West Virginia Joins the Table

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  • West Virginia joins the table and we take a deep dive on what its like to be a mountaineer! (You might want to take a look at my hand-dandy WV dictionary before watching.)
    ---WV Dictionary---
    1. "red up/get red" - Get ready.
    2. "Holler" - a unit of distance.
    3. "Rednecks" - coal miners would wear red bandanas around their necks to show they were with the union and fighting for better working conditions.
    4. "Any way, shape, form, or fashion" - a common phrase from Gov. Jim Justice
    5. "Egg-sucking mask" - a common phrase from Gov. Jim Justice
    6. "Out Wayne" - Going out to Wayne County... for some reason...
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  • @panzer_7680
    @panzer_7680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1688

    As someone born and raised in West by god Virginia, I can confirm that Mothman deserves his own video

    • @derekholt6522
      @derekholt6522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I kinda want to hear more about this Mothman fellow.

    • @suckonthisemokids
      @suckonthisemokids 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      We need an entire WV cryptid series. We have so many! 😂

    • @panzer_7680
      @panzer_7680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@derekholt6522 it’s an amazing cryptid, I highly suggest you look for videos and stories about him!

    • @thetomlette7720
      @thetomlette7720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The states telling campfire stories about famous cryptids, haunts, and ghost stories of their area should be it's own series

    • @katefarr2036
      @katefarr2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As someone from Kentucky who knows folks from West By God Virginia, yeah, Mothman deserves his own video.
      Plus, I need to come to the Mothman festival. And visit the Trans-Allegheny.

  • @fayjune3008
    @fayjune3008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    As a West Virginian, I am both stunned and impressed at how accurate that portrayal of a West Virginian is.

  • @UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER
    @UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1070

    Need to mention this. This year is the 100 year anniversary of the battle of Blair Mountain. RIP to those Coal miners from Yorkshire the coal capital of the UK

    • @TheAnnaShowUk
      @TheAnnaShowUk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      RIP indeed, but the Black Country is the uk coal capital. Literally where the name comes from.

    • @UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER
      @UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@TheAnnaShowUk all need is a Welsh man then we can have a coal war. Btw people who dk the black country is a region in the UK near Birmingham lol

    • @zanesmith7727
      @zanesmith7727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Solidarity with the workers then, solidarity with the workers now

    • @TheAnnaShowUk
      @TheAnnaShowUk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I lived in Wales as well, I can argue both side of that one lol.
      But we can all at least agree Thatcher was a witch and our mining communities will never forget -.-

    • @DeckDogs4Life
      @DeckDogs4Life 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This is still why the people of West Virginia aren't too fond of the federal government over here.

  • @comradepadraig6691
    @comradepadraig6691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +725

    As a native West Virginian, this is an amazing explanation of West by god Virginia.

    • @nobodynoes962
      @nobodynoes962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      i expected something else. idk what, but it definitely wasnt this. weird that i actually felt a lil pride in the state for once

    • @WhiteBoy-mq9nt
      @WhiteBoy-mq9nt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Im from Appalachia ohio with lots of family from West Virginia and that cousin lovin really do be a real thing..

    • @epicgamer4798
      @epicgamer4798 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep

    • @marshalbarb
      @marshalbarb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nobodynoes962 fr 😭 i feel like we get covered by virginia

    • @krethroe5087
      @krethroe5087 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm from Putnam County

  • @beeandbear
    @beeandbear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +939

    I feel like West Virginia should use this as a tourism ad, because I now feel inclined to visit West Virginia for the first time in my life. 😂😂😂 but maybe that's the Floridian in me.

    • @abyssdreamer6286
      @abyssdreamer6286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nah I’m from MA and i wanna go and I’ve been to West Virginia

    • @Acheroncontranydes
      @Acheroncontranydes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      As a Floridian West Virginia was pretty awesome.

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same here from a native Floridian....I kinda want to visit now....

    • @alisaine8547
      @alisaine8547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Visit annually as my sister, brother in law, and nephew live “out Wayne” and LOVE it

    • @beeandbear
      @beeandbear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Sarah_Grant right?! Florida trip! 😂

  • @HurricaneGamer
    @HurricaneGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Surprised VT didn’t pop in when WV mentioned the Maple Syrup thing.

    • @89Keith
      @89Keith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I'm still disappointed Canada hasn't popped up in dark glasses and a hat handing over maple syrup covertly as their dealer

    • @carsonrush4152
      @carsonrush4152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      To be honest, I don't think they could understand what he was talking about.

