In Louisiana: Gone Shrimping

"Louisiana should be looked in on periodically, like the kid in the upstairs bedroom who's been known to tie the sheets together and split. Any piece of the personality is at any given time substance enough for enlightenment, to say nothing of entertainment."

"Any piece? "

"Pick something, something that sounds dull."

"Shrimp."

"You got it."

In the cabin of the shrimp boat, bound for the Gulf of Mexico, are these: one Sunbeam Master Chef charcoal grill, three spatulas hanging from eye hooks, a slicker, half a dozen greasy life jackets, a pan full of plastic dishes, a box of Zatarain's...

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