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Ask HN: Anyone celebrating Fat Tuesday today?

by pkrotich on 2/21/23, 2:11 PM with 8 comments

It's basically a Holiday in Louisiana (South?) - most offices are closed today! The downer, for me, is I don't drink anymore - please have one for me if you're celebrating!

Happy MardiGras y'all!

  • by robin_reala on 2/21/23, 2:13 PM

    Fettisdagen means semlor in Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semla
  • by 4chanmod on 2/21/23, 3:17 PM

    Oh, so THAT is why there was no traffic this morning in and around New Orleans burbs which I was dreading. I forgot about Mardi Gras.
  • by pjot on 2/21/23, 6:12 PM

    I live in New Orleans, but work remote for a company in New York. They have no idea what Mardi Gras is… President’s Day saved Lundi Gras for me at least!
  • by mattbgates on 2/22/23, 11:34 AM

    I ate an entire pizza pie (new parmesan pizza) from Papa John's.. does that count? Okay.. tbh, I ate half the pie. I couldn't eat the entire thing... stomach doesn't allow for it anymore, but I'll be eating the rest today! (Wednesday)
  • by gardenhedge on 2/21/23, 8:30 PM

    What is Fat Tuesday? I've seen the cocktail place of the same name in Vegas.

    Today is Pancake Tuesday to me.

  • by bjourne on 2/21/23, 9:53 PM