Avery Island's Jungle Gardens
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GatorBites You Might Be Cajun If:


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  • You think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.
  • You think "Baywatch" is an environmental group.
  • Watching "Wild Kingdom" makes you hungry.
  • You think "Damn Yankees" is a play about a cracker from North Louisiana.
  • You consider the seasons of the year to be Winter, Spring, Summer and Hunting.
  • You stand when they play Jolie Blonde.
  • You've ever greeted someone at the Lafayette Airport by shouting, "AAAAAYYYYYYEEEEEEEE."
  • Fred's Lounge in Mamou means more to you than the Grand Ole Opry.
  • You are asked to name the four seasons and your reply is "onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic."
  • You refer to Louisiana winters as "gumbo weather."
  • You have ever used a gill net to play volleyball, tennis, or badminton.
  • Your outboard motor has more horsepower than your car.
  • After a hurricane you pray for a little rain shower to wash the mud off of the grass.
  • You'd pass up a free trip to Paris to go to the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge.
  • You played your first game of Bourre while sitting in a high chair.
  • Your high school band's rendition of the national anthem starts with "Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File' Gumbo."
  • You think boudin, hog's head cheese and a Bud is a snack.
  • You think the four food groups are boiled seafood, fried seafood, broiled seafood, and beer.
  • You take one bite of 5-alarm chili and reach for Tabasco.
  • In describing a gourmet dinner you use the term "deep fat fried."
  • Your Mama announces each morning, "Well, I've got the rice cooking.  What should we have for supper?"
  • You let your black coffee cool off and find that it has jelled up.
  • You think gravy is a beverage.
  • Your favorite book starts with "First, You make a roux..."
  • Eating boiled crawfish, you hear "Don't eat the dead ones" and know what this means.
  • You've ever given up Tabasco for Lent.
  • You describe a yard of boudin and a pound of cracklins as breakfast.
  • You can estimate the amount of gravy required to cover the rice while it's still in the field.
  • You think four dozen oysters and a six pack constitute a 10-course meal.
  • You have ever used a trash can lid for a pot cover.
  • Your name ends in "-eaux" or "-oux."
  • When your wife gives you an angry look, you describe it as "she passed me a pair of eyes."
  • You have more than one relative whose first name is "T" or "Boo."
  • You have relatives whose first names are "Taunt" and "Nonc."
  • You have a "Parrain" instead of a godfather.
  • You know the difference between Zatarains, Zydeco, and Zeringue.
  • Your dog's kennel is the bed of your pickup truck.
  • You think the former head of the United Nations is Boudreaux-Boudreaux Guillory.
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