I'm GLAD they broke off and formed their own state...

[Blue_Tires]

Can we build some kind of modernized Berlin wall along the border to keep them out permanently??

[Aristus]

1. Jesus...

That's what happens when cousins marry...

[In_The_Wind]

2. Hahaha

[nomorenomore08]

3. ...

[theHandpuppet]

11. "I truly believe that we will all live in peace and brotherhood someday."

With that kind of attitude and prejudice, I somehow doubt it.

[Aristus]

12. Yeah...

I'm the problem...

[theHandpuppet]

13. We're ALL part of the problem

And we can all be part of the solution.

[KamaAina]

16. Cousin marriage is illegal in WV

and Kentucky. It is legal in the other 48 states. (cf. Giuliani, Rudy )

[Rhythm]

23. Cousin-marriage is no more allowed here than it is in ~your~ state, Aristus...

[Jamaal510]

4. Kanye West fucked a woman named Virginia? nt

[A Simple Game]

8. Thank you, I was starting to think I was the only person that remembered what that word meant. n/t

[El Supremo]

5. Hey! They beat Baylor.

Can't be all bad.

[Blue_Tires]

7. Yes, I am at least grateful for that

although I have a feeling that win or lose, Morgantown was going to see the dumpsters, mattresses and overturned cars all aflame...

[Jenoch]

6. My parents lived for a time in WV

before I was born. My father calls it the anus of the U.S. (Although he uses a less clinical term.)

[Blue_Tires]

10. I just don't want your people to accidentally burn my state down every time WVU wins a game

So since you speak their language, maybe try talking some sense into them...

And welcome to DU, BTW.....

[appalachiablue]

15. I didn't read anything in the main link about WVU sports/college mayhem,

as what you were referring to, the topic. Good to know. Noticed sports in the later Baylor comment. Burning down any place or state is very troubling. Hope that won't happen. Don't want my state burned down either. You might be in VA or PA. I'm in No. VA. (1/2 Virginian, long ties).
Will pass along complaint to any familiar w/ Morgantown, (in our own special language, the way we do).
In the meantime, hope the menace calms down, truly. Thank you for the welcome to DU. Peace.

[DebJ]

14. My parents retired and lived there for about 25 years.

I will say that there are very friendly people in the area (Points, near Romney).

But there are also a lot of very strange people who live in the middle of garbage and have very bizarre lives............

[Rhythm]

22. 'Montani Semper Liberi'

I have been blessed to be a West-By-God-Virginian for almost 13 yrs now...
Morgantown is a lot of things, but never boring. *L*

Welcome to DU!!!

[appalachiablue]

27. Hello, nice to be here at DU. I liked the replies- only 1 WV person was part of the recent

fracas. My Dad said 'by God' often. How did you arrive in WV, fellow Mountaineer? Referring to WV and being 'blessed' is uncommon. I was raised in Htgn. then moved on to the DC area. Good to hear about 'Morning Morgantown' (Joni Mitchell song). Not boring-that's good! I lived there one semester but went on to finish college in VA & DC. The rivalry between Penn State & WVU was famous then. Nice to hear from you. (I had no idea the link was initially about sports, a recent ball game event at WVU).

[Rhythm]

29. I found myself here for the best of all reasons...

I grew up in North Carolina, and lived there until i was just over 30... then I fell in love with a West Virginian (Morgantown native, to be exact) !
We're no longer a couple, but are still the best of friends -- and raising our son together -- and hence i have stayed-put right here.

I waited to go to college until i was almost 40, and have two degrees from WVU. Still enjoy going to on-campus events (mostly the 'Festival of Ideas' guest-lectures and such) and am friends with assorted professors and staff-members. Managing a restaurant right downtown (literally 2 blocks off-campus) keeps me in-tune with the university in ways that simply attending 'alumni events' could never do.

[KamaAina]

17. Normally it's "West By God Virginia"

A compromise might be "West Oh God! Oh God! Virginia".

[appalachiablue]

18. No, it's always 'by God'. West by God Virginia.

[KamaAina]

19. I was playing off the word "fuckin".

[appalachiablue]

20. Okay

[KamaAina]

24. Oh yeah, welcome to DU!

Did you know? The region that appears in your handle has its own DU group, over with the 50 state groups plus DC.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1272

[appalachiablue]

25. Thanks, nice to be here. Learning much, 1st time chat roomer.

I'm familiar w/ the Appalach. Group, thanks. Good articles. I'm half WV, half VA w/ relatives, friends all over. 4th generation Dem. The DC area is where I've been many years. (Spent a semester in Morgantown, WV-the 'scene of the crime' of this thread apparently. I didn't realize that from the initial post).
Grew up in Huntington, w/ excellent public schools, high standards, disciplined teachers. Am appreciating my foundation there, WV's investment in me & its natural beauty more & more as that region declines & the world seems so messed up. How did you come to this thread, sports, WVU?

[KamaAina]

26. Lounge browsing

plus Rhythm is in Mo'town and is an FB friend. She seldom pops in here anymore , so I sent her the link through FB.

[Rhythm]

21. Of all the arrests on Saturday night, only ONE was a West Virginia resident...

Believe me, we'd like to deport all the New Jersey-ites, Philly-oids, and other troublemakers who come down here thinking that they can major in 'Mixology and Mayhem'...

[Brigid]

28. I think I'll take John Denver's word on this :