"BBQ is a noun, dammit"

5/11/2007 11:10:25 AM

"We've Got a Lottery Too!"

"Truth and Reconciliation"

"Sweet Tea and Nabs"

"Nip It In the Bud"

"Hey!"

"Blue Skies and Red Necks"

5/11/2007 11:26:27 PM

"Stay out of Durham County."

5/12/2007 5:04:53 AM

"Now with dentists."

5/12/2007 5:10:44 AM

Where moonshine and meth live together in harmony.

5/12/2007 7:15:03 AM

"We get our corn from a jar"

5/13/2007 1:06:11 PM

First in Flight is nice for its alliteration, and emphasis on innovation. That appeal is somewhat statewide. Maybe some slogan that emphasizes the research done in the triangle area. Something like yay for the smokies seems like it would hardly be appealing to people living in Wilmington.

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"How about just "the Tar Heel State?"

That’s another one where people could like it on either end of the state.
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Raleigh is the state capital so

Looking at wiki I saw this

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" North Carolina is a state located in the Southeastern United States along its Atlantic Seaboard. It was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, originally known as Carolina, and the home of the first English colony in the Americas. On 20 May 1861, it became the last of the Confederate states to secede from the Union, and was readmitted on 4 July 1868. It was also the location of the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, it is a fast-growing state with an increasingly diverse economy and population. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimate is 8,856,505[3] - a 10% increase since 1 April 2000."

So how about:
”First in, last out”

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" State motto: Esse quam videri ("To be, rather than to seem") (1893) • State song: "The Old North State" (1927) • State flower: Dogwood (1941) • State bird: Cardinal (1943) • State colors: the red and blue of the N.C. and U.S. flags (1945) • State toast: The Tar Heel Toast (1957) • State tree: Pine (1963) • State shell: Scotch Bonnet (1965) • State mammal: Eastern Grey Squirrel (1969) • State salt water fish: Channel Bass (1971) • State insect: European honey bee (1973) • State gemstone: Emerald (1973) • State reptile: Eastern Box Turtle (1979) • State rock: Granite (1979) • State beverage: Milk (1987) • State historical boat: Shad boat (1987) • State language: English (1987) • State dog: Plott Hound (1989) • State military academy: Oak Ridge Military Academy (1991) • State tartan: Carolina tartan (1991) • State barbecue festival: Blue Ridge BBQ Festival (1994) • State northeastern watermelon festival: Hertford County Watermelon Festival (1993) • State southeastern watermelon festival: Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival (1993) • State vegetable: Sweet potato (1995) • State red berry: Strawberry (2001) • State blue berry: Blueberry (2001) • State fruit: Scuppernong grape (2001) • State wildflower: Carolina Lily (2003) • State international festival: Folkmoot USA (2003) • State Christmas tree: Fraser Fir (2005) • State carnivorous plant: Venus Flytrap (2005) • State folk dance: Clogging (2005) • State popular dance: Shag (2005) • State freshwater trout: Southern Appalachian Brook Trout (2005) • State birthplace of traditional pottery: the Seagrove area (2005) "

The Old North State could show our heritage as one of the first colonies without being seeming like we are trying too hard to brag about ourself. I also like Esse quam videri.

5/13/2007 2:09:57 PM

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"I also like Esse quam videri."

No Spanish on our license plates, please.

5/13/2007 2:12:42 PM

^ haha
(i hope you're kidding....)

i noticed a whole lot of the red lettering ones driving on I-40 this weekend. I don't really like them..... the red for the letters is a different shade (more orange) than the red for First in Flight or for North Carolina. And the red is just too garrish anyway. i have to say I preferred the blue

5/13/2007 3:12:09 PM

how about the good roads state, that one is historical








lol

5/13/2007 6:55:31 PM

"Come Shag with Us Baby"

5/13/2007 7:08:49 PM

i like the red better than the blue.

5/14/2007 8:05:01 AM

"atleast we're not SC"

5/14/2007 12:09:54 PM

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"State carnivorous plant: Venus Flytrap (2005) "

Because there are sooooo many carnivorous plants to choose from.

5/14/2007 3:14:01 PM

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"i hope you're kidding...."

^Pitcher Plant!

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5/14/2007 7:58:34 PM