Stepping out saints style

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - February 1, 2010

Thousands of men, wearing everything from miniskirts to formal gowns, paraded through the streets of New Orleans yesterday.

It was to back their Saints, who'll meet the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl next Sunday.

So why get dressed in drag?

Well, a former sportscaster once said he'd march through the French Quarter in a dress if the Saints ever made it to the big game.

Tommy Cooper wore a full-length black beaded sheath.

He says yesterday's parade was "the Saints and Mardi Gras rolled into one."

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