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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:09 AM Original message |
Do you feel bad vibes in the French Quarter? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. Expensive stuff for the rich = good juju. Cheap diversions for the rest of us = bad juju. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Coastal towns like NOLA, Savannah and Charleston have more equality for the rich, poor, middle class |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 01:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
142. Yeah, it really sounds like a pro-gentrification screed more than anything else. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think it's one of the nicest places I've been. |
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Huey P. Long (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
92. Thank you for saying so! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #92 |
99. My parents grew up there. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. First, New Orleans is more than the French Quarter. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. ...and you helped BabyG and I fall in love with it too! You were an |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
47. I am so glad! |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
65. New Orleans is the secret heart of the USA |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #65 |
133. And the birthplace of JAZZ! |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #133 |
138. SO true! We don't know how to properly treasure NO here in the USA |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #133 |
180. I just had to turn on some Randy Newman |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
172. you are the man i want. i have another question. i have decided to get into NO before |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #172 |
176. That area is the Faubourg Marigny (or the Marigny). That's my old neighborhood. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #176 |
177. love you. thanks. gonna check some stuff out. sooooo, appreciate. nt |
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Wind Dancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
174. Wish I could recommend your response. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
4. zOMG, it seems that juju has some kind of mysterious connection to property values. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
102. +1 n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. You won't hear any good jazz in galleries, antique stores and restaurants. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. I don't like alcohol. I don't like hangovers. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. Do you have a hangup about a small city you don't seem to know? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. i am going to NO in about a week. i have wanted to visit this town for so long. it is for MIL/FIL |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Mom and I love the Bienville House! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
95. i decided to make a thread, and i have gotten so much wonderful info |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. IMHO... and I live in New Orleans, am single, and do go there |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #35 |
93. i was hearing this consistently from so many people. du made me think otherwise. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
121. Bourbon Street is not appropriate for kiddies |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #121 |
124. thanks for giving |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
178. we stayed at the Clarion Grand Boutique on St Charles on Halloween wknd |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
74. You know, that's a good idea. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
101. Technically I was not a tourist. I was taking my child to college. |
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BlueMTexpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. My husband and I visited NOLA in 2007, specifically |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. For Europeans, NOLA and San Francisco tend to be the two key cities... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
72. You think if I haven't traveled a lot I must be "narrow minded" to not like the French Quarter. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 01:46 AM Response to Reply #72 |
143. Do you even know what "voodoo" really is? |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. Nawlins is great! Especially the French Quarter! |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
11. You know, this is a little ridiculous. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
12. I think you have hang-ups about alcohol |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
13. Video of Celebration in the Oaks (in NOLA's City Park) |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. yea. we are going to be there on the 25th. Emeril’s NOLA for 6:45 pm |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Not walkable from Emeril's |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. excellent. we are driving in. everyone else is flying in. we will have a car. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
117. It definitely is a nice walk along the river. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #117 |
123. i want to do a swamp tour. lol. nt |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #123 |
126. Here's a good one. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
96. One branch of the Canal streetcar goes to City Park |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
120. I envy you! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
52. very cool -- I hope to see that this year |
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lolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
63. Thanks for the preview |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. You know what Stevie Wonder said about superstition. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
19. When we were in the French Quarter, they were offering deals on their $3 beer |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. but was it a Huge Ass Beer To Go? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. You need to get off Bourbon St. and get on to the side streets. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
118. Locals have always avoided Bourbon Street. n/t |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. with me the problem was the clouds of cigarette smoke the clubs were emitting. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
26. I absolutely LOVED our visit and am an awful mom because I let |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. lol, no |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. Deleted message |
JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #28 |
51. To be fair, what right-minded person would like a thing after learning it has bad juju? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
67. +1 |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #28 |
131. And no reaction to the Cabildo. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. No. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't think avoiding a known poison is unhealthy. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. As I stated in your other thread, I think you think about it a little bit |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. OTHER people are bringing up alcohol in a business setting. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. See, you took it the wrong way and that was not my intent. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #39 |
60. Please read posts #20 and #30. I have the right to talk about anything I want to. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I was showing concern for you. I didn't say you didn't have the right to |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:29 AM Response to Reply #61 |
68. To quote you: |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:07 AM Response to Reply #68 |
77. It sounded, to me, like it bothered you a bit more than it bothers the |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #68 |
137. Manifestor of Light, at least 5 of my dear friends do not drink alcohol |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. Never been to New Orleans but I love old bars with Jazz music |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. 'Stay away from the voodoo, Mon' |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
34. How many centimes is that? |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
36. If you expect to find spirits and bad juju then you'll find them |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. not in the French Quarter, but in another town |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
40. I understand what you're saying, MoL |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Thank you. Not going back. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. You really know nothing about Voodoo. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:40 AM Response to Reply #46 |
86. + 1 |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:42 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. and I will +1 your comment, as well! I totally agree. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
107. +1000 |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. I think you're working from the Hollywood version of voudun |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Sacrificing chickens and putting curses on people is "a wonderful faith"?? |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Oh dear |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #58 |
69. I've read more about it. Sounds like superstitious primitive crap to me. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:04 AM Response to Reply #69 |
76. All religions are, including the "new age" ones. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:14 AM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Yes, I have little respect for most religions. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:19 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. You really have no clue, do you? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. If you're happy with your spiritual path i am fine with that. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:25 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. That is why I said "likely." Good to know your bias has limits. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Religions do not get a pass for doing horrible things in the name of religion. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:24 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Who said religions "get a pass?" That's your strawman. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #79 |
