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Sunday, May 3, 2009
CONTEST!
Leave your suggestion in the comments.
The winner will get a gift card or somethin' real nice (said in Cousin Eddie's voice from Griswold's Christmas Vacation.)
MY LITTLE BOYS DANCING TAHITIAN AT THE LUAU - Joseph is on the far left and Matthew is behind him.
SERIOUSLY, SO AMAZING!!
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Baton Rouge Bunch
LouiSants- I know it's spelled incorrectly an' all but you pronounce it (Lou ee see ants, put a little accent on there.
I will come back with more. I need to do my research. I think I'll go read up on some Jeff Foxworthy for some help.
It's the Sants Y'all or
Reckon' with the Sants (or somethin' usin' the word recon')
or just plain Hey Y'all!
Oh no I got it! HEY ALL Y'ALL!!
Ok fine I'll keep thinkin' an get back ta ya's later
The Sant's down in the holler.
Down yonder with the Sants
Hmm, how about Red Stick Sants (baton Rouge means Red Stick) or a literal translation would be Stick Red Sants...
I'll keep thinking.
:)
Hafta keep up wit da Sants.
Sants of the South
Down South with the Sants
My sister and I always do this with our dress names for our etsy shop... we will just randomly text in the middle of the day "Summer Breeze" and it's just hilarious how we go back and forth with names and titles:)
You have like a top 3 list or anything??
Ok, just for fun:
Broke down in Baton Rouge
Ragin' Cajuns
Basting in Baton Rouge
Baking in Baton Rouge
Southern Sants
Baton Rouge Babble
Louisiana Laments
Song of the Sants
Oh When the Sants go Marching in
Blue Bayou (you were going to buy the big blue house, right?)
Delta Queen
Sant Storm Surge
Mississippi River Mudslingers
Crawfish Broil
Strong Southern Sants
What Planet is This?
Gulf Goings On
Hurricane Bait
South Coast Sants
Swamped Sants
Louisiana Laxity
Sublime Southern Sants
Sweating Southern Sants
Etc.
Good Luck!
Cheryl, Brent, & Daniel
LASants or Sants in LA
SantGumbo
ParishingSants
I liked the LouiSants and Swamped Sants suggestions, too.
A bit off the wall---far right side...
the Cottenmouth Sants
Bayou Sants
Catfish Sants
The Cajun Sant
OK, now for the longer comment. Found this on the BR website. Select any of these and it will be a local "Sant" letter.
Words and Sayings of Baton Rouge
The Baton Rouge culture is full of mystery and wonder. Here's some insight on what some of our folklore terms mean.
Andouille and Boudin (ahn-doo-ee and boo dan)
Two types of Cajun sausage. Andouille is made with pork, boudin with pork and rice. Sociologists recognize two major categories of Cajuns' the "River (for andouille) Cajuns" and the "Bayou (for boudin) ***
Beignet (bin-yay)
A fritter or strangely shaped doughnut without a hole, sprinkled with powdered sugar. A New Orleans favorite***
Bouquet Garni (boo-kay gar-nee)
An herb bouquet. A small cheesecloth bag containing 1 large bay leaf, teaspoon thyme, teaspoon dried basil, about 8 sprigs fresh parsley, teaspoon dried tarragon, 3 chopped green celery tops, 6 whole peppercorns and a slashed clove of garlic used in Cajun cooking**
Bouree' (boo-ray)
Popular Cajun card game, sometimes called "Cajun Bridge" ***
C'est la vie (say la vee)
"That's life" ***
Cafe Noir (kaf-ay nwah) & Cafe-au-lait (caf-ay oh-lay)
Black coffee or coffee and milk or cream ***
Cajun Cooking
Robust, inventive cooking evolved by the Acadian settlers rooted in resourcefulness, use of available ingredients and "made do" in artful ways **
Cajuns Bayou (by-you or by-yo)
A sluggish stream bigger than a creek and smaller than a river *** Cher (sha) Term of endearment or "my sweet" ***
Cochon de lait (coo-shon duh lay)
An event where a suckling pig is roasted over a blistering hickory fire until the inside is tender and juicy and the outside brittle as well-cooked bacon **
Comme ci, Comme ca (come-se, come sah)
So-so ***
Crawfish-crayfish (craw-fish)
A small fresh water crustacean related to the lobster** Etoufee (ay too fay) Method of cooking something (usually shrimp or crawfish) smothered in chopped vegetables over low flame, tightly covered until tender **
Fais-do-do (fay-doh-doh)
A type of street dance derived from European religious festivals. Originally called Festival of God.*
Grillades (gree yahds)
Beef or veal round steak, browned, then simmered until tender in browned tomato sauce served over rice or grits**
Gumbo
Thick, savory soup with chicken, seafood, sausage or wild game ***
Hush puppies
A cornbread-type of mixture, formed into balls and fried until crispy on the outside**
Jambalaya
Highly-seasoned mixture of any of several combinations of seafood, meat, poultry, sausage and vegetables, simmered with raw rice until liquid is absorbed**
Joie de vivre (zhwah duh viv-re)
"The joy of living" the attitude of our citizens that permeates our lifestyle***
Lagniappe (lan yap)
An old Creole word for "something extra." Soup meat is the lagniappe from vegetable soup preparation.**
Laisez les bons temps rouler (lay-say lay bawn tawn rul-lay)
"Let the good times roll" the motto of many Louisianans***
Pirogue (pee-rogue)
Cajun canoe, originally made from a dug-out cypress log***
Roux (roo)
Basic ingredient of many Louisiana recipes. Essentially seasoned flour browned in a skillet***
Zydeco (zy-duc-coh)
Lively variant of Cajun music derived from the word haricot, French for string bean*
*From the Louisiana Experience by Mary Alice Fontenot & Julie Landry
** From the Encyclopedia of Cajun and Creole Cuisine by John D. Folse
*** From the Louisiana Office of Tourism
Love you.
Dad
Hey there! I have a name for your blog. I love musicals and I know you have seen some too. Have you seen Meet Me in St. Louis? I love that one. Anyhow - you guys can be:
"Meet Us In Sant Louis" or "Meet Us In Sant Louisi" LOL
I love it!
-Chloe
Ok, one more :)
Eight Great in a Southern State!
Or for short,
Southern State Eight
love,
Cheryl
(PS. We moved to Dallas when our youngest was in kindergarten, too)
How 'bout, "We shoulda moved to the south years ago?"
LOL--I really don't have any sort of creative title, but I'm excited y'all will be closer!!
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