The bridge

[laladonny]

Boudreaux live across de bayou from Clarence who he don like at all. Dey all de time yell across de bayou at each other. Boudreaux would yell to Clarence, "If I had a way to cross dis bayou, I'd come over dere an beat you up good, yeah!"

Dis went on for years. Finally de state done built a bridge across dat bayou right by dere houses and Boudreaux's wife, Marie, say, "Now is you chance, Boudreaux. Why don you go over dere and beat up dat Clarence like you say?"

Boudreaux say, "OK," and start across de bridge but he sees a sign on de bridge an he stop to read it and den he go back home. Marie say, "Why you back so soon?" And Boudreaux say, "Marie, I dun change my mind 'bout beatin' up dat Clarence. You know, Marie, dey got a sign on dat dere bridge what say "Clarence 13 ft. 6 in." You know, he don look near dat big when I yell at him from across de bayou."

[csearle]

Groan. I find myself wondering whether the time and effort struggling to read the accent was justified by the dodgy wit. On the other hand I had only ever heard the word "bayou" in association with The Carpenters and Jambalaya (On The Bayou) so was pleased to look it up and find out what it actually means.

Chris

[kiloran]

Groan. I find myself wondering whether the time and effort struggling to read the accent was justified by the dodgy wit. On the other hand I had only ever heard the word "bayou" in association with The Carpenters and Jambalaya (On The Bayou) so was pleased to look it up and find out what it actually means.

Chris

It's a tapestry, innit?

--kiloran

[redsturgeon]

Groan. I find myself wondering whether the time and effort struggling to read the accent was justified by the dodgy wit. On the other hand I had only ever heard the word "bayou" in association with The Carpenters and Jambalaya (On The Bayou) so was pleased to look it up and find out what it actually means.

Chris

Roy Orbison"s Blue Bayou? A classic.

I once went to see him live at Ceasar's Palace.

Unfortunately it was Luton rather than Vegas.

John

[kempiejon]

Groan. I find myself wondering whether the time and effort struggling to read the accent was justified by the dodgy wit. On the other hand I had only ever heard the word "bayou" in association with The Carpenters and Jambalaya (On The Bayou) so was pleased to look it up and find out what it actually means.

Chris

I like the joke.
Jambalaya by the Carps nah, sickly version Hank Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE the creator. There's an up tempo Brenda Lee version too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx7Q98Owh4U