# Damn you Cajun Man (definately not a rant) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 22, 2004, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706 "2004-03-22T09:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/1 "2004-03-22T09:01:02Z")
I cant stop hearing Neil Young singing Southern Man every time I see your user name. I am not suggesting anything about you or some significance to the song, just the phonetic similarity. It is driving me fucking nuts. Everytime I see you I start singing the damn song in my head. I know this is a ME issue and not a YOU issue, but hell its late, not much happening on the boards. šŸ™‚ PS I hope this can squeeze in udner the wire without violating any rules, technically it is an issue about the mods. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/2 "2004-03-22T09:20:05Z")
Cajun Man better keep your head Donā€™t forget what the Master said VB change gonna come at last Now your hamsters are running fast Cajun Man I saw puppets and I saw flack Troll-like bridges and other crap. Cajun Man when will you pay them back? I heard whooshing, and mods-a-sickened How long? How long? Cajun Man better keep your grip Donā€™t forget why you earn your tip My spare change gonna come at last Now five dollars are burning fast Cajun Man Tuba Diva, your hair is golden brown Iā€™ve seen your chocolate cominā€™ round Swear by God Iā€™m gonna pay my five! Stop yer screaminā€™ and sign up right now! How long? HOOOWWWW LOOONNGG? [sub]Iā€™m sorry, just had toā€¦[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/3 "2004-03-22T09:23:31Z")
Now, seeā€¦ **I** always think of that great old Johnny Rivers song. You know, _ **Secret Cajun Man** _? ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/4 "2004-03-22T10:51:08Z")
> [@](#): > > [sub]Iā€™m sorry, just had toā€¦[/sub] Nothing to be sorry about, that was the most creative and funny thing I have seen in a long time! The fact that you posted it less than twenty minutes after the OP is astounding. Thanks, great post! šŸ™‚ PS I would have posted this sooner, but apparently the hamsters were on a lunch break or somethingā€¦ :rolleyes: They just better get faster and take less breaks when I pay my five bucksā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/5 "2004-03-23T03:17:37Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > Now, seeā€¦ **I** always think of that great old Johnny Rivers song. > > You know, _ **Secret Cajun Man** _? Me, too!!! I donā€™t normally do ā€œMe, tooā€ posts, but I was actually hearing ā€œSecret _Cajun Man_ā€ in my head while reading the OP, and then youā€™d already gone and posted it. :mad: šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/6 "2004-03-23T04:13:42Z")
Thereā€™s a mod who leads a life of danger To everyone online he stays a stranger With every thread he moves another poster "boo"s Odds are I wonā€™t live to see tomorrow Secret Cajun Man, secret Cajun Man Theyā€™ve given you a password and now youā€™ll make your name Beware of cute user names that you find A silly post can hide an evil mind Ah, be careful what you say Or youā€™ll give yourself away Odds are you wonā€™t reply, even tomorrow Secret Cajun Man, secret Cajun Man Theyā€™ve given you the power and now youā€™ll claim your fame ------ lead guitar rawks out ------ Secret Cajun Man, secret Cajun Man I think Iā€™m on thin ice now, should we take this to AIM? Swinginā€™ on the SDMB one day And then layinā€™ in the Fathom alley next day Oh no, you let the wrong sock post While distracted by my toast To you, are you ever going to read this? Secret Cajun Man, secret Cajun Man Theyā€™ve fired up the hamsters, and taken away your time Seeeecret ā€” Caaaaajun Maaaaan!!! [sub]okay, now Iā€™m REALLY sorryā€¦[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/7 "2004-03-23T04:13:55Z")
Personally, I hear the voice of the voice-over guy in the Trojan commercials. ā€œCAYjun MAAAN!ā€ And **Darth** , that parody, in under 20 minutes, and hardly re-using any line in the original song? Bloody brilliant. -lv ---
