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file under: the cutest fuckin holler i ever did see

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Favorite jellyfish?

i need you to know i have been thinking about this for days. don't know shit about jellyfish but boy do i now. anyway i had a few contenders until i found out about this fella

"by the wind sailor" the name got me, the look sold me

look at this sleek dude. all the charm and pretty of a man o'war without any of the trauma i experienced when i was 14

anyway i guess he's not technically a jellyfish apparently so i think the adorable cannonball jellyfish is the winner

soft

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Western North Carolina generally consists of 29 counties, that when combined form a total regional area of roughly 13,000 square miles and is roughly the size of the state of Massachusetts.

There are 82 mountain peaks between 5,000 and 6,000 feet in elevation in western North Carolina and 43 peaks rise to over 6,000 feet.

Among the subranges of the Appalachian Mountains located in western North Carolina are the Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, South Mountains, Brushy Mountains, Great Balsam Mountains, Great Craggy Mountains, the Plott Balsams, and the Black Mountains.

Mount Mitchell, in the Black Mountains, is, at 6,684 feet, the highest point in eastern North America.

The major rivers in the region include the French Broad River, Nolichucky River, Watauga River, Little Tennessee River, and Hiwassee River flowing into the Tennessee River valley; the New River flowing into the Ohio River valley; and the headwaters and upper valleys of the Catawba River, Yadkin River, Broad River, and Saluda River flowing through the foothills towards the Atlantic.

The Eastern Continental Divide runs through the region, dividing Tennessee-bound streams from those flowing through the Carolinas.

The counties commonly included in the region are as follows:

Alleghany County

Ashe County

Avery County

Buncombe County

Burke County

Caldwell County

Cherokee County

Clay County

Graham County

Haywood County

Henderson County

Jackson County

Macon County

Madison County

McDowell County

Mitchell County

Polk County

Rutherford County

Swain County

Transylvania County

Watauga County

Wilkes County

Yancey County

-Other counties that fall under various definitions of Western North Carolina include: Alexander County, Catawba County, Cleveland County, Surry County and Yadkin County.

*Pictured is the Linville Gorge in Burke County, North Carolina by Wildwood Blessings Photography

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thanks for thinking of me cause you're right! appalachian food in general was such an important unifying element of my childhood. i look forward to checking this out

(as well as the anthony bourdain episode on west virginia that @blonde-lil-shit put me onto. both are now on The List)

@intheholler I thought you might like this; I just discovered it myself. They go all over Kentucky, but they do good justice to the Appalachian region and its cooking.

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hey yall - sorry for the newest bout of radio silence. its been rough out here and by 'out here' i mean in my noggin.

thanks so so much for 8k followers. it's kinda hard to believe. love each n every one of u <3

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Missed the accent-related ask series but wanted to pitch in. Had long been ashamed of being from Appalachia (east TN!) and even more ashamed of the accent that brought along so many unwanted stereotypes. Grew up with my dad telling me how colleagues from other parts of the country made constant jabs and underhanded comments because of how he talked. Resolved that I would do my best to eradicate my accent, especially given that I planned to go into academia (have now been in academia ~9 years). Somewhere in the intervening period, realized that 1) I love the region and am immensely proud to be a steward, historian, and resident of this gorgeous place, and 2) I’m damn good at what I do and can’t be bothered if someone thinks I’m uneducated because of how I speak. Accent is back in full force and no one, literally no one I’ve worked or interacted with gives a shit. If anything it’s a blessing as it’s a conversation starter and has helped in networking.

It’s been really nice to see others coming forward with similar stories. Hearing a good Appalachian accent is comforting in ways I can’t describe and I hope more people continue to let the twang loose without worrying what others think.

"steward of appalachia" what a beautiful and honorable title to give oneself. adopting this immediately

but hell yes!! go out and make em do double takes. thanks for being proudly yourself and helping the region's reputation simply by kicking ass at what you do and doing it in our dialect. this was inspiring <3

(sorry this took so long to get to!! really loved this)

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anything i can say has already been said, so id just like to comment from a sentimental standpoint on how emotional i am seeing the recognition and thoughtful dissection of our accents and dialect, along with their many nuances, discussed in the context of SHAKESPEARE.

because so many people use him and understanding his works as a shitty benchmark of intelligence, and so much hell we catch over our accents and dialect is because we sound "dumb." in reality, it just shows a fundamental lack of understanding of our use of language and how perfectly valid it is.

at least in the appalachian dialect, we have our own subconscious rules about tenses and plurals, for example, that often get chalked up to us being uneducated and not understanding grammar. when, to us who speak it, such dialectal grammar makes perfect sense and feels incredibly natural. or even just how much meaning there is in certain word choices and pronunciations like one of the commenters pointed out. it's a beautiful dialect full of poetry and melody and drama and it deserves respect

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdQuxw52/

I think I found my new favorite rabbit hole. This voice actor does Shakespeare scenes in a southern accent and I need to see the whole damn play. Absolutely beautiful

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absolutely obsessed with this energy

my favorite thing to do when i moved away was make friends, have them come to respect me and then tell them where i come from when they disparaged appalachia or the south in my presence. then watch the dissonance and panic creep on in there :)))

I think the funniest possible thing to do in a low stakes situation when someone subtly insults you is to ask them to elaborate.

In Seattle I was explaining environmental DNA and a woman said it “tickled” her to hear someone with my accent (rural Appalachia) “talk about science.”

So I said, “oh! 🙂 What an interesting perspective. Can you tell me more about what you mean?”

As you can imagine it went badly for her very quickly.

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I’m born and raised in southern MD, the St. Mary’s area, moved to Virginia about 12 years ago. My pappy was born on the rez, father skipped out and momma passed away. A “aunt” took him in and raised him up. He’s bout 75 now, and he still holds the same rituals all these years. Get up, make the house breakfast (unless it’s Sunday, then you’re gonna go to the diner) shave and put on the same aftershave he’s used all these years. Re-read the same old western books and watch nascar. I was wondering if you have any rituals? Things in your day to day life that just are common place no matter what day it is.

- Luke

this is such an interesting question that deviates so much from what i normally get asked. thank you :')

your pappy's routines feel really familiar. they remind me a lot of my dad.

i reckon i don't do anything worth noting daily, but since i was a teenager, every single night when possible i have listened to this song as the last song i hear before bed. and i make it a point that the first song i listen to in the morning is instrumental, although i can't explain why

i have my late mama's wedding band that i slip on my thumb before my feet hit the floor in the mornings, and i like to have a glass of sweet tea before i start work. i do make a big lunch for the house every day around 1PM, and it's our main meal of the day, so maybe that counts.

id be interested to hear yours if you have them, luke <3

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