Boudreaux and Thibodeaux
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Boudreaux and Thibodeaux, also known as Boudreau and Thibodeau, are jokes which make fun of slow-witted Cajuns.{{Cite web|url=http://flicksided.com/2014/06/18/kings-comedy-marx-brothers/|title=The Kings of Comedy: The Marx Brothers|website=FlickSided|date=18 June 2014 |access-date=2016-04-14}} These jokes are a common tradition to the Southern Louisiana region and often feature an exaggerated Cajun accent.{{cite web|title=Boudreaux & Thibodeaux Cajun Humor/New Jokes Page|url=http://cajunguy20.tripod.com/newjokes.html|website=cajunguy20.tripod.com|access-date=24 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/they-re-not-deaus-guys-exploring-boudreau-and-thibodeau-s-cajun-cookin/379738431/|title=They're not deaus guys: Exploring 'Boudreau and Thibodeau's Cajun Cookin' '|date=May 16, 2016|website=Star Tribune|access-date=2019-05-21}}{{Cite journal |last=Carmichael |first=Katie |date=2013-11-01 |title=The Performance of Cajun English in Boudreaux and Thibodeaux Jokes |url=https://read.dukeupress.edu/american-speech/article/88/4/377/5982/The-Performance-of-Cajun-English-in-Boudreaux-and |journal=American Speech |language=en |volume=88 |issue=4 |pages=377–412 |doi=10.1215/00031283-2691415 |issn=0003-1283|doi-access=free }} Some of the jokes can be very vulgar. They have a history of social sharing and not all are written down in text.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/7776edf7da977/chef-isaac-toups-exuberant-new.html|title=Chef Isaac Toups' exuberant, new cookbook puts you in a Cajun kitchen|last=Maloney|first=Ann|date=October 16, 2018|website=NOLA.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-21}}
History
Boudreaux and Thibodeaux are two fictional but humorous characters from Southern Louisiana experiencing life's trials and tribulations. Boudreaux has a wife named Marie and a dog named Phideaux, and Thibodeaux has a wife named Clotile.{{Cite book|title=Dat Boudreaux Ain't Me, It's Ma Cousin|last=Boudreaux|first=Larry|publisher=Boudreaux Cajun General Store|year=1999|isbn=0967600200}} Similar jokes can be found with Ole and Lena jokes mocking Minnesotans, Akpos jokes mocking Nigerians, and also Zeke and Zeb jokes mocking Midwesterners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2016/05/18/boudreau-and-thibodeau-are-the-stars-of-their-own-cajun-jokes/|title=Boudreau and Thibodeau are the stars of their own Cajun jokes|last=Eccher|first=Marino|date=2016-05-18|website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-21}} Some jokes can be just a few sentences long, while others much more involved and greater in length.
= Examples =
- "When Boudreaux got home yesterday, Clotile ran out to him saying, "The car's got water in the carburetor!", "How you know that, you?", "Cause it's parked in the Bayou!""{{Cite web|url=http://boudreauxandthibodeauxjokes.com/|title=Da Joke of Da Day|website=Boudreaux and Thibodeaux Jokes|access-date=2016-04-14}}
- "Boudreaux was walking down the wharf and he met up with Thibodeaux. He says to Thibodeaux, "Hey podna, how y'all are?" Thibodaux says, "Mais, OK." Boudreaux says, "And how's your wife?" Thibodeaux says, "Mais, my wife's an angel." Boudreaux says, "You lucky, my wife's still living!""
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