    • @SARA0766
      @SARA0766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought that too

    • @pattisharick8191
      @pattisharick8191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was going to say the same thing

    • @htraudt
      @htraudt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Right?! They might fight about the syrup but get along on the lowlander/flatlander stuff

  • @carsonrush4152
    @carsonrush4152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    I could watch West Virginia videos for well over an hour.
    In October, the kids will block the roads with trees, burning couches, and other debris to get days off from school. They celebrate Halloween all month long in the hills.
    There's a lovely restaurant I went to called "Hill Billy Hotdogs". Half the restaurant's seating is in a school bus on blocks. They serve a 3-pound hotdog called "the home wrecker" and 5 or 10 pound hamburgers called the "single wide" and "double wide", respectively. The booths in the restaurant are made out of stuff like bathtubs cut in half. They give you markers to sign your name on the wall.
    If I had to describe the culture of the Appalachian region briefly, I'd tell you that it's like they took a bottled piece of the 50's and dropped a drug war in it, and then tossed in a bunch of coal miners and home steaders. They're really down to earth people.
    To fully imitate the accent, you take your general country accent, scrub the Texas twang and Southern sophistication out if it, and enunciate as little as possible while still being understandable. So you did it pretty darn well.
    I love the landscape of the hills. You've got flower-filled valleys, clouds that touch the hill tops, fall colors, great snow, frog season (mix the chirps of crickets and birds at night), the slow roll of trains on tracks, long dirt roads, and banjo music in the distance... uh oh.
    On the other hand you've got people that hang possum skulls at the entrance of their neighborhood, toilet flower pots, cars on blocks, moonshine stills, dog fighting, and so many drugs. People in Florida refer to hill people as "pill billies". I spent a year in the hills going door to door, and I saw some amazing stuff. They're either deeply self-sufficient or deeply in welfare, and almost every one of them would give you the shirt off their back... Just don't try to force it.
    They're like a quieter, friendlier Florida man that'll bury you in the backyard after you've messed with them. They say "don't mess with Texas", but I'd tell you to never go stir up the hill folk. You're already lost in their maze, and you'll never escape their labyrinth. Here's some notable examples. The British lost the fight for the southern states when they woke up the swarm of sharpshooter trappers that were minding their own business in the hills, who proceeded to snipe their leaders one by one. The battle of Blair mountain had the government call out the army and airforce to fight (and lose to) a bunch of miners with rifles.

    • @richmoneybrax
      @richmoneybrax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      As a native of WV…kudos

    • @carsonrush4152
      @carsonrush4152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@richmoneybrax, thanks, man. I remember learning that one county in the hills let the people name the roads and areas where they live. So they had roads named "Star Wars Lane" and "Pokémon Road", and towns like the town of "Rowdy" next to the town of "Dwarf" (it reads really well on the freeway sign). I remember "Happy" being next to "Defiance", and "Bonnyman" next to "Typo". I got a picture next to the Pentecostal Church of Krypton posing like Superman.

    • @EX22SNIPER
      @EX22SNIPER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bro, as a Florida man, I am impressed. What a comment.

    • @katefarr2036
      @katefarr2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I’m from Western Kentucky. West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky share the same traits when it comes to Appalachia. Nicest folks ever, but don’t you dare mess with them, because ain’t nobody gonna find you.

    • @markfuller9886
      @markfuller9886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then type
      Critter bug and the barrel
      That gets to a real couple WV boys videos on TH-cam

  • @vicky092011
    @vicky092011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    As a West Virginian, I would give this a million thumbs up if I could.

    • @TheLastSane1
      @TheLastSane1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I want to give you a thumbs up but ur at 69 so...

  • @jaymieadkins5364
    @jaymieadkins5364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    as a raised west virginian and a golden horseshoe winner this made me smile thank you for highlighting so many wonderful things about Best Virginia™️

    • @beccapeyton9491
      @beccapeyton9491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      congratulations on the golden horseshoe win!!! that's hard to do! mine was canceled due to covid 😕

    • @mattdawson630
      @mattdawson630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@beccapeyton9491 congrats from another golden horseshoe winner

    • @Simplyyizzyy
      @Simplyyizzyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I went to a private school but before that I went to Bridgeport middle and my friend Who won said the ceremony was boring

    • @quonch9408
      @quonch9408 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      jaymie how did we both get here

    • @treeclips2234
      @treeclips2234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ayyyyyy my fellow Golden Horseshoe winners! Congrats everyone

  • @JC_Young
    @JC_Young 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    As a West Virginiaian, I’m kinda shocked by the accuracy of this video.
    The research that went into it was pretty impressive, accent not too far off for some of us, and the Out Wayne reference was solid. Well done.

    • @stupidmovies85
      @stupidmovies85 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The out Wayne reference blew me away. I thought that was only something us in CabellALingo knew about

  • @sydneyc5386
    @sydneyc5386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    "What's a mountain?" So subtle yet so perfect

    • @jendubay3782
      @jendubay3782 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My favorite part of florida is all the signs up any time there's the slightest elevation in the road: "hills block view" as if that wasn't obvious...

