Cassie Clark
@dogwoodblooms
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Celebrating everything that makes living in NC so sweet - the history, the great outdoors, the culture, and the laidback lifestyle. 💙👑
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Let’s go over the NC BBQ rules.
In NC, BBQ is a noun. That noun means pork. 🙌🏼
Eastern NC BBQ is whole hog. It’s served with a spicy vinegar based sauce.
Lexington (WNC) BBQ is pork shoulder. It’s served with a tomato-vinegar based sauce.
No other meats or styles are…
Barbecue ribs are a thing here in Tennessee. Depending where you are, they may be smoked with a dry rub or cooked wet over charcoal. So, I was hoping
@dogwoodblooms
might elaborate on the different styles of pork barbecue in my neighboring state of North Carolina? Wet or dry?
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Are junk drawers a Southern thing?? Doesn’t everybody have a drawer that contains a bunch of random stuff? 👀
Who has a junk drawer? 🙋🏼♀️
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Dear World,
Barbecue is made from pork.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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Let me tell y’all something. Fort Liberty does not exist. North Carolinians will be calling it Fort Bragg for the next two centuries. Nice try - but change not approved. 💁🏼♀️
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I solemnly swear that I will c*nt punt anyone I see doing this to NC’s wildlife. Try me. 💁🏼♀️
Alarming video captures a group of people snatching bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina for photos. One cub was later transported to a local rehab facility.
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Dear World,
These are called Nabs.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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North Carolina,
Can we please make a pact to stop building New Jersey style McMansions? They really are eye sores. Make Carolina charm popular again.
Thank you,
The NC Queen
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We need to have a serious talk, y’all. 👉🏼 The word “pop” does not exist in NC. Okay? It’s a Coke. Or a 7Up. Or a Sundrop. It might even be a soda, depending on where you live. 🤔 But under no circumstances is it ever a pop. 🙅🏼♀️
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Why is the rumored moonshine cave found beneath the Wilkesboro Speedway such a big deal? 🤔
Because of North Carolina culture: moonshine & NASCAR.
During prohibition, NC moonshiners souped up their cars to outrun the law when they were running shine. When they weren’t…
BREAKING NEWS | Sinkhole unearths rumored moonshine cave underneath front stretch grandstands. 🌖🥃
FULL STORY 📰:
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“Here's to the land of the long leaf pine. The summer land where the sun doth shine.” ☀️
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Dear World,
That knitted winter hat is called a toboggan.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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In 1917, LD Peeler, Hughston Kirby, Kurt Weinmann, and investors opened the Carolina Syrup Company in Salisbury, NC. Later that year, they purchased a cherry flavored soda recipe. 🍒
The NC soda was named Cheerwine and trademarked in 1926. 😍
Since its founding, Cheerwine and…
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Dear World,
Stop asking us to come to your barbecue and then serving us hotdogs/hamburgers. Hotdogs and hamburgers are served at a cookout.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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Hold on to your butts, y’all. I’m about to get real… 👇🏼
Twice now, I’ve had folks slip into my DMs with the assumption that:
1. I grew up rich
2.I am rich
I don’t know how I give off those vibes, but let’s clear the air. 🤦🏼♀️
I was born to teenage parents. I spent most of my…
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Have you ever heard of a fish camp? 🤔
In the 1930s, fish camps sprang up in fishing communities along riverbanks and coastal sounds in NC. 🎣
Fish camps were rudimentary shacks where fisherman fried up their daily catches for locals. 😋
Eventually, these camps moved indoors…
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Dear World,
Southerners say ink pen because pen and pin are pronounced exactly the same.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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Dear Northerners,
We didn’t ask for y’all’s opinion.
Sincerely,
All Southerners
Dear Southerners,
It’s stuffing, not dressing.
Love,
The Northerners
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us…
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Look here, now. South of the Border is how North Carolinians know they’ve entered into SC. It’s where we take pit stops for bathroom breaks and grab a bite to eat. It’s an icon. 💯
Go stand in the corner with that blasphemy. 😠
Has anyone actually been here off 95? And if so are you ok?
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Alright, y’all, listen up. There is only one mayo. All other mayos are pretenders to the throne. That mayo? Dukes.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk. 🤣🤗
@dogwoodblooms
@garryhamm1
Cassie do you think the Mayo needs to be Dukes? I hear this but they aren’t local so what gives?
