The drama has started again. The comment sections across various Who Dat Nation forums, message boards, and newspapers have been pretty one sided…. It is apparent that the Monistere brothers failed to understand the kind of storm they have created by threatening the Who Dat Nation.
juvi50 September 17, 2010 at 10:02AM
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Did Monistere send a warning letter to Drew Brees when he told everyone that would be in the Dome on Thursday night to yell the Who Dat chant after the coin toss? Drew made that statement on nationally televised programming and on radio. That should be major infringement shouldn’t it?
Monistere wants to go after the small people. His original trademark, which he let expire, expired many, many years ago when the Saints were not good.
Hell, from what I hear, he’s lived in San Antonio most his life and hasn’t done anything with “his” supposed Who Dat until the recent success of OUR New Orleans Saints in the late 2000’s.
Open letter to Monistere:
Leave our city, our team alone. We never left our city or never stopped watching the Saints on tv every Sunday , unlike you Mr. Monistere. Get over it. You fumbled and the city of New Orleans and its RESIDENTS picked the ball up and scored. Your loss. Now stop being a sore loser and go home.
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oddly September 17, 2010 at 9:22AM
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You might own the rights to the song “Who Dat” but NO ONE owns the words “Who” and “Dat” (and “dat” is not even a real word — I mean, I know it is for Saints fans in New Orleans, but…) These guys are now acting like the NFL – complete jerks. Come on into the Dome and try and tell 70,000 fans not to do the “Who Dat” chant and see what happens. Uh, yeah — good luck with “dat” one.
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msynative September 17, 2010 at 10:18AM
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PURE GREED!!! I say everyone should give him your opinion via his website or FB page. He’s not hard to find. I think he should reconsider the lawsuits or his name is mud in this town.
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YuccaBeast September 17, 2010 at 10:36AM
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How can they claim ownership of a chant that originated in the late 19th century? Read about the history of ‘who dat’ here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Dat%3F.
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Searious1 September 17, 2010 at 3:21PM
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Are they going to sue every WHO DAT in the country? Bring DAT on!
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larris September 17, 2010 at 4:33PM
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It seems that this guy copyrighted a phrase that was pretty much public domain , because he got somebody to record a song based on the chant. Then he sat on it for more than 25 years ’til the Saints became a championship team , and now the jerk wants to get paid. I’m no legal expert , but if I was on the jury , I’d look at those facts and rule against him.
Please remember , no matter how cheap they might get , don’t buy that Who Dat cd with the Aaron Neville and the Singing Saints. Nothing against Aaron , but I don’t want Monistere to make another nickel. He didn’t create anything , but now , he wants to get rich off others’ creativity.
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saintron September 17, 2010 at 7:55PM
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First time I hear “WHO DAT?” was years ago in a comical song on WTIX. Song was about a guy in a haunted house. He thought he heard someone say WHO DAT? Then he said WHO DAT SAYING WHO DAT? Anyone remember this song????????
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luv4nola September 17, 2010 at 10:52PM
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The people and loyal supporters of the Saints own the phrase Who Dat! Frivolous lawsuit and it won’t fly.
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see unlevel September 18, 2010 at 9:56AM
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Mr. Smiley,Put the brief case down,pick up the bass guitar case,and go get a real job.
Oh, that’s right,it’s like real work or Buy a Lottery Ticket your odds of winning are about the same,especially against a Jurist wearing a Saints T-Shirt.
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