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Located right on the lake and is a major attraction for Milwaukee. The building was designed by the world-renown...
Waikiki Beach is one of Hawaii's truly great recreational beaches. It's basically a two mile stretch of coast fronted...
ATMs in southern Wisconsin used to run under the brand Take Your Money Everywhere or TYME. The iconic machines were...
SLUT stands for South Lake Union Transit. It was added at part of mass transit in Seattle a couple of years ago but...
Constructed in 1969, the World's Largest Six Pack belongs to the City Brewery in La Crosse, Wisconsin. According to the...
The Cloisters are an extension of the Metropolitan Art Museum dedicated to the architecture and art of the European...
A day shift manager at a grocery store who has hilarious encounters with employees and customers. Poor Chad Vader,...

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February 8th
Geaux Saints: New Orleans, LA

The Francophone cheer for the New Orleans Saints, the 2010 Super Bowl champs!

February 7th
Who Dat Nation: New Orleans, LA

The collective term for the New Orleans Saints fans, taken from the famous "Who Dat?" chant.

February 6th
Kelaguen: Guam

A dish similar to the ceviche of South America that includes a marinade of lemon juice, scallions, and coconut. Kelaguen can be made with chicken, seafood, or raw beef. Just as with ceviche, beef kelaguen is "cooked" not by heat but the acid from the lemon juice.

February 5th
Bags: Chicago, IL

Bags, also known as bean bag toss, is a nickname for Cornhole, a game originating in Ohio. The game requires two boards with a hole in them spaced approximately 30 feet apart. You then throw bean bags (or corn filled bags) towards the boards, with the goal of getting them in the hole. You score 3 points for getting a bag in the hole, and 1 point on the board. Teams are 2 people, and they stand on opposite sides. You subtract the difference between the team totals for each round. Game ends at 21 points.

February 4th
Alligators in the Sewers: New York, NY

A pervasive New York City urban legend tells of infant alligators brought back from Florida vacations and subsequently flushed down toilets only to form scattered colonies of full-grown alligators thriving beneath the city streets. Some versions describe the alligators as albino, having lost their pigment from living in the dark sewers for generations.

February 3rd
Hodad: San Diego, CA

A hodad is a guy who pretends to be a surfer but really isn't. He may or may not actually surf, but for the most part chills at the beach and tries to look cool to pick up women.

February 2nd
Treelawn: Cleveland, OH

The grassy area between the sidewalk and the curb, usually owned by the city.

 
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I would call this pseudo-francophone. "Geaux" isn't a word in French. It's simply a bastardization of French spelling and phonetics. Forgive me if I sound like Captain Obvious, but it had to be said.
The first of Food Fight Inc's restaurants, a repertoire that also includes Market Street Diner, Bluephies, Eldorado Grill, Hubbard Avenue Diner, Johnny Delmonico's, Ocean Grill, Tex Tubb's Taco Palace, and Fresco.
The Francophone cheer for the New Orleans Saints, the 2010 Super Bowl champs!