[23:17] <billytwowilly> anybody around?
[23:20] <Robdgreat> hi
[23:24] <billytwowilly> howdy. I'm hoping you can clear somethign up for me about louisiana. I was watching a tv show that takes place in louisiana and they seemed to add t in front of everybodie's name and in front of buddy (i.e t-liz, t-buddy) I was wondering what the meaning of that was.
[23:25] <Robdgreat> it's a stereotype
[23:25] <Robdgreat> not everyone does that
[23:25] <billytwowilly> I'm not familiar with the stereotype.
[23:25] <billytwowilly> what does the t mean?
[23:25] <Robdgreat> it's a contraction from french "petit"
[23:26] <billytwowilly> oh ok, so it's the acadian influence.
[23:26] <Robdgreat> so you might have a father and son named Joe, and you have Joe and T-Joe
[23:27] <Robdgreat> yeah
[23:27] <billytwowilly> rough equivalent of junior.
[23:27] <Robdgreat> informally, yeah
[23:27] <Robdgreat> it's not actually part of their given name
[23:27] <Robdgreat> just a nickname
[23:27] <billytwowilly> ok, thanks, that clears it up, I was all confused.
[23:27] <Robdgreat> np
[23:28] <Robdgreat> that's an example, it's sorta just tacked on to mak ea pet name out of someone's name
[23:29] <Robdgreat> irrespective of junior, etc
[23:30] <Robdgreat> what show, out of curiosity
[23:30] <Robdgreat> pretty much anything on tv about louisiana tends to be unflattering
[23:30] <billytwowilly> you guys kinda get screwed in the media.
[23:31] <Robdgreat> and canadians all say "eh" after everything
[23:31] <Robdgreat> it's a stereotype
[23:31] <billytwowilly> I hear yah;) I feel partially responsible for louisiana though, since it could have been my british ancestors kicking the french out of the maritimes in the 1700's that created the cajuns.
[23:32] <Robdgreat> I'm proud of my heritage; I just don't embrace it as fully as some
[23:32] <Robdgreat> mais, ah don' talk like dis, cher
[23:33] <billytwowilly> man, the accent is the second best part about being cajun, right after the food.
[23:33] <billytwowilly> It sounds like the south of france and some good ole boys from texas had a kid;)
[23:34] <Robdgreat> I miss the food. I moved to New Orleans from Lafayette, and this area is overwhelmingly Creole in cuisine
[23:34] <billytwowilly> How is New Orleans now? Still pretty beat up from Katrina?
[23:34] <Robdgreat> no
[23:34] <Robdgreat> It's pretty rockin', actually
[23:35] <Robdgreat> I mean, it has been 6 years
[23:35] <billytwowilly> Treme paints it in a pretty good light.
[23:35] <Robdgreat> Treme is set right after the storm, too
[23:35] <billytwowilly> season 2 starts about 1.5 years after.
[23:36] <Robdgreat> like I said.
[23:36] <billytwowilly> The food and the music looks really good. Nothing quite like it in north america as far as I have experienced.
[23:36] <Robdgreat> compared to now, it's pretty soon after
[23:36] <Robdgreat> yeah, I really like it here
[23:37] <Robdgreat> worst part was being unemployed and broke for months, unable to do anything or leave town to see my family, who lives between 1.5 and 3 hours away
[23:37] <billytwowilly> lots of unemployment down there?
[23:37] <Robdgreat> just got a job :D
[23:37] <billytwowilly> nice.
[23:37] <billytwowilly> doing something computer related?
[23:37] <Robdgreat> eh, probably comparable to everywhere else
[23:38] <Robdgreat> not a lot of demand for PHP coders here, though
[23:38] <billytwowilly> if you had to choose new orleans or houston you'd be a big voter for new orleans eh?
[23:38] <Robdgreat> ehhh, as far as IT job market, Houston, I'm sure.
[23:38] <Robdgreat> as far as just a place to live, being employed already, I'm pretty fond of this place
[23:39] <Robdgreat> I can drive an hour and a half or so and be back home
[23:39] <Robdgreat> Houston it'd take like 5+ hours
[23:45] <billytwowilly> Are the oysters still ok to eat after the oil fiasco?
[23:49] <Robdgreat> by now they are