# I'm moving to WV. Let the jokes commence. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839 "2009-08-18T12:47:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/61 "2009-08-20T01:47:30Z")
Did you hear that the West Virginia Governor’s mansion burned down? Yep, all the way to the axles. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/62 "2009-08-20T01:53:32Z")
Not a joke, but a safety advisory: make sure to check all your gear before jumping off the New River Gorge Bridge! ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/63 "2009-08-20T04:24:50Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Originally the proponents of statehood wanted the name Kanawha. I forget why they didn’t get it. I think the other proposed name was “Vandalia” which meant we would have been “Vandals”!!:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/64 "2009-08-20T04:50:58Z")
Add me to the list of “used to live in WV” I grew up in Huntington. I miss it there, even if I have seen the outhouse sitting next to the satilite dish (S’truth!) ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/65 "2009-08-20T18:59:21Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Hey, if we have a DopeFest there, and **ScubaBen** _and_ **JayJay** come, we can have a token Jew _and_ a token gay all in the same place! :eek:😃 I’ll one up you, and gladly come to said DopeFest as your token black queer Jew hybrid! Really, I love West Virginia. We vacation annually outside of the equally tiny town of Davis. (2 hours in the opposite direction from West Union on 50, north of Elkins.) I’m consistently pleasantly surprised by how kind and generous and just plain old _nice_ West Virginians are. Given the much lower cost of living, (save for the price of gas, ouch) I’d love to move but I can’t work in my field as much there. Best wishes in your move and your new undertaking, **norinew**! ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/66 "2009-08-20T19:25:42Z")
Another West Virginian checking in. I was born here, and I haven’t been able to escape yet. Still working on that. Welcome to the state! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839/67 "2009-08-20T20:47:34Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > When are you moving, **norinew**? Check the MAD email list and forum stickies for why. I’m moving this Saturday, August 22nd. I’ll come back for good reasons, though, and the stickied thread is a good reason! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-wv-let-the-jokes-commence/506839.md?page=3)