(04-14-2017 01:19 PM)canewton Wrote:  This seems stupid.

It isn't serious.

(04-14-2017 12:54 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  There are really two North Carolinas. The vibrant metro areas (Charlotte, Triad, Triangle) and the poor rural areas (the mountains and eastern NC). There are a few exceptions like Asheville, Boone, Greenville, Wilmington but their reach is limited.

Wouldn't that mean there's 3 North Carolina's (Mountain, Urban, Coastal)? And if so, how many Carolinas are there overall?

(04-14-2017 01:47 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 12:54 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  There are really two North Carolinas. The vibrant metro areas (Charlotte, Triad, Triangle) and the poor rural areas (the mountains and eastern NC). There are a few exceptions like Asheville, Boone, Greenville, Wilmington but their reach is limited.

Wouldn't that mean there's 3 North Carolina's (Mountain, Urban, Coastal)? And if so, how many Carolinas are there overall?

No, two - rural / poor & metro / prosperous

Build the wall, and East Carolina can be the new 50th.

(04-14-2017 09:46 AM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  Maybe this is really a good time for East Carolina to succeed from the rest of North Carolina to create the 51st state. Greenville would certainly be the capital and ECU would certainly be the Falgship school of the state.

Greenville is substantially bigger than Morgantown (WVU) & Charleston (capital) combined but simply because of a lack of arbitrary make believe lines & a lack of a separate state government we aren't a Flagship university but WVU is. Moreover, the population of East Carolina is nearly twice as much as the population of WVU.

Obviously I'm halfway being facetious but if NC politics actually started to be as detrimental towards ECU on the level people are speculating it could, then don't put anything past the good people of East Carolina. As silly as such a phenomenon sounds, it actually would benefit the region substantially simply due to the allocation of federal income and the promotion of ECU. Maybe then we would garner enough attention and notoriety to where people would stop calling us Eastern Carolina. As many are already aware, UNC in particular has a longstanding history of hindering not only ECU but our entire region from receiving adequate health care and funding and has inhibited the growth of the university as a whole. Such a move would help to correct all of that.

Dude

Good luck with a successful secession.

(04-14-2017 06:48 PM)Kronke Wrote:  Build the wall, and East Carolina can be the new 50th.

California isn't Mexico as much as it's Latin America.

http://webleedpurple.blogspot.com/2010/1...olina.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/sport...big-5.html

“Some people here believe we should be the 51st state,” Athletic Director Jeff Compher said.

Starts own state to become flagship program. Still a directional school.

Semi serious question: are you a directional school if a direction is in your state's name?

(04-14-2017 06:52 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 09:46 AM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  

Dude

Good luck with a successful secession.

(04-15-2017 09:20 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Starts own state to become flagship program. Still a directional school.

Semi serious question: are you a directional school if a direction is in your state's name?

nope

cincinnati has a similar relationship with ohio. i don't remember the op's post, but do you just seem not to fit in with the rest of the state? they dissing you severely? i'd love for south of what is that, 70? to secede. sprawling virgin hills, wild forgotten rivers. fairytale river towns. the only form of transportation, pocket boat. you know, us appalachian folk are proud to be poor as sh!t. we got the holler in the east and ghetto holler in the west. everywhere there is heroin. i assume every state has their weed pocket. i wonder what will become of northern ohio? and northern ohio would be divided between the conservative farm man on the west and elitist douche in the east. that'd be fun to watch on the news. and keep ohio state while you're at it. i wouldn't give a sh!t about cincinnati even being the capital. hell give the sh!t back to chilicothe. i feel ya

(04-14-2017 10:46 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 06:48 PM)Kronke Wrote:  Build the wall, and East Carolina can be the new 50th.

California isn't Mexico as much as it's Latin America.

If we get rid of California people in Texas are going to have to start paying taxes.

(04-14-2017 12:28 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 12:24 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  I noticed that I'm just inside the border on your map. We would most likely be poorer than WV or Mississippi regardless of the tourist dollars from the beaches.

