Posted on 04/10/2002 8:12:01 PM PDT by DCBryan1
Horsemen arrested after Wal-Mart ride
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Copyright © 2002 Associated Press.
EL DORADO -- Frontier justice and modern retailing collided when police arrested two men they say rode horses through a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Store workers told police early Sunday that the men rode horses through the food section of the giant store. The workers then led officers to a large pile of horse manure just inside the entrance.
The officers stopped John Glenn Carelock, 20, and tried to coax Clinton Evers, 23, from his horse, but he rode off with officers in pursuit.
Police said Evers was swinging what appeared to be reins or a rope at deputies. When police yelled for him to stop and dismount, they said he responded by yelling the obscenity "Yippie Kay Ye MotherF*****". A small crowd of young people gathered to watch. Police said he fled into woods and was caught on a nearby road.
Evers was arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Carelock was booked on a charge of public intoxication. Both men were issued citations to appear in Municipal Court before their release.
The expression isn't cajun. A cajun would say, Ai-yee. The northern half of Louisiana, bordering Arkansas and Texas, is more like Texas than it is South Louisiana. South Louisiana is cajun country. :)
The expression isn't cajun. A cajun would say, Ai-yee. The northern half of Louisiana, bordering Arkansas and Texas, is more like Texas than it is South Louisiana. South Louisiana is cajun country. :)
Mes cousins & grandparents connaissent assez bein plus que "ai-yee" seulment. Il y a beaucoup des autre expressions qu'"ai-yee." Aussi, je'vous dirai que j'ai endendu que les expressions "yah-ho" et "yippeetayoh" venait des cajuns pres des opelousas d'ou plusiers des cowboys venaient apres la "civil war."
"Yeehaw" is just a hillbillized version, like "do-si-do" in place of "fais do-do."
Also, Opelousas was the original capital of the Confederacy.
Coonass is a term of endearment, used by any who know one or more of them.
FWIW, Coonasses are the best, most independant people in America. Once your friend, always your friend, no matter what.
This was a topic of great discussion at Wal-Mart where I work.
We were all a little jealous that the horsemen hadn't chosen our store, if for no other reason than to have seen it. =o)
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