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HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!
February
| Li'l ol me
Posted on 02/28/2006 6:17:59 AM PST by LongElegantLegs
Alright, who's going out tonight? Where are you going? What will you be doing? Does your mother know?
Remember, Allahtm hates costumes like this, so Bedazzle your bikini, celebrate Catholicism, and flip the bird in a generally eastward direction!
According to internet sources:
In the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the English name for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which in turn marks the beginning of Lent. In many solidly Roman Catholic countries in Europe and the Americas, this is the last day of Carnival. In some historically Francophone places it is Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday; the most famous Shrove Tuesday celebration is the Brazilian Carnival.
Also, something about pancakes.
Whatever.
What are you giving up for Lent? Are doing it because you're Catholic, or because you live with a Catholic, or because it's tradition? Or are you ignoring Lent altogether(sinner!)?
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; History; Humor; Local News; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: catholicism; fattuesday; mardigras; neworleans; shrovetuesday; tuesday
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To: HOTTIEBOY
What about King Cake?Last time I had one, I broke a filling on the beads and the string got caught in my teeth. I really hate getting the string caught in my teeth.
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posted on
02/28/2006 7:11:42 AM PST
by
Toby06
(Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy)
To: LongElegantLegs
Like I'm cooking them when I can go to the real polish bakery to get them! HA! LOL!
Thanks for the recipe, though.
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posted on
02/28/2006 7:12:50 AM PST
by
Toby06
(Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy)
To: Toby06
"""I really hate getting the string caught in my teeth.""""
LOL! Now that's just disgusting.
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posted on
02/28/2006 7:13:50 AM PST
by
HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: HOTTIEBOY
Huh? WTF are you thinking?
44
posted on
02/28/2006 7:15:27 AM PST
by
Toby06
(Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy)
To: LongElegantLegs
45
posted on
02/28/2006 7:16:51 AM PST
by
LA Woman3
("Throw me something, mister!")
To: Toby06
46
posted on
02/28/2006 7:17:11 AM PST
by
HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: Toby06
47
posted on
02/28/2006 7:21:46 AM PST
by
EX52D
(They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
To: EX52D; Toby06
The sickness abounds today.
48
posted on
02/28/2006 7:23:02 AM PST
by
HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: HOTTIEBOY
LOL...and it lurks everyday. :)
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posted on
02/28/2006 7:25:05 AM PST
by
EX52D
(They say that anger is just love disappointed...)
To: LA Woman3
Hey, that looks like my dog!
He needs one more coat of blue, but it's pretty close...
50
posted on
02/28/2006 7:33:03 AM PST
by
LongElegantLegs
(Going armed to the terror of the public.)
To: LongElegantLegs
He's cute! Just needs a Mardi Gras mask! : )
51
posted on
02/28/2006 7:36:21 AM PST
by
LA Woman3
("Throw me something, mister!")
To: Toby06
oh they are so rich! i can barely eat one!
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posted on
02/28/2006 7:44:08 AM PST
by
leda
(Dream a better dream and work to make it reality!)
To: LongElegantLegs
that looks like 'em :)
we only got custard filled ones tho. im not into fruit fillings.
this recipe didnt get a great review at the end tho. i guess
i'll have to try it myself then :D
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posted on
02/28/2006 7:45:45 AM PST
by
leda
(Dream a better dream and work to make it reality!)
To: leda
oh they are so rich! i can barely eat one! String?
54
posted on
02/28/2006 7:47:27 AM PST
by
Toby06
(Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy)
To: Toby06
55
posted on
02/28/2006 8:05:28 AM PST
by
leda
(Dream a better dream and work to make it reality!)
To: LongElegantLegs
Also, something about pancakes. The Lenten fast used to involve the cleaning of the house of leaven, like the preparations for Passover. So Fat Tuesday was the last day to make delicious baked goods. Hence pancakes.
SD
To: Maximus of Texas
female attendees, I'll throw them a few beads and see what happens.
What if Mother Sheehan's there? Ya gotta be inclusive, after all.
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posted on
02/28/2006 8:21:36 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(Meep Meep)
To: HOTTIEBOY
I worked in the CBD in NOLA in 1975-77. We had the day off unofficially because the traffic supposedly was too bad to get to work. We used the office bathrooms though.
To: ErnBatavia
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posted on
02/28/2006 10:22:09 AM PST
by
Maximus of Texas
(On my signal, pull my finger)
To: LongElegantLegs
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posted on
02/28/2006 10:24:35 AM PST
by
Hoodlum91
(pcottraux says I'm special!)
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