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You didn't have to take it so literal. It's not something people seem to do for Easter here. No one I know awaited crawfish season.
Baton Rouge is more inland than Houston. That has nothing to do with it.
Ok Houston does everything...
Baton Rouge is on a major river. That's not quite the same thing. Not at all, actually. And no one said Houston does everything.
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Oh city vs city, what a hoot.
Did not expect to read arguments over crawfish when I clicked the last couple pages. Lol
Who's arguing, though? I'm just clearing away some misconceptions.
You sound just like the New Yorkers. Texas' argument was that the shuttle was relevant to Houston's NASA community (which it is). And they could have used the tourist dollars. NY only wanted it just to say they can have it, out of greed, in my honest opinion. You should have heard some of the news coverage on it. New York bullied its way thru this whole ordeal
This should be a wake up call to Houston. They can't keep half-assing on everything they do. They should have submitted a plan that would have displayed the shuttle in the best way possible. Instead they pretty much just thought of whatever and got fooled in the end. The city needs to learn to be more aggressive and creative when it comes to competing for things.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but were you not the one who was just proven incorrect?
If you mean by showing me some festivals. Sure. Houston has crawfish festivals. There is one in New Jersey too, I guess they eat crawfish on Jersey shore as well. Once again you don't really know what you're talking about. It goes deeper than festivals.
But yes, for the sake of hijacking this thread, you have proven me wrong.
If you mean by showing me some festivals. Sure. Houston has crawfish festivals. There is one in New Jersey too, I guess they eat crawfish on Jersey shore as well. Once again you don't really know what you're talking about. It goes deeper than festivals.
But yes, for the sake of hijacking this thread, you have proven me wrong.
I'm baking cookies, you deserve one.
No, thanks.
You first said this:
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People don't even eat crawfish here....
...then you said this:
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Originally Posted by annie_himself
I haven't smelled a crawfish boil since I've been here.
...ah, yes, the old "I've never personally experienced it, therefore, it must not exist" argument.
...followed by:
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Originally Posted by annie_himself
I know about the festival.
So how exactly is it that you came to "know" that no one in Houston eats crawfish, but somehow claimed to have knowledge of one of the largest crawfish boils in the south, which takes place in Houston. Those two statements obviously contradict each other. If anyone else has been paying attention to this discussion, it would've been clear that the individual who didn't know what they were talking about is you, not me.
This should be a wake up call to Houston. They can't keep half-assing on everything they do. They should have submitted a plan that would have displayed the shuttle in the best way possible. Instead they pretty much just thought of whatever and got fooled in the end. The city needs to learn to be more aggressive and creative when it comes to competing for things.
Houston didn't need to put on a show to earn a shuttle that was rightfully theirs in the first place. That was my whole point, and you apparently missed it.
You have proven me wrong Nairobi. A festival is the be all-end all for a particular culture. All the Paddadeaux's and La(u)ndry's are what crawfish is all about. Haha
I really don't want to try to explain to you anymore.
You have proven me wrong Nairobi. A festival is the be all-end all for a particular culture. All the Paddadeaux's and La(u)ndry's are what crawfish is all about. Haha
I really don't want to try to explain to you anymore.
The festival(s) that I and Blkgiraffe posted was simply about proving you wrong about saying that people in Houston don't eat them. That's all. Not once did I personally mention restaurants serving them.
As for people boiling crawfish in their own yards, I know I've experienced it, so you obviously just need to get around Houston more. I've already stated that it's likely not as big a deal in Texas as it is in Baton Rouge, but Houston does not need or want to be like BR, so that's neither here nor there.
I'm not even sure what your argument is anymore, but I can understand why you're desperate to save face.
Houston didn't need to put on a show to earn a shuttle that was rightfully theirs in the first place. That was my whole point, and you apparently missed it.
How did I miss you're apart?? I stated I agreed with you in the sense that Houston deserved a shuttle. I just went on to add why they didn't get one.
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