Post something you like about Virginia

[Cabcere]

:) Just hopping on the Pimp My State bandwagon...lol. ;) :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

1. One of my favorite DUers, Belladonna, lives there

:)

[Symarip]

2. One of your favorite DUers, Symarip, lives there

*ahem*

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Cabcere]

4. Not to mention Cabcere...

;) :P haha. :hi:

[TZ]

5. Hey!

You hate Virginia..go post elsewhere manasshole!:P

[Symarip]

6. Don't you have a voice mail to check? (nt)

[SoxFan]

7. I was born there

Portsmouth Naval Hospital.

That has to count for something!

[Cabcere]

9. Sure it counts :)

:hi: I was born in Richmond, but my family moved to the Shenandoah Valley when I was about 6 months old. When I went off to college, I met a guy from Richmond and we ended up being great friends...turns out we were actually born in the same hospital, just a few months apart. :)

[dgibby]

48. I was stationed at PNH. What year were you born?

I could have been your mama's nurse!

[SoxFan]

52. April, 1967

My father was assigned to the USS Arcturus, which was homeported at Norfolk. He was sent to Vietnam as a naval gunfire officer in 1968, and my mother and I headed back to Massachusetts.

[DS1]

8. It's far away

:P

[Cabcere]

11. Oh snap

:spank:

:rofl: :hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

25. Asshat.

[DS1]

26. You love it.

[Midlodemocrat]

36. *smooch*

:eyes:

[CreekDog]

30. Asshat's in Virginia?

[DS1]

34. Asshat is to Virginia as Clam Chowder is to Massachusetts

[underpants]

50. It is really ALL Virginia, we just let other people run some parts

HA!

[TZ]

10. I like Virginia Beach.

And Williamsburg is pretty cool!

[Cabcere]

15. If by "cool" you mean "humid as hell," then yes.

;) haha. Nah, I like W'burg too, even after living there for four years. :hi: Haven't been to VA Beach in a while, though...should probably try to do something about that this summer.

[LNM]

12. The Blue Ridge Mountains

Beautiful. Oh, and Virginia peanuts from Wakefield. They're a lot better than the generic crap we get in the store here.

[Cabcere]

18. I missed the mountains so much

when I was at school in Williamsburg. Agree with you on the peanuts, too. :9 :hi:

[LNM]

19. I order them online now.

From the Wakefield Peanut Company and I still have 1 can left in the freezer. Mmmmmmm.

[Arugula Latte]

13. It's blue now. Also -- I love Assateague Island.

Used to go there quite a bit when I lived in DC.

Alexandria is fun to walk around in. Nice, historic neighborhoods.

[Cabcere]

17. That's definitely something I'm happy about.

:) Never been to Assateague, but Alexandria is nice.

Also, I really like your new username. :rofl: :hi:

[Arugula Latte]

21. Thanks!

I fit the stereotype, so I'm embracing it. :D :hi:

[Strong Atheist]

14. She's got a great smile?

:shrug:

[Cabcere]

16. LOL

Actually, I have a friend named Virginia and she does have a great smile. :hi:

[Strong Atheist]

22. I knew a Virginia once too. nt.

[CreekDog]

20. Duff Gardens

...or whatever. :eyes:

[Strong Atheist]

23. It was the home of Flora Carter

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=229x10973

[Blue_Tires]

24. That I was born and currently live here

I could write an encyclopedia about my love for the Commonwealth, but there are other constraints on my time...

[jobycom]

27. I am so dreading the copycat of this one.

:scared:

[Cabcere]

32. Oh boy

:scared: I didn't even think of that...

[jobycom]

28. She's not one of those mean Santa Claus deniers. nt

[Wapsie B]

29. Isn't it for lovers?

:shrug: I always thought so anyway.

[Cabcere]

31. That's our slogan, yes, but unfortunately

some restrictions may apply. x(

[bikebloke]

33. I live in Virginia

And I knew a lass named Virginia, who fancied me. Then she went fundie. I went the other way.

[cloudbase]

35. Motorcycling the Blue Ridge Parkway. n/t

[Inchworm]

37. Mount Rogers

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj/mr/index.shtml



:hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

38. FFS people. *I* live here!!!!!!!!!!

:eyes:

:rofl:

[sasquatch]

42. Post #39

I'm feeling better today too.
:D

[sasquatch]

39. They gave people in the New England region a place to exile Midlo too

:hide:





















:D

[Mad_Dem_X]

40. Monticello!!!!

And Virginia Beach. But I am in love with Thomas Jefferson, so I love his house.

[LaraMN]

41. Their ham?

:shrug:


And Midlo.

:thumbsup:

[Zomby Woof]

43. The Blue Ridge/Shenandoah region is beautiful

I also had some good times growing up in Virginia Beach in the 70's and 80's. I have discovered since leaving there that the Tidewater region is where I can trace my earliest American ancestors, from the early 1700's.

Throw in Monticello, and the rich history of the Civil War and Revolutionary War battelfields, and Virginia defines much of U.S. history.

[crimsonblue]

44. I like the fact that I don't live in Virginia. n/t

[KamaAina]

45. Sharyn McCrumb

who is to authors, well, what DU is to web sites.

http://www.sharynmccrumb.com

There have been rumors that she's a heavy-duty right-wing pig, which, if true, would create the classic approach-avoidance conflict for me. However, from what I have been able to glean from her writings, I would describe her political views as being of the "a pox on both their houses" variety.

[Dappleganger]

46. I was born there...

we lived there until 2001. Grew up in Virginia Beach, moved to Newport News after dh and I got married. We eventually moved to the Woodstock area (Shenandoah Valley) when the kids began to come.

My favorite parts are the Red Bud which blooms along the Parkway, driving across 211 to meet my sister to go pick apples. Nothing like fresh VA apples!! I miss the four seasons (we're in NE FL now), occasional snow, gorgeous spring and awesome fall.

I miss riding our bikes through Williamsburg on the Parkway when the leaves have turned. Natural Bridge is something not miss, either.

I also miss riding out to visit my soon-to-be-husband at VA Tech and Hokie pride. :D

[malta blue]

47. my friend lives there

and I am going to visit him next month ;)

[mwdem]

49. It's north of my home state, and it's a very beautiful state.

I've lived there for a couple of years (Va. Beach).

[dgibby]

51. And I'll help.

Born and raised in Clifton Forge (near Roanoke) in the Alleghany Mountains near the headwaters of the James River. Got my BSN at George Mason University, was stationed at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth(go figure). My body is presently residing in SC, but my HEART is now and always will be, in Va.

[underpants]

53. How many Virginians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

three

one to screw it in
and two to "remebuh how good the oooooold one was"

[Bertha Venation]

54. Shenandoah

[LiberalEsto]

55. All the right wing nuts in the DC area live there

thus leaving Maryland for us liberals