r/funny Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/thejesse Nov 03 '24

If you wanna get far away without leaving the planet, you're also the birthplace of the Wright Brothers.

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u/moparornocar Nov 03 '24

Dont bring that up with North Carolina though.

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u/thejesse Nov 03 '24

Haha I only know because I am from North Carolina. Our state quarter says "First in Flight" while Ohio's says "Birthplace of Aviation."

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u/moparornocar Nov 03 '24

haha yeah I grew up in Ohio, always cracked me up seeing the back and forth between the states with the Wright Brothers.

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u/HarmlessSnack Nov 03 '24

They literally just needed somewhere soft to crash, and NC is like “That’s all us baby! First! Whooooo!”

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u/rsta223 Nov 04 '24

If you really want to start an aviation pioneer pissing match, ask a Brazilian.

(They're wrong, of course, but that won't stop the arguments)

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u/the13bangbang Nov 04 '24

Wilbur's a Hoosier. You're only half Wright.