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Triumph of the WhoDat Nation, The Saints & New Orleans
Monday, February 8th, 2010Who dat?
Who dat?
Who dat say dey gonna beat dem saints?
#whodat - from Maitri
The above is my best approximation of the phonetic for the entire “Who Dat” chant. Who Dat, used to be a very personal, private New Orleans thing. I was in New York a few weeks ago visiting my mother and she asked “What’s this ‘Who Dat?’ thing all about”?.
And yes, I use my mother as my barometer for ubiquity. For instance, when my mother’s on Facebook everyone is on Facebook.
