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Taverner
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Sat May-21-11 04:56 PM Original message |
The Cajuns - really interesting history there |
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applegrove
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Sat May-21-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've been to the spot in Nova Scotia where the Acadians originally had their farms. It is beautiful |
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nolabear
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Sat May-21-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yep, true dat. |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. And as a result we get to enjoy Gumbo, Jambalaya and Etouffe |
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nolabear
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Sun May-22-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. And your basic Southern Irish/Choctaw types like me get to eat off the fat of the land and sea. |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Me loves Cajun and Creole Cusine! |
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KamaAina
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Sat May-21-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. You have heard how the crawfish came to be, no? |
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Old Troop
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Mon May-23-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. OK. You owe me a keyboard!!! |
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Gormy Cuss
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Sun May-22-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Remember that the next time you encounter someone who knows nothing of the CA mission history. |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. One of the cooler things about the missions... |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Let me add that the Spanish also thought California was an island |
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Gormy Cuss
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Sun May-22-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. See" I knew not of the meaning of the bells nor that they thought CA was an island |
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Brother Buzz
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Sun May-22-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Bells were at a premium; they used runners for communication. |
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trof
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Sun May-22-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm a 'back door Cajun'...Cajun-by-marriage. |
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dixiegrrrrl
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Sun May-22-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. One of accents I am still struggling to understand, is Cajun. |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. There is a very specific cadence to it, isn't there? |
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nolabear
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Mon May-23-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Try this. A gorgeous little video and accent! |
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trof
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Sun May-22-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. OK, read this about Miz t.'s granny. |
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Taverner
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Mon May-23-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Cool! |
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trof
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Mon May-23-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Cajun French is quite different from 'Parisian' French. |
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JitterbugPerfume
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Sun May-22-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. this thread is SO cool! |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I love spots of America that have very distinct cultures |
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abq e streeter
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Sun May-22-11 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Acadian driftwood...gypsy tailwind...they call my home, the land of snow" |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Loved that song - for years I thought it was "Arcadian Driftwood" |
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abq e streeter
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Sun May-22-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Beautiful song, isn't it? Lyrics below: |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Love that song. Probably one of the most underrated songs. |
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femmocrat
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Sun May-22-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Have you never read "Evangeline"? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Sun May-22-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. "This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks |
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Taverner
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Sun May-22-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. If I have one regret from college, its that I never studied enough poetry |
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nolabear
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Mon May-23-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Baby, you ain't dead yet. |
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trof
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Mon May-23-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. OK, an Uncle Bert story (Cajun): |
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Taverner
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Mon May-23-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Too cool...I imagine he survived the Great Depression? |
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trof
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Tue May-24-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. The depression didn't afffect these folk that much. |
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Taverner
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Tue May-24-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. We need to learn from these folk... |
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Kali
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Tue May-24-11 07:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. great stories, trof! |
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