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Me over here watching that NC State victory over Duke like:
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Boiled peanuts are how we know Jesus loves us and wants us to be happy. 🥰
🚩 If you meet someone who thinks otherwise, stop talking to them immediately.
You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life. 💁🏼♀️
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If you don’t like biscuits and gravy, it’s because you’ve never had biscuits and gravy. 💁🏼♀️
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Someone recently told me he counts his blessings every day - and every day it’s different blessings.
It was a message I needed.
My life hasn’t been easy.
By 19, I had seen & experienced it all. Poverty, abuse, neglect. I came out of childhood with invisible scars.
Namely,…
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This ain’t even a question, region 4. Southern hospitality is real. NC folks will help you move, bring you food, and check on your mama n ‘em without batting an eye. 💁🏼♀️
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Dear World,
Aunt/ant are pronounced exactly the same.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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Dear England,
We’d rather drink gasoline and piss on a fire than eat y’all’s food.
Thank you,
‘Merica 🇺🇸
Dear America. These are not biscuits and that is not gravy. If you’d have stuck with us you’d be eating a full English instead. You must be disappointed.
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It’s true 💁🏼♀️
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You want to know why regular everyday Southerners don’t like elitists? Why so many feel some kind of way about Yankees?
It’s this tweet right here. I don’t know about y’all but I’ve been Southern my whole life and never met a white supremacist. 🤷🏼♀️
On this day in 1802 Georgia gave up land to create two slave states, Alabama and Mississippi, as North Carolina did earlier.
How about we put the original states back, reducing Senatorial seats and, thus, the power of those who promote white supremacy?
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Dear World,
These are flip flops. Sandals are attached to the foot with ties or buckles.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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That there is a Mason jar full of happiness. 🌙✨
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Dear World,
It’s a CHESTER drawer.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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The correct answer is always pulled pork. 🥂
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If you say fireflies instead of lightning bugs, we can’t be friends. 🤷🏼♀️
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Do Southern woman requirements still include cooking? Cuz, son, I can throw down! 😋
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Listen up, y’all! Beaufort, NC and Beaufort, SC are spelled the same. You’d think that would mean that they’re pronounced the same - but that would make you wrong. 💁🏼♀️
Beaufort, SC 👉🏼 Bew-fort
Beaufort, NC 👉🏼 Bow-furt
You’re welcome. 😘
@dogwoodblooms
what about Beaufort, NC and Beaufort, SC. The people may need to know about those two. 🤷🏼♂️
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Round Two: Damn Yankees. 😱
Unless spoken between friends, this is an insult. It comes from an old joke: What’s the difference between a Yankee and a damn Yankee? A Yankee goes home. 😂
But to a Southerner, a “damn Yankee” is so much more than that. 👀 A damn Yankee moves to…
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Guess who booked her trip home to the mountains?! 🙋🏼♀️
I’ll be home in Haywood County before 10 am on Friday morning. Life is good. 🥰
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Fun fact: some of the oldest trees in the world exist on the Black River here in NC. The ancient bald cypress trees were alive when Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens in Babylon. 😉
#methusula
on the Black River NC confirmed by
@UniversityOfArk
researchers to be 2925 years old # three sisters swamp
#4tholdesttree
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I’m happier than a pig in sh*t this morning, y’all! That’s one goal for 2024 off my to do list. 🥳🎉
Haters, eat your heart out. 😘
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Something most people don’t know about NC but locals do? 🤔
✨Herds of feral horses roam the Outer Banks
✨Blackbeard lived in Bath
✨Fort Bragg is the largest military base in the US
✨62 astronauts trained at UNC from 1960-1975
✨NC is number 1 in tobacco & sweet potato…
Let’s have a little Friday night fun! What state do you live in and what is something most people won’t know about it, but the locals do?
I’ll go first. I am from Tennessee - the Volunteer State. We are home to the largest underground lake in the U.S. We call it the lost sea. 🇺🇸
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Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachians - and the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi. 💫
It’s location? Yancey County, NC.
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I’m just saying: don’t offer me tea if it ain’t sweet. 🤦🏼♀️
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Post a selfie but make it black and white 🖤🤍
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Queen’s ruling: Yes. Y’all can be turned into other contractions. 🤣
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Fake news. No respectable NC BBQ joint is selling brisket. Why? Because in NC, brisket ain’t BBQ. BBQ is pork. 💁🏼♀️
Our barbecue editor went on a tour of North Carolina (with a detour to Norfolk, Virginia) and stopped at ten joints.