**Author:** ![Lazlo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lazlo/32/9678_2.png) [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/8 "2004-03-23T15:03:07Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > Now, seeā€¦ **I** always think of that great old Johnny Rivers song. > > You know, _ **Secret Cajun Man** _? I. Hate. You. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/9 "2004-03-23T15:14:13Z")
Hey! Mr. Cajun Man, move this thread for me, Itā€™s about opinions, and this isnā€™t the forum it was going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, close at the request of the OP, In the jingle jangle morning Iā€™ll come messaginā€™ you. Though I know that my pointless thread has returned into sand, Banished from my land, Left me blindly here to stand but still not posting. Your moderating amazes me, Iā€™m branded on my feet, I have no one to Pit And the M-P-S-I-M-Sā€™s too dead for dreaming. Hey! Mr. Cajun Man, move this thread for me, Itā€™s about opinions, and this isnā€™t the forum it was going to. Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, close at the request of the OP, In the jingle jangle morning Iā€™ll come messaginā€™ you. ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/10 "2004-03-23T15:14:18Z")
**Darth** : you rock. **askpetic** : curse you ! šŸ˜ƒ I hadnā€™t noticed before you pointed it out ā€¦ Good thing itā€™s one of the best songs ever, otherwise, Iā€™d be _really_ annoyed. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/11 "2004-03-23T18:05:24Z")
\*Well I heard **askeptic** sing about him, Well I heard olā€™ **skep** knock his pseudonym. Well, I hope **askeptic** will remember A **Cajun Man** donā€™t need him around MP-SIMS Sweet home BBQ Pit Where joke threads are taboo Sweet home SDMB Lord Iā€™m cominā€™ home to you\* ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/12 "2004-03-23T19:05:22Z")
> [@Jimmy Chitwood](#): > > \*Well I heard **askeptic** sing about him, > Well I heard olā€™ **skep** knock his pseudonym. > Well, I hope **askeptic** will remember > A **Cajun Man** donā€™t need him around MP-SIMS > > Sweet home BBQ Pit > Where joke threads are taboo > Sweet home SDMB > Lord Iā€™m cominā€™ home to you\* You sure as shit did not hear olā€™skep knock any pseudonym. I hope you will remember that CajunMan is more than capable of defending himself if he percieves an insult. This was not a joke per se, I really do hear that song every time I see the name. BTW that is not in any way suggesting something wrong with his username. And I am from Alabama, and even though I loved that song by Skynard, when I realized what it meant I knew that it represented support of Racism and Ignorance. Thats when I threw the LP (yes LP, thats how long ago it was) in the trash. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/13 "2004-03-23T19:29:07Z")
I donā€™t think you realized what the song meant, then. Itā€™s certainly not racist. If anything, it attacks the ignorance others have towards Southerners. Anyway, calm the hell down. See, I took the part of the song about ā€œSouthern Manā€ and I changed it to be about **Cajun Man.** Just like you did, but the other way around. See that? It had nothing to do with me attacking or defending anyone. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/14 "2004-03-23T19:43:03Z")
First I am calm, bored but calm. Second you better read the lyrics again. I quote: > [@](#): > > In Birmingham they love the Govā€™nor. Oooh hoo hoo. > [@](#): > > Now Watergate does not bother me. Well I was in Birmingham, and no we did not love Wallace. And watergate bothered the shit out of me. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/15 "2004-03-24T01:33:19Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > And watergate bothered the shit out of me. Butā€¦erā€¦ Watergate didnā€™t have anything to do with racism, did it? In West Alabama, born and raised in a truck bed was where he spent most of his days speakinā€™ twangy and relaxinā€™ and spitting some chew possibly playing football after he finished school When a couple of guys started a band that was good **askeptic** hated their record because he thought it was rude He threw out the record Because segregation was bad and entered the Army to fight for Uncle Sam \ He pulled up the Straight Dope March 7th or 8th And said to the Army Yo homes, smell you later He looked at his kingdom and was sufficiently awed to post a million times a day on the straight dope boards \ ---
