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gaspergou t1_iv7rvri wrote
Reply to comment by wortwoot in New member! Been lurking for a while! Just bought my daughter her first small gumbo pot! It’s a vintage Magnalite 5qt! These puppies last forever! by cindy_lou_who_1982
No. We have plenty of songs, but as far as I know, the lyrics weren’t really written down until academics and preservationists transcribed them.
gaspergou t1_iv5y4k9 wrote
Reply to comment by jonezsodaz in New member! Been lurking for a while! Just bought my daughter her first small gumbo pot! It’s a vintage Magnalite 5qt! These puppies last forever! by cindy_lou_who_1982
It’s strictly an oral language, with no real orthographic model. Having said that, older Cajuns who actually speak the language have little trouble conversing with native speakers of traditional French.
gaspergou t1_iujk9tl wrote
Reply to comment by The_Ruly_Anarchist in A moth on my mini Buddha statue makes it look like Buddha's wearing a coat or cape by ScruffyTree
Silly me. I thought it was the influence of Greco-Roman sculpture. Great story, though. Never heard that one.
gaspergou t1_iuidlo0 wrote
Reply to comment by Orange_comfort in A moth on my mini Buddha statue makes it look like Buddha's wearing a coat or cape by ScruffyTree
Maybe he meant it in a Magritte kind of way.
gaspergou t1_iuidhzp wrote
Reply to comment by thetrapjesus in A moth on my mini Buddha statue makes it look like Buddha's wearing a coat or cape by ScruffyTree
Snails on his head?
gaspergou t1_ivsf3wu wrote
Reply to comment by SnowblindAlbino in 11 Year Old Unicomp Model M Keyboard by zstandig
Yep. Great keyboard until it isn’t. I wasn’t interested in breaking the plastic rivets to get inside. Now it’s just collecting dust.