94. Which are also part and parcel of the overall concept of |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #94 |
104. Buddhism and secular humanism are not "magical thinking". |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #104 |
140. You don't seem to know much about Buddhism either. MoL. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:00 AM Response to Reply #140 |
145. I am not into Tibetan buddhism. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #69 |
109. Would You Care To Explain The Difference Between "Ju-Ju" and Religion? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
110. I invite you to do a little research before speaking so ignorantly |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #40 |
62. This is for Seabeyond. Skip Galveston. The beaches are dirty. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Galveston can be fun, as is Kemah. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
41. I felt plenty of good vibes -- in bars and out of them |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
42. What you see in others... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I don't go in bars and drink myself sick. What a stupid statement. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. neither do most people who go in bars (even in New Orleans) |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
45. You were not imagining it. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #45 |
88. Wow! I love the spear part. You're a good storyteller |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 03:31 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Thank you. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. I saw it years ago and read the book and then.. |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #91 |
105. Thanks. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #91 |
115. That Donald Cosentino book is wonderful |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #90 |
98. "The Serpent and the Rainbow" scared the bejeebus out of me. |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #98 |
106. Yeah, very realistic |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
49. I disagree, totally. |
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tawadi (631 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
50. Good music, great food, people having fun |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
54. Um.....no.... n/t |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
55. I hope we still have a "Crazy Woo" forum on DU3...nt |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #55 |
112. Word (nm) |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
56. I like to dance with bad juju (Gris Gris) |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
59. Bourbon Street is a place for tourists to get drunk |
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Cresent City Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
64. The Quarter is diverse, good and bad vibes to be had |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
66. Voodoo is part of the history and culture of New Orleans |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Voodoo looks like a pile of superstitious primitive crap to me. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. But you believe in "vibes." |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:56 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. They were my gut feelings. That's all I know. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #71 |
97. By all means DO NOT visit the Vatican |
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tawadi (631 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #97 |
103. lololol |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #97 |
173. yeah, there are parts of spain, germany and italy |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #71 |
111. It's one of the African Traditional Religions. The oldest on the planet. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. Zoroastrianism is the oldest religion on the planet. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. Not that it matters but your facts are off |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #114 |
116. I will not take seriously any religion that curses its enemies and is not factually based. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #71 |
119. I bet you haven't read American Voudou by Rod Davis |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. I see no need to bother reading about superstitious irrational religions. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #122 |
128. To understand Gullah country, Haiti or New Orleans one has to at least know something... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Oh I'm not a scholar. Wonderful insult. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #129 |
132. Sorry if you thought I was insulting you. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. Read #122. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #135 |
147. OK, you don't have to read about it if you don't want to. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #147 |
152. Those were gut feelings. That is all i know about them. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:47 AM Response to Reply #152 |
154. GWB was ruled by his "gut feelings" He talked about them all the time |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #154 |
155. You fucking ROCK! |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 03:26 AM Response to Reply #155 |
160. Merci beaucoup! |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:00 AM Response to Reply #160 |
161. I haven't read that book. (seems there is a movie too). |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:15 AM Response to Reply #161 |
162. It has to do with futility, and going on anyway. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:31 AM Response to Reply #162 |
164. Thanks for the info. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:47 AM Response to Reply #164 |
165. I'll make it happen someday. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:11 AM Response to Reply #129 |
150. Is it too late to get a refund? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #119 |
166. Thanks for the book recommendation Mimosa |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #166 |
179. Thanks for your recommendations! |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
78. The only time I felt bad juju in the French Quarter was when LSU was playing football. |
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No Joe (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
85. Uh, what? |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
89. No. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #89 |
100. That is interesting. I went to college in San Antonio. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
108. LOL |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
125. I was only in the French Quarter once |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
127. Nawlins is the ONLY city in the USA that this conversation can apply to |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
130. Completely unmoved by the Cabildo? |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 01:59 AM Response to Reply #130 |
144. If it's irrational and hateful it should be mocked. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:09 AM Response to Reply #144 |
148. Oh, the irony is priceless |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #148 |
153. I stay away from negative places and negative people. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:22 AM Response to Reply #153 |
163. Ah. Curse the darkness rather than light a candle. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
134. Strip clubs throughout the land are seldom known for "good juju" |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
136. Never been to NO, but I do not like the energy of alcohol. nt |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
139. I am literally replying from the French Quarter. It is magnificent. |
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jxnmsdemguy65 (481 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
141. I've always loved Nola |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #141 |
146. Didn't know I would be considered a snob or ignorant for starting this discussion. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:10 AM Response to Reply #146 |
149. If you post something ignorant or snobbish, expect to be called on it |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #146 |
151. World's tiniest Cajun fiddle playing just for you. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:52 AM Response to Reply #151 |
156. Oh, now I've got "bizarre little prejudices and fixations"!!! Wowie!! |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 02:57 AM Response to Reply #156 |
157. I've never been to New Orleans, unfortunately |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 03:04 AM Response to Reply #157 |
158. Thank you for that input. No, I am not drunk. Night night. |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 03:14 AM Response to Reply #158 |
159. I didn't say you were drunk |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #146 |
169. Why Not Both? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #146 |
170. lol... the same people anti christian and bash it to hell, here on the site? lol |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
167. Get help |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #167 |
181. Is "not liking New Orleans" in the DSM-IV Psychiatric Manual? |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
168. there's a word for this way of thinking |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
171. reading thru the replies i thought funny. i hear people yell for acceptance as long as not different |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-16-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #171 |
175. Yes. |
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