I much prefer the 1609 version. Why have natural borders when you can have an arbitrary diagonal line that splits the majority of the continent?
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I'm told that India and Pakistan loved this setup, and still celebrate the arbitrary line to this day.
I still don't understand why they named West Virginia so. Virginia has land further West. North Virginia?
Historical context makes it even weirder. The split was because WV allied with the North in the Civil War, North Virginia makes infinitely more sense in more ways than one.
That really does. But humans aren't particularly great at naming things sometimes.
the nucleus of Virginia Proper is further east
Where is the mitochondria of Virginia though?
Western Virginia doesn't matter.
MAVA!
They know what they did.
Moved to this God forsaken state from Wisconsin 4 years ago and God do I regret it with every ounce of my being. Someone take me back to cheese land please
Well, just wait a while and Virginia will shrink again, and you will be in another state.
Hopefully it just recedes into the ocean never to be seen again
What brought you out there?
My girlfriends is from here originally and moved to WI in the 6th grade, we moved out here to reunite her with her entire family that lives here. We both regret it dearly
Why?
I won't go into detail but the state, people, and family are, let's just say, sub par compared to Wisconsin.
You say you're from Wisconsin, but thats the most British answer I've ever heard.
Lol I can see that. Let me persuade you. "Put 'er there bud, let's go out for a fuckin' rip on da lake and then cook up some brats on da grill afterwards, and by gosh don't forget to tell yer folks I says hi when you see dem at Sunday mass!"
You're missing at least one, but preferably multiple "Don'tChaKnow". I grew up watching Bobbys World. If that show taught me anything about Wisconsin, it's that the moms use "Don'tChaKnow" as often as Hulk Hogan uses "Brother"
Ope!
Oh there's many I missed haha, Don'ChaKnow, Ope, plurals on everything even if it doesn't need a plural, You'se Guys, etc etc
Wait until you see it in 2034
Virginia has some interesting laws that kick into effect then. Google "Virginia Rule '34" for more info
Will there be any left to see?
Its not the size that matters. It's motion of Virginias ocean!
Sure hope not.
Just like magnetic pole flips, Virginia is due another shrink snap. It might snap out of existence when it happens.
So has anyone calculated by what year it won’t exist?
2025
I wonder what the source is because in 1784, Connecticut made claims on the northeast part of Ohio (the Western Reserve). Virginia did have a claim on some part of central/southwest Ohio called the Virginia Military District, but that's all I'm aware of.
Make it smaller. Make it the size of Wales.
What is this? A Virginia for ants?
#landback
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