  • @shandrabrooks6431
    @shandrabrooks6431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I love this one. West Virginia always gets crapped on but I think it’s history is fascinating…and I’m from Utah.

    • @jevans3375
      @jevans3375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We also have a giant ass radio telescope that makes most cell phone towers illegal to make without clearing it with the telescope people first and in the town of the telescope you can me arrested/fined if your WiFi router or mircrowave makes to much interference

    • @The.Breakfast.Burrito
      @The.Breakfast.Burrito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have lived in WV my whole life. If you're an outdoorsy person that also enjoys courteous and kind people, then come to WV! Also, our economy is not great, so vacations are comparatively cheap!
      SIDE NOTE: Green Bank is such a neat place.

    • @LizBohon
      @LizBohon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jevans3375 ahh, always prepared to disconnect from the world when going to Green Banks

    • @lisaknell1809
      @lisaknell1809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jevans3375 my boyfriend has a camp at Cass, and you’re not kidding! No Internet or cell phones, that’s why there’s so teenagers near Greenbank! 😂

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Born and raised in West Virginia and I honestly love it here not too much goes on, mostly quiet little towns and lots of nature. It’s beautiful to just go outside look up to see all the hills and valleys. Especially in the fall it’s soooo pretty! Come by whenever you would like, I can promise that you would be probably welcomed depending where you go :)

  • @aignemakerofchase
    @aignemakerofchase 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This might be the best welcome to the table introduction yet. I could watch Florida fall in love with WVa for hours

  • @tristan5948
    @tristan5948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Heard "Country Roads" and came running.
    West Virginia IS the BEST Virginia, hands down. Came here just to say this.
    Congrats, this video just made it into my West Virginia History class.
    Carry on.

  • @keithreinsel7842
    @keithreinsel7842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You can't forget Fastnacht in Helvetia! The little Swiss town in the middle of Appalachia!

  • @rgcwv
    @rgcwv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Coming from a whole network of geeks in West Virginia we love this video and thought you did a fantastic job. There’s so many incorrect stereotypes and so much more to do here that a lot of people disregard. And yes moth man needs a video!

  • @annbuccieri1267
    @annbuccieri1267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Can’t wait to show this to MY Mountain Momma! She has a little music box that plays “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and that song will always remind me of her!

  • @AlicePhantom
    @AlicePhantom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    I love how Ben doesn't even need to act for his part, he was actually SO annoyed when he was on Tik Tok live gathering facts for West Virginia and people kept mentioning the dumb stereotype. Florida's rhyme tho was amazing, as well as West Virginia flipping everyone off. (That's gonna be fun for the discord lmao.)

    • @richmoneybrax
      @richmoneybrax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The flip off is actually a physical representation of the outline of the state

    • @contearah
      @contearah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What did Maryland mean when he said I think he was talking about me

    • @mackenziemorgan7054
      @mackenziemorgan7054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@contearah the song was written while driving on a road in Montgomery Co, Maryland. I can’t remember if it was in Rockville or Gaithersburg, but that general vicinity.

    • @contearah
      @contearah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mackenziemorgan7054 thank you so much

    • @pindlecostellosr.6701
      @pindlecostellosr.6701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm from WV and I use my left hand sometimes to give general directions but I say before I do it "I'm not going to flip you off. The state is ruffly this shape." It actually helps in a pinch.

  • @Brucewayne_55
    @Brucewayne_55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a West Virginian I can confirm that if you sing country roads it is in our blood to sing along with you.

  • @amykat75
    @amykat75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a native West Virginian who has been living in Florida for the past 20 years, this was amazing! It is so accurate. Maybe I’ll get to go back and visit soon, Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise. 😆

  • @NocilaSchaffer
    @NocilaSchaffer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As someone who knows too much about John Denver, he was born Henry John Deutschendorf, but loved Colorado so much that when he chose a stage name, he decided on the capital of his favorite state.

  • @diannamallar1155
    @diannamallar1155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Maine really needs to be invited to the Table. After all, it's not every state that gets their lobsters high before cooking them.

    • @shadowuaw-0001
      @shadowuaw-0001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I just Googled this.... holy crap, I need to go on a road trip...

    • @nadinefrisch4342
      @nadinefrisch4342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Ben you need to do MAINE!

    • @tarrayahtalton4521
      @tarrayahtalton4521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wait what???? Heading to google

    • @Cardry89423
      @Cardry89423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Mainer here just about the most Mainer thing is lobster, Moxie soda, And woopie pies.

    • @diannamallar1155
      @diannamallar1155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Cardry89423 My niece is spending the summer with my mother. She's from out in Nevada. For supper the first night she was here; she wanted lobster, steamed clams Humpty Dumpty chips, and Moxie.

