The final Friday of Mardi Gras is upon us, which means it's time for most New Orleanians to wrap up the final odds and ends at the office, hit the supermarket to stock up, and party their hearts out until Fat Tuesday.
However, some of us have jobs that necessitate interacting with people outside of the Gulf Coast, many of whom, let's face it, just don't understand what in the world is going on down here. For them, Mardi Gras is just another snowy Tuesday.
How do you explain Mardi Gras to people from out of town? Let us know on Twitter, by email, or in the comments below.
The best responses are collected below. Laissez le bon temps rouler!
@jasonmsaul Send them a play list of all the classic songs and tell them to start dancing, drinking and eating!
— Wright Bryan (@wrightbryan3) February 13, 2015
.@jasonmsaul Bahahaha! I'm trying to explain that I'll be working and going to parades right after.
— Blakely Cammarata 💍👑⚜️ (@blakely232) February 13, 2015
@jasonmsaul I'm sorry but our offices will be closed on Tuesday for Mardi Gras. I'm also sorry your town isn't as awesome as ours.
— Tim Ruppert 🌻 (@tmruppert) February 13, 2015
@jasonmsaul I send king cake along with apologies for being out of touch.
— joe peraino (@joeperainojr) February 13, 2015
@jasonmsaul we send 3 emails(today, Monday, & Tuesday) to all our branches, reminding them we can't deliver or ship anything on Mardi Gras.
— Scott Colesby (@ScottColesby) February 13, 2015
@jasonmsaul: i didn't do that well enough in advance and have a 3K word story about olive oil due on lundi gras.
— Sarah Baird (@scbaird) February 13, 2015