In New Orleans, it used to be called Lundi Gras....It had some traditions of its own, but mostly, I think, it was the day everybody got ready for Mardi Gras.
Incongruous would be Barbara Boxer paired off with Mark Steyn on a hot date...or Ann Colter and Harry Reid having a quiet dinner together....
so it's LUNDI MONDAY? who brought the lundi stick? how looooow can you go???