He was impressed not only by the quality of Texas-style dishes, but also by the ingenuity in general.
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This afternoon in Charlotte, a deputy US marshal and two local law enforcement officers were killed while trying to serve a warrant. Five more officers were shot during the incident - one of those is in critical condition. 🥺
Some say prayers are useless in these situations.
I…
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Dear World,
These are sand spurs. They hurt like a mofo.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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Let me say it again for those in the back: BBQ is PORK. 📣
Beef? NO
Chicken? NO
Shrimp? NO
It’s pork. That’s it.
Does that mean smoked/grilled meats aren’t delicious? Of course not. It just means they ain’t BBQ.
You’re. Welcome. 🤗
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The Intimidator, Ralph Dale Earnhardt, was born in Kannapolis NC on April 29, 1951. 😍
Earnhardt began his NASCAR career in 1975 in the World 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. 🏁
He went on to win 76 Winston Cup races over his 26 year career - including four Winston 500s and…
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Best NC BBQ restaurant chain? Gotta go with Smithfield’s. 💁🏼♀️
What do y’all think? 🤔
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Dear Lord,
Give me the strength to rise above my raising and not cuss out every fool who deserves it today.
Amen
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Southerners do better put downs than anyone else. And we’re really good at doing it without a bunch of bad words. 💁🏼♀️
My favorite? 👉🏼 That’s nice.
It’s from an old joke. It means FU.
What’s your favorite Southern put down? 🤔
Your cornbread ain’t done in the middle.
The porch light is on but nobody’s home.
@dogwoodblooms
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Listen up, y’all. Folks keep tagging me wanting to know what we call a carbonated beverage in NC. So here we go: 👇🏼
It’s a cold drink. It’s a Co’Cola - which comes in various flavors. Or it’s a specific drink - a Pepsi or a Sundrop. It might even be a soda, depending on where…
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Back to your regularly scheduled NC programming:
For those who have never had proper Eastern NC BBQ, this is a pig pickin’. If you’ve never been to a pig pickin’, please notify your nearest North Carolinian and seek an invite. 😋
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Even Anthony Bourdain knows that NC makes the best BBQ. 😏
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Who is out here calling this a weed whacker? That is a weed eater and y’all know it! 😭
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UNC’s Pi Kapp made me d*mn proud yesterday. Those are them NC boys. They exhibited the spirit of this state beautifully. ❤️
Y’all help buy these young men a keg. They earned it. 💯
A GoFundMe has been set up to throw a rager for the Pi Kapp guys at UNC who defended the American flag from the commies.
I for one, can't think of a better use for your money at the moment.
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That there is the interior of the Mast General Store. 💯
The Mast General Store in Valle Crucis opened in 1883. It was passed down in the Mast family for three generations until 1977.
Today, the 140 year old store is an employee owned chain with stores in WNC, SC, TN, & VA. 😍
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Have y’all seen any bald eagles in North Carolina? 😍
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The dogwoods are blooming, y’all! My season has arrived. 😏
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Dear World,
Fuquay-Varina is pronounced: Few-kway Vah-reen-ah.
Thank you,
North Carolina
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Why are the Blue Ridge Mountains blue? 🤔
The mountains look blue from a distance because of the trees! The trees release isoprene into the atmosphere, which causes the appearance of a blue haze around the mountains. 😍
@dogwoodblooms
Hi. What is the simple explanation for the Blue in the Blue Ridge. It is incredible.
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Dear Stocking Mill Coffee,
I don’t know who is writing y’all’s tweets but bless their little hearts. They weren’t blessed with the brains God gave a rock. Please inform them that NC & VA would be happy to knock some sense into them.
Signed,
The NC Queen
The state furthest north that’s allowed to say y’all.
