HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

[LadyTevar]

WV's 150th Birthday

Born during the US's Civil War, West Virginia was created from those counties that did not want to join Virginia in seceding from the Union. The "Virginia in Exile" government approved West Virginia's petition to separate (with a few of the Delegates signing the petition also being Delegates in Exile), and Abraham Lincoln himself had to step up and nudge Congress into accepting this new state despite the possible ramifications to un-Constitutionality.

Since then, West Virginians have always been free, loving their Country, their State, and supporting both whole-heartedly. (Even if we do bitch and throw a fit at the idjits in charge.) Mountainii semper Liberti

[Josh]

Happy belated birthday state full of hills that exploded two of my tires on a hazmat load while in a tunnel and scared the living shit out of me.

[frigidmagi]

May you continue to produce great marksmen.

And may they shoot less possum.

[LadyTevar]

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[LadyTevar]

Today was the last day of the Birthday Party and I decided to take all 3 nephews there. They weren't quite animals, but I did use the "Ok, Fine, I'm turning the car around and we're going home!" line.

It worked.

But they had fun, and the fireworks were just as impressive tonight as they were the last two nights.

[Josh]

You know, I'm actually kind of amazed that Texas being, well, Texas, we don't have a similar to-do about Texas' Independence Day.

[LadyTevar]

What can I say? WV was Very Happy to finally leave Virginia, and we love to shove it in their face.