Tuesday, January 17, 2006
May I just say, I seriously doubt this.
Alabama, Texas May Gain as Katrina Dims New Orleans Mardi Gras
Best quote:
Mobile promotes its festival as a family-friendly alternative to the New Orleans event, where women bare their breasts to receive plastic beads at post-parade parties. Mobile designated alcohol-free zones on its parade route in 2004. Float riders toss stuffed animals and chocolate-and-marshmallow treats called MoonPies along with beads.
``It's G-rated and we're proud of that,'' said David J. Cooper Sr., chairman of the Mobile Carnival Association.
Best quote:
Mobile promotes its festival as a family-friendly alternative to the New Orleans event, where women bare their breasts to receive plastic beads at post-parade parties. Mobile designated alcohol-free zones on its parade route in 2004. Float riders toss stuffed animals and chocolate-and-marshmallow treats called MoonPies along with beads.
``It's G-rated and we're proud of that,'' said David J. Cooper Sr., chairman of the Mobile Carnival Association.
# posted by Jude Boudreaux @ 1/17/2006 07:16:00 AM 
