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Originally Posted by pinksequins
I'm not going to rant and rave. That would be unbecoming! : ) I am NC born and bred too, with relatives having graduated from all four Tobacco Road schools.
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Same here.
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The Tar Heels were the esteemed students and alumni of UNC-CH; Tarheels were the rest of us born and raised in the state ..... : )
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Ummm, no. Tarheel is how people from away spell it. My father—a proud son of the Old North State and a proud graduate of NC State—taught us at an early age that Tar Heel is always two words. Always.
{hopes that pinksequins knows I'm just having fun with her.}
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Now, we'll have to see how the author portrays the state and its citizens. (I can't say that the excerpts seem promising ...)
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The reviews and excerpts I have read look great. The thing to remember is that it's comic satire. The focus family is from Myers Park in Charlotte, where I think most of the story takes place.
And remember that Asheville seethed when
Look Homeward, Angel first came out. Now they love him.