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1. Throws? I've got sacks full.
2. Pete Fountain’s Half-Fast Walking Club? That should be removed from the list and replaced with the dancing crawfish who push (for some reason) decorated lawn mowers. That's Mardi Gras to me.
3. King cakes? I've had a dozen so far. Best kind? Cream cheese with blueberries. Yum.
4. Mardi Gras Indians? One of my favorite sights of Mardi Gras. Though, I have a feeling that this year they'll be mostly missing, along with...
5. Flambeaux. (Though if I do see any of the torchbearers, I'll t'row them handfulls of quarters for good luck.