Okay, I can understand the desire to snag a shirt that says something like "New Orelans, The Birthplace of Jazz" or bearing the likeness of Professor Longhair or Louis Armstrong - everyone likes souveneirs. But does the world really need more T-shirts with slogans like "Certified Muff Diver" or "Bite the Tail and Suck the Head" and other thinly (or not so thinly) veiled obscene and demeaning content? I guess so, because it seems Bourbon and Decatur Streets are filled with this dumb, ugly stuff. Did our forefathers really die in battle to protect our right to don "Certified Muff Diver" shirts? Damn right they did! Just remember folks, there ARE kids walking around the French Quarter, too, y'know. ("Mommy, what's a muff diver?") |
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