  • @AAmado1993
    @AAmado1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    As a person who grew up in west Virginia, I really appreciate the tutors biscuit world reference!

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, it’s really good breakfast where I’m from!

    • @wargame2play
      @wargame2play ปีที่แล้ว

      I married a West Virginia girl and have been introduced to the wonders of pepperoni rolls, West Virginia hot dogs and Tudors Biscuits! Have yet to sample a mess of fried taters and ramps but definitely looking forward to it!

    • @coltoncarroll6096
      @coltoncarroll6096 ปีที่แล้ว

      im lucky my mom works at tudors biscut world i get free food

  • @charleshill3802
    @charleshill3802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Oh God, we’re Florida without the beaches.

  • @williamgibson4475
    @williamgibson4475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a native West Virginian and Golden Horseshoe winner, I approve this message!!

  • @bethaniecochran231
    @bethaniecochran231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This made my West Virginian heart very happy🥺❤ coming from Mason County West Virginia, I'm overly excited to see the full Mothman video

  • @jdcnosse
    @jdcnosse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Windows blue screen in a suite and tie deserves to be on r/rareinsults

  • @erbmiller
    @erbmiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    As a Western Virginian I loved how you called out West Virginia's clam to Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains Claim. I live with in 10 miles of both the river and mountains.

    • @kouusa
      @kouusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The problem when you write a song about geographic locations that cross state lines and only namedrop one state. Both are gorgeous.

    • @ShiftyBravo
      @ShiftyBravo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      To be fair, both run through WV, but mostly in VA. Us WVians still own the song however. Sorry. (I'm a WVian and live in Northern VA now)

    • @jpjones20
      @jpjones20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No way me too. And I actually live in WV....

    • @The.Breakfast.Burrito
      @The.Breakfast.Burrito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      HEY HEY HEY, BUDDY! That is JOHN DENVER'S claim. Don't put that on West Virginians, who already have so very few popular songs in which we are positively mentioned.

    • @Jeremiah90526
      @Jeremiah90526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ShiftyBravo As a NOVA native, I am sorry for your loss.

  • @michalalica8056
    @michalalica8056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    As someone from moundsville I highly approve all of this. Side note we also have a pretty sweet Indian burial mound that sits in the middle of town across from the penitentiary

    • @katefarr2036
      @katefarr2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And that’s why the penitentiary is haunted as shit, y’all.

    • @michalalica8056
      @michalalica8056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@katefarr2036 ya I mean we did kinda use there cemetery for for the local bar for quite some time so ya that checks out

    • @katefarr2036
      @katefarr2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michalalica8056 note to self: need to come visit Moundsville.

    • @TheLastSane1
      @TheLastSane1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@katefarr2036 Its a cool town and yeah the pen is haunted as hell. If you go to the hold say hi to my cousin. Trust me you will hear the story.

  • @chibiquil
    @chibiquil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Anyone else love when Ben puts himself in his skits out of the blue? I do that's for sure

  • @KelKelGyrl
    @KelKelGyrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    👏👏👏 Well done! I feel like Florida, Louisiana, and West Virginia could be best buds! The three amigos! 😂

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FUCK YEAHHHH, I have friends from Louisiana and Florida. I am from West Virginia :]

  • @sydniaunderwood2000
    @sydniaunderwood2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Wow you sounded like many of my family members with "lord willin and the creek dont rise" 😂😂😂 from nc here

    • @JohnMiller-zn9pf
      @JohnMiller-zn9pf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      From western KY, heard that a lot growing up

    • @angiect3791
      @angiect3791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah that's a very southern saying

    • @rhodawatkins4516
      @rhodawatkins4516 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here in Oklahoma, too.

    • @oliviarettberg7173
      @oliviarettberg7173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dad says that ALL the time

    • @JamieAllen1977
      @JamieAllen1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oliviarettberg7173 WVa here, my family kinda hated that one; they taught me this instead, "If the lord is willing, the creek can rise and rise and rise"

  • @kouusa
    @kouusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The argument about which state Country Roads comes from is real. And there's always time to talk about Mothman.

    • @The.Breakfast.Burrito
      @The.Breakfast.Burrito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's an argument for the estate of John Denver, not the good people of WV.
      ALSO: Have you ever seen that news clip of all the black folk that claim to see a leprechaun in the trees of their neighborhood? The Mothman story is EXACTLY like the leprechaun story.

    • @mattdawson630
      @mattdawson630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@The.Breakfast.Burrito " i seen't this big ole creature with glowing eyes and the ability to fly. i think it was an alien/monster." same with the flatwoods monster

    • @kouusa
      @kouusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@The.Breakfast.Burrito Oh yeah. Argument is definitely with Denver. But that's not whose arguing with each other. lol

  • @richmoneybrax
    @richmoneybrax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My sons and I have been watching these since you started them…my oldest and I are native West Virginians and loved it…appreciate your comedy and ability to poke fun at both parties and stereotypes

  • @obsidianstag13
    @obsidianstag13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm West Virginian, and I can verify this is 100% accurate.