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If you answered no, you’re not my kind of people. 💁🏼♀️
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I hate to break y’all’s hearts - but if you get asked to bring plates and cups to the family get together, it means you cain’t cook. 💁🏼♀️
@dogwoodblooms
Well since facts of the cookout are being told, tell them what “we got the food covered, just bring plates/cups/yourselves” means 🤣🤣🤣
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Sadly, it looks like we need to have this talk once again. So let’s do this: 👇🏼
1. I talk about NC. If you don’t like my state, you’re following the wrong account. If you’ve stumbled by here on accident, be kind about my home or be prepared to catch hell. 💯
2. I don’t care who…
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Real talk: I’m a grown woman and I’m still scared of my Mama. 💯
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Hells bells, y’all! I made it to 5000 followers. Thank ya! 🤗
I see a lot of new faces have followed in the last few days. Let me introduce myself: I’m Cassie, the reigning Queen of NC. My followers are the Queen’s Revenge. Welcome to our ranks!
I’m an 8+ generation North…
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A proper NC hotdog is served with mustard, chili, onions, and slaw. ✌🏼
@dogwoodblooms
ok girl... you know where Ammons Drive In is... and how great their hot dogs are... you tell me... what goes on a hot dog and what doesn't
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I’m going to tell y’all right now, there ain’t nothing that strikes fear into a Southern kid’s heart quite the way Mama does. 😳
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PSA: Every time I mention Smithfield’s someone comments they are owned by the CCP. That is NOT true.
‼️Smithfield Foods was sold to a Chinese corporation. They are a meat processing company.
‼️Smithfield’s is short for Smithfield’s Chicken and BBQ.
Smithfield’s is a privately…
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Of all the things that bother me in the 2020s, waning manners chaps my rear end the most. 😤
I was brought up to say ma’am and sir - not just to the folks older than me, but to everyone. It’s a sign of respect for others that sticks with me. I even use it to address young’uns.…
Hey
@dogwoodblooms
what’s your position on calling Southern women older than you ma’am? I do it out of respect…was brought up that way. Is it still acceptable?
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Alright, NC. Are we the only ones who drink pickle juice straight from the jar?? I thought everyone did this. 😳
@dogwoodblooms
I've been to that Food Lion in Canton many times. Back to the pickles: the wife is a Tarheel and drinks pickle juice straight from the jar. 🥒🫙
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Look at that, y’all! It takes 9.5 hours drive across heaven. 😍
You can drive 9.5 hrs in North Carolina and still be in North Carolina. The European mind cannot comprehend this.
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I have decided to change the name of unsweet tea. Henceforth it shall be known as dirt water. 💁🏼♀️
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Hats off to NC State who won their first ACC tournament title since 1987 last night!!
Congrats on a spectacular win! ❤️🖤
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You see this mess? This is why NC needed a Queen. An Italian hoagie as the official sandwich of NC?! These people are out of their cotton pickin’ minds. 😭
What should be the official sandwich of NC? 🤔
👉🏼BBQ
👉🏼Pimento Cheese
👉🏼Mater
Italian hoagie? Smh. Sit down. And y’all…
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In NC, we eat burgers all the way. They are served with mustard, cheese, onions, chili, & slaw. 😋
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We’re going to sum up with a few more quick definitions, y’all.
Transplant - A Yankee living in the South. 📍
Snowbirds - Yankees who come South for the winter. ❄️
Carpetbaggers - Damn Yankees with money who come South to prey on Southerners. They use our cheaper prices to…
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Tell me it ain’t funny 🤣🤣
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Dear Transplants,
We have now entered Dogwood winter. Please dress in layers.
Thank you,
North Carolina Locals
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I don’t know about y’all - but I’m ready for warmer weather. I need a beach day.
My favorite NC beaches? Carolina Beach North End, Fort Fisher, Holden, and Bald Head. 😍
What’s your favorite?
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Fixin’ = about to, going to
Sometimes pronounced fittin’.
Ex. I’m fixin’ to whoop your ___. 🤣
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When Christ was on earth, the dogwood grew to a towering size with a lovely hue. Its branches were strong and interwoven and for Christ's cross its timbers were chosen.
Being distressed at the use of the wood Christ made a promise which still holds good: Not ever again shall the…
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What’s it like living in Southeastern NC this time of year? Yellow. It’s all yellow.
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NC Legend, Dean Smith, was born in Kansas in 1931. He coached at UNC for 36 years. From 1961-1997, he led the Tar Heels to 879 victories, 11 final fours, & 2 National Championships. He retired in 1997 and passed away in 2015. 🥺
He would be 93 years old today.
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Welp… after arguing with the most dense people on the planet and blocking enough people to start my own football team over having the audacity to talk about the culture of NC style BBQ, I’m officially done for the day.
Queen. Out.
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