[GCFL-discuss] [GCFL.net] Boudreaux and Clarence

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

I missed it if there was... Green, were they in reference to the slang of
the south vs french?

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List <
gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:

>
> John, did you get any comments disapproving of this one?  someone i
> forwarded it to complained that it was racist.  i don't agree, but i'm
> curious to know if anyone else saw it that way.
>
> greenBubble
>
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> Subject: [GCFL.net] Boudreaux and Clarence
>
> Boudreaux live across de bayou from Clarence, who he don
> like at all. Dey all de time yell across de bayou at each
> other. Boudreaux would yell to Clarence, "If I had a way to
> cross dis bayou, I'd come over dere an beat you up good,
> yeah!"
>
> Dis went on for years. Finally de state done built a bridge
> across dat bayou right by dere houses; and Boudreaux's wife,
> Marie, say, "Now is you chance, Boudreaux. Why don you go
> over der an beat up dat Clarence like you say?"
>
> Boudreaux say, "OK," and start across de bridge, but he see
> a sign on de bridge an he stop to read it and den he go back
> home.
>
> Marie say, "Why you back so soon?"
>
> And Boudreaux say, "Marie, I dun change my mind 'bout
> beatin' up dat Clarence. You know Marie, dey got a sign on
> dat dere bridge dat say, 'Clarence 13 ft. 6 in.'
>
> You know, he don look near dat big when I yell at him across
> de bayou."
>
> Received from Wayne Shelton.
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