what the hell where they chanting at Shelton?

[Snowman]

What was the crowd chanting at Shelton during his "what" pauses?

[Avalanche Alvarez]

"This ring needs two more side"?

[hbk4ever09]

I didn't even watch but i'm gonna guess "WHO DAT"

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Feb 10, 2010 15:56:46 GMT -5 hbk4ever09 said:

I didn't even watch but i'm gonna guess "WHO DAT"

correct

[Snowman]

Who dat? is a chant of team support, used especially by fans of the New Orleans Saints, an American football team. The entire chant is: "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?"

Ah so I guess they were in new orleans then.


although further reading was it a racist thing they were shouting at shelton because he is black?

Staged minstrel skits featured frightened African-American characters saying "who dat" when they encountered a ghost, or someone imitating a ghost. Then, the "who dat"-"who dat say who dat" skit would play itself out. This skit was done frequently in short reels from the 1930s - 1950s and in some early TV shows too.

["The Rated XXX Superstar" Jed]

They were in Baton Rouge. It was a Who Dat? celebratory chant.

[Krimzon]

"WHO DAT" is so over in Nawlins that it actually replaced the "What?" chant. I honestly couldn't believe that.

[barley96]

I thought they were chanting "please don't job." At least that is what I would be saying.

[PKO]

Feb 10, 2010 16:37:31 GMT -5 devondragon said:

Feb 10, 2010 16:01:24 GMT -5 Snowman said:

Ah so I guess they were in new orleans then.


although further reading was it a racist thing they were shouting at shelton because he is black?

Despite it's origins, if you think "Who Dat" is used a racial slur in Louisiana today, you live a sad life. It's short for "Who dat say dey gon' beat dem Saints?" It's a cajun thing

I'm guessing a good portion of people not from the US don't know about "Who Dat?".

I know I don't.

[Dirty Hazy]

Can someone explain "Who Dat"?

[Nasty Nate: The Giant Midget]

At the local college in my town, they chant "WE WANT TACOS" CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP

[Krimzon]

Feb 10, 2010 17:29:41 GMT -5 Dirty Hazy said:

Can someone explain "Who Dat"?

Mantra for the New Orleans Saints NFL team. Their fans, dubbed the "Who Dat" nation, chant "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say they gon' beat them Saints?" Never really meant much until the Saints actually started winning. I've seen a video of a dog barking, which sounded like he was saying "Who?" Naturally, a group of fans, complete with Saints jerseys, responded "Dat!" Confused, the dog kept barking and the fans kept responding.

It's that serious down there. It doesn't matter how ridiculous it might sound. It doesn't matter how crazy they might seem. They go out of their way to chant that, as seen on ECW last night.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Feb 10, 2010 17:22:56 GMT -5 PKO said:

Feb 10, 2010 16:37:31 GMT -5 devondragon said:

Despite it's origins, if you think "Who Dat" is used a racial slur in Louisiana today, you live a sad life. It's short for "Who dat say dey gon' beat dem Saints?" It's a cajun thing

I'm guessing a good portion of people not from the US don't know about "Who Dat?".

I know I don't.

Hell I am from the USA and I had never heard of it until a week before the Superbowl.Of course I don't really follow football so maybe that's why.Don't people know that it's fake?

[mrjl]

Feb 10, 2010 21:19:36 GMT -5 Krimzon said:

Feb 10, 2010 17:29:41 GMT -5 Dirty Hazy said:

Can someone explain "Who Dat"?

Mantra for the New Orleans Saints NFL team. Their fans, dubbed the "Who Dat" nation, chant "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say they gon' beat them Saints?" Never really meant much until the Saints actually started winning. I've seen a video of a dog barking, which sounded like he was saying "Who?" Naturally, a group of fans, complete with Saints jerseys, responded "Dat!" Confused, the dog kept barking and the fans kept responding.

It's that serious down there. It doesn't matter how ridiculous it might sound. It doesn't matter how crazy they might seem. They go out of their way to chant that, as seen on ECW last night.

they've only chanted it in years the Saints were successful, and yes they had some semi successful years in the past.

Also from what I read when the NFL actually tried to claim it as intellectual property they do it for several college teams in the south as well.

[i.Sarita.com]

"WHO DAT, WHO DAT, WHO DAT GONNA TALK LIKE MORONS?"

Oh...

[Big L]

Who Dat!!