**Author:** ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/16 "2004-03-24T01:49:47Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > Now, seeā€¦ **I** always think of that great old Johnny Rivers song. > > You know, _ **Secret Cajun Man** _? Iā€™m glad Iā€™m not the only one silently singing ā€œSecret Cajun Man.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/17 "2004-03-24T01:51:46Z")
It astounds me how many times dumbasses attack people based on post count, While they take pride in how high their own is. Personally I would prefer that neither post counts nor join date be availible. That way each person could be judged on the quality of their posts. If you have a problem with something I post, say it. If you just want to attempt some lame insult, FUCK YOU. For your information the Skynard song was a direct response to Niel Youngā€™s Southern Man. I merely stated that I was in Birmingham when it came out. That contrary to the LYRICS we did not all love the Govenor. Also contrary to the LYRICS Watergate did bother me. Why you feel the need to jump in a thread started in fun with your BS irrelevent post count attacks, I cannot imagine. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/18 "2004-03-24T01:55:50Z")
Where, exactly, did I complain? I donā€™t care how many times you post, buddy. I was making what I thought was a rather witty comment on the fact that a couple of people bitched about it. Jesusā€¦ lighten the fuck up. I wasnā€™t even making fun of you. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/19 "2004-03-24T02:00:40Z")
Sorry, I have just fielded a few too many comments about my post count recently. Which ironically increases my post count. Again sorry for freakin out (did not really freak was just alittle annoyed) ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706/20 "2004-03-24T04:50:00Z")
Incidentally, **askeptic,** I think you should check out those lyrics again. I was convinced for a long time that it was a pretty racist song, but Iā€™ve changed my mind for the most part. I still have some questions, but right hereā€™s as good a chance as Iā€™ll ever have to build my case. First off, I always thought it was ā€œBoo Hoo Hooā€ after the guvā€™nor line, as in, stop crying about it, whatā€™s done is done. Itā€™s not in the lyrics from the official site at all, so who knows. Anyway, about this: > [@](#): > > For your information the Skynard song was a direct response to Niel Youngā€™s Southern Man. I merely stated that I was in Birmingham when it came out. That contrary to the LYRICS we did not all love the Govenor. Also contrary to the LYRICS Watergate did bother me. I hear Lynyrd Skynyrd actually really admired Neil Young, for what itā€™s worth, so it wasnā€™t exactly a war. I just thought that after Young wrote ā€œSouthern Manā€ and ā€œAlabama,ā€ Skynyrd decided to stick up for their roots, and thatā€™s what ā€œSweet Home Alabamaā€ is about. What I was trying to say before was that the way I interpreted it, that verse you referenced means that just as not all Northerners, or even all Americans, bear the guilt for Watergate, neither are all Southerners represented by Wallace and his supporters. Why else would ā€œWe all did what we could doā€ be in there, unless he means they disagreed? You donā€™t honestly think he means he did what he could do to keep blacks out of schools, do you? The Watergate line is a question- ā€œNow Watergate does not bother me, does your conscience bother you?ā€ In other words, do the Neil Youngs of the world feel responsible for the bad deeds of others, and if not, why are all Southerners responsible for what Wallace did? Thatā€™s how I take it, anyway; it seems pretty vague, and I donā€™t really think itā€™s supposed to be of earth-shattering significance. I think itā€™s just a little dig at the bandā€™s buddy Neil, while at the same time trying to defend the South from blanket condemnation. An in-joke that turned out to be one of the most popular songs of all time. I also think itā€™s pretty hard to call Van Zant a racist when another song from that same album is a tribute to an old black blues player who Van Zant loved when he was a kid. And honestly, in every other song, they sure sound pretty progressive to me. This hi, I suppose, has been thoroughly _jacked._ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-cajun-man-definately-not-a-rant/235706.md?page=2)