Probably. Eastern NC is pretty depressing until you get to the coast. I know there are a few other communities that have some decent economic activity, but by and large, eastern NC is a downtrodden place.

The reason we are downtrodden is the people in Raleigh not giving a crap which leads to our leaders not being progressive enough.


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(04-15-2017 07:14 PM)PurpleReigns Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 12:28 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(04-14-2017 12:24 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  I noticed that I'm just inside the border on your map. We would most likely be poorer than WV or Mississippi regardless of the tourist dollars from the beaches.

Probably. Eastern NC is pretty depressing until you get to the coast. I know there are a few other communities that have some decent economic activity, but by and large, eastern NC is a downtrodden place.

The reason we are downtrodden is the people in Raleigh not giving a crap which leads to our leaders not being progressive enough.


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Rural eastern NC legislators dominated the General Assembly for much of our history and today are a key part of the GOPers that are in complete control. If Raleigh is to blame consider the fact that a pretty significant number of them came from ENC.

(04-14-2017 09:46 AM)Indiana Bones Wrote:  Maybe this is really a good time for East Carolina to succeed from the rest of North Carolina to create the 51st state. Greenville would certainly be the capital and ECU would certainly be the Falgship school of the state.

Greenville is substantially bigger than Morgantown (WVU) & Charleston (capital) combined but simply because of a lack of arbitrary make believe lines & a lack of a separate state government we aren't a Flagship university but WVU is. Moreover, the population of East Carolina is nearly twice as much as the population of WVU.

Obviously I'm halfway being facetious but if NC politics actually started to be as detrimental towards ECU on the level people are speculating it could, then don't put anything past the good people of East Carolina. As silly as such a phenomenon sounds, it actually would benefit the region substantially simply due to the allocation of federal income and the promotion of ECU. Maybe then we would garner enough attention and notoriety to where people would stop calling us Eastern Carolina. As many are already aware, UNC in particular has a longstanding history of hindering not only ECU but our entire region from receiving adequate health care and funding and has inhibited the growth of the university as a whole. Such a move would help to correct all of that.

1) Wilmington would be the capital. In fact, Jacksonville's metro area is bigger than Greenville's.
2) Outside of Greenville, Northeastern NC is the poorest area of the state. We'd be broke without the triangle and Charlotte.

The State of East Carolina will have a food naming and control system much like laws of the European Union which cover naming and production of products like Roquefort, Champagne or Cognac. The United States system, for example, states Vidalia Onions must come from Vidalia Georgia, Bourbon Whiskey can only be produced in the state of Tennessee, and what can go into Florida Orange Juice.

In East Carolina, barbecue can only be made from pulled or preferably chopped pork (sorry Memphis), using the "whole hog" (no hams or shoulders only), and must be cooked over wood coals or charcoal at a minimum. Sauce applied to any food product sold as barbecue must contain vinegar. No food or other product containing tomato based sauce can be labeled as "barbecue". The word "barbecue" can only be used as a noun, never as a verb, in advertising or labeling of any food described as barbecue.

As a regional appellation, the term "East Carolina Barbecue" (formerly Eastern North Carolina Barbecue) can only be applied to barbecue produced by the above stated methods in the counties east of or adjacent to I-95, and lying between the borders of Virginia and South Carolina.

note: appellation is not a hillbilly.


This fine establishment is ranked #2 out of 203 restaurants reviewed on TripAdvisor for the capital city of Greenville.
B's Barbecue link on TripAdvisor (B's Barbecue has no website, or telephone for that matter)

(04-21-2017 12:09 AM)mikeinoki Wrote:  
This fine establishment is ranked #2 out of 203 restaurants reviewed on TripAdvisor for the capital city of Greenville.
B's Barbecue link on TripAdvisor (B's Barbecue has no website, or telephone for that matter)

It is pretty great...

Would love to have some B's right now.

(04-21-2017 09:40 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  Would love to have some B's right now.

You guys just talked me into it. I'm taking the 7 minute drive from my house right now before they run out because last time I went out there at quarter to one and they only had chicken left. FTR, I also love skylight inn out in Ayden just as much.

Why wouldn't you want Wilmington in your new state?