The Deuce: i don't think in any meaningful way in our lifetimes. *

time to start the process of moving New Orleans, study says - assassin May 4, 2026, 17:55:53

Need some closure from illini21* - Carl Spackler May 13, 2026, 20:48:06
- Stabbed in a Krystal at 3am* - assassin May 13, 2026, 20:58:02
"Southern Louisiana is facing 3-7 metres of sea-level rise"- WAT? - VIV May 6, 2026, 11:15:15
- I was gonna say, doesn’t this also wipe out Miami and other coastal cities?* - Carl Spackler May 6, 2026, 11:36:30
  - yeah, 20 feet of sea level rise in 75 years would be catastrophic - VIV May 6, 2026, 11:46:01
  - Yeah even 9 feet of sea level rise impacts Boston and NYC. - Carl Spackler May 6, 2026, 11:38:41
    - I don't think the paper linked in the article is arguing that global sea levels will rise 3-7 meters - Sammich May 6, 2026, 11:55:35
      - Serious question: Is 20 feet of localized sea level rise a thing? - Carl Spackler May 6, 2026, 12:05:18
        
        I've got no clue, but the people who study it for a living seem to think so. - Sammich May 6, 2026, 12:12:56
      - Yes, they're saying that southern Louisiana is a worst case scenario in any sea level rise situation - ATL May 6, 2026, 11:57:49
Louisiana, Florida and Arizona are toast from climate change* - LeatherneckIllini May 6, 2026, 11:00:31
- i don't think in any meaningful way in our lifetimes. * - VIV May 6, 2026, 11:07:49
Move the Saints. Saint Louis Saints* - CWR10 May 6, 2026, 9:56:10
- oOo - KingTalkyTiki May 6, 2026, 11:51:14
*Starts eyeing next NFL team to bandwagon just in case* Can't be too prepared.* - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 15:21:37
Screw them - timmer May 5, 2026, 15:18:46
- Walk along the giant levees and wonder why people live below them - Potomac May 5, 2026, 15:26:37
  - In the 21st century, living in a desert/badlands makes sense. But before modern transportation - complainant May 5, 2026, 22:58:38
  - *Rolls eyes in Dutch* - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 15:47:37
    - dutch only have to defend against sea level, not cat 5 hurricanes. dutch ground solid, not sinking - cpsteine May 6, 2026, 8:53:10
  - Never been to NOLA. Never have a desire to visit NOLA* - timmer May 5, 2026, 15:32:11
    - That's probably for the best. The architecture would make you regret buying your home. - complainant May 5, 2026, 16:06:45
    - Went once with a side trip out to Whitney Plantation - WWII museum in NO is good* - Potomac May 5, 2026, 16:03:54
I'm heading there on Thursday for the first time!* - illini21 May 5, 2026, 12:42:41
- Sent you my recs, have a blast! Been too long, bringing the kids for their first time this fall* - Carl Spackler May 5, 2026, 21:21:40
  - Thanks man!* - illini21 May 6, 2026, 11:01:50
    - I would call Commander’s today to see if something popped open for lunch tomorrow - Carl Spackler May 6, 2026, 11:35:53
- Jealous. It's an amazing city that feels of a different place and time. Enjoy.* - Warrin'_Illini May 5, 2026, 13:15:51
  - I always enjoy my trips there. it's unique.* - cpsteine May 6, 2026, 12:01:49
    - extremely unique* - Sammich May 6, 2026, 12:02:24
  - I'd love to airbnb a place in the Garden District/Tulane area for a month or so. - Tortillini May 5, 2026, 16:35:11
    - That’s what we did when we were there over NYE maybe 10 years ago. Need to go back. * - harb May 5, 2026, 21:38:32
    - My man! You and I are very travel simpatico.* - Carl Spackler May 5, 2026, 21:28:50
      - *fg** - Tortillini May 6, 2026, 9:00:57
  - i've been there 3 times. i don't think it's for me* - VIV May 5, 2026, 14:03:42
    - My sister lived there for work and couldn’t wait to get out* - Potomac May 5, 2026, 15:27:49
      - one of the times i went was in the middle of the summer. i don't think i could live there - VIV May 5, 2026, 15:30:28
    - I haven't been there, never will, and don't think it's for me* - Stu May 5, 2026, 14:34:28
      - Adfession: I get twitchy when someone says they don't like something they've never experienced - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:35:18
        
        Pfft. I've seen enough video to know it's not very me. Plus it's hot and humid. - Stu May 5, 2026, 14:49:02
        
        So you had multiple children but didn't like the experience. - mrkoolaid May 5, 2026, 14:45:31
        
        I fully acknowlege that I missed out on the experience of not having kids - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:47:58
        
        i've never had a dick in my ass, but i don't think it's for me. * - VIV May 5, 2026, 14:40:54
    - I wouldn’t live there because the “southern” is very apparent - snipes824 May 5, 2026, 14:12:41
      - I could absolutely live there - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:26:24
      - Agree, wouldn't want to live there but glad it exists.* - Warrin'_Illini May 5, 2026, 14:24:14
    - I would have thought - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:08:41
      - He lives in New Orleans Jr but prefers a more modest Mardi Gras celebre.* - Warrin'_Illini May 5, 2026, 14:34:18
      - hot take- the food is massively overrated. * - VIV May 5, 2026, 14:15:57
        
