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  • It was Mardi Gras, which is as big a deal in Galveston as it is in New Orleans. Archive 2008-06-01
  • A touch of Mardi Gras with a carnival type atmosphere was the end result and children of all ages had a memorable experience on this special occasion in Tubbercurry.
  • This was the fifth year for Leesburg's Mardi Gras celebration and parade.
  • As much as New Orleanians love the Saints, they also love Mardi Gras, which is a week from next Tuesday. Super Bowl Coverage Overshadows New Orleans Elections | RedState
  • More Mardi Gras: Mardi Gras Madness is one of the area's longest-running Fat Tuesday parties, even though the New Orleans flavor comes more from wearing masks and tossing beads -- yes, it's that kind of event -- than a traditional Louisiana vibe. '80s hard rock cover band Herr Metal, '90s cover band White Ford Bronco and all-around cover band Down Wilson entertain the largely 20-something audience at the State Theatre. Nightlife Agenda: Mardi Gras parties, Kurt Vile and Prince Paul
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  • For the younger generation the Mardi Gras on Saturday night was their night out.
  • It's the first night of the annual Mardi Gras, a three-day bender that, according to the head of the local Oxfam team, acts ‘as a kind of therapy, a release’ for the people of one of the poorest countries in the world.
  • And that’s where what I call the Mardi Gras effect comes in. Zimbardo’s famous experiment 30 years ago sheds light on abuse photos
  • And that's where -- what I call the Mardi Gras effect comes in. CNN Transcript May 21, 2004
  • People celebrate Mardi Gras by dressing up in costumes.
  • An orange feathered boa that properly accents the funky new green crushed velour shirt and pink cowboy hat with a built-in tiara, now also sporting a feathery Mardi Gras mask. Archive 2008-01-01
  • Masks worn on holidays such as Halloween and Mardi Gras signal festivity and license.
  • Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”—meaning it is the last opportunity to eat rich food before the fast of Lent begins. Mardi Gras
  • Anyone see any of these things mentioned above that would cause any number of nimrods to toss food around the table like beads at Mardi Gras?
  • It was battlestations after that as we dashed back into town and tried to get a decent view of the Mardi Gras parade itself, parking ourselves south a bit from Taylor Square.
  • With their visors forged and embossed as humorous or grotesque human masks, such helmets were often worn in tournaments held during the exuberant pre-Lenten (Shrovetide) festivals, celebrations somewhat akin to the modern Mardi Gras. Would This 16th Century Helmet Terrify a Jousting Opponent?
  • Unauditable claims about the scores of millions of dollars the Mardi Gras brings to Sydney survive, I believe, on media credulousness.
  • Forty-six dancers have been slogging it out for months to fine tune their act with Mardi Gras promotions this Sunday, April 18.
  • All but Violet, who stood amazed, slowly pushing up her Mardi Gras mask to reveal an expression of childlike wonder. Darkness Becomes Her
  • It has become the Jewish Mardi Gras, a day of revelry, drinking, and masquerades.
  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Brazilian Carnival the Greatest Street Carnival on Earth'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'The Carnival I used to call Mardi Gras is the greatest fun fest available. OpEdNews - Quicklink: Brazilian Carnival the Greatest Street Carnival on Earth
  • The old boys, who fought for King and far distant country in World War Two, drink their lager beside gay Mardi Gras revellers decked out in more feathers and spangles than you could shake a stick at.
  • Teachout also acknowledges that on racial matters as well, Armstrong's behavior - appearing as "King of the Zulus" at Mardi Gras, or adopting "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" as his theme song despite its reference to "darkies" - could be, to use one of his terms, NYT > Home Page
  • The Carnival I used to call Mardi Gras is the greatest fun fest available. OpEdNews - Quicklink: Brazilian Carnival the Greatest Street Carnival on Earth
  • I don't know that I'd go so far as to call our Mardi Gras tasteful I'm looking forward to the all-girl Camel Toe Steppers marching group tomorrow night, for example, but yeah, we're Miss Manners in comparison to this float. "If we had people dancing on top of dead bodies that would indeed be disrespectful."
  • The thong is imprinted with yellow comedy and tragedy masks and the words “The Original Mardi Gras” (because Alabamians think their celebrations preceded those in Louisiana). 2009 February 16 « One-Minute Book Reviews
  • I was feeling exhausted, what with the 22 miler, the Rowing Crew Mardi Gras and the fulsome lunch that was now rattling in my stomach and telling my brain to let me lie down in the aisle somewhere near the dairy produce and have a good snooze.
  • My sense of humor, which I'm going to need to pull off an outfit made from a funky new green crushed velour shirt with a pink cowboy hat with a built-in tiara, now also sporting a feathery Mardi Gras mask and orange feathered boa. Archive 2008-01-01
  • My Mardi Gras chicken fettucini was overdone.
  • At 46, Hermann credits most New Orleans-style musicians for his avoidance of a life of beggary, which is why after this Mardi Gras Band tour - watch for new JamBase
  • My pink cowboy hat with a built-in tiara, now also sporting a feathery Mardi Gras mask. Archive 2008-01-01
  • The four Neville Brothers first worked together backing Mardi Gras Indians for the 1976 album “The Wild Tchoupitoulas” and their set started with the Nevilles joined by current Tchoupitoulas in feathered suits, one carrying a giant sequined tomahawk. Jazzfest: A Neville Family Homecoming - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
  • And that's where what I call the Mardi Gras effect comes in. CNN Transcript May 21, 2004
  • So explain it to folks who, like me, aren't quite sure what the term Mardi Gras even means. CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2006
  • He anoints them with water, pelts them with rocks, and burns Asian bank notes inside the craniums before covering them with Mardi Gras beads and found objects.
  • Inevitably we're running late Mardi Gras morning (all that preening takes time), but fortunately, Zulu is also always running late, so we did manage to catch the rest of it. Zulu
  • Then next Saturday Feb. 18, the 6th Annual Nolafunk.com Mardi Gras Ball arrives with the combination of the irrepressible funster Kermit Ruffins and his BBQ Swingers, the uber-funky Bonerama brass band, and jam-band favorite Marco Benevento. A Young Lion, All Grown Up
  • OKLAHOMA CITY - The Nuggets 'star player was woozier than a Mardi Gras hangover. Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
  • Organizers expect upward of 300,000 visitors; the spectacular 10-day fête includes arts festivals, workshops, a Mardi Gras parade, and sports, health and youth events.
  • Can there be a downer side to Mardi Gras other than the inevitable killer hangover the day after?
  • Larry Shackelford (right) of Nederland rides Coco, a 10-year-old horse, along the intercoastal canal as the Cajun Country Classics band (left) prepares to perform before the Mardi Gras opening parade in Port Arthur on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006. Courir Parade
  • Half of his face was bearded, the other clean-shaven and sporting lipstick and eyeliner, something so daring that it seemed that Mardi Gras had made an appearance in Sofia.
  • Delmond has a musical moment under the Claiborne Bridge as the Mardi Gras Indians' "Shallow Water Oh Momma" blends in "Killer Joe" by Quincy Jones on a boombox, and the sound he's been looking for seems near. Karen Dalton-Beninato: Carnival Time for Treme: I Know Your Heart

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