In true Southern fashion, today I am seceding from North Carolina.

[short bus president]

As of this morning, my two and a half acres are no longer "North Carolina," but an independent state controlled entirely by me. And just you lemme tell ya, the orange clay will run red with cackalacky blood if they try to force me back into their stupid statehood!

But I could use some help in naming my independent state. Here are the options as I see them right now:

[underpants]

1. South Virginia

:bounce:

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. West Middle Carolina

[GOPisEvil]

3. Cromulencia

[StopTheMorans]

4. nice!

:thumbsup:

[Phillycat]

9. Seconded!

[redqueen]

17. Cromulencia

Perfect!

[short bus president]

29. Too many syllables.

The place IS still geographically located in the South. I couldn't stand for a fine name like "Cromulencia" to be bastardized into "crom-uh-sha" by the yokels.

[greyfox]

5. Betrayalville

Why would you leave us? I am in NC, too? What did we do? I voted against the Shrub!!!!

[short bus president]

27. Do I hafta have a reason?!?

Erm... family tradition?

:hi: And hey grey - what part of the Old North State are you lurking in?

[greyfox]

37. Hahah of course not

You are your own boss... just wondered.

I is over in the eastland... twixt Kinston and Jacksonville.. you?

[short bus president]

38. I'm outside of Chapel Hill.

On a map, I'm pretty much smack in the middle of the triangle formed by CH, Hillsborough, and Saxapahaw - dairy country. Lot's o' cows. Unfortunately it's the reddest part of this blue county.

So... let's compare BBQ... got anything down East that stands up to Allen and Son? :P

[greyfox]

51. Smithfield's

Is there ANY other BBQ? Heheeh -- I know where Chapel Hill is, in fact my daughter may well live there next college year -- she fiishes communty college this semester and then off to UNC, Chapel Hill... <sigh>

[short bus president]

52. That'll give you an excuse to come visit -

we'll try to time a Triangle-area gathering for parents' weekend. ;-)

[greyfox]

53. I am now....

a grandparent... all my kiddos are grown and gone 'cept one... and she is in college here, as I say...

What is parent's day in the Triad anyway?

[yvr girl]

6. I like Scavery Acres, but it doesn't seem like a state. How about...

Scaveryland
Cromulentshire
Shortbusland

[kick-ass-bob]

7. Prepare for the coming invasion...

I am looking to expand my territory into the
Chapel Hill-sborough area!

[underpants]

8. What are the two generations of your family that live next to you...

going to do with THEIR houses?

:bounce:

Play on an old Virginia joke about NC

[kick-ass-bob]

13. That's funny.

I thought that was a joke about Virginia.

:grr:

[underpants]

19. Two soldiers of the Carolina brigade are running from battle

one says to the other "do you think Dean Smith will EVER win a national title?"

Hey that is an original!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

21. I guess they got their ass handed to them by an Kansas regiment,

huh?

[kick-ass-bob]

22. Make fun of UNC all you want.

The more, the better!

[underpants]

10. Name it "Matt Doherty" and no one will try to take it away from you

God am I having fun with this

[redqueen]

15. hahahahahahahaha

I'm glad you are! :D

[underpants]

11. New Gastonia?

Has a nice ring to it.

[meganmonkey]

12. Your motto should be :The Scavery State

[underpants]

14. Murphreesburg -Murphrees City-Murphreesville

as a gaggle of roofers who used to live in the apartment above a friend of mine said "All crack comes through Murphreesboro"

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

16. The Duchy of Grand Grouseness

[kick-ass-bob]

18. Jesse-land.

:evilgrin:

[underpants]

20. Name it "Eunice" after the state university

Isn't that how natives pronounce it?

ANOTHER original

[kick-ass-bob]

23. That original needs to go back in the bag.

:puke:

[short bus president]

26. it's actually pronounced

"curl - ina" by most, but the cromulently Dookie among us just call 'em the tarholes. ;-)

[underpants]

28. Krzyzewski-land! If you can spell it you get into a state school!!!

that's keeps you from clogging up our finer schools so the New Jersey kids can feel like winners.

[short bus president]

30. They'd just get me confused with "Krzyzewski-ville,"

the tent city that forms outside of Cameron before big games.

And trust me - the state schools wouldn't know what to do with someone who could spell. That's some kinda yankee book-lurnin', innit?

[underpants]

31. Your state motto could be

Hey Charles Kuralt wasn't banging anyone in here!

[kick-ass-bob]

32. This coming from one whose state schools include

Virginia Tech?

hmmmm....

[underpants]

34. Hey Hey! 'roundt here we'se callit "Va Tech"

:bounce:

I did have a friend in high school who could NOT figure out what the "a" in UVa stood for. Five of us tried to explain it to him......he has an engineering degree from Tech.

[underpants]

24. East Carolina-every gets drunk and laid here TOO

Steroid free since 1988....and that's when the football program went tits up.

[underpants]

25. The Inner Banks-leave your garbage we will take it back to Va. for you

Hey another original!


A nice little dual joke there.

[tk2kewl]

33. The Carolina Donut Hole

[underpants]

35. I've GOT IT!!!--------NC State!

Get it? NC...State

The wrap around shades are complimentary.........er uh........FREE (how's that?)



The tailgate parties will be KILLER!

[denverbill]

36. Southeast Dakota.

[NoodleBoy]

39. You should now sue the government to let you send 2 Senators and a Rep

to DC, that would be sweet. Also, get your own star on the flag.

[HEAVYHEART]

40. Uh!

I don't know how the hell I missed your thread shortbus! I pick New Carolina! :bounce:

[short bus president]

45. New Cackalacky, eh?

I had been leaning towards "Guam," but it might confuse some folks, I 'spose. I have a knack for screwy geographical names, having grown up in Bahama, and always having people tell me "we don't ship to the Bahamas, sir." :P

:hi: And hi over there in R-town!

[HEAVYHEART]

47. hahaha!

That's funny about Bahama! hehe.. I picked New Carolina because I've always loved the word/name Carolina. :-) BTW, let me know when the next Triangle DU meeting is ok? I'd love to go...

[RagingInMiami]

41. How about Blue Carolina

[HEAVYHEART]

42. Oooh

That's even better!!!

[JimmyJazz]

43. Stanglevania? Festusware? Altheawa?

:shrug:

[short bus president]

44. I think "Festusware" implies a ferret-fur stole...

Altheawa could work, tho - I AM close to Saxapahaw, so the Indian name thing is a good match for the area...

[JimmyJazz]

46. Well, you can't have Festus being somebody's stole -

I'd go with Altheawa then - I hear she's the Queen Bee, anyway :)

[fluffernutter]

48. New Cromulentolina.

2nd choice is of course Scavery Acres :thumbsup:

[shinju1985]

49. New Confederacy

then 99% of your population will be rednecks

[jukes]

50. Nocracka!

or Sanstar.

[Richardo]

54. Fredonia