Is this some sort of fighting cheer for the superbowl, or what? Everyone keeps running around yelling it, it's getting annoying.
I want to yell back 'Who cares!'
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Is this some sort of fighting cheer for the superbowl, or what? Everyone keeps running around yelling it, it's getting annoying.
I want to yell back 'Who cares!'
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You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Free your mind, and your ass will follow.
George Clinton
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It's a Saints thing, I believe.
I was wondering the same thing!
I dont know football at all, went to a Super bowl party for the fun and just rooted for the underdog (Saints).. but I've been hearing "Who Dat" for the last week and just figured it was a football thing and didn't want to ask. Thanks for doing it for me![]()





its the chant for the saints. it also has its own wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Dat%3F
The more full chant is: "who dat say they gonna beat them saints"
The NFL is currently trying to claim ownership over the phrase "who dat." However, it seems that the phrase was coined before the NFL even existed (read the wikipedia article for history). The NFL is also trying to claim ownership over the fleur-de-lys symbol. assholes.
i think that almost all communication on sunday night was reduced to these two words. I love New Orleans.
The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.



Everytime I hear everyone say "Who Dat" it makes me think of that Lil Wayne song A Milli
"Who dat say they gon' beat lil' wayne!"




Give it 2 weeks and it'll be on the streets and in the schools here too.......anything 'trendy' in the US.....our kids copy these days....(Innit!)
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why is it considered "cool" to use improper grammar and sound like an idiot??? nothing turns me off more than stupidity...too bad the rest of the nation doesn't see it that way.
Woaah.
This is our culture. It is our language just like french, spanish, etc...
It is so much more than who dat. We do not ridicule people for speaking in different languages but yet we are consistently looked down upon. I think that is stupid. We understand each other completely when talking amongst ourselves. Some will blame us that they cannot understand. Do you blame spanish people and call them stupid because you cant understand them.
You really should experience our culture before passing judgement. I mean i dont talk about uptight, materialistic, SELFISH assholes from the north. Oh but they use proper english so everything else is forgiven..
Na i didnt tell aw dis to b meen r to start a fite. i ges wan u no dat wi gud peeples down heer![]()
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Even dogs are getting into the spirit of Superbowl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYvI_vtYeA8
Promote yourself and earn more money! This is a business that is owned by strippers for strippers. Let's make that money!








There is nothing wrong with speaking the Queen's English correctly - and there is nothing wrong with Regional and Colloquial variations either.
If you came over to the UK - you would easily understand the folks in London - but if you travelled up to Yorkshire - you would think that you had gone to a different planet - and you would have to stuff a Babel Fish in your ear to understand them!!
Deliberately mispronouncing the English language is not cool however - it's ignorant and lazy.
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considering 'who dat' was used at a routine in minstrel shows (which, before i read the article i had some sort of suspicion of this) wanderlust isnt completely wrong.
if you read the wikipedia article, you'll notice a reference to 'swing wedding' a late 30s cartoon, which can be found on youtube.





They can have 'Who dat?' for all I care, as long as I don't have to hear it anymore.
They don't get the fleur-de-lys. Fuck that. There's nothing whatsoever aristocratic about the NFL.
I could give a flying fuck about the Saints or any other televised team sports, but I do love New Orleans. I don't recall ever hearing anyone say 'Who dat?' there, but it's been a few years since I was there.
Anyway thanks for filling me in on what the hell it's supposed to mean!
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Free your mind, and your ass will follow.
George Clinton
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Also, being an avid saints fan, I've said "who dat?!" about 300 times in the last month.
so, you can all eat me![]()
Who Dat say dey gonna eat pretty penny?
As for the topic....believe it or not, there are a few people in this country who really like NFL football. And some of them even have a favorite team, and when that team wins(for the 1st time in their history) the biggest single sporting event in the world, they might get a little excited. And if that team has a little slogan, you may hear it a couple of times the week after the event. So maybe lighten up a little.
I'm sure when....say....Brazil or Italy, wins the world cup, that the country's rabid soccer fans just shake hands with one another and go home and sit in quiet satisfaction....
And as far as the NFL and the licensing of 'who dat' and the Fleur De Lis. They werent trying to license ALL Fleur De Lis'. Just the ones referring to the Saints football team...its a specific one that the NFL team and the Saints designed
I'm not from the North. I was born and raised in Florida. I currently live in North Carolina. Last I checked, both of those states were part of the South. Fought on the Rebel side during the Civil War and all that.
Spanish, French, etc??? Those are real, legitimate languages. Purposely degrading the English language is NOT a language.
Actually, I understand Spanish quite well. I also speak some French, Italian, Mandarin, and am nearly fluent in Russian. Most people in those countries also get bent out of shape when people purposely rip the language apart in an effort to sound "cool".
"Dat" is not a real word. It is a purposeful mispelling of the English language, a lame attempt to differentiate.
I know it's trendy to mispell words right now and all, but doesn't mean I'm going to do it, or support it, or not call people out when they do it.





