....Saints. If that sports commentator pronounced it that way ONCE, he did so a hundred times last night.....
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I don't care what you call me- just call me for the trophy ceremony! "When the trophy was presented the Saints went rushing in!"
I guess everyone knows what happened to all the FEMA money that they got down there.
We had just about OD'd on Super Bowl hoopla. It's too bad the Colts lost. I love them, but enough is enough. With the game coming to Indy, in a couple of years, it will be a nightmare.
quote:Originally posted by mad American:
I guess everyone knows what happened to all the FEMA money that they got down there.
I don't, Clue me in please.
Depending on who's saying it, New Orleans will be pronounced one of three ways: Nu Or lee uns, Nu Or leens, or Nu Aw lens. I remember Cajun chef Justin Wilson saying "New Or lee awns." He was awesome. Harry Connick, Jr, who was raised there, has pronounced it 2 different ways in some of his songs.
As someone who used to watch the Saints only to see Archie scramble and 260 pound Tom Dempsey swing his 1 and a half arms before booming the ball with only half a right foot, it was fun watching them win. Now there's the matter of the Titans.....
quote:Originally posted by Tomme73:
Depending on who's saying it, New Orleans will be pronounced one of three ways: Nu Or lee uns, Nu Or leens, or Nu Aw lens. I remember Cajun chef Justin Wilson saying "New Or lee awns." He was awesome. Harry Connick, Jr, who was raised there, has pronounced it 2 different ways in some of his songs.
The same goes for "Louisiana." Not too long ago, a couple of people remade Conway and Loretta's "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man." They kept saying "Louisiana" instead of "Lose-iana" and that changed the whole feel of the song for me and not for the good.
quote:Originally posted by Tomme73:
Depending on who's saying it, New Orleans will be pronounced one of three ways: Nu Or lee uns, Nu Or leens, or Nu Aw lens. I remember Cajun chef Justin Wilson saying "New Or lee awns." He was awesome. Harry Connick, Jr, who was raised there, has pronounced it 2 different ways in some of his songs.
I lived there and some of the locals say NawLeens with the emphasis on the Leens part.
I know a New Orleans native from zip code 70124 that calls it New Orlins. And she's a notorious Cajun, even to the accent.