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12-12-2009, 04:32 PM
#104
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Originally Posted by Ninnie
You 2 are so right, it is Tarhell! DH just explained it to me :roll: :roll: Can you tell I am not originally from NC? :lol: :lol:
Like knowing this, makes it any easier :roll:
Like knowing this, makes it any easier :roll:
12-12-2009, 04:44 PM
#105
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
Originally Posted by Ninnie
You 2 are so right, it is Tarhell! DH just explained it to me :roll: :roll: Can you tell I am not originally from NC? :lol: :lol:
Like knowing this, makes it any easier :roll:
Like knowing this, makes it any easier :roll:
ROFLMBO
I think it is Tarheel :shock:
12-12-2009, 04:45 PM
#106
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OK...here is the explanation...of course, I was referring to the UNC basketball team...my neice is a HUGE fan..
This is from wikipedia:
Tar Heel (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina. "Tar Heel" is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.
The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most experts believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were one of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history.[1]
Because the exact history of the term is unknown, many legends have developed to explain it. Many believe it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2]
This is from wikipedia:
Tar Heel (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina. "Tar Heel" is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.
The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most experts believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were one of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history.[1]
Because the exact history of the term is unknown, many legends have developed to explain it. Many believe it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2]
12-12-2009, 04:55 PM
#107
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Out searching for some sunshine :-)
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Originally Posted by Ninnie
Originally Posted by sewjoyce
Originally Posted by Ninnie
You 2 are so right, it is Tarhell! DH just explained it to me :roll: :roll: Can you tell I am not originally from NC? :lol: :lol:
Like knowing this, makes it any easier :roll:
Like knowing this, makes it any easier :roll:
ROFLMBO
I think it is Tarheel :shock:
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