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#1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:44 pm
by 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

#2 Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:04 pm
by 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.

#3 Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:52 pm
by frigidmagi
May you continue to produce great marksmen.

And may they shoot less possum.

#4 Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:07 pm
by LadyTevar
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#5 Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:17 pm
by 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.

#6 Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:50 pm
by 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.

#7 Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WV!!!!

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:01 pm
by LadyTevar
What can I say? WV was Very Happy to finally leave Virginia, and we love to shove it in their face.