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Date: Jul 8, 2005

Offering the Hospitality of Maison de la Guerre

Date: Jul 8, 2005

This offer is typical of the kindness for which Mlle de Guerre is so well known. Merci!

Date: Jul 8, 2005

They will be glad to know that, as Mille is still abroad, she will not be involved in any cooking. Trust me, that is good news. I can make a passable cup of tea, as long as we have power. After that, it's Diet Pepsi for our caffeine "fix" I'm afraid!

Date: Jul 8, 2005

H.A. wrote:

I'm afraid!

Why are you afraid, my dear?

Date: Jul 8, 2005

You misread. I'm afraid it's Pepsi instead of coffee (or tea for me) if the power goes. Just an expression. Although fear of hurricanes is certainly a reasonable response.

Date: Jul 9, 2005

Hermione Angleterre wrote:

Mlle de Guerre has authorized me to offer shelter to friends coming up from the Gulf Coast. We have available one king-sized bed and a private bath, plus a living room large enough to sleep several on sleeping bags. Remember there are animals in the house, and no smoking indoors. Also, the staff have all been sent to their own homes, so everything is self-serve. Please contact me via "truth" or another known board member. Stay safe. Sincerely, Hermione Angleterre, Social Secretary to Monique de Guerre

Hermione Angleterre,

You and Mlle de Guerre are very kind ta make dis offer, cher. Thibodeaux and me are loadin up he's truck ta head up dat way. De only animal we got is "T-Fred" who is Thibodeaux's gater. Don worry, no, casue he very good, ya. He, and gets by on a chicken every two days. Don't worry bout dat, no, cause we got de chicken cages tired to de back of de truck, ya. We don plan ta stay more den a week, no.

Tanks again, Cher.

Date: Jul 9, 2005

Excellent, Mr. Boudreaux. You and your party, including T-Fred, are most welcome. Especially T-Fred. Let me give you directions to the house you're looking for.

Coming from I-59 north, take the USM exit. Turn right at the first traffic signal, that would be 40th avenue. There's a Texaco station on the right. Then drive south on 40th until you see Jamestown Road. Take a left (there's no street to the right) -- go one block, and on the left you'll see an imposing brick house with white pillars. Turn in the drive and go all the way around to the back.
I know they'll just be thrilled to see you and your companions. Bon voyage!

Date: Jul 9, 2005

LOL!

Date: Jul 9, 2005

Leave the lights on for you wrote:

LOL!

That's my line.

Date: Jul 9, 2005

Hermione Angleterre wrote:

Excellent, Mr. Boudreaux. You and your party, including T-Fred, are most welcome. Especially T-Fred. Let me give you directions to the house you're looking for. Coming from I-59 north, take the USM exit. Turn right at the first traffic signal, that would be 40th avenue. There's a Texaco station on the right. Then drive south on 40th until you see Jamestown Road. Take a left (there's no street to the right) -- go one block, and on the left you'll see an imposing brick house with white pillars. Turn in the drive and go all the way around to the back. I know they'll just be thrilled to see you and your companions. Bon voyage!

Tanks fo da directions, Hermione. OooWe dat sound like one fancy shelter, ya. Thibodeaux, he hopin dat dey have a swimming pool cause T-Fred love ta swim. But dat O.K. if dey don, cause T-Fred is house broke. When he stay inside ya have ta be sure he gets da chicken on time so he stay happy. Tibodeaux an me will tell ya how we make out at dat fancy shelter, ya. You folks up here in H'burg are like good Cajun kin, ya.

Date: Jul 10, 2005

Well, I’m gonna told you what happened ta me and Tibodeaux last nite. Thibodeaux followed der directions Mlle Hermione gave ta me. Dat some fine shelter, ya, dat we find on dat Jamestown road. Me, I don’ want ta wake dem folks late at nite, no, so we park fer de nite. T-Fred started messin with dem chickens cages so Thibodeaux tied him to a big white column fer the nite.

Dis morning a nice gentleman come out. He ask if we be Refugee’. Me, I told em Refugee’, he must live further down de bayou cause we don’ know him but, me, I be Boudreaux, dis be Thibodeaux an’ dat be T-Fred.

OooWee, he run inside when he see T-Fred. He yell out, “Wha’ ya be doing here?” Me, I yell back dat we tryin to save us selves from dat Dennis, but we don’ got money fer de motel, no.

Dat nice man say he can help us ta get money, ya. He told Me and Thibodeaux ‘bout how to make money with somtin he call Economic Development.

Me, I gonna told you later ‘bout dis E.D. dat me an Thibodeaux gonna learnt, ya.

Date: Jul 11, 2005

Adventure at the Fancy Shelter

Now I gonna told ya bout what happen to me and Boudreaux at dat fancy shelter dat Mlle Hermione sent us to. Dat nice man at de shelter told Boudreaux we could make money wit dat economic development, ya.

Boudreaux say, “ How do we learnt economic development?”

Dat man say, “ Boudreaux you first need ta lean English and logic’.”

“What dis logic’?”, ax Boudreaux.

Der man say, “ I show you. Boudreaux, do you own a weedeater?”

Ya , Boudreaux say.

Der man say, “Well, if ya have a weedeater ya must have a lawn, and if ya have a lawn ya must have a home. So I think ya have a family.”

“OooWee”, say Boudreaux. “How ya know I got a double wide trailer, a wife and 3 kids?”

Der man say, “ Dats logic’. I used logic’ to learn dat Boudreaux is a heterosexual.”

Boudreaux come to me and say, “Thibodeaux, well gonna get rich usin economic development , ya. All we need to do is study English and logic’.”

Me, I say, “ What dis logic’, Boudreaux?”

Boudreaux say, “ I gonna told ya. Thibodeaux, do you own a weedeater?”

I say no. Boudreaux say, “Ah ha Thibodeaux, you are a homosexual.”

So now me and Boudreaux are drivin to de bayou country ta tell me wife Marie’ and seven kids dat we gonna study dis economic development, and dat I’m a homosexual.