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Good movie but explain something...


How did all those trees start falling all the sudden? I'm sure the Coons had something to do with it but how could they have done that? Also, what kind of language were the Coons speaking? Is that a real language used by people?

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Not sure about the trees. I'll grant you setting up that kind of boobytrap in that short a time without any sawing noise seems a stretch.

HOWEVER...some other points: Cajuns are called "Coonass" not "Coon". The latter being a derogatory word for African Americans. Little outdated too. Coonass is kind of iffy too. It could be taken as derogatory as well.

Also, yes, the Cajuns speak a variant of French.

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Oh i gotcha, thanks.

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I always assumed they pulled the trees down with ropes attached to the tops of them not easily seen

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