# Doing anything for Mardi Gras? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201 "2009-02-24T15:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/1 "2009-02-24T15:46:54Z")
I brought in a sensible lunch from home and then remembered it’s Mardi Gras! Any excuse for a food treat, so it’s pizza for lunch. For tomorrow we fast! And receive ashes and then go to **Doubt** , which seems appropriate or maybe not so much? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/2 "2009-02-24T15:56:23Z")
Just returned from a weekend in NOLA, so I’m sitting at work kind of bummed out. There’s a LA themed restaurant next door with po-boys, jambalaya and the like, so possibly lunch there. Other than that, sulking… ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/3 "2009-02-24T16:00:14Z")
Making pancakes. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/4 "2009-02-24T16:06:24Z")
Since Mardi Gras began a while ago, ends today, and I haven’t done anything to begin with, I probably won’t do much, if at all. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/5 "2009-02-24T16:48:40Z")
> [@Tracy\_Lord](#): > > Making pancakes. 😉 Yum. That’s a tradition I need to adopt! ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/6 "2009-02-24T17:13:25Z")
I don’t know about this “Mardi Gras” thing, but I do celebrate Pączki Day by, naturally, eating a [pączki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czki). 🙂 (OK, so it’s “pączek” in the singular but we don’t say that around here.) Oh, and I’ve done so. _burp_ Freshly baked donut, fresh sliced strawberries, powdered sugar on top. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/7 "2009-02-24T17:16:47Z")
Pączki Day seems to be on Fat Tuesday by design, not coincidence! Those doughnuts sound yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/8 "2009-02-24T17:26:56Z")
Going to have pancakes and bacon for dinner. That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/9 "2009-02-24T17:27:24Z")
I’m not a big donut fan, but I do love paczki (being lazy and not copy-pasting, best pronunciation is something like “poonch-key”). Shockingly, I almost forgot to buy one from the in-house bakery today! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Dromish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b77776/32.png) [@Dromish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dromish)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/10 "2009-02-24T17:43:09Z")
Personally I’m recovering from having spent the last four days down in New Orleans. If I’d had a bit more vacation time, or this current work project wasn’t due in a couple of weeks… I’d be spending today in the quarter, dressed as the devil, hanging out with Jesus, and Santa Clause. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/11 "2009-02-24T17:44:44Z")
Oh man, that’s right, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. I guess I’ll give up roasted peanuts in the shell again. It’s my favorite treat. When I was a kid I was always encouraged to give up something intangible like gossip, envy, etc. So, one time I decided to try that and give up being grouchy, but I soon realized that’s not possible. Peanuts are easier yet still fit the bill as personal sacrifice. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/12 "2009-02-24T18:02:43Z")
I used to dream of going to Mardi Gras back in the day. Now I’m too old to do it justice. I’ll be business as usual. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/13 "2009-02-24T18:13:52Z")
I’ll be getting naked. Not really for Mardi Gras though. I take a shower every day. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/14 "2009-02-24T18:47:08Z")
I am feasting for lunch. My husband has prepared for me: Bacon sandwiches. Four slices of bacon per two slices of toasted bread. Bread is lightly spread with Miracle Whip. I have two such sandwiches. Eight slices of bacon total. Ooh - wait - there’s an extra one hiding down there! WOOT!! A salad of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and French Dressing. A bag of cheeze-it crackers. A Little Debbie peanut butter bar pack - you know -the chocolate covered wafers with peanut butter in them? Come two to a pack? A hostess cupcake. 7 lemon cookies. A pint of milk. I shall feast, then I shall go have a cigarette, a cup of coffee, and call the man to thank him. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/15 "2009-02-24T18:53:28Z")
My tennis team made a Mardi Gras themed lunch for our match. I made homemade jambalaya. We also had gumbo, bread, and a King cake. Then I came home and ate some leftover birthday cake because tomorrow I’m giving up sweets and soda. Kill me now! ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/16 "2009-02-24T20:13:07Z")
I’m going to wear all my Mardi Gras beads, put on some Zydeco CDs, get shit-faced drunk and beg my wife to flash me her boobs as I puke on the side of our house. To complete the experience, I might have a couple of fellas drag me around the corner, take my wallet and beat the bejesus out of me. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/17 "2009-02-24T20:22:16Z")
It’s the farmers’ market tonight, so it’s my traditional hang out at a downtown bar evening anyhow. I’ll wear some flamboyantly colored clothing and a bunch of Mardi Gras beads and try to start a tradition of girls flashing their tits. I’ve been trying for 20 years now, and it has never worked, but I’m not one to give up easily! ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/18 "2009-02-24T22:21:43Z")
I had my first fettisdag bullar – a traditional Swedish “Fat Tuesday Bun.” It’s a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream – YUM! That’s about all I’m doing. I mean, I’ll be playing pub trivia tonight, but I do that every Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/19 "2009-02-24T22:23:03Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > A Little Debbie peanut butter bar pack - you know -the chocolate covered wafers with peanut butter in them? Come two to a pack? Nutty Bars?! I think I know what I’m having for dinner! > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ll be getting naked. > > Not really for Mardi Gras though. I take a shower every day. You **freak**!!! :eek: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201/20 "2009-02-24T22:37:40Z")
> [@Jettboy](#): > > I’m going to wear all my Mardi Gras beads, put on some Zydeco CDs, get shit-faced drunk and beg my wife to flash me her boobs as I puke on the side of our house. > > To complete the experience, I might have a couple of fellas drag me around the corner, take my wallet and beat the bejesus out of me. Sounds a lot better than getting shot during the parade in NOLA today… :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-anything-for-mardi-gras/487201.md?page=2)