Talk:Who dat?

omissions & speculation

Who Dat is used by a population of people that suffered from Hurricane Katrina in the Southern United States. The mentality of this population is generally against the government, due to the fact that the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was extremely delayed and poorly planned, causing tension. Who Dat is currently used by the victims to rally out for support by fellow Katrina victims, and fellow African Americans. The mentality is generally anti-government, and becoming more and more anti-law enforcement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.86.203.10 (talk) 19:43, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

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)

Those in attendance heard the cheer used by Alcorn State University fans when they played Mississippi State in the NIT basketball tournament in 1979. The next year the cheer was used extensively in the NCAA Regional basketball tournament in Denton TX where both Alcorn and LSU were participants. If it became popular at LSU in 1982 it may very well have simply migrated to their fans during the 1980 NCAA Regional. Justicefour (talk) 05:00, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

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)

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)

I agree - I'm removing it. SixFourThree (talk) 16:42, 19 August 2009 (UTC)SixFourThree

Who Dat is also now a favorite saying/phrase in modern day hip hop songs

Junkyard Dog period 1980-1984

During the early 1980's the Junkyard Dog(Sylvester Ritter) became very popular using a version of the phrase "Who dat think they can beat dat Dog? Who Dat?. The use of versions of this phrase is still used in Indy Wrestling in New Orleans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BBaileys (talk • contribs) 20:34, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I have found a number of message board posts making this same assertion about "Who Dat" and Junkyard Dog, and I suspect that it is true, but I have not been able to identify a reliable source to verify it. If such a reliable source can be identified, this information can be restored to the article. --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Here is a second source other than the first I gave, Tributes: Remembering the worlds greatest wrestlers. ISDN: 1-55366-085-4 published by stewart house publishing. Printed 2001.

Dave meltzer is considered the premiere writer and historian when It comes to wrestling, and wrestling History. The only other writer that comes close is George Will who has retired from writing about wrestling. The site that Dave Meltzer runs is Wrestlingobserver.com this is a pay site, and has little information that can be obtained for free. If you need more information I would contact Dave Meltzer or Bryan Alvarez and they can confirm the information. You would need to contact them through the Wrestling Observer website. I do not know either one of them and the only contact I have had is buy purchasing their material. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.207.80.215 (talk) 03:53, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

who dat dog

what about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYvI_vtYeA8 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.227.120.8 (talk) 05:52, 7 March 2010 (UTC)