  • @LostInTheInternet93
    @LostInTheInternet93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a native of southwest Pa, I must say that this was terrifyingly accurate for our friends five minutes south. Funny thing is that cuz most of us see folk on day trips from there(and visit ourselves) a lot of that is super familiar. (Ramps dusted in sea salt and pepper sauce are fantastic!)

    • @jeremy5246
      @jeremy5246 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, you're alittle less hill, same amount of Billy. Jk I grew up in Mon County WV 5 minutes from the PA WV line. Good people in that area of WV and PA. Wouldn't trade growing up there for anything.

  • @kseniakoltovich2877
    @kseniakoltovich2877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Can we get a full Take Me Home, Country Roads debate?

    • @fairycat23
      @fairycat23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaaaaaa I would love that so much!!

    • @ShabbyKrabby
      @ShabbyKrabby 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U dont now how many times people sing this to me when i say im from West Virginia

    • @couches5257
      @couches5257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Virginians who make this claim remind me of people who claim Trump won the election or that the civil war wasn’t about slavery. I love my copium-addicted countrymen.

  • @lynnwilliams7203
    @lynnwilliams7203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Born in West Virginia. And I’m so happy for this one. Omg. I love it all.

  • @willku9000
    @willku9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I actually have my own Stupid “West Virginia Cousin Stereotype joke” in the form of a state Slogan that’s actually surprisingly subtle.
    “West Virginia. Here, Everyone’s Family”

    • @bombvoyage5686
      @bombvoyage5686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Import laughing lizard gif here

    • @bartender_billy6229
      @bartender_billy6229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What’s funny is I know a couple of families from West Virginia that moved to Maryland just to marry their cousins 😂

    • @BurningRubber454
      @BurningRubber454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh oh I wanna try someone
      (Starts singing) Take me home country road

    • @The.Breakfast.Burrito
      @The.Breakfast.Burrito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hey I'm West Virginian, and I take offense to that. The slogan is "Montani Semper Liberi" (meaning "Mountaineers are always free"). Meaning we are free to fuck our cousins at our discretion.

    • @willku9000
      @willku9000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@The.Breakfast.Burrito but I’ve been through West Virginia multiple times while going from Virginia to Ohio. I thought it was “Wild and Wonderful”. That’s what it says on the sign

  • @Blake11Shock
    @Blake11Shock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As a West Virginian... I approve this video 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @derrickpetry5024
    @derrickpetry5024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Finally you do west Virginia I've enjoyed the other but this one was the best
    P.s I'm from West Virginia

  • @MrTheBossGuy
    @MrTheBossGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a West Virginian, I can attest that Tudors Biscuit world is 🔥🔥🔥 I worked as a landscaper for the school board one summer break during college and ate breakfast there like 3 times a week.

  • @thenoscop3d328
    @thenoscop3d328 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ben I have lived in WV from a decent portion of my life. To hear some of the phrases and terms I have learned be said on a TH-cam video, what more can make you smile. From the comments I have read, the love and support that follows you and all your videos is amazing! Ben lets get some more videos out and can't wait for the next table chat!

  • @PvtFielder91
    @PvtFielder91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Damn, he even ended with the “out Wayne” haha. Also glad to see Mason county getting recognition for the mothman festival!!

  • @Grace-tz7yi
    @Grace-tz7yi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is the most accurate representation of my home state 💕 thank you for this

  • @Simplyyizzyy
    @Simplyyizzyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If you’re ever in West Virginia and want the absolute best pepperoni rolls ever go to tomorrow’s bakery in Clarksburg West Virginia

  • @AzulSketch369
    @AzulSketch369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Move over, Salem, MA; WV is now my new Halloween destination!

    • @injuneer25
      @injuneer25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Trans Allegheny is a top spot for haunted attractions during Halloween.

    • @elizabethjones3484
      @elizabethjones3484 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@injuneer25 oh yeah! I went to the Halloween Ball two years ago and did tours that night too. Outstanding!

  • @jessesmith6824
    @jessesmith6824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am always excited for these.

    • @echoedinnocence
      @echoedinnocence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm always excited to see a fellow UA fan in the comments T.T

    • @jessesmith6824
      @jessesmith6824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We must not say the sacred name, Momento Mori.

    • @echoedinnocence
      @echoedinnocence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jessesmith6824 memento Mori. 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍 Tick tick tick tick

  • @doris.9230
    @doris.9230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I kind of want to visit West Virginia now.

