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A big friggin carnival party that lasts one day in France, but lasts for several days here...The capitol of which is in New Orleans, Louisianna. The object is to collect the most extravagant bead necklaces and have fun. THE GOOD: Parades, celebrations, and exotic costumes. Movie stars. Exotic masks & bead necklaces can cause, wild girls (drunk or sober) to flash their tits to ya in order to get em. THE BAD: Rare occaisions that deal with pick-pocketers, thugs, drugs, and psychos running around with syringes filled with their HIV infected blood to randomly stab folks wit. THE UGLY: Mardi Gras can have filthy streets and back allies.

I've been to Mardi Gras too many times...and each time got worse and worse than the one before!

By Joshiro007

Common mistake thinking mardi gras is only at bourbon street when it is not. It is mostly located on st. charles where everyone gets wasted and smokes pot. It is not just in the French Quarter! ONLY IN NEW ORLEANS!!!

I smoked weed over Mardi Gras vacation.

By popabitch

An overdone tourist-trap of a holiday. Mardi Gras merchandise is sold all year round in N'awlans. Makes me sick.

Lets go buy Mardi Gras beads in June!!!

By Lumpkin

A lame justification to get hammered. A holiday that has its origin in Christianity, but has since been defiled by scum who think they can drink and fuck all they want.

Only insolent idiots celebrate Mardi Gras.

By dmoney

The day before Ash Wednesday; the end of the Carnival season which begins on January 6. It's a public (and paid) holiday in New Orleans, so there's not really much to do after the parades. Of course, there is Bourbon Street, but only if you're a hopeless alcoholic, a complete loser, or a skank who is willing to show her breasts for Chinese plastic beads worth about twelve cents. The day before is called Lundi Gras.

Man 1: "Dude, I waited until the night before Mardi Gras to go to New Orleans, because I didn't know that there's nothing to do the next day. Even the coffee shops were closed!" Man 2: "You're an idiot."

By ebenezer booze