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How could you leave out Louisiana lol
Because I may be dumb, but I'm not suicidal!
How could you leave out Louisiana lol
How could you leave out Louisiana lol
Because I may be dumb, but I'm not suicidal!
Laissez le bon temps rouler, mais pas sur ma tombe fumante!
My dad was stationed in Louisiana when he was in the airforce. He says that hell has nothing on Louisiana, lol!
(WARNING! Tongue planted firmly in cheek!)
Hot just like that in any part of the south.
Mississippi. Thank goodness for Mississippi! Keeps the rest of the south from being worst on a lot of lists.
Bama's the worst though, and not just because it's hotter than a habanero pepper in the summertime. If you've ever been through eastern Georgia, the reason all the trees lean to the west is simple: Alabama sucks. I mean, really, they named their football team after a nasty algal bloom, but they use a white elephant as their mascot?
Georgia isn't much better, Atlanta is home to the Failclowns football franchise. Who else could turn a 28-3 lead in the third quarter of the Superbowl . . . into a 34 - 28 loss in just 15 minutes? Now THAT IS efficiency! Also, there is good reason that the truck drivers all call it "Hot Lanta". Got nothing to do with southern belles.
Florida has the Gulf of Mexico on the western shore and the Atlantic on the east . . . kinda like broiling instead of baking.
The Carolinas get pretty hot too. Haven't spent much time there, but my dad's people all came to this country through the Carolinas. They left to move to Mississippi. What does that say?
Texas has hot, scorpions, tarantulas, armadillos, and (not sure which is worse) both Lonestar Beer Commercials and the Dallas Cowgirls football franchise . . . owned by an Arkie named Jerry Jones.
Did I insult everyone yet
Hey, it's all in good fun. Not even close to some of the things I've heard about Louisiana. Maybe it says something that this half-bleed cajun doesn't go back no more. Now, where's my paper bag with the eye holes cut out?
My dad is biased...he got lost with a few other guys when they accidentally took a wrong turn in one of them bayous. They were gone for days, and the airforce, and local authorities were searching for them. He said they could hear the gators roaring, wild dogs, screaming birds, and they were being steamed alive. Finally they got to a remote house, and told the owner the situation, and within ten minutes, airforce officials and national guard and everything showed up at the house looking for answers. My dad never liked Louisiana before, but he loathed it afterwards.
. . . and DAT is why you never follow a pretty cajun girl into da swamp!
My dad is biased...he got lost with a few other guys when they accidentally took a wrong turn in one of them bayous. They were gone for days, and the airforce, and local authorities were searching for them. He said they could hear the gators roaring, wild dogs, screaming birds, and they were being steamed alive. Finally they got to a remote house, and told the owner the situation, and within ten minutes, airforce officials and national guard and everything showed up at the house looking for answers. My dad never liked Louisiana before, but he loathed it afterwards.
Did they make a movie based on this incident? With banjo music?
Oh, how misinformed they were back then. They thought they would have fun fishing. HAHAHAHAHA!
Did they make a movie based on this incident? With banjo music?
No. It really was a sad situation, nothing heroic. My dad was about 22-23 years old, and so was the rest of the group. They got a one day pass, so they took one six pack of beer to share amongst the three or four of them, and a bottle of water each. Well they ran out of all liquids very quickly, and they had nothing to drink, and they dang sure weren't going to drink swamp water.They couldn't even find dry land to camp on. It was scary, but I think they were more scared of the base commander than anything, lol! The Airforce tells the story at that base every time they have a training class, and I think they added it to their training books as well.