You even see the Stars and Bars in surprising abundance in small towns in Central New York. Nobody’s moved into those places (except Ithaca) from elsewhere for a century or more, so it’s not like there are folks displaying their Southern heritage; it’s about saying 1) “I am a racist shitbag” and 2) “fuck you, hippie,…

The Virginia DMV will let just about any organization have a specialty license plate as long as they pay a fee and get 200 (IIRC) people on an interest list.* One of the most common Virginia license plates you see around DC and NoVA is for WVU alumni.

I live in southeast WV and this bothers me so much. Every time I see the old stars and bars, I just want to scream, “Go the fuck back to Virginia, traitor.” In WV, there is no argument about displaying “southern pride” or any of that other bullshit that people from former Confederate states like to spout. The only…

West Virginia originally split away from Virginia because the residents of West Virginia were not treasonous when Virginia was.

You’ve got some good points about how our state gets mischaracterized, but it’s best not to overstate the prominence of WVU or Marshall’s medical programs. Edwards is not one of the premier east coast or midwest cancer centers. If you’ve got cancer and you’ve got options, you’re going to look at any of the following…

Legit question: why does West Virginia still exist? The state can barely support itself. Its principal industry has been shrinking for 60 years; the commodity that’s accelerated that decline in the last 10 years also (fracked natural gas) is present in large quantities there, but requires a tenth the manpower for the…

Symmetrical or not, ‘C’ is for “cookie”, and that’s good enough for me.

“That’s the most painful shot anyone’s ever taken in Buffalo.” --William McKinley

Everyone sure seems to love John Beilein everywhere he’s been.

That is a good dog.

Well in 1891 Dr. James Naismith created a game using two peach baskets so rival gang members could settle their differences. Bill Simmons was on hand to document this historic moment and whine incessantly that none of these players could hold a candle to the 1986 Boston Celtics.

Cornier than a Mormon Tabernacle Choir performance emceed by Garrison Keillor in Mitchell, SD.