Courtesy of my dear friend, Sister Reyna Terror, here’s a short list of affectionate nicknames for the City Too Scrappy Not to Love:
1) Fema Town
2) Stinkoville
3) Land O’ Fun
4) Hell’s Toolshed
5) Moldberg
6) Death’s Little Cottage By the Sea
7) City of Litter & Onions
8) God’s Used Tampon
9) Village of Crazy Hope
10) Land of Opportunity
11) Ti-Jean’s Junk & Bait Shop
12) Place de Toits Bleus
13) Stadt der Angst
14) Land of Joy, Gold, and Candy…um…and Money
15) Boîte d’Enfer
16) Hotel Purgatario
17) Hobotown
and last but not least,
18) Newer Orleans
Says Rayna: “This is what happens when I lose three straight games of paperclip tennis. Playing myself.”
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