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1stgun
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:03 pm  Reply with quote
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As tonight is Lundi Gras and I have no idea what state I will be in tomorrow, I take this time to wish one and all a happy Mardi Gras.
from the party country of southern Louisiana,
Chuck
(Actually I will probably still be in the state of Louisiana.)

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Pine Creek/Dave
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:43 pm  Reply with quote



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1stgun,

We lived in Slidell, La when I worked for NASA/Martin Marietta building the Space Shuttle ET, went to a lot of Mardi Gras parties, have fun and do not drink to much!

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skeettx
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:35 pm  Reply with quote
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Graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1971

Enjoy the SEASON !

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16gaDavis
PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 6:42 am  Reply with quote



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Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)

a few old , fond,(vague) memories of Bourbon St !!! (hurricanes)

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Dave in Maine
PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:55 pm  Reply with quote



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For us of Pennsylvanian origin, today - Fat Tuesday - is actually Fastnacht Day.

A fastnacht is a donut - often with potato in the batter, served wither powdered sugar, granulated sugar, or plain. Plain, we often dunk in something called table syrup, which is by-run from molasses refineries.
So, today is Donut Day.

Less of a hangover tomorrow than our southern Mardi Gras-celebratin' friends. .

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Brewster11
PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:46 pm  Reply with quote



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Back in the day, this and most other civic, religious, and cultural observances were marked in Detroit and its environs with the muzzle of a shotgun extended out the back door and discharged into the night sky. Doubtlessly16ga loads were well represented. City fathers have since made extensive efforts to extinguish the practice, with not altogether total success, as semi automatic pistols with high capacity magazines have supplanted shotguns today.

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