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Old 11-08-2022, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe View Post
In the Paradise of God we call East Tennessee, we have a name for a lot of you folks. Halfbacks. Moving down to Florida from New England/NY/MI/IL/etc. and realizing you are too far from family or other creature comforts, so they move "half way back" to TN, NC, KY, etc.
The Wall Street Journal had an article on "halfbacks" some years ago. They somewhat joked that the large number of hurricanes at the time blew northerners halfway back to NC.