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Red Stick
Posted on 9/30/09 at 9:56 am
Posted on 9/30/09 at 9:56 am
Hey folks. I usually post on the SEC rant, but I figured this would be a better place for my question.
Just curious as to where the term Red Stick come from when referring to Baton Rouge?
Good luck this weekend with UGA.
Just curious as to where the term Red Stick come from when referring to Baton Rouge?
Good luck this weekend with UGA.
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Posted on 9/30/09 at 9:56 am to G8RnGA
its the translation of Baton Rouge
Posted on 9/30/09 at 9:58 am to G8RnGA
Baton Rouge is French...Red Stick is English. 
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:01 am to G8RnGA
Baton Rouge dates back to 1699, when French explorer Sieur d'Iberville leading an exploration party up the Mississippi River saw a reddish cypress pole festooned with bloody animals and fish that marked the boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. They called the tree "le bâton rouge", or red stick.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:02 am to G8RnGA
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Baton Rouge dates back to 1699, when French explorer Sieur d'Iberville leading an exploration party up the Mississippi River saw a reddish cypress pole festooned with bloody animals and fish that marked the boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. They called the tree "le bâton rouge", or red stick. The native name for the site had been Istrouma.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:03 am to Ghostfacedistiller
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Ghostfacedistiller
Beat me to wikipeidia.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:04 am to Ghostfacedistiller
Gotcha...feel kinda dumb now, but thanks for the answer.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:04 am to G8RnGA
its a valid question, unique history
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:06 am to Choupique19
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Beat me to wikipeidia.
I did, but you actually quoted it and bolded the important parts. We'll call it a draw.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:06 am to G8RnGA
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Gotcha...feel kinda dumb now, but thanks for the answer.
It's all good. Valid Question.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:06 am to Choupique19
quote:Mostly ancestors of the modern day Bulldog breed.
bloody animals
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:07 am to G8RnGA
BTW, only idiot sports announcers pronounce it "Ba-ton Roooge". 
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:11 am to Dorothy
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BTW, only idiot sports announcers pronounce it "Ba-ton Roooge".
True.
If you don't count the idiots who use the proper French pronunciation.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:15 am to nycajun
quote:that is true, actually. the only time i use the French pronunciation of Baton Rouge or New Orleans (la Nouvelle Orleans) is when I'm in a French-speaking country.
True.
If you don't count the idiots who use the proper French pronunciation.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:16 am to nycajun
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If you don't count the idiots who use the proper French pronunciation.
I was talking about the locals-people from Baton Rouge. People don't usually pronounce New Orleans in the proper French pronunciation either.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:27 am to Dorothy
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People don't usually pronounce New Orleans in the proper French pronunciation either.
Of course, "New Orleans" is the English language version. Here in NYC, I hear New Or-leens all the time. Makes me nutz. When I say "New Ahwlins" the typical response is "where"?
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:37 am to nycajun
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Of course, "New Orleans" is the English language version. Here in NYC, I hear New Or-leens all the time. Makes me nutz. When I say "New Ahwlins" the typical response is "where"?
That's because native New Yorkers are always right, even when they sound funny to other people. (At least my NY cousins think they're always right!) Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:52 am to Dorothy
O grew up saying New Or-le-ans. Now i just say Nawlins.
Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:56 am to Dorothy
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That's because native New Yorkers are always right, even when they sound funny to other people.
Fuhgeddaboudit.
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