some things you might not know about West Virginia
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These pearls of wisdom come from Bob B. Some are achingly true and others are laugh out loud funny. Thanks for reminding us about all the things that make WV special.
These pearls of wisdom come from Bob B. Some are achingly true and others are laugh out loud funny. Thanks for reminding us about all the things that make WV special.
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in West Virginia.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in West Virginia, plus a couple that no one has seen before.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
People actually grow and eat okra.
'Fixinto' is one word.
There is no such thing as 'lunch.' There is only dinner and then there is supper.
Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
Backwards and forwards means, 'I know everything about you.'
DJeet? Is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You measure distance in minutes.
You've never had to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day.
'Fix' is a verb... Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store.'
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You know what a 'DAWG' is.
You carry jumper cables in your car . . . For your OWN car.
There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco, and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for court news and sports.
The first day of deer season is a national holiday.
Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as 'goin' Wal-martin' or off to 'Wally World.'
A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking driver's Ed . . . If our mama says we can drive, we can drive
EVERYONE can't be a West Virginian; it takes talent. You might say it's an art form or a gift from God!
There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in West Virginia.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in West Virginia, plus a couple that no one has seen before.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
People actually grow and eat okra.
'Fixinto' is one word.
There is no such thing as 'lunch.' There is only dinner and then there is supper.
Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
Backwards and forwards means, 'I know everything about you.'
DJeet? Is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You measure distance in minutes.
You've never had to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day.
'Fix' is a verb... Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store.'
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You know what a 'DAWG' is.
You carry jumper cables in your car . . . For your OWN car.
There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco, and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for court news and sports.
The first day of deer season is a national holiday.
Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as 'goin' Wal-martin' or off to 'Wally World.'
A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking driver's Ed . . . If our mama says we can drive, we can drive
EVERYONE can't be a West Virginian; it takes talent. You might say it's an art form or a gift from God!
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Two true-isms about alpine I learned early on:
A dusting of snow means about 8 inches.
If you can't remember a fella's name at alpine, call him Bill or Bob and you'll probably be right.
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