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NO. Especially in DC.

Kinda tacky. Reminds me of drunk frat boys/girls.

Uh, no.

Reminds me of $5 pitcher night at the college bar. And NOT in a good way.

Nothing says "drunken frat boys" like mardi Gras beads.

Being from New Orleans, I find it a little distasteful.

Please don't think this type of mistake is typical of DC taste.

Uh... It really screams
"Hey Dude, we had Bad Ass Party Here last night"
or
"If the beads are on the window bars, Don't come a knockin' if ya know what I mean. (wink wink)"

And honestly I am sure Rachael was kidding when she said
>This little homie (below) is enjoying the party window He kinda looks like he is stuck there and has no way down.

I would leave the twinkle lights and dump the tacky mardi gras beads,
I am from the New Orleans area as well.
;0)

Some better greenery would have dressed up the window a little more tastefully. The beads just scream drunken flashing has probably occured, and it doesn't help the black bars disappear either.

It looks like someone gave them a bunch of mardi gras beads, and they felt bad about throwing them out, so they thought "hmm...what could I do with these?"

Just stop buying useless trash, people!

you guys are really stretching for material here...

I thought it was April 1st for a second...

Wow, way to make your place look cheap!

I'd rather see the bars painted alternating colors than have them decorated with plastic beads...
I agree, draped Mardi Gras beads just reminds me of that time of the year where New Orleans is an insane mess for almost a whole month.

First of all, I gotta call out the small figurine, from fabulous Homies, usually purchased from a grocery store vending machine. I love these.

I'm from Louisiana, too, and I'm not appalled by the beads. It's not as bad as wearing Mardi Gras beads out of season, OR picking up Mardi Gras beads from the ground, OR picking beads out of the trees along St. Charles Ave (also, tacky).

And as someone who now finds himself living and making a living in the Northeast, there's a little happy feeling whenever I see something like these beads on display, and I'm glad it pisses off many people, the type of would prefer this resident go to DWR, West Elm, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Mitchell Gold, or sift through a high-end garage sale all in search of something(s) generally-accepted by the masses as in style instead of choosing something that makes their home a bit unique.

I say all this, and I understand that some of my Bostonian friends don't quite get that I have Jazz Fest posters with Fats Domino and Irma Thomas on my wall, and that I have a crucifix with Mardi Gras beads around it, with a sign that proudly says "gone drinking."

talk about a waste of a post lol...
is this even serious?

Perfect for that morning-after-drunken-revelry look.

The little homie toy is probably saying "What the...?! Stop taking pictures in my window, freak!" BTW, if you live in a place where burglar bars are a necessity, try painting them to blend in with your window frame (not a contrasting color).

No, no, no.

Security bars may be an unfortunate fact of life for some (especially up here in NYC,) but Mardi Gras beads?

I can't imagine that seeing cheap beads as your view from the inside is all that appealing either.

Words that come to mind: Ew.Tacky. Awful. Drunk. Party leftovers. Immature. Eyesore.

Words that did not come to mind: Decor

Oh jeez, does everybody have a stick up their ... ?
I'm with Local Spice... to heck with polite decor.
I would not do this, but it amuses me.

Seriously? This is just tacky.

uh, no. I took the stick out and gave it to you.
Where you put it -- I don't want to know.
They ARE REALLY, REALLY TACKY.

And somebody clean that windowsill!

Okay, what?! No. No. No.

ha ha!

Dude, where's my car?!

Dorm-tastic design. Let's see the proud collection of empty Bacardis and the "tapestry" tacked to the ceiling next time, 'k?

this reminds me of frat boys as well. it might as well me a thong, a pile of beer bottles, or a tie on the door knob. if that's what you're going for, then it works.

it's not that we're uptight or want everyone to go to dwr (i can't afford it). it's just that most people associate these beads w/ girls gone wild. that's all.

This is "decor"?

Have you guys been drinking?

It's so sad that so many people think Mardi Gras is nothing more than a glorified frat party.

Can't AT do any better than this?

Thank you, Jezabella.

I vote Hill intern or law student...

I don't think Mardi Gras is a frat party, and I don't think anyone really thinks so. A few years ago, I went to the Bank of America in Cleveland Circle on the "move-in day," September 1st, and the teller gave me beads for showing her my boobs. True story. ::crosses fingers::

Seriously is difficult to separate the "authentic" fake shiny plastic beads from the university culture when the bank gives them out in welcome to a new class of Boston College students opening up accounts (and anyone else who happens to be waiting in line to get quarters for laundry). It's just not as hard to get beads as it used to be.

The "frat" party part of Mardi Gras in the Quarter is for
tourists. Those of us who are locals and dignified stay
uptown and watch the parades and bring the kids out to
catch beads and stuffed animals. It's a time to have
your family in town and backyard party's with the neighbors and go to a ball or two. (Which usually benefit
a charity I might add.)

The U.S. wide perception of our celebration is unfortunate.
Its almost like thinking that in New York on New Year's
the only acceptable thing to do is stand in times square
and freeze to death and watch a big ball drop.

Ah, ignorance and prejudice....