7th Ward memories

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From an evacuee after the storm:
These will make any New Orleans native (25 and older) smile a little.

When they mention the B.W. Cooper on the news, you're confused 'cause you know all the projects by their old names... Magnolia, Calliope, Desire, Florida, Iberville, St. Bernard, etc...

Someone has ever told you that you look like you from the 7th Ward..

You still sing "Rosenberg's, Rosenberg's...1825...Tu-lane!"--

You remember the "Seafood City" commercials...

You went to Bachemin's Meat Market on St. Bernard for hot sausage or PATTON'S on Delery Street or in the Parish!

You can't get pickled tips anywhere but New Orleans and surrounding cities...

You know what "snap beans" are...

You don't eat everybody's gumbo or potato salad (definitely)

Once you met your girlfriend's (or boyfriend's) mother or grandmother and they asked, Who's your family?" or "Is your family from the 7th Ward?"

If you or someone you know is related to a Broussard, Boutte, Pichon, or Doucette or Mercadel they or you are from the 7th Ward...

You know where the "Point" is on the Lake....

Your mama used to whip yo tail with Daniel Green slippers...

You remember Pontchartrain Beach...

How about The Bottom Line, Crash Landing and Nexus?

You still want to sing or scream "Hey Pocky Way"
You know "It Ain't My Fault" and "They All Axed for You" , "Who shot the LaLa", and Mr. Big Stuff"

You only ate Chinese food at Chinese Kitchen or Five Happiness...

You remember that manager (with the Jheri Curl) at Circle Food Store...

No matter what part of the Eastbank you are from, you will drive to Haynes to get seafood from Castnet's...

You remember when Harrah's Casino was at the Municipal Auditorium (calling out all casino visitors:)

You went to a St. Mary's and 35's Talent Show (to go to any school's talent show was a big deal!) - OH HELL YEAH!!!

You remember Maison Blanche, McKenzie's, Tastee Donuts or K&B (and DH Holmes)...-

You lived in Michoud and people didn't want to visit because you lived too far...

You knew what the 3rd floor at Charity was all about! - FOR REAL!

Someone asks you where you are from and you reply 9th ward, Uptown, the East, the Gentilly, Downtown or the Westbank (you never give your street name).....

You know that THE GAME at Tad Gormley was 35 vs. St. Aug, and that was a major social event, even if you didn't go to either school...

You refer to the French Quarter as "the quarters"
and really don't go to the Quarters like talkin' about it, just when you have family from out of town that want to go there...

You refer to St. Bernard Parish as "The Parish"...

You know how to pronounce Tchoupitoulas...LOL

You know that Mardi Gras really goes down on Claiborne under the bridge and not on Bourbon...

You knew if somebody important or ghetto died, there would be a 2nd Line ....

Dressing up to go "uptown" aka Canal Street.
Going to Woolworth's to eat at the lunch counter.
Eating those good donuts at Woolworth....

- OH MY GOD..THESE ARE CLASSIC!

You know what huckle bucks are...
You used to shop at Krauss...
You always got a new outfit for Easter off Canal Street....- LOL
Someone at your job used to sell "suppers"... - OH SHIT!
You know where Lincoln Beach or Little Woods is...
You know the real story behind Pat Swilling's wife and his "kids"
You remember "Buck Jump Time"

You know who Harry Lee is - so you don't hang in Jefferson Parish!

You take the Huey P. Long Bridge to get from The Westbank to the Eastbank, 'cause you don't want to pay that dollar on the Crescent City Connection...

You end each sentence with "yeah" or (now the youngens say) "ya heard me?"
Example: "It's hot out here yeah" or "Holla at cho' boy, ya heard me?"

Your maw-maw "made groceries" at Economical on Gentilly and Elysian Fields...- Y

Your maw-maw referred to mayonnaise as "my-naise"

You drank "earange juice" and got your "earl" changed in your car on the "cornder" (ok all of us has mispronounced at least one of these during our lifetime)

You went to the "Lafitte" or Orleans & Claiborne to watch the Zulu Parade...YEAH!

You remember the "Gondola" and the "84 World's Fair"

You USED to refer to Betsy as New Orleans' worst storm (not anymore)

You were looking for YOUR house on TV during the CNN coverage of Hurricane Katrina...---HA HA HA...