When I posted about the king cake tradition in south Louisiana, someone in the comments asked about the danger of swallowing the baby that was tucked into the king cake by the buyer.
The funniest thing I've read today comes from Blondius Maximus, who works at a bakery in New Orleans that makes king cakes. The words are a tad more x-rated than most of what I post here, or I'd just copy and give credit. If you want a laugh and a real taste of New Orleans style talk, go read Blondius Maximus at Live Journal.
H/T to Athenae at First Draft.
PS: After today, no more king cake for you!
Oh, for Pete's sake. My late grandmother used to always put a dime in the black eyed peas on New Year's day..the one who got it was the luckiest of all. Now she would have put a warning on the bowls!
ReplyDeleteLaissez les bons temps rouler, Mimi!! Had king cakes (2 of 'em) at my birthday party a couple weeks back.
ReplyDeleteWay to go! Dime in the peas and king cakes for birthdays!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness! That Blondius Maximus is some Rhetorician, aint she?
ReplyDeleteYou get a two nickels
and I'll get a dime,
and we'll go out
and buy us some wine
'cause it's Carnival Time
Whole street is rockin
from one side t'duther
Connecticut is disgustingly quiet and steady, and smug about it.
Johnieb, she has quite a way with words, don't she?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid that I'm pretty much a party pooper myself today. I did my reveling Sunday - such as it was - and I'm all a-twitter about watching my governor on the TV tonight. I can't seem to calm myself down. I'd better go have a glass of wine.
yeah -- you being such a Jindal fan and all.
ReplyDeleteSusanKay, "fan" isn't the word. I'm beyond "fan".
ReplyDeletewhooohooo! I want me some of that bottoms-up baby king cake!
ReplyDeletehappy carnival Grandmere!
Someone made a homemade king cake and brought it in to work. A different part of the floor than where I am stationed, but when I was recycling my soda cans I saw it and just had to take a little slice because, well it was there and I had to do SOMETHING for Mardi Gras.
ReplyDeleteEh bien, les bons temps sont sur le point d'évanouir lorsque la carême s'arrive.
I was shocked that the Mad Priest would defile a your photograph of King Bread. I take this seriously because the British of so well known for the their fine cuisine. I have called for a boycott of his site on my site.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, it's Lent now. We must all calm down.
ReplyDeletePaul, I can just see you sneaking in and stealthily helping yourself to king cake that was not for your floor.
Episcopalian, a boycott? Oh goody!