        I think its fine. But they think it's OMGWTFBBQ - illini May 5, 2026, 14:46:29
        
        You know how when you go to a great food town, people who live there will tell you - illini May 5, 2026, 15:18:21
        
        More Po' Boys for me! - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 15:04:14
        
        WTF does that that mean?* - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:54:36
        
        Interesting take - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:25:50
        
        pretty much, aside from jambalaya. gumbo is ok. - VIV May 5, 2026, 14:30:36
        
        It my favorite food - TarheelIllini May 5, 2026, 15:03:59
        
        disgusting little bugs* - VIV May 5, 2026, 15:16:37
        
        I like crawfish - Sounder May 5, 2026, 15:05:10
        
        Crawfish Oysters Mussels Clams Crab Scallops Lobster Shrimp. - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 15:16:54
        
        On that list, lobster is at my bottom - TarheelIllini May 5, 2026, 15:08:55
        
        I respect that - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:32:42
  - This. Most people love it or hate it, it's very polarizing. - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 13:51:10
    - I went to Mardi Gras twice, in 91 and 92. the most enjoyable aspects of each trip - bjl63 May 5, 2026, 14:48:49
    - Bourbon Street is a lot of fun - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:52:46
      - There are people that just love Disneyworld or Vegas. - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 14:30:00
  - New Orleans and Montreal are the two places in North America - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:28:47
    - I don’t know that I agree with NO feeling like Europe - TarheelIllini May 5, 2026, 15:06:46
    - what does San Francisco feel like? San Francisco?* - assassin May 5, 2026, 13:35:35
      - a really cool cosmopolitan melting pot* - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:43:37
  - New Orleans and Montreal are the two places in North America - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:28:31
    - nothing about new orleans feels european to me.* - VIV May 5, 2026, 14:04:24
    - Name that North American city: - Warrin'_Illini May 5, 2026, 13:44:35
      - I believe that is Toronto - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:48:08
        
        Parts of it felt like Europe, other parts like Japan. They the North.* - Warrin'_Illini May 5, 2026, 14:00:27
        
        I call it Chicago with Asian people - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:10:14
        
        I anticipated Vancouver having an Asian flair....no idea to the extent I experienced.* - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 14:32:34
        
        yeah, it's basically an Asian city in North American - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:33:37
        
        Went to a Dim Sum restaurant in Richmond. - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 14:43:03
        
        We had an unfortunate obvious reverse racism situation - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:45:43
        
        We were put off into a corner. - KingTalkyTiki May 5, 2026, 14:50:15
        
        I've had a lot of dim sum in Richmond and Vancouver - Sounder May 5, 2026, 14:51:12
  - Thanks, really looking forward to it. - illini21 May 5, 2026, 13:17:39
    - Kind of how New Orleans rolls in the spring, but they’re usually fleeting.* - Carl Spackler May 5, 2026, 13:46:57
    - thankfully it's a town of bars and a casino - assassin May 5, 2026, 13:19:01
- Get to Magazine Street and the Garden District - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:08:17
- what's the occasion?* - assassin May 5, 2026, 12:46:37
  - Friend is there for a work conference - illini21 May 5, 2026, 12:58:30
    - Ping me with your email and I’ll send you some stuff* - Carl Spackler May 5, 2026, 14:43:10
      - ^^^ has great recommendations. * - harb May 5, 2026, 16:52:55
    - don't reach behind the bar to grab yourself an empty cup* - lcubed May 5, 2026, 13:02:52
    - cafe beignet is just as good if not better than du monde - assassin May 5, 2026, 13:01:17
      - But beignets are the most overrated food in the world. - DT May 5, 2026, 13:47:58
        
        I can’t imagine framing “tastes too much like funnel cakes” as a negative - snipes824 May 5, 2026, 14:16:42
        
        They are perfectly tasty. But not some amazing unique New Orleans delicacy.* - DT May 5, 2026, 15:57:53
        
        I feel like there are certain touristy things you just have to do - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:49:47
        
        It’s a check the box thing for sure. - DT May 5, 2026, 13:52:18
        
        people like doughnuts* - assassin May 5, 2026, 14:00:18
        
        I thought the coffee was better than the beignets - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:54:54
      - Also, muffuletta at Central Grocery* - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:01:58
learn to swim - Sammich May 5, 2026, 12:24:45
They should have emptied the low level areas after Katrina - TarheelIllini May 5, 2026, 12:09:55
Have you dopes learned nothing? 1. Build a wall. 2. Make Mexico pay for it.* - complainant May 4, 2026, 22:14:05
- Too Black and Democratic for the current regime to want to save.* - KingTalkyTiki May 4, 2026, 22:17:38
  - It's one of the great gems of American culture - Sounder May 5, 2026, 13:05:15
*laughs in Dutch* - KingTalkyTiki May 4, 2026, 18:41:45
The logical next evolution in gerrymandering. * - doubledown May 4, 2026, 18:38:40
Hi* - bbonb May 4, 2026, 18:02:44
I vote moving it to Branson. Both cities have deep musical ties - bbonb May 4, 2026, 18:02:38
ooo - shua May 4, 2026, 18:00:56

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