Comments | redbrickrose: No offense meant to Ohio

redbrickrose

No offense meant to Ohio

Jan 19, 2008 22:56

"Times are not good here. The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under a lava flood of taxes and frauds and maladministrations so that it has become only a study for archaeologists. Its condition is so bad that when I write about it, as I intend to do soon, nobody will believe I am telling the truth. But it is better to live here in ( Read more... )

new orleans, imaybecrazybutistillwanttolivehere, katrina, mardi gras: 2008

Comments 10

bridgegirl January 20 2008, 08:18:18 UTC

Wow...some things never change, I guess!

redbrickrose January 21 2008, 15:33:14 UTC

I know, right? The first time I heard it was right when I started working at CC's again after the storm. Somebody was quoting it and I was like, yeah, yeah okay, and then they quoted the date. 1879? REALLY? Oh, New Orleans.

tx_cronopio January 20 2008, 15:30:59 UTC

Excellent quote!

redbrickrose January 21 2008, 15:33:29 UTC

One of my favorite New Orleans quotes.

sacraficialscar January 20 2008, 20:48:51 UTC

Damn right I told you you would love that quote, we should get T-Shirts with that quote on it I think :)

redbrickrose January 21 2008, 15:33:55 UTC

Well, I think I pointed it out to you. :) But yes, we should definitely get t-shirts.

sacraficialscar January 21 2008, 16:07:51 UTC

It was actually your hair dresser that pointed it out to both of us...I think her name was Kelly right?

T-shirts are a must for sure

redbrickrose January 21 2008, 16:29:36 UTC

You're right, yeah. It was Kelly.

We totally should have done that before you left! There's probably still a way.

Thread 6