But just don’t call them “refugees”.

Boston Herald reports: “Hurricane Katrina evacuees hastily handed $2,000 in federal relief money last month have been living it up on Cape Cod, blowing cash on booze and strippers, a Herald investigation has found.”

Why does this sound like old news?

Herald reporters witnessed blatant public drinking at a Falmouth strip mall by Katrina victims living at taxpayer expense at Camp Edwards on Otis Air Force Base. And strippers at Zachary’s nightclub in Mashpee, a few miles from the Bourne base, report giving lap dances to several evacuees.

“They were tipping me $5 a pop,” said a Zachary’s dancer named Angel. “I told them I felt bad taking their money. But I still took it.”

And why not? She’s the only one working.

UPDATE:
Should be no surprise, really. As Oblogatory Anecdotes concludes: “You can take the poeple out of New Orleans, but you can’t take New Orleans out of the poeple!”

And Independent Sources showcases a hurricane survival kit, “New Orleans style”

That explains it.

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1. More Katrina Refugee Hijinks!

   You can take the poeple out of New Orleans, but you can’t take New Orleans out of the poeple!

   Here is yet another story about some of the Katrina refugees, sorry “temporarily displaced Mardi Gras revelers” partying up on our dime. Not to mention …

   Trackback by Oblogatory Anecdotes — October 18, 2005 @ 7:34 pm

2. [...] Perhaps we’re too quick to judge. A commenter at California Conservative offers “You can take the people out of New Orleans, but you can’t take the New Orleans out of the people!” Let’s hope nothing happens to Las Vegas. Salt Lake City would never be the same. [...]

   Pingback by Independent Sources » Blog Archive » The Alcohol and Adult Industries Ask: When’s the Next Hurricane? — October 18, 2005 @ 11:51 pm

3. [...] That’s a lot of lap dances. [...]

   Pingback by California Conservative » New Orleans: “How Much Can We Take?” — February 15, 2007 @ 12:41 pm

4. [...] That’s a lot of lap dances. [...]

   Pingback by New Orleans: “How Much Can We Take?” at Conservative Times--Republican GOP news source. — February 15, 2007 @ 12:50 pm

1. Oh, gag! How disgusting.

   Comment by Amy P — October 19, 2005 @ 7:05 am