    • @richmoneybrax
      @richmoneybrax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Go in the fall for amazing colors…summer for camping and whitewater rafting…winter for skiing…hell, always something good to do outdoors there

    • @pindlecostellosr.6701
      @pindlecostellosr.6701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pick a state park and go there and camp. You can use it as a basecamp to explore the area. I would recommend Babcock State Park. You won't regret it.

    • @obi-juantacobi8552
      @obi-juantacobi8552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a West Virginian I definitely second the fall comment, especially if you go to New River Gorge or Hawks Nest

    • @kiarabarron9478
      @kiarabarron9478 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richmoneybrax spring kinda sucks though. You will be eaten alive by bugs cause everything fun is outdoors

    • @Simplyyizzyy
      @Simplyyizzyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The blackberry and Italian heritage festival are coming up

  • @stevemc01
    @stevemc01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I didn't know West Virginia shared Alabama's stereotype...
    Also I think my mom had me try some ramps once. Damn well one of the best onions I've ever tasted.

    • @lynnwilliams7203
      @lynnwilliams7203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My grandpa has a dedicated pan for cooking ramps in. 😂

    • @jevans3375
      @jevans3375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I live in wv and I can tell you the taste really depends on how it’s cooked and can make it taste like 50x better

    • @user-qt5js1xh8r
      @user-qt5js1xh8r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s scary how well we fit to Alabama’s stereotypes…I’d almost say more than Alabama 👀

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 ปีที่แล้ว

      I personally don’t like ramps, BUT I love going ramping and sometimes climbing the hills and seeing the views is just a whole other experience ^^

  • @DuckySoren
    @DuckySoren 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Didn’t even mention West Virginia being one of three states where you can own a kangaroo without a permit

    • @jenipherocious
      @jenipherocious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not true. They changed the laws for owning exotic animals a few years ago and really tightened down on what's allowed. Now you need permits, have to be registered with the state as an animal sanctuary/zoo (which has its own host of eligibility requirements) before you can even apply for those permits, and pay a bunch of licensing fees. And you're not allowed, at all, to keep any native wildlife as a pet.

    • @EX22SNIPER
      @EX22SNIPER 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jenipherocious this is definitely not true. My cousin Jim Bob and his wife Tracy, my cousin, own a kangaroo farm up on moonshine Mountain

    • @jevans3375
      @jevans3375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well there use to be a guy in my county before I was even born who had apparently all kinds of exotic animals like tigers and shit and he lived not far from a ski resort and a massive muskoxen and it escaped and someone saw it and thought it was wooly mammoth

    • @obi-juantacobi8552
      @obi-juantacobi8552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jevans3375 sorry I'm late to the party, was that the one in Pocahontas County? Near Hillsboro? If so that was my Uncle lol

    • @8cladgamer210
      @8cladgamer210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      W-what? I’m from here and I hadn’t heard this

  • @scourgeneo7834
    @scourgeneo7834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awwww that’s cute, Florida made a new best friend

  • @mhamilton3421
    @mhamilton3421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Note: “If the good Lord’s willing and the Creek don’t rise” actually originated in Florida.
    The Creek is a reference to the Native American tribe which once held large parcels of land in the Florida Panhandle and surrounding region.

    • @dylanhenderson5226
      @dylanhenderson5226 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thought it sounded familiar

    • @JamieAllen1977
      @JamieAllen1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      we're talking about actual water creeks though

  • @Cesia845
    @Cesia845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think Florida found a new friend.

  • @kelsie1967
    @kelsie1967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Snort laughed at the "out Wayne " bc that's close to my neck of the woods.

  • @sarahpesnell
    @sarahpesnell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The accuracy of West Virginia.... I have a lot of family from there, so loved this so much!

  • @elizabethjones3484
    @elizabethjones3484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a native daughter I have to say…this stuff is hilarious! And so freaking true. We also have some of the best damn pizza on the planet too in my hometown.

  • @DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables
    @DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've already sent this to a friend, who lives in Morgantown!! 😂🤣😂🤣

  • @stacyk123
    @stacyk123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Like, travel agencies should use your videos as advertisements.
    Like, "Oh, you're planning to visit this state? Here's a quick rundown of all the unique, weird, and wacky things you can do there."

  • @jayatwar42
    @jayatwar42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another John Mulaney reference nice. For those who didn't catch it it was the "Tell me more, right now" while they were talking ghosts

  • @dojoisdead
    @dojoisdead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I gotta say I love WV we need more of him.

  • @DistanceTraveled
    @DistanceTraveled 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sounds just about right. Don't forget the annual pumpkin drop at WVU and the Greenbank radio telescopes.

    • @509Gman
      @509Gman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Greenbank reminded me of the historical railroad in Cass on the other side of the mountain that you can ride a train pulled by a Steam Locomotive to the top of and look down on the Observatory.
      Due to my dad’s line of work, I got to go on an exclusive tour of Greenbank once, even got to climb up on one of the telescopes.

