You might be a Cajun if:
a.. You start an Angel Food cake with a roux.....
b.. Watching "Wild Kingdom" inspires you to write a cookbook.....
c.. You think the head of the United Nations is Boudreaux-Boudreaux-Guillory.....
d.. You think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.....
e.. You think Groundhog Day and Boucherie Day are the same Holiday.....
f.. You think boudin, hogshead cheese and Bud is a bland diet.....
g.. You take a bite of 5-Alarm Texas chili and reach for the Tabasco.....
h.. Fred''s Lounge in Mamou means more to you than the Grand Ole Opry.....
i.. You have an "envy" for something instead of a craving...
j.. You use a gill net to play tennis, volleyball or badminton....
k. The "horsepower" of your outboard motor is greater than the "horsepower" of your car.....
l. You pass up a trip abroad to go to the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge.....
m. Your children''s favorite bedtime story begins with "First you make a roux".....
n. Your teacher explains the four basic food groups as fried seafood, boiled
o. You''re asked to name the four seasons and reply, "Onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic".....
p. Your description of a gourmet dinner includes the words "deep fat fried".....
q. You let your black coffee cool, and find that it has jelled.....
r. You describe a yard of boudin and cracklins as breakfast.....
s. Your mother says, "Well, I got the rice cooking. What do y''all want for supper?".....
t. None of your vacation destinations are north of the old Mississippi RiverBridge.....
u. You refer to Louisiana winters as "Gumbo weather".....
v. You get a bad look from your wife and say, "She passed me a pair of eyes.".....
w. You greet your long lost friend on arrival at Lafayette Airport with, "TiiEeeeeeeeeeeeee, KeeeeYaaawwwww".....
x. You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says, "Don''t eat the dead ones", and you KNOW what that means.....
y. You learned to play Bou-ree the hard way, holding yourself up in the crib.....
z. You give up Tabasco for lent.....
aa. You know the difference between Zatarain, Zeringue and Zydeco.....
ab. Your high school band''s rendition of the National Anthem begins with, "Jambalaya, crawfish pie, file gumbo".....
ac. You stand when they play Jolie Blanc.....ad.. You think the Mason-Dixon line runs through Bunkie....
AND FINALLY...... You consider Breaux Bridge the capitol of the state and Lafayette the capitol of the nation. |
