West Virginia Joins the Table

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  • Опубліковано 24 чер 2021
  • 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 роки тому +1687

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

    • @derekholt6522
      @derekholt6522 3 роки тому +30

      I kinda want to hear more about this Mothman fellow.

    • @suckonthisemokids
      @suckonthisemokids 3 роки тому +52

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

    • @panzer_7680
      @panzer_7680 3 роки тому +20

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

    • @thetomlette7720
      @thetomlette7720 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER
    @UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +32

      Solidarity with the workers then, solidarity with the workers now

    • @TheAnnaShowUk
      @TheAnnaShowUk 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +10

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

  • @fayjune3008
    @fayjune3008 2 роки тому +317

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

  • @comradepadraig6691
    @comradepadraig6691 3 роки тому +725

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

    • @nobodynoes962
      @nobodynoes962 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому

      Yep

    • @marshalbarb
      @marshalbarb Рік тому

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

    • @krethroe5087
      @krethroe5087 Рік тому +1

      I'm from Putnam County

  • @beeandbear
    @beeandbear 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +21

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

    • @Acheroncontranydes
      @Acheroncontranydes 3 роки тому +23

      As a Floridian West Virginia was pretty awesome.

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @alisaine8547
      @alisaine8547 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @beeandbear
      @beeandbear 3 роки тому +4

      @@Sarah_Grant right?! Florida trip! 😂

  • @jaymieadkins5364
    @jaymieadkins5364 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +13

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

    • @mattdawson630
      @mattdawson630 3 роки тому +8

      @@beccapeyton9491 congrats from another golden horseshoe winner

    • @Simplyyizzyy
      @Simplyyizzyy 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      jaymie how did we both get here

    • @treeclips2234
      @treeclips2234 2 роки тому +5

      Ayyyyyy my fellow Golden Horseshoe winners! Congrats everyone

  • @HurricaneGamer
    @HurricaneGamer 3 роки тому +325

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

    • @89Keith
      @89Keith 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +6

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

    • @SARA0766
      @SARA0766 3 роки тому +3

      I thought that too

    • @pattisharick8191
      @pattisharick8191 3 роки тому +2

      I was going to say the same thing

    • @htraudt
      @htraudt 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @carsonrush4152
    @carsonrush4152 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +20

      As a native of WV…kudos

    • @carsonrush4152
      @carsonrush4152 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +11

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

    • @katefarr2036
      @katefarr2036 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

  • @vicky092011
    @vicky092011 3 роки тому +188

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

    • @TheLastSane1
      @TheLastSane1 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @JC_Young
    @JC_Young 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +3

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

  • @shandrabrooks6431
    @shandrabrooks6431 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @lisaknell1809
      @lisaknell1809 2 роки тому

      @@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 Рік тому +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 :)

  • @sydneyc5386
    @sydneyc5386 3 роки тому +64

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

    • @jendubay3782
      @jendubay3782 3 місяці тому

      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...

  • @tristan5948
    @tristan5948 3 роки тому +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.

  • @diannamallar1155
    @diannamallar1155 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +21

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

    • @nadinefrisch4342
      @nadinefrisch4342 3 роки тому +6

      @Ben you need to do MAINE!

    • @tarrayahtalton4521
      @tarrayahtalton4521 3 роки тому +7

      Wait what???? Heading to google

    • @Cardry89423
      @Cardry89423 3 роки тому +11

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

    • @diannamallar1155
      @diannamallar1155 3 роки тому +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.

  • @aignemakerofchase
    @aignemakerofchase 3 роки тому +32

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

  • @Brucewayne_55
    @Brucewayne_55 Рік тому +7

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

  • @charleshill3802
    @charleshill3802 3 роки тому +40

    Oh God, we’re Florida without the beaches.

  • @AlicePhantom
    @AlicePhantom 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +29

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

    • @contearah
      @contearah 3 роки тому

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

    • @mackenziemorgan7054
      @mackenziemorgan7054 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      @@mackenziemorgan7054 thank you so much

    • @pindlecostellosr.6701
      @pindlecostellosr.6701 3 роки тому +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.

  • @NocilaSchaffer
    @NocilaSchaffer 3 роки тому +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.

