Cajun or other franconphonie kilt wearers?

**mkmound** · 30th March 06, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by jjoseph

. . . I've been in Texas a long while now and while I adore bluebonnets, I'm not much for the Texas Bluebonnet tartan. . . .

Scotty, have you seen the real thing, or just samples on the net? Most of the pictures on the net look pretty turquoise on my monitor, but the real thing is more true blues.

Mark

**SouthernScot** · 31st March 06, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by jjoseph

There have been a couple of threads of late that touched on Cajun country in one form or another. Being half coon-*** myself (not terribly nice slang for a Cajun / Acadien --my gramma would kill me for saying it), I was curious... besides Cajunscot and myself how many more Acadien, Créole, Québecois, French or such kilt-wearers are on the list. By birth, by ring or the back door? Anyone?

(If you're a francophone, that was an official "yoo hoo".)

Well I wasn't born there, but I moved there when I was 7 and lived there for over 20 years before moving to Atlanta. I married into a "coon-***" family from New Roads.... Speaking of which, my inlaws are visiting next week and are bringing 3 sacks of crawfish.... what will the neighbors think!

**jjoseph** · 31st March 06, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by SouthernScot

Well I wasn't born there, but I moved there when I was 7 and lived there for over 20 years before moving to Atlanta. I married into a "coon-***" family from New Roads.... Speaking of which, my inlaws are visiting next week and are bringing 3 sacks of crawfish.... what will the neighbors think!

They'll just be jealous! I haven't had good crawdad's in ages. Something from a fish fry or the fais-do-do on Sat. nite.

I wonder if anyone has tried a ceilidh / fais-do-do combo?

[fais-do-do is the cajun version of Sat. night community dance.]

**macwilkin** · 31st March 06, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by jjoseph

They'll just be jealous! I haven't had good crawdad's in ages. Something from a fish fry or the fais-do-do on Sat. nite.

I wonder if anyone has tried a ceilidh / fais-do-do combo?

[fais-do-do is the cajun version of Sat. night community dance.]

Yes, in a "round-about" way -- my MIL, who taught a class on Cajun culture at one of the local universities (she's a sociology major) spoke to our Scottish society about the history and culture of the Cajuns, and their ties to the Scots and Irish -- we had traditional Cajun food and music, as well as Scottish Country and Cajun dance!

Cheers,

Todd

**Tartan Hiker** · 31st March 06, 09:04 AM

Lived there for 8 years while at LSU. Married a gal from Metarie (suburb of New Orleans). Her folks' house was the only one on their block that did not get flooded.
Looking forward to a crwfish boil soon. We actually order them air-freighted to NC.
You guys think kilts are an addiction...they pale in comparison to a love of Cajun food.

Pass the boudin!

Geaux Tigers!!!

**Sherry** · 31st March 06, 03:49 PM

My MIL is half Cajun & half Lebanese!

My DH doesn't mind being called part Coon ***.

**Moosehead** · 31st March 06, 07:23 PM

We're just about to start fishing giant crawdads up this way. Most people call them lobster.

**timber** · 1st April 06, 06:32 AM

Mmmmm..... Lobster

**macwilkin** · 2nd April 06, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker

You guys think kilts are an addiction...they pale in comparison to a love of Cajun food.

Pass the boudin!

Geaux Tigers!!!

Amen and Amen to all points above! :mrgreen:

Originally Posted by Moosehead

We're just about to start fishing giant crawdads up this way. Most people call them lobster.

The Cajuns have a legend that crawfish are actually lobsters that followed them south during Le Grand Derangement to Louisiana -- as they travelled south, they shrank!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Todd