New Orleans History -- Lake Pontchartrain
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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Hoova

Hoova = Vacuum = Hoover Vacuum Cleaner, as in 'Amgunna hoova da
caw befawh we go ta da Do.' (English translation' I'm going to vacuum the car before we go to the Do [a.k.a. Do Drive-In on Metairie Road--now a swanky townhouse development called 'De Li Mon']. A Yat question...'Didn't We Hoover Everything, even if we owned a Eureka?.