  • @amykat75
    @amykat75 2 роки тому +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. 😆

  • @annbuccieri1267
    @annbuccieri1267 3 роки тому +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!

  • @keithreinsel7842
    @keithreinsel7842 3 роки тому +13

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

  • @jdcnosse
    @jdcnosse 3 роки тому +60

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

  • @rgcwv
    @rgcwv 3 роки тому +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!

  • @erbmiller
    @erbmiller 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

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

    • @The.Breakfast.Burrito
      @The.Breakfast.Burrito 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

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

  • @AAmado1993
    @AAmado1993 3 роки тому +40

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

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 Рік тому +1

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

    • @wargame2play
      @wargame2play Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

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

  • @williamgibson4475
    @williamgibson4475 2 роки тому +12

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

  • @michalalica8056
    @michalalica8056 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @michalalica8056
      @michalalica8056 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @TheLastSane1
      @TheLastSane1 2 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @sydniaunderwood2000
    @sydniaunderwood2000 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      From western KY, heard that a lot growing up

    • @angiect3791
      @angiect3791 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah that's a very southern saying

    • @rhodawatkins4516
      @rhodawatkins4516 3 роки тому

      Here in Oklahoma, too.

    • @oliviarettberg7173
      @oliviarettberg7173 3 роки тому +1

      My dad says that ALL the time

    • @JamieAllen1977
      @JamieAllen1977 2 роки тому

      @@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"

  • @obsidianstag13
    @obsidianstag13 3 роки тому +16

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

  • @bethaniecochran231
    @bethaniecochran231 3 роки тому +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

  • @KelKelGyrl
    @KelKelGyrl 3 роки тому +16

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

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 Рік тому +2

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

  • @chibiquil
    @chibiquil 3 роки тому +8

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

  • @kouusa
    @kouusa 3 роки тому +32

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

  • @willku9000
    @willku9000 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      Import laughing lizard gif here

    • @bartender_billy6229
      @bartender_billy6229 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +3

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

    • @The.Breakfast.Burrito
      @The.Breakfast.Burrito 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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

  • @kseniakoltovich2877
    @kseniakoltovich2877 3 роки тому +39

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

    • @fairycat23
      @fairycat23 3 роки тому

      Aaaaaaa I would love that so much!!

    • @ShabbyKrabby
      @ShabbyKrabby 3 роки тому

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

    • @couches5257
      @couches5257 3 роки тому +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.

  • @LostInTheInternet93
    @LostInTheInternet93 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому

      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.

  • @richmoneybrax
    @richmoneybrax 3 роки тому +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

  • @lynnwilliams7203
    @lynnwilliams7203 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @Simplyyizzyy
    @Simplyyizzyy 3 роки тому +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

  • @doris.9230
    @doris.9230 3 роки тому +26

    I kind of want to visit West Virginia now.

    • @richmoneybrax
      @richmoneybrax 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

    • @Simplyyizzyy
      @Simplyyizzyy 3 роки тому +4

      The blackberry and Italian heritage festival are coming up

  • @jessesmith6824
    @jessesmith6824 3 роки тому +16

    I am always excited for these.

    • @echoedinnocence
      @echoedinnocence 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @jessesmith6824
      @jessesmith6824 3 роки тому +2

      We must not say the sacred name, Momento Mori.

    • @echoedinnocence
      @echoedinnocence 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @Blake11Shock
    @Blake11Shock 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @Grace-tz7yi
    @Grace-tz7yi 3 роки тому +26

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

  • @DuckySoren
    @DuckySoren 3 роки тому +25

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

    • @jenipherocious
      @jenipherocious 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

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

  • @stevemc01
    @stevemc01 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

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

    • @jevans3375
      @jevans3375 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

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

    • @Scathingblade_0926
      @Scathingblade_0926 Рік тому

      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 ^^

  • @MrTheBossGuy
    @MrTheBossGuy 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому +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 UA-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!

  • @derrickpetry5024
    @derrickpetry5024 3 роки тому +16

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

  • @AzulSketch369
    @AzulSketch369 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @injuneer25
      @injuneer25 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @elizabethjones3484
      @elizabethjones3484 2 роки тому

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

  • @scourgeneo7834
    @scourgeneo7834 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @PvtFielder91
    @PvtFielder91 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @mhamilton3421
    @mhamilton3421 3 роки тому +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.

