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[quote]One thing that quickly became very apparant to me when I began to frequent NOLA back in the 1970s was how the very well healed that lived on St. Charles had the ghetto on the very next street behind them[/quote] What, between Louisiana and Jackson? Everywhere else along St. Charles is bunn...

re: Say something nice about NO

Posted by OnDaLake on 5/25/21 at 12:05 pm
You can visit a different part of the city and experience a completely different vibe, and it's just the right size to not have to drive far to experience each one. Just stay out of Central City, St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward. New Orleans East doesn't exist....
[quote]tbabino [/quote] How much did you pay him, or did you just cover his car note for a few months?...
[quote]Are kids not allowed to yell, “Hey batta batta, swiiing batta batta” [/quote] That's always been pretty lame...
[quote]Some of the best talent out of Nola comes out of public schools[/quote] Surely you're not talking about baseball. Also, there are no sports in elementary schools....
[quote]My son’s gonna walk out to Mystkal Here I Go when he gets old enough for travel ball. [/quote] Not "Man right 'Chea"? I really think they're the same songs, ha...

re: How often do you read?

Posted by OnDaLake on 5/20/21 at 8:33 am
Fairly often, but not as much as I'd like. I catch up during the summers. I read aloud to my fiancée almost every night before we go to bed. But I have a stack of books I intend to read on my own. Currently we are reading The Infinite by Nicholas Mainieri (Pawl's son, had him as a prof in college). ...

re: How often do you read?

Posted by OnDaLake on 5/20/21 at 8:28 am
[quote]When in Rome[/quote] What do you like to read?...
These jokers on NFHS don't have that game On Demand...
This South Terrebonne v North Vermillion game has been awesome...
[quote]Zeb Ruddell[/quote] What a name. Even if he isn't playing, makes the All-Name Team...
That was a good game to watch, and the talk around JL Is real. His backhand play was pretty special, considering he shifted to his left two steps before the ball was hit. Had the presence of mind not to try and unload a rocket and risk a wild throw, but use the term infield as a bounce pass. Hit the...
[quote]That's borderline criminal[/quote] It's mispronounced on the commercial NFHS plays too......
St. Pierre from Lutcher throws an 11k no-hitter to beat Brusly and move on to the championship game. What a feeling that must be....
[quote]they are usually from here[/quote] I've watched two games, they are SOOOO bad. Unsure of outs, calling players wrong names, zero information about how teams did during the season, no pitch identification. These guys are doing the bare minimum and can't even make it entertaining. Guy cal...
The NFHS announcers need to take course on Louisiana surnames and places before calling these games, lol...
I don't see what's so special about Trantino or Wes Anderson movies. I liked Kill Bill 1 & 2 and Reservoir Dogs...the rest???? Meh...

re: Is Lafayette worth going to from NO?

Posted by OnDaLake on 5/11/21 at 10:18 am
[quote] Skip Laffy all together and eat at Spahrs on Hwy 90, get you a Bloody Mary to go, then go a little bit further down 90, get off on Hwy 24 and load up at Bougerious Meat Market in Thibodaux. They have everything you could possibly want from jerkey, boudin, hogs head cheese, etc. Turn around ...

re: Military baws, question for you

Posted by OnDaLake on 5/11/21 at 8:10 am
I'm way past this possibility, but can you become a doctor in the Army? Or do you have to get into it from med school, or have a med school undergrad track? Sorry for the ignorance....