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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; WHO DATin' Bellichick and Brady with 5 minutes left in the game...priceless. The dome was SO LOUD. Mike is a beast....
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12-02-2009, 12:23 PM | #21 |
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WHO DATin' Bellichick and Brady with 5 minutes left in the game...priceless. The dome was SO LOUD. Mike is a beast.
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12-02-2009, 12:42 PM | #22 |
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Originally Posted by Euphoria
The Wikipedia article on Who Dat tracks Euph's assertion:
Who Dat? - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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12-02-2009, 01:28 PM | #23 |
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... on a related note, not so long ago I went looking around for the answer, and the earliest reference to "who dat" I found was a 1919 play named "Who Dat" which showed in theaters in Ohio.... go figure
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12-02-2009, 01:47 PM | #24 |
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It's in an old minstrel song and we did not copy it from the Bengals. Why would we copy ANYTHING from the Bengals? That is just silly.
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12-03-2009, 07:06 AM | #25 |
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The St. Augustine Purple Knights have been doing the Who Dat chant since 1975. It was even printed on Rally's towels here in New Orleans since the 1970's.
But the Bengals picked up the same chant (but changed Who Dat to "Who Dey") and began using it in 1981. They trademarked it. But there's not doubt that they stole the chant - because the cadence, melody, and call/return pattern are identical. It cannot have developed independently. |
12-03-2009, 08:28 AM | #26 |
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As for people arguing that who dat is somehow connected to modern, urban black dialect here is what I consider a fairly accurate Wiki on the origins and structure of the New Orleans YAT dialect.
It always pisses me off when Hollywood thinks New Orleans is Cajun accented, Cajun country sounds like backwoods Georgia and otherwise generally screwing up Louisiana on the big screen. Louisiana needs no help cultivating its poor image. |
12-03-2009, 08:48 AM | #27 |
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Originally Posted by gumbeau
How does a Cajun accent cultivate a poor image? It is a mix of French and English and I hear plenty of it in and especially around New Orleans. It sounds absolutely nothing like backwoods Georgia.
And it makes for very good Boudreaux and Thibodeaux jokes. As for Hollywood who cares? If image is what Hollywood makes then the Northeast is all mafia, the South is all backwoods and the West is supremely intelligent humans. Which we all know is backwards. I think the phrase is "Who Dat Say Goin Beat Dem Saints". Sounds like it was created in Lafayette to me if you put a "mais,cher" at the end. a bientot |
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12-03-2009, 08:48 AM | #28 |
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Re: Blasphemy on NFL.com
Originally Posted by Euphoria
This is correct. I remember in 1980 saying Who Dat gonna beat them Tigers. Never stuck. Figures it started with Southern.
Who Dat is so New Orleans. What do people say when someone comes to the door or on the phone in NO? Who Dat? |
12-03-2009, 10:14 AM | #29 |
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Originally Posted by exile
I don't think you understood me.
No one from the City speaks like a Cajun. The City has its own dialect(s), none of which are Cajun. The Cajuns have several dialects of English and a few in French as well. North Louisiana (and by that I mean almost everything north of I-10) has various versions of the general Southern US dialect that are specific to the individual regions in Louisiana. One of the great things about Louisiana is the linguistic diversity. You can tell within a few miles where a person grew up in Louisiana by listening to them talk. Hollywood oversimplifies this and totally misapplies it. Outsiders come in and think everyone in New Orleans grew up in Jersey. I've lived all over the country and I know the ONLY image of Louisiana that most people have comes from movies and TV. And there was no slight intended towards Cajuns. I trace my maternal ancestry to pure Cajun. My grandfather spoke french and was beaten in school for doing so. The paternal side is New Orleans Italian and Port Barre French. I am 100% South Louisiana. It would not do to insult my own heritage. |
12-03-2009, 10:28 AM | #30 |
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Originally Posted by gumbeau
Sorry gumbeau. I did indeed misunderstand and you make good points. Hollywood is Hollywood. It will never change. New Orleans wasn't part of the original Louisiana purchase and was a region of West Florida. Not much French heritage I presume.
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