MARDI GRAS IS COMIN' UP...BETTER BUY YOUR MASK NOW!!!

Okay, even though I am a native Louisianian, I have never understood Mardi Gras. I don't go to their stupid parades, or waste my time eating those worthless, dry King Cakes with the little plastic baby in 'em that can break the good teeth you've got left.

I understand that down in Rio de Janeiro, in the country of South America, they call it "Carnival." At least it all has something to do with Mardi Gras...and pure decadence, just like the one here does. Well, it seems that people always wear masks on their faces during Carnival to make sure that nobody knows who it is that is being so ignorant, stupid, and decadent (with a mask on your face, you can always deny everything...unless you've got an identifying tattoo, or something).

Well, it seems that the most popular "Carnival" mask for 2009 is the Barack Obama mask.



Some lovely quotes from the CBS News article:

(AP) Barack Obama is the new face of America, and his likeness will be represented in force during this year's bawdy Carnival bacchanalia.

Plastic replicas of the U.S. president-elect's face are the top-selling masks this year, said Olga Gibert Valles, owner of one of Rio's oldest Carnival costume producers.

That means come Feb. 22, when Carnival begins, thousands of half-naked "Obamas" will take to the streets during the countless freewheeling parades throughout the city.

About half of Brazil's 190 million people are black and many were elated by Obama's election. The incoming U.S. president is so beloved, at least eight Brazilian politicians changed their names to "Barack Obama" on the ballot of local elections in October.

Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk!!!!!! At least eight Brazilian politicians have changed their name to "Barack Obama." I'll bet Bubba Clinton is pissed but good!

Well, I have a better understanding of why South America has eclipsed the US in every way...

Be sure and order your mask early...those worthless idiots in New Orleans will probably snap 'em all up by Fat Tuesday!