    • @DistanceTraveled
      @DistanceTraveled 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@509Gman YES! The train is awesome! I had a school trip at Greenbank where I was able to operate the teaching/student sized telescope. Good memories.

  • @Josh8587
    @Josh8587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how the "in any shape, form, or fashion" was sprinkled in there. Great Video!

  • @arden7713
    @arden7713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Why is isn't marrying your cousin a stereotype for maryland it is actually legal here

    • @calfgomuu
      @calfgomuu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not southern?

    • @TheDAExperience
      @TheDAExperience 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yup and first cousin at that

    • @zanesmith7727
      @zanesmith7727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder the same thing about North Carolina

    • @michaelsimmons9052
      @michaelsimmons9052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget New York

    • @ShadowClaw92
      @ShadowClaw92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think Alabama wins that stereotype, my dude.

  • @TheTexasCowboy56
    @TheTexasCowboy56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ben made me proud with the take me home. So wanted it.

  • @Andrew-vn8wn
    @Andrew-vn8wn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lmao as a West Virginian I can relate to everything he said

  • @GloriaJWimberley
    @GloriaJWimberley ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a mountain mama
    🏞😊🏞from the ✨Northern Panhandle of WV (Hancock County) with a daughter who is a Lady of the Golden Horseshoe, I appreciate everything about this video. Abundant facts👏

  • @EireHammer
    @EireHammer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a former Virginian, I must say my respect for West Virginia has risen considerably and my stereotypes have been "reinforced" 🤣
    Good work Ben! Your dedication is admirable and I learn some much!!
    Thank you for sharing!!!
    Really quick y'all do yourself a favor and try a pepperoni roll...it's worth the time and effort

  • @MrWWIIBuff
    @MrWWIIBuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been to Summit Bechtel Reserve for its inaugural Scout Jamboree. Ton of fun. Been there a couple times since. The people who live in WV are some of the nicest I've met

    • @pindlecostellosr.6701
      @pindlecostellosr.6701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SBR is massive. I have been there a few times and still haven't covered the whole place. One time during the World Scout Jamboree I was driving an ambulance around and still couldn't see everything.

    • @MrWWIIBuff
      @MrWWIIBuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pindlecostellosr.6701 I was there for Shakedown, Jambo and The OA circle thing. I have seen a lot, but goddamn

  • @andreapeters5608
    @andreapeters5608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can't love this enough. Totally nailed it. We need the good, the Dan,and the Florida Man to ghost hunt either the Penitentiary or TALA

  • @Glacial7
    @Glacial7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always appreciate a “joins the table” video where they kinda get along

  • @Lyssa_Stuff
    @Lyssa_Stuff ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a West Virginian, I have in fact participated in Bridge Day, but I participated in the part where you are allowed to walk on a catwalk under the bridge, harnessed to a cable. It’s so cool, yet so painfully scary if you are afraid of heights. I also took the Golden Horseshoe test, but didn’t do to well on it haha. Finally, I got to visit the Greenbrier Bunker and it was actually really cool!

  • @californiacommando232
    @californiacommando232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Is it wrong this is how I get all my news these days

  • @00Staceyyy
    @00Staceyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I loved it!! I remember taking the Golden Horseshoe test in middle school. Didn't score high enough to get the golden horseshoe pin lol 😂
    Keep up the good work!!

    • @pindlecostellosr.6701
      @pindlecostellosr.6701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was in 8th grade I think. Did you have "The 35th State" textbook for your WV history class?

    • @00Staceyyy
      @00Staceyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pindlecostellosr.6701 I don't remember what WV history book we had lol

  • @evanm225
    @evanm225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Golden Horseshoe Knight Here. You accurately described my home without actually trashing it like literally everyone else does.

  • @nuggetsandramen
    @nuggetsandramen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a West Virginian, I grew up fishing and playing in creeks with my older brother scaring me with Mothman stories. This is honestly very accurate.

  • @obi-juantacobi8552
    @obi-juantacobi8552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a West Virginian, I wholeheartedly approve

  • @ShabbyKrabby
    @ShabbyKrabby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Theres like one old building in WV that isn’t haunted at this point and thats my high school lol. Fun fact: the guy who designed it was the same guy who designed the penitentiary

    • @elizabethjones3484
      @elizabethjones3484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m so sorry you had to go to PHS lololol (class of ‘97)

    • @ShabbyKrabby
      @ShabbyKrabby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol its not that bad it could be south 🤢

  • @kikstand2011
    @kikstand2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this!!!
    Native WV here.
    Now I'm Florida man. 👍😆

  • @jessicasypolt3261
    @jessicasypolt3261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As someone from north central WV, you got this spot on!!! Great job!!! Definitely gotta try a pepperoni roll!!!

