Fat tuesday

• Jodi Binkley had laughed at her father's creative idea.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• Mardi Gras 2012, or Fat Tuesday, falls on Feb. 21, and is the final day of the festivities known as Carnival celebrated in predominately Catholic locations around the world, most famously in cities such as New Orleans and Rio de Jainaro.
(Huffington Post)
• Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make every city in America want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, whats not to love? Well, perhaps the aftereffects of all those rich foods.
(North County Times)
• I began a tradition at work several years ago. I baked and brought in a King Cake on Fat Tuesday. Id known about the traditional tri-colored cake for a few years by this time.
(Examiner)
• CHARLOTTETOWN, Feb. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Make this Fat Tuesday slim by whipping up this Prince Edward Island Potato Pancake recipe.  As the newest, oldest superfood, spuds can dramatically bolster the nutritional value of your Pancake Tuesday meal.
(CNW Group)
• Mardi Gras 2012 is quickly approaching on Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
(Examiner)
• Over 30,000 beads are thrown from balconies along the Snowmass Village Mall. Photo courtesy Jeremy Swanson. There's no holding back when it comes to Fat Tuesday in Snowmass. The resort has celebrated the famous New Orleans tradition for over 30 years.
(OnTheSnow.com)
• The Westin Colonnade will celebrate Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 21, helping raise funds for local charities as well as raising dollars for Give Kids the World (GKTW).
(Miami Herald)
• Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media Before we get to Mardi Gras, let's welcome Tlusty Czwartek. Much like the French Fat Tuesday, Polish Fat Thursday is a day dedicated to big eating. It marks the start of the final week of pre-Lent celebrations.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• This Saturday marks the third annual Mardi Gras Festival at Power Plant Live near the Inner Harbor. Beginning from 9 p.m. and running through midnight, there will be fire breathers, stilt walkers and beads up and down the street.
(Johns Hopkins Newsletter)