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re: The truth about Mardi Gras

Posted on 2/22/20 at 6:46 pm to
Posted by hottub
Member since Dec 2012
3397 posts
Posted on 2/22/20 at 6:46 pm to
The truth is it started in Mobile.
Posted by The Hurricane
Gulf of Mexico
Member since Aug 2011
8065 posts
Posted on 2/22/20 at 6:49 pm to
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The truth is it started in Mobile.

I threw a football before Pat Mahomes ever did, but you don’t see people bringing that up all the time.
Posted by LafourcheTiger
Avarua, Cook Islands
Member since Mar 2009
1870 posts
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:42 pm to
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The truth is it started in Mobile.


Like the city of Mobile, it doesn’t matter. No one gives a frick.
Posted by Uptowner
The OP
Member since Oct 2019
2030 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 4:39 am to
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Mardi Gras ... in Mobile.


I'm torn.... Should it be called Mardi Gump or Gumpi Gras?

I'm leaning Mardi Gump.
Posted by Oneforthemoney
New Iberia, La
Member since Dec 2013
1829 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 8:32 am to
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The truth about Mardi Gras
The truth is it started in Mobile.


New Orleans Mardi Gras
The first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville landed near present-day New Orleans, Louisiana. They held a small celebration and dubbed their landing spot Point du Mardi Gras.

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