Friday, April 04, 2008

Speaking of New Orleans...

While I was in San Antonio, I found myself with two fellow Louisianians (Sr. Tracey and Sr. Margaret Charles), a sister currently stationed in New Orleans (Sr. Lupe) and at least one sister with vivid recollections of the years she spent in my fair city. All of which led to joking reminiscences of some peculiarly local turns of phrase. Where else would people come in for a copy of the Viaticum II documents? Or pray the Litany of the Hours? Or give a "chastity set" as a Baptism gift? (Hint: "Christening set.") Someone there once commented about a prosperous friend who ran a "ludicrous business." (It may have been "lucrative," too.) And one newcomer from the East Coast remarked joyfully, "I just love living in Louisiana! It's close enough to the U.S. that I can visit any time!"

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

speaking of Louisiana malapropisms, ever have a "monogram" headache, or "appetize" in the paper for a lost dog, then there is the disease of forgetfulness "oldtimers". Some things you can't make up.

Anonymous said...

Life is so precious on the Big Easy. Thanks for sharing!
My dear Grandmother, Alma, would say when some thing was way too expensive "Get two, one might make you sick!" and I'm so poor I couldn't buy a louse a wrestling jacket!"
Father Fred, CMF

Anonymous said...

There's nowhere else in the world where you can have your sandwich fully "dressed" and where you can "wrench your hands in the zinc!"

Anonymous said...

So poor they didn't have a pot or a window. Let your imagination run wild...but windows were a costly item in a home in "those days".