A chocolate New Orleans.

[Homebrew]

@August West

What’s happenin’, CC?

At least someone got the reference.

Where do I get my James Brown pass for Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence?

[August_West]

Thanks Homebrew, I was beginning to think I was the only P-Funk fan on the board.

Are you ready for the downstroke, uh, CC?
For those who are confused Lyrics link

[susan_foster]

I was listening to the radio this morning, and on NPR they had someone from New Orleans talking about having his kids back in school. He made the most tortured metaphor I have ever heard.

“New Orleans is a Purple Upside Down Car”.

Now, given this was prompted by his 4-year-old saying that’s what he saw, but c’mon.

Susan

[lieu]

@Diogenes the Cynic

I don’t think the “chocolate” mark was intended to signify “black people,” I think he was trying to use it as a metaphor for diversity (chocolate as a mixture).

No you don’t. You think he’s got Hershey, Pennsylvania and Willy fuckin’ Wonka on his speed dial.

[Jonathan_Chance]

@CalMeacham

Finally caught the whole quote last night, and I think you may be right. That’s pretty bizarre. Don’t they warn you about that kinda thing in Politics 101, long before you get to be mayor?

Nyeh, he’s a businessman turned politician. He probably tested out of those lower-level courses.

Let’s see if he gets involved in a land war in Asia.

[Plynck]

@pizzabrat

Are you saying that my joke was racist or that I should be joining in on the pile-on? If the latter, then let me point out that I think my story was apt. The OP made a vague, linkless reference to what I guess was the black embarassment of the day and immediately got nods of recognition posts. It’s as if I’m the only one who missed the latest issue of the newspaper I mentioned.

Nope. Not implying anything, just not sure what you meant. That’s why I said that I was puzzled. It seemed, from what you had posted, that you were joining in on a pile-on with no encouragement from me or anyone else.

Yeah, a link in the OP would have been a good thing (and might have put some of these questions to rest), so my reaction is based upon the comments here. But I really just didn’t get how your comment related to the topic at hand. FWIW, just like JRDelirious, I didn’t view this as a “black embarassment of the day”, but rather a “politician embarassment of the day”.

@Askia

I’m not thrilled Nagin decided to evoke God but I really, really, really don’t want black, homeowning New Orleans evacuees to be gentrified out of the rebuilding and reconstruction of the city.

Well, to stretch another musical reference, that chocolate cake got left out in the rain and we’ll never have the recipe again. Adieu, New Orleans. Bienvenue Celebration2.

[Zebra]

Well I finally saw the quote on The Daily Show. They also showed a reporter questioning him later and he asked the reporter “What do you know about chocolate?” Nagin then said, “You take dark, dark chocolate and add milk to make a delicious drink.”

I think he was talking about Quik?
Anyway, this guy is the worst public speaker I’ve heard in a long time.

[BrainGlutton]

[homer simspon]

Mmmmm . . . chocolate New Orleans . . . .

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[Duckster]

Methinks the mayor is now having a taste of his own bitter chocolate.

[corkboard]

Chocolate New Orleans, home of the Hershey Highway.

[Snickers]

@Shirley Ujest

We’ve secretly replaced all the darkies in New Orleans with White People. Let’s see if Mother Nature notices.

Ha! I think I love you, Shirley.

[Raguleader]

@lieu

No you don’t. You think he’s got Hershey, Pennsylvania and Willy fuckin’ Wonka on his speed dial.

:eek: A city populated ENTIRELY WITH OOMPA LOOMPAS!! :eek: