'twas tongue-in-cheek, I assure you. I'm not a native of the area, having spent the first 12 years of my life out west. I've only lived in North and South Carolina a mere 13 years, but I can empathize. We unfortunately get lumped together all the time...ie...Carolina Panthers, your Carolina Dodge dealer, Pepsi - born in the Carolinas, Carolina Hurricanes, ad infinitum, ad nauseum.