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You Know You're From West Virginia When... |
You only knew one or two Republicans as you were growing up.
You actually know someone who has sold their vote for a bottle of liquor.
You've never seen a local ballot with anything but Democratic candidates.
You think Senator Byrd should be nominated for Sainthood.
You've seen Senator Byrd's name on a sign in front of a bridge or highway construction project.
You know what commodity cheese is.
You've been asked to give someone a ride to the post office on "check day."
You know what "check day" is.
You have avoided the post office on "check day."
You've seen a picture of John L. Lewis hanging on someone's wall right between the picture of Jesus and JFK.
You know who John L. Lewis is.
You know what a Tipple is.
You know what a slate dump is.
You played on a slate dump as a kid.
You know someone who actually did go to Pruntytown.
She same guy got his head shaved and "fell down the steps" at the court house a couple of times before being sent off.
Everyone who works at the court house is related to someone else who works
there.
You sometimes call a paved road "the hard road."
You know someone who has driven to a neighboring state to get "real beer" instead of the 3.2 stuff.
You've bought fireworks from the same guy with the real beer.
The state where this guy went might be called "O-hi."
"Vacation" means driving through Wyatt on the way to Morgantown.
Down south to you means Kentucky.
Stores don't have bags; they have pokes.
You cook green beans for hours.
You know what a real tomato is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
Your parents have threatened to have you sent to Pruntytown.
You can watch someone order a hotdog and know in what part of the state they live.
You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes.
You know at least one couple who went to Virginia or Maryland to get married.
You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from West Virginia.
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