Who Dat, huh?!
OK, if you’re a Saints fan you will be mad about this. If you’re from New Orleans you’ll be even more mad. I waited all week to post about this because I thought I could incorporate my Friday music and who’d of thunk but it’s fitting for the Who Dat controversy and New Orleans. Evidently, since the Saints won the NFC and their right to participate in the Superbowl this weekend, the NFL has ordered a cease and desist on all paraphernalia made for sale with “Who Dat?” on it — the chant of Saints’ fans. They are claiming marketplace rights to the slogan. Huh? Wow, is this greed in…
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Super Art Smackdown Bet
The Saints better win the Super Bowl! There’s a high stake art bet taking place between the NOMA (New Orleans Museum of Art) and Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA). If Saints win, IMA will send, “The Fifth Plague of Egypt,” painted in 1800 by William Turner and if the Colts win, NOMA will send, “Ideal View of Tivoli,” painted in 1644 by Claude Lorrain. This is was an inside bet between museum directors William Anderson of IMA and John Bullard of NOMA, each equally confident that they won’t have to comply. The Times Picayune describes the humorous details of the high brow chat and circumstances. No details, however, on how…
