Mardi Gras 2006?

American Voices • holidays • natural disasters • cities • ISSUE 41•42 • Oct 21, 2005

Mardi Gras organizers in New Orleans promised that they will hold the celebration in February 2006 as planned, despite the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. What do you think?

“Imagine: all the fun of Mardi Gras combined with all the logistical nightmares of Kevin Costner's Waterworld.”
Rachel Briggs –
Systems Analyst
“That sucks. You know how hard it is to get a chick to take off her dive mask, remove her rebreather, roll up her scuba suit, and show her tits?”
Alvin McMichaels –
Roofer
“I don't know if I would go to it. I would have a hard time getting excited about mold-themed floats.”
Jensen Clymer –
Illustrator

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