New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton plans to hold training camp in Metairie

Crusader · 06-07-2013, 01:56 AM

Saw this comment to th article and thought it was pretty funny:

At the beginning of minicamp, I told of my encounter with an entire family of whodats nesting just outside the saints training facility in Metarie. I researched the species and this is what I learned:

The wild whodat is native to the south Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast areas, with a few having been spotted along the Alabama coastline. While it is not unusual to see these creatures singly, it is indeed rare to spot a whole family comprised of Mom, Dad, and three small offspring together and at the same time nesting on the same blanket. Of course, a large flock can be seen at any Saints event, but each family member is doing something different, offspring preferring to not be seen with the adults.

The adult male, while an excellent provider for his family, is notoriously inept at preparing food indoors and dressing the offspring, so mom takes over those chores. She also must arrange for the dressing of her husband, lest he leave the house in different colored socks and reflecting back on her. The offspring in my experience, in this case, were extremely well-behaved, but that's perhaps they were in public and under some sort of mortal threat for embarrassing their parents, but that's just a guess.

The wild whodat can be identified using a variety of methods. They can often be seen carrying a white football with one brown panel, for example, asking grown men dressed in black and gold for an autograph. Their strange call of WHODAT WHODAT!! is especially prevalent in metropolitan New Orleans and environs every Sunday... sometimes Monday nights... between early September through late December. 'WHODAT' may also be heard, only louder than ever, after December, depending on whether or not the Saints make the playoffs.

The whodat has very few natural enemies. One is the falcon, which is rarely successful in winning a confrontation anyway, and another is the hated Goodellsnake... a sneaky predator who capitalizes on any lapse of judgement by trying the kill the very spirit of the whodat. This tactic never works, however, but rather makes the whodat even stronger and more determined to strive and thrive.

It was a pleasure and privilege to witness this rare sight, and I look forward to finding another family of whodats in it's natural habitat, all together in the same nest. Help me watch, will you?

06-07-2013, 01:56 AM	#6
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,051	Re: New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton plans to hold training camp in Metairie Saw this comment to th article and thought it was pretty funny: At the beginning of minicamp, I told of my encounter with an entire family of whodats nesting just outside the saints training facility in Metarie. I researched the species and this is what I learned: The wild whodat is native to the south Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast areas, with a few having been spotted along the Alabama coastline. While it is not unusual to see these creatures singly, it is indeed rare to spot a whole family comprised of Mom, Dad, and three small offspring together and at the same time nesting on the same blanket. Of course, a large flock can be seen at any Saints event, but each family member is doing something different, offspring preferring to not be seen with the adults. The adult male, while an excellent provider for his family, is notoriously inept at preparing food indoors and dressing the offspring, so mom takes over those chores. She also must arrange for the dressing of her husband, lest he leave the house in different colored socks and reflecting back on her. The offspring in my experience, in this case, were extremely well-behaved, but that's perhaps they were in public and under some sort of mortal threat for embarrassing their parents, but that's just a guess. The wild whodat can be identified using a variety of methods. They can often be seen carrying a white football with one brown panel, for example, asking grown men dressed in black and gold for an autograph. Their strange call of WHODAT WHODAT!! is especially prevalent in metropolitan New Orleans and environs every Sunday... sometimes Monday nights... between early September through late December. 'WHODAT' may also be heard, only louder than ever, after December, depending on whether or not the Saints make the playoffs. The whodat has very few natural enemies. One is the falcon, which is rarely successful in winning a confrontation anyway, and another is the hated Goodellsnake... a sneaky predator who capitalizes on any lapse of judgement by trying the kill the very spirit of the whodat. This tactic never works, however, but rather makes the whodat even stronger and more determined to strive and thrive. It was a pleasure and privilege to witness this rare sight, and I look forward to finding another family of whodats in it's natural habitat, all together in the same nest. Help me watch, will you? Choupique likes this.
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