Mardi Gras 2011: New Orleans Celebrates End of Carnival Before Lent

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are trending on the brink of Lent. Traditional parades, music, and gala balls are under way in New Orleans. The city expects more than a million people to pack the streets for the final day of the Carnival season, which falls this year on the latest date in more than 150 years. The crowds are a boost for New Orleans' tourist-driven economy, which was hammered in 2010 by the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Mardi Gras celebrations lead into Ash Wednesday and the pre-Easter season of Lent. This year, the Twitterverse seems conflicted about what to give up, but some are toying with a big sacrifice: staying off Twitter for 40 days.

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[VshmProductions]

@ucantw84inspiration Read the rest of the conversation, he's insulting my beliefs

[ucantw84inspiration]

@VshmProductions I'm sorry, I haven't read the rest of this conversation,but the comment you just made is very offensive.Nobody's insulting you beliefs,so don't insult others,and seriosly, if someone did insult you belief,there's no need to stoop to their level.

[bonzareu]

@bssmart1118

As I said before. You are an ignorant ass with little education. Your grasp of science is pathetic. Go throw a virgin in a "mud volcano", or burn a sheep on a pile of rocks. That should make things better.

[VshmProductions]

@bssmart1118 why are people afraid of God? Go read the bible. He's a dick. Mardi Gras Is a Season to Eat alot of food(Mardi Gras=Fat Tuesday), because we are going to be fasting for 40 days until easter. Not a Pagan worshiping festival. So screw off with all your bullshit prophecies or whatever you want to call them.

[bssmart1118]

@VshmProductions nope,not a radical, nor creationist.Just someone who by the Grace Jesus Christ is alerting people to get it right with God. life goes better when we are on the correct path.Jesus has invested His time with me. He has givem me the chance to redeem myself back into His grace for some time now. and He has sent me out to see who needs Him in their life. Many are afraid of God. why? is beyond me. We are all sinners, but He does forgive us,we repent Ask God genuinely, He'll tell ya

[bssmart1118]

@bonzareu hahaha it is happening right now, not 2012.. it is called biofuel, the new energy for the nwo. very simple to research.. the govt has all the info in the web. mortatorium on drilling/ lol yep no rigs to amount to anything. the microbes are growing being fed by the fertilizer from the fish and dead animal kills. it is growning very well. check out mud volcanoes in the gulf. pretty interesting how the snuck it under people. I am pissed. the govt has destroyed peoples lives.no, seafood

[VshmProductions]

@bssmart1118 Omg you sound like a freaking radical Creationist

[bssmart1118]

@VshmProductions But you are. It is a ritual, Common Sense only spells this out. God does not think of me as "dumbshit" by far.. A good Christian would never think about speaking in such a manor to another.. So you must be one of thise sunworshippers. Yes, the Lord will truely throw something to you mister. God Bless you and Hope you will understand one day.. very soon.

[VshmProductions]

@bssmart1118 Yeah Just cause the names of the parades are named after roman and greek gods, doesn't mean were worshipping them you dumshit

[bssmart1118]

@bonzareu You dont have to take me anyway..but I suggest you research a bit on what I am saying here.. You may be surprised on what you find going on. Granted all eyes are on what is going on in Europe. It's a distraction set up by the higher ups.. So the govts can move along with their own agenda. The UFO's? lol well check out TR-3B. that is an awesome craft. and operation paperclip MKUltra project bluebeam, Rex84,Operation Garden Plot, Monarch project, operation cloverleaf, the list goes on..