If you've never been to this part of the country, these last names are ubiquitous. Thus, there are tons of classic cajun jokes and stories where two characters named Boudreaux and Thibodeaux take all the glory. The -eaux is pronounced with a long "O" and the "x" is of course silent. Cajuns love their -eaux and play on words with literal long "O"s in them and replace them with the -eaux. Thus, you will see signs that read something like "Geaux Cajuns."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Cajun Signs: Come Pass a Good Time
This picture is from a bar in Baton Rouge called Boudreaux and Thibodeaux. It is one of my favorite pictures yet in the Cajun Signs project.
If you've never been to this part of the country, these last names are ubiquitous. Thus, there are tons of classic cajun jokes and stories where two characters named Boudreaux and Thibodeaux take all the glory. The -eaux is pronounced with a long "O" and the "x" is of course silent. Cajuns love their -eaux and play on words with literal long "O"s in them and replace them with the -eaux. Thus, you will see signs that read something like "Geaux Cajuns."
If you've never been to this part of the country, these last names are ubiquitous. Thus, there are tons of classic cajun jokes and stories where two characters named Boudreaux and Thibodeaux take all the glory. The -eaux is pronounced with a long "O" and the "x" is of course silent. Cajuns love their -eaux and play on words with literal long "O"s in them and replace them with the -eaux. Thus, you will see signs that read something like "Geaux Cajuns."
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