Barmuda Triangle
n.— «In a dark corner of Leo’s Food and Spirits at Dauphine and France streets—one-third of what is known as “The Barmuda Triangle in the 9th Ward”—sat the Captain For Life of Box of Wine.» —“Corkscrew krewe ; The Box of Wine march must be seen to be believed” by Angus Lind Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Lousiana) Mar. 2, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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