The term "Who Dat" is a borrowed phrase with a proud history that can be traced from the Seventh Ward in the 1980's to the Caesars Superdome today. "The first time I heard the 'Who Dat' chant was on ...
"Who dat?" is older than us all, but its association with the New Orleans Saints first flowered in 1983. That was the season that an intrepid former World Series hero teamed with two enterprising ...
The NFL has backed off on its attempt to restrict the use of the Saints fan phrase "Who Dat."The league had ordered several local retailers to stop selling items containing the phrase. The NFL now ...
NEW ORLEANS— Who Dat?! is a phrase that unites us all and we all know how the chant goes, but dates back to minstrel shows and in sports vernacular, usage of the word dates back to the Southern ...
Who says “Who Dat”? What does it mean, and is it a bit odd that, in celebrating the Saints’ Super Bowl victory this week, we’ve all broken into dialect? The answer is interesting, concerning, as it ...
If you're from Louisiana, you would probably have to live under a rock to have not heard the "Who Dat" chant at least once. But who started the infamous south Louisiana cheer? There are some who say ...
The National Football League’s settling out of court with a New Orleans company over use of “Who Dat” earlier this year was a disappointment to one of the folklorists hired by the NFL to research the ...
During pro football season, New Orleans becomes " 'Who Dat' Nation." Fans open New Orleans Saints games with the signature chant and use it to rattle the eardrums of opponents during play. Since the ...
NEW ORLEANS -- The battle over who owns the phrase 'Who Dat' is already in court, and several merchandisers in the metro area received letters saying they are required to pay licensing fees to the ...
The NFL say, that's who. And, listen up, the NFL ain't kidding. Those guys mean business. As Sean Payton is busy preparing our New Orleans Saints for Super Bowl XLIV (a string of letters that can get ...