival at Lafayette
Airport with, "TiiEeeeeeeeeeeeee, KeeeeYaaawwwww".....
x.. You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says,
"Don't eat the dead ones", and you KNOW what that means.....
y.. You learned to play Bou-ree the hard way, holding
yourself up in the crib.....
z.. You give up Tabasco for lent.....
aa.. You know the difference between Zatarain, Zeringue and
Zydeco.....
ab.. Your high school band's rendition of the National Anthem
begins with, "Jambalaya, crawfish pie, file gumbo".....
ac.. You stand when they play Jolie Blanc.....
ad.. You think the Mason-Dixon line runs through Bunkie.....
ae.. You consider Breaux Bridge the capitol of the state and
Lafayette the capitol of the nation...