Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) is the day before Ash Wendesday, and is the last day of Carnival. I knew a woman a few years ago that had two teenage granddaughters, who told her they wanted to go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This woman apparently lived under a rock, as she had no idea what New Orleans and Fat Tuesday were all about. Namely getting drunk and flashing boobs. There may be more to it than that, but really, they are all just good excuses to get drunk and get semi-naked. So the woman takes the two…