Talk:Who Dat?

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[edit] omissions & speculation

Introduction section suggests this article is about a chant of the New Orleans Saints. Origin section details history until 1945. Stops. Fails to mention the Saints franchise starts in 1967, awarded in 1966. Then presents a summary connection of 1945 history to the 1966 NFL football team as "Finally, it was adapted by Southern University and New Orleans public schools in the 1960s, and Saints fans adopted it in the late 1970s, early 1980s."

Furthermore, the Variations section makes another speculation "Many say that the Cincinnati Bengals stole the chant." This is a biased statement with no reference provided, apparently a viewpoint of the original author.

A search on the web shows, Who Dat was popularized as a LSU chant in 1982. In 1983, by headcoach Bum Phillips, after a Saints start of 5-3, the best ever by the Saints at that time.Palewook 12:47, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Who Dat?

One example of the WWII joke:

The Colonel Had Who-Dat Trouble
A {Saturday Evening} Post War Anecdote (Abridged for Wikipedia)

The Flying Fortresses were winging high over France, heading for the Channel and their bases in Britain. They had successfully bombed a certain bridge in the Vosges Mountains and it had been a milk run - sporadic flak and no fighter opposition. Now that they were out of enemy territory, it was time for the pilots to engage in a little banter over the radio to break the monotony and lighten the fatigue of the long run home. ... That morning, at briefing, the order had come down that there would be stricter radio discipline in the future and that violators would be punished.

Finally, however, one bored pilot could stand the silence no longer. Depressing his mike button, he wishpered softly into his mask, "Who dat?" Almost immediately another pilot inquired in a muffled voice, "Who dat say who dat?" ...

The command pilot barked exasperatedly into his microphone, "The next man who speaks extraneously will be court-martialed!"

The Colonel's warning was followed by a moment of dutiful silence. But then a low and obviously disguised voice firmly demanded, "Who dat say dat?" --Irving L. Uttal, 1st Lt., Ac (Inactive) Aus.

Saturday Evening Post Carnival of Humor, Page 8
Prentice Hall 1958
Previously credited to Irving Uttal in 1946. TaoPhoenix (talk) 19:45, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fight song?

This article is put into the Category:Fight songs, but it doesn't seem like a fight song. It seems more like a chant. Mynameisnotpj (talk) 21:21, 1 April 2008 (UTC)