  • @arden7713
    @arden7713 3 роки тому +34

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

  • @Cesia845
    @Cesia845 3 роки тому +5

    I think Florida found a new friend.

  • @kelsie1967
    @kelsie1967 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @sarahpesnell
    @sarahpesnell 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @elizabethjones3484
    @elizabethjones3484 2 роки тому +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.

  • @stacyk123
    @stacyk123 3 роки тому +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."

  • @DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables
    @DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @dojoisdead
    @dojoisdead 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @jayatwar42
    @jayatwar42 3 роки тому +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

  • @EireHammer
    @EireHammer Рік тому +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

  • @TheTexasCowboy56
    @TheTexasCowboy56 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @DistanceTraveled
    @DistanceTraveled 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @509Gman
      @509Gman 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @andreapeters5608
    @andreapeters5608 3 роки тому +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

  • @Josh8587
    @Josh8587 Рік тому +1

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

  • @kikstand2011
    @kikstand2011 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @Andrew-vn8wn
    @Andrew-vn8wn 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @MrWWIIBuff
    @MrWWIIBuff 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      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 роки тому

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

  • @desu4014
    @desu4014 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

  • @Glacial7
    @Glacial7 7 місяців тому +1

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

  • @00Staceyyy
    @00Staceyyy 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

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

    • @00Staceyyy
      @00Staceyyy 3 роки тому

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

  • @californiacommando232
    @californiacommando232 3 роки тому +7

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

  • @Barberwoad
    @Barberwoad Рік тому +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 :)

  • @GloriaJWimberley
    @GloriaJWimberley Рік тому +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👏

  • @chrisriley2321
    @chrisriley2321 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @oliviarettberg7173
      @oliviarettberg7173 3 роки тому

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

  • @ShabbyKrabby
    @ShabbyKrabby 3 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @ShabbyKrabby
      @ShabbyKrabby 2 роки тому +1

      Lol its not that bad it could be south 🤢

  • @joshscritchfield693
    @joshscritchfield693 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @evanm225
    @evanm225 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @obi-juantacobi8552
    @obi-juantacobi8552 3 роки тому +5

    As a West Virginian, I wholeheartedly approve

  • @noahclegg3633
    @noahclegg3633 3 роки тому +3

    Zero drug references, I’m impressed.

  • @jessicasypolt3261
    @jessicasypolt3261 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @nuggetsandramen
    @nuggetsandramen Рік тому +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.

  • @misstery3833
    @misstery3833 3 роки тому +4

    Ayyyyy, I love Florida's character😂

  • @hunteryoungblood649
    @hunteryoungblood649 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @hannahferrell7534
    @hannahferrell7534 3 роки тому +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.

  • @SteadyC76
    @SteadyC76 3 роки тому +2

    Being from WV all of that is sooo true and funny. I loved it

  • @hottopic3622
    @hottopic3622 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      We have! 💙

    • @Crayven95
      @Crayven95 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @MintyPookieBear52
      @MintyPookieBear52 3 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

  • @jocelynsawczuk5893
    @jocelynsawczuk5893 3 роки тому +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

  • @edan213
    @edan213 Рік тому

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

  • @riflebirb435
    @riflebirb435 Рік тому

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

  • @RealPumpkinJay
    @RealPumpkinJay 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @billywright4872
    @billywright4872 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @Lyssa_Stuff
    @Lyssa_Stuff Рік тому +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!

  • @nebulan
    @nebulan 3 роки тому +2

    Great work on the accent!
    I love the characters growth and your love about learning about our states 😊

  • @graceg2447
    @graceg2447 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @couches5257
      @couches5257 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @matthewcorathers4906
      @matthewcorathers4906 Рік тому

      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.

  • @twinattorney864
    @twinattorney864 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

      And France could pay a visit to Louie 😊🇨🇵

    • @rom65536
      @rom65536 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @kiarabarron9478
      @kiarabarron9478 3 роки тому +1

      Iced tea vs England

  • @GeekletReadsStuff
    @GeekletReadsStuff 3 роки тому +1

    Dude, thank you so much for this. I’m from West Virginia and this is perfect.

  • @far_out_in_the_country
    @far_out_in_the_country 2 роки тому

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