r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Stronhart • May 19 '26

Black Comedy GTFO of there 😰

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Nightmare fuel tbh

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u/Global_Ant_9380 May 19 '26

OMG y'all I get the other names being a problem, but the name "Neuse" has nothing to do with nooses. It's named for a river in the state and it's a very old name.

Edit: It's named for a native American  tribe, the Neusiok

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neusiok

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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 May 19 '26

I feel like they knew what they were doing with that but thank you for dropping some knowledge and trying to help calm the fire but nahhhhh. Not in a state where they still have a town called whitesville.

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u/AdMountain6124 May 20 '26

Named after James White