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Thread #57200   Message #898546
Posted By: GUEST,sorefingers
25-Feb-03 - 03:56 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: what is a tarheel?
Subject: RE: BS: what is a tarheel?
Even after all that stuff - I am still guessing.

Ok, the Carolineans since earliest days used bits of wooden sailing ships for heels for their Hog n Homminy Huntin Boots. The Virginians having a good snout found the aroma inviting, hence before eating a Carolinean they would holler 'Tarheel'.