Boudreaux and Thibodaux

Thibodaux was sitting on the bayou bank, fishing. Boudreaux walks up with a couple of boxes on his shoulder, and plops them down in the pirogue(small boat). Thibodaux said, " Mais Boudreaux, whare you goin wit dem box?" Boudreaux replied, " Dat's gator aid. Me, I'm gonna catch some gators." "You cain't ketch no gators wit dat. You crazy. Boudreaux answered, Oh yaah, you oughta come wid me." Thibodaux said, " No, I gonna stay an fish."A couple of hours later, Boudreaux came paddling back with three gators in the pirogue, and pulling three more. Thibodaux was surprised. The next day, same place, same time, Thibodaux fishing again....Boudreaux walks up with another box and throws in in the pirogue. Thibodaux asked, "OOOKay, whut you doin' this time?" Boudreaux says, "Got sum duck tape, gonna git me sum duck." "Dis time," says Thibodaux, I know you gotta be full of poo-poo. You cain't do dat." "Mais, sho I kin. Why you don cum go wit me." Thibodaux said, "No, I gonna stay here and fish." Later, Boudreaux paddles up to the bayou bank. Only his head is sticking out of the ducks in his boat. Thibodaux says, "Man, dat is sum surprise to me." The third day, same time. same place,up walks Boudreaux with a bundle of sticks on his shoulder. Thibodaux said, "Now whut inna world you gonna do wit dem stick?" Boudreaux replied, " Mais Chere, dem ain't no stick, dey pussy willow poles." Thibodaux stood up, threw his fishing pole in the bayou, and said, "Boudreaux, move you big butt ova. Today, Me, I'm gonna go witchu."

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

HOW TO KNOW YOU'RE IN CAJUN COUNTRY:

You know you're in south Louisiana if ...

traveling distances are measured in minutes.

your idea of a traffic jam is being behind two cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

vacation always means going to the family reunion.

people you know have accidentally hit a deer on the road at night.

some of those people picked up the road kill to cook later.

school classes were called off because of flood.

school classes were called off because of cold.

school classes were called off because of heat.

you've switched from heater to AC in the same day.

local stores have grocery sacks, not bags.

you see people wearing bib overalls at funerals or weddings.

the word "fix" might be used in an unusual way, such as "I'm fixin' to go by there."

festivals across your state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.

you carry jumper cables in your car --- for your own car!

you know what "cow-tipping" and "snipe-hunting" are and/or have done them.

your kitchen has three basic spices: Tony C's, Tabasco, and ketchup.

local newspapers cover national and world events on a single page.

local papers devote six pages to sports news.

the first day of any hunting season is a good reason to miss work.

you know which leaves make good toilet paper.

your four seasons are Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.

you know whether other Louisianians are from southern or northern LA as soon as their mouths open to talk.

there is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

going to the local Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin walmartin" or "off to Wally World."

you describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees for two days in a row ) as good gumbo weather.

any carbonated soft drink (soda or pop) is called a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor.

you can be satisfied with a meal consisting of only a hunk of bread dipped in flavored flour and water (a Cajun delicacy known as biscuits & gravy).

And...you really can be sure that you must be a Cajun IF... you actually understand what all of the above situations are about and share the joke with your internet friends.

^ snob.
For some really cool cajun music check out the soundtrack to 'the big easy'.

^ Not... I lived in New Orleans for years and loved every second of it... I would still be living there now if not for the fickle finger of fate...