Literally everyone knows Baton Rouge means "red stick", you do not "speak French"
The first job I had after I moved to Louisiana was working at a law firm. I won't bore y'all with the details, but it involved a lot of talking on the phone to other law firms. And one day I called one run by a personal injury attorney whose first name was Gordon to be greeted with "Get Gordon and git 'r done".
After I stopped laughing I identified myself and was like GIRL WHAT. The receptionist was like yeah, he wants us to answer the phones like that now. I'm pretty sure I'm going to quit.
I bring this up because lately that lawyer has been putting up some deranged billboards around Lafayette (and probably other cities).
I mean, I get it. The French word for "lawyer" and the loan word for "avocado" are the same.
Still.
My mother absolutely hates this lawyer above all the other local ambulance chasers for some reason, and will always say something cutting when one of his commercials comes on. Of course I couldn't wait to share this with her.
After I stopped laughing I identified myself and was like GIRL WHAT. The receptionist was like yeah, he wants us to answer the phones like that now. I'm pretty sure I'm going to quit.
I bring this up because lately that lawyer has been putting up some deranged billboards around Lafayette (and probably other cities).
I mean, I get it. The French word for "lawyer" and the loan word for "avocado" are the same.
Still.
My mother absolutely hates this lawyer above all the other local ambulance chasers for some reason, and will always say something cutting when one of his commercials comes on. Of course I couldn't wait to share this with her.