Mardi Gras in N.O.??? Exactly how insane is it to go?

[Nienna]

I dunno - peer-pressure...a little alcohol...

I'm a nerd, and I don't drink.

[Mr. P]

I'm a nerd, and I don't drink.

The cutest nerd I ever saw. Toooo bad I’m old enough to be yer dad.

Wait! That didn't bother what's her name.

[darin]

I don't drink.

[Nienna]

I do not often drink, and when I do, I don't drink much. Okay? More accurate?

[Nienna]

The cutest nerd I ever saw. Toooo bad I’m old enough to be yer dad.

Wait! That didn't bother what's her name.

Mr P... you are a SWEETIE!

[darin]

I do not often drink, and when I do, I don't drink much. Okay? More accurate?

You complete me.

[avatar4321]

I'm a nerd, and I don't drink.

Neither do I. But I bet im alot more nerdy than you are

[Nienna]

Neither do I. But I bet im alot more nerdy than you are

When it comes to nerds, NO ONE beats my daddy. Thick black glasses, slicked-back hair, pocket protectors, slide rule in the belt loop, plaid pants & loafers, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.





(Only my daddy was chubby.)

[Sitarro]

When it comes to nerds, NO ONE beats my daddy. Thick black glasses, slicked-back hair, pocket protectors, slide rule in the belt loop, plaid pants & loafers, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.





(Only my daddy was chubby.)

Slide rule!!!!!! That is nerdy and so incredibly old school( I actually remember using a round slide rule...it was very advanced ).

[Mr. P]

Slide rule!!!!!! That is nerdy and so incredibly old school( I actually remember using a round slide rule...it was very advanced ).

Used one of these for a few years....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B

[Gunny]

Knowing what we know about New Orleans, it's geography, the fact that on Mardi Gras day they pack a million people downtown(a high percentage drunk), the proximity of the Mississippi River to downtown....would any of you even consider going.

I was speaking to a friend last night and discussing just how vulnerable it is to an attack that could easily be the biggest disaster imaginable, a disaster that would make Katrina a meaningless joke.

30 years ago, standing in Jackson Square, looking towards the Mississippi and seeing three quarters of a very large ship going by I realized just how bad of a position I was in. I was looking up at a ship that was way above my head, at the very least twenty - thirty feet, I decided then I would never go back. Now, when very evil people look for targets that would be seen by the world and do as much damage as possible with one act, Mardi Gras in New Orleans seems too perfect.

I hope that this isn't something that happens but it is definitely a chance I would never think of taking.

Haven't been since 1977, and have no intention of going. Hell, you can't even depend on locals to let you know a Cat 5 hurricane is bearing down on the place.

[Merlin]

I'll go if I'm allowed to bring a knife and a pistol to protect myself from all the criminals festering down there.

When you go into a bar in New Orleans, they search you. If you don't have a gun or knife, they give you one.
I haven't been to Mardi Gras since 1956 and have no intention of ever going again. It's been about 40 years since I've been there and I don't live but 25 miles north as the crow flies. 40 miles around the road.

[Mr. P]

When you go into a bar in New Orleans, they search you. If you don't have a gun or knife, they give you one.
I haven't been to Mardi Gras since 1956 and have no intention of ever going again. It's been about 40 years since I've been there and I don't live but 25 miles north as the crow flies. 40 miles around the road.

Hey I've been to places like that!

[Sitarro]

When you go into a bar in New Orleans, they search you. If you don't have a gun or knife, they give you one.
I haven't been to Mardi Gras since 1956 and have no intention of ever going again. It's been about 40 years since I've been there and I don't live but 25 miles north as the crow flies. 40 miles around the road.

I've always loved Pontchatoula's Strawberry Festival, you can't help but pass a good time der........aw mais yea!

[5stringJeff]

I did the French Quarter once in October. I wasn't even drinking - just there to have some dinner after a football game. It was pretty wild - although the one thing I remember was the street preacher.