The state has been debating about a nickname for the state, and they came up with “ pizza state ?” Are you really serious, that’s what we want to be known for, pizza?

That’s pretty frivolous I would say. How about something substantial like the “Submarine State.”

We have more submarine activity including the submarine builder Electric Boat , the Navy’s Submarine training base and more submarine history than any other state. David Bushnell , a Connecticut native and Yale graduate built the first attack submarine during the Revolutionary war in Saybrook.

CT pizza is the stuff of legend, interstate rivalries and now a music video. Here’s why

Also, how about the building of the first nuclear powered submarine at Groton in 1954. Pizza, no submarines, yes!

Dick Emmons, West Hartford

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