  • @chrisriley2321
    @chrisriley2321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are SO good
    I'll be sad when he finally does the last state

    • @oliviarettberg7173
      @oliviarettberg7173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      By then something else will have happened and he'll have more content to ask them

  • @noahclegg3633
    @noahclegg3633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Zero drug references, I’m impressed.

  • @joshscritchfield693
    @joshscritchfield693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m from West Virginia pretty damn accurate and hilarious!

  • @edan213
    @edan213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    West Virginia born and raised and omg the amount of research you put into this. *chef's kiss*

  • @jocelynsawczuk5893
    @jocelynsawczuk5893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yeah I have a Facebook group called "What in the West Virginia Dollar General?" Which is really just a tag group full of inappropriate memes lol

  • @hottopic3622
    @hottopic3622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I don’t know if Oregon has joined the table, but if they haven’t, I can’t *w a i t*

    • @MintyPookieBear52
      @MintyPookieBear52 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We have! 💙

    • @Crayven95
      @Crayven95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went through the "join the table" playlist and don't see Oregon

    • @MintyPookieBear52
      @MintyPookieBear52 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Crayven95 in his recent video called "The Greater Idaho Movement", Oregon is in there. I've seen Oregon join the Table on Facebook, but not here on YT

    • @Crayven95
      @Crayven95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kristin I thought join the table was a separate series to his news stuff. Like solo, get to know the state/fun facts

    • @MintyPookieBear52
      @MintyPookieBear52 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Crayven95 I have no idea... I'm not smart 😅

  • @hannahferrell7534
    @hannahferrell7534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a lady of the Golden Horseshoe, ghost hunter at the Lunatic Asylum, whitewater rafter, descendent of coal miners and member of the nations largest family reunion for a family has been in WV since the 1700s, this was a pretty accurate summary of our state. I'll be watching more videos, if God willing and the creek don't rise.

  • @Barberwoad
    @Barberwoad ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really nice to see someone respectfully represent the good parts of wv :,) i love it so much and i really hope it gets the help it needs to live up to its potential. So many good folks from here. Unbeatable charming culture. Great work on this vid :)

  • @misstery3833
    @misstery3833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ayyyyy, I love Florida's character😂

  • @hunteryoungblood649
    @hunteryoungblood649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need more of west virginia, hes what i wanted georgia to be.

  • @riflebirb435
    @riflebirb435 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Floridian I very much appreciate this show since we are in every episode

  • @far_out_in_the_country
    @far_out_in_the_country 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m from West Virginia born and raised and I love this video!

  • @RealPumpkinJay
    @RealPumpkinJay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    😂 I’m embarrassed to say it’s kind of spot on...

  • @twinattorney864
    @twinattorney864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If we already called Canada, how's about we call some other countries as well? I'm thinking GB and a little skit about not serving tea properly

    • @lingo3125
      @lingo3125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And France could pay a visit to Louie 😊🇨🇵

    • @rom65536
      @rom65536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "a little skit"? If Georgia shows up, it'll be a damn fist fight.

    • @kiarabarron9478
      @kiarabarron9478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Iced tea vs England

  • @racheljamie1
    @racheljamie1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Currently live in West Virginia and my child won a lifetime hunting and fishing license from the do it for babydog contest.

  • @sominboy2757
    @sominboy2757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YES. Finally, somebody pointed out the fact that WV, VA and MD all fight about country roads. The route that denver is singing about route 117 in Maryland. And bounus fact, the song was written in a DC apartment during the holidays in the early 70s

  • @billywright4872
    @billywright4872 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You know about Tudor’s. Damn you did a bunch of research on us.

  • @graceg2447
    @graceg2447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a West Virginian, everything was accurate except for the accent lol

    • @couches5257
      @couches5257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t know. Accent sounds pretty close to a Weston-Flatwoods Central WV accent.

    • @matthewcorathers4906
      @matthewcorathers4906 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just depends on where you are. Charleston always sounded definitively southern to me. Meanwhile most the folks I knew on 79 North learned how to annunciate from our PA buddy Mr. Rogers (may he rest in peace) and then somewhere between HS and adulthood either embraced our heritage, left the state, or both.
      I think he picked a pretty appropriate accent.

  • @a_channel2545
    @a_channel2545 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who was fortunate to attend the first National Scout Jamboree held in Summit, West Virginia, I’ve gotta say that the state is absolutely beautiful!

  • @desu4014
    @desu4014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Virginian, I'm mighty glad you mentioned our beef over that song. Those may be shared geographic boundaries but by God we'll fight over who gets them all day long. I was fixing to yell at the video till we showed up.

    • @mattostrander9209
      @mattostrander9209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean you all can still leave VA and join WV... That solves the problem.. lol