WHO DAT!!!!!!
I know absolutely nothing about football. I made a $300 bet with some friends that the saints would win and THEY DID! I'm who datting all day! LOL!'
I really do think they could've came up with a better catch phrase or whatever that is though
Wow--first off i used the north as an example only. I could have put anything in there. Second i used spanish as an example also but i am glad it gave you a reason to make sure I know how well educated you are and all your different languages. But the fact still remains you dont know about our culture. You have know idea about growing up here with two parents that dont speak english and you are listening to a mix of different languages and trying to learn english also. We have a thick slang down here and throughout the years----dis,dat,dar and so forth were born. Here is the kick....no they are not english words but they derived from the english language. So what does that make it. The originators were not trying to be cool....they were just speaking. Do you make fun of foreigners that butcher the english language too. That is sad.
What about a tribe in africa that has made up its own language...How are they any different from us? Just because we were born in the US are we considered 2nd class citizens because of the way we talk....Well damn. I think i will stay down here with lower species instead of dealing with the i am better than you crowd. Here is the biggest difference about us. When you come to see us....(as long as you are not an ass) We will welcome you with open arms. We smile with strangers, laugh with strangers, share our food and have a good time. See not only are we different in how we speak, but also in how we think and treat others. We could care less how you pronounce anything....if you are good people you have a place with us.
http://www.boodrow.com/mainwebsite/cajun_dictionary.htm
The link below is the more accepted language we have but hey we are trying to adapt....just not that well i guess for some people
http://www.cajuncrawfishpie.com/cajun-language.html
Yoda57usA woman, if she so chooses, can give you everything but her heart. Without her heart she is giving you nothing.
*Sigh* Really??? Making the assumption that I mock foreigners??? My parents aren't from America originally either. Don't assume you know anything about me.
Dude, just because you SAY something with an accent DOESN'T mean you have to SPELL IT with an accent. That's ALL I was trying to say. But thanks for trying to make me out to be some sort of racist. You're the one pushing the Us vs. Them rhetoric.
Oh, and for your information, I've spent quite a lot of time in Louisiana...have relatives that are stationed there. BUT AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY SOMETHING WITH AN ACCENT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO SPELL IT WITH AN ACCENT.





As for the topic...
I'm well aware of all the fans. I have discovered over the years that they are entirely impossible to ignore, especially if they are in the same bar and 'their' team just caught a ball, kicked it between a couple of sticks, or maybe farted.
Believe it or not, there are a few people in this country who don't care about NFL football. But when people paint themselves gold or pink or whatever color, bellow incomprehensible lyrics from a theme song for hours on end, etc., we have no choice but to notice. 'A couple times' would be easy to gloss over, a couple thousand in 24 hours is overkill.
So maybe let those of us who are mystified by all the uproar have a chance to discuss it here. I believe there are football threads, started by fans, where you can post support for your favorite teams to your hearts' content, using whatever language or dialect you choose.
No offense to my friends who may be fans of the Saints or any other teams, or residents of New Orleans, which as I have said is a great city.
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Free your mind, and your ass will follow.
George Clinton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lemiwinks31
As for the topic....believe it or not, there are a few people in this country who really like NFL football. And some of them even have a favorite team, and when that team wins(for the 1st time in their history) the biggest single sporting event in the world, they might get a little excited. And if that team has a little slogan, you may hear it a couple of times the week after the event. So maybe lighten up a little.
Hear! Hear!
And just for the record - the biggest single sporting event in the World is......The Summer Olympic Games.
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Alright, maybe you should write a letter to the Mayor of New Orleans and have him stop all superbowl and mardi gras festivities to announce that due to concerns of proper english, the chant for the saints will be changed from 'who dat' to 'who that', and to celebrate the saints, one must drunkenly run around the streets yelling 'who that' instead of 'who dat.' Because, in an excited moment of celebration, it is very important that we remember the correct spelling of our demonstrative pronouns.
sheesh!
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The best thing i have heard in a strip club to date:
customer: we should get married right now! we should get a shotgun marriage!
me: uhh... i think you are misunderstanding what a shotgun marriage means. A shotgun marriage means you knock me up and my daddy shows up at your door with a gun and forces you to marry me and raise the baby. You mean elope.
customer: hmm... nah actually i will take the shotgun marriage. At least then we would be having sex.
Yoda57usA woman, if she so chooses, can give you everything but her heart. Without her heart she is giving you nothing.
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