Who is ready for some Gruden love??

NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. David Vitter is taunting the latest group to claim ownership of the phrase “Who Dat,” sending a letter that tells the company to drop its trademark lawsuit or meet him in court.Vitter jumped into the fray over the popular Saints chant by sending two of his T-shirts to the owners of the company, “Who Dat? Inc.” The T-shirts, printed earlier this year when the NFL asked shop owners to stop selling Who Dat merchandise, say “Who Dat say we can’t print Who Dat! © TM 2010 David Vitter (just kidding)””You’re kidding, right? Claiming you own the legal rights to the term ‘Who Dat’?” Vitter wrote in his letter to the company.

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Jeff Duncan, TP

SAN FRANCISCO – As I watched San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers throw a conniption fit at midfield in Kansas City last week a thought occurred to me.

This would never happen with the New Orleans Saints.

I can’t remember the last time a Saints player lost it on the field. Of course, there’s not a lot to get upset about when you start a season 13-0 and win the Super Bowl.

Still, the Saints, by and large, are as demonstrative and emotional as snipers when they take the field. Their insides might be bubbling cauldrons of emotion but it rarely shows.

The closest thing I can remember to a visual display of on-field emotion in the Sean Payton era was the heated sideline exchange between tight end Jeremy Shockey and quarterback Drew Brees in Atlanta two years ago.

Otherwise, nothing.

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Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints weren’t as impressive as some fans would have liked them to be, but they are still plenty good enough.

In beating the Minnesota Vikings 14-9 Thursday night, they proved they could win an ugly game as well as in style. So, for the second straight week, the defending Super Bowl champions are the No.1-ranked team in the NFL Power Rankings by The Times-Picayune.

There is a new No. 2 team, however. The Green Bay Packers have moved up three spots to the second position, followed by the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens.

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Bobby and his funny Satchmo voice….
WHO DAT

What are you doing this Sunday? I am enjoying the Redzone, pulling against Cowboys, Falcons and Vikings!!

SLIDELL, La. — The fate of the ownership of the popular “Who Dat” phrase will soon be decided on in court as the people claiming trademark ownership on the chant have asked a federal judge to weigh in on the issue, a legal analyst said on Friday.Legal analyst Chick Foret said the Monistere brothers asked for a jury trial on the issue.“The case is pending in front of Federal Judge Carl Barbier, and the most interesting thing about this case is that the plaintiff, Who Dat Inc., has asked for a jury trial. So Who Dats themselves will decide who owns ‘Who Dat,’” Foret said.

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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.

John DeShazier, The Times-Picayune

It was one game, Pierson Prioleau cautioned.
So there’s no reason for the New Orleans Saints’ special team coverers to act as if, collectively, they’ve become a blanket. There is no reason to declare their problems have been solved, and that 25- and 50-yard punt and kickoff returns are things of the past.

But even a 12-year veteran safety such as Prioleau, the Saints’ special teams captain, is allowed to be encouraged.

“It’s fair to say we made some improvements from the preseason to the first game of the season, ” Prioleau said. “We just flat-out covered the ball better in the first game of the season.

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Always gets me pumped up.