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With disturbing news about the football coaches dominating our news, Craig Bennett’s story is particularly timely:

“Having held a Saints membership since 1975, I have had many experiences and would like to share this one.

“John North, interim Saints coach, was asked after a tough loss, ‘What happened? “

John, with his feet propped up on his desk and his hat twisted over his head, like former LSU coach Charlie McClendon, said, ‘Don’t ask me, go ask them. We told them what to do. They just didn’t. this!’

“He left shortly after this season!

Biblical sounds

Mary Pramuk from Baton Rouge has a problem:

“We have frogs, not a new disease, but five little frogs, no more than an inch long, that have invaded the trunk lid of our car. When my husband moved to oust them, one of the squirted.

“Later, after shopping, he opened the trunk and they were back. He didn’t want to throw them in the parking lot, where they could get run over.

“We figured they came in through the opening at the top of the door, full of coarse leaves, or maybe flattening inside the rubber band.

“I hit one sitting in the round hollow of the door. It catapulted across the width of the car.

“Question: Why us? “

Green blues

Robert Cabes, of Lafayette, grew up in New Orleans and attended Tulane football games. He attended LSU, but also Tulane Law School. So he has a history with the Green Wave.

He said, “Thursday night, looking for some televised football, much to my delight, I ran into Tulane against Houston. The game was pretty good, even though the Green Wave lost.

“But who decided that the team wear helmets and blue uniforms? I didn’t consider the blue ugly, but it was obvious that Tulane still intended to be known as the Green Wave. are you a green wave in blue uniforms? “

Two thoughts from LSU fan Robert:

1. I think these powder blue uniforms are pretty.

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2. I suspect that some Tulane fans would rather lose the sleek appearance than gain the tacky appearance.

Nostalgia for the night sky

The mention of the Russian Sputnik in the 1950s brought this memory of Frank Fronczek, from Baton Rouge:

“A few years after Sputnik, the United States put two Echo communications satellites into orbit. They were large reflective Mylar balloons (about 100 feet in diameter), easily visible to the naked eye, moving across the sky. nocturnal.

“It was pretty new back then, and a great spectator sport. If I remember correctly, the papers ran schedules showing when you could see them.

“Today it is difficult to look at the sky for more than a few minutes without seeing a satellite.”

Nice People Department

“The Rivers Family of Nine Mile Point” sends this appreciation note:

“Our family was at Drago’s in Metairie after picking up our grandson who had been stationed in Iraq, to ​​celebrate his return from a year-long tour.

“We would like to thank two lovely ladies who paid for our meal anonymously. Very kind and made our lunch even more special.”

Special Persons Department

Robert A. “Bob” Seals Sr., “aka Paw Paw or Pops”, of Baton Rouge, celebrated his 95th birthday on Tuesday, October 12th. He is a WWII veteran and Purple Heart recipient, serving in the Pacific. He is described as a “hole-in-one legend at old Sherwood Forest Golf Club in Baton Rouge”.

Esther “Mrs. Dutch” Morrison celebrates her 92nd birthday on Wednesday October 13th. She and her husband John “Mr. Dutch” have owned the Dutch Lawn Mower and Bicycle on Plank Road in Baton Rouge for over 30 years.

The Taxmobile?

Celeste Ellender said: “George Sells’ comment on the license tag with the letters’ DWI ‘reminded me years ago when my then-husband, the late Gary Cooper, got a new truck.

“Our son and I picked up the tag when it was ready. My son burst out laughing when he read the letters ‘IRS’.

“Needless to say, Gary immediately traded in the new tag for an LSU!”

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