I just got an idea of what to do with my zillions of Mardi Gras beads

[klook]

Pass them out to everyone protesting at the next Newt Gingrich rally near me, so we can all be wearing "commoners' bling" when we picket him and his bribe-taking wife.

[The Straight Story]

1. I'd flash you for some, but...probably would throw a rock at me instead

:)

[klook]

2. Heh -- nah, I'll gladly give you a couple of handfuls

I mean that in a nice way, of course. :)

[tkmorris]

3. Got lots of Mardi Gras beads do you?

I bet you are fun at parties :evilgrin:

[klook]

4. It's pretty hard to avoid them if you go to a MG parade

I was actually at a couple of family-friendly parades (not in New Orleans), and ended up with quite a few strands of the darned things.

In my case, at least, having a ton of Mardi Gras beads is not much of a predictor of fun-ness at parties -- unless you are partial to old guys who like to talk about obscure music.

[Vodid]

5. I live in New Orleans...

...and they are everywhere. We hang them all over our fence, and they are colorful. Eventually, however, they weather...and then they start to look like OIL. Which of course, is what they were made from.

[SoCalDem]

6. and they end up in the ocean where fish & turtles mistake them for food

:cry:

[pacalo]

9. No more than thousands of other small items used in everyday life that could possibly

find their way to the waterfronts & not by intentional means, but through weather activity.

Just wanted to point that out.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. The thread title gave me totally the wrong idea. -nt

[pacalo]

8. That's an outstanding idea! I love it.

:thumbsup:

[dynasaw]

10. $500,000 worth of jewelry and still looks like . . .

????

[klook]

11. What a beauty!

The ibis, I mean.