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Harry Truman said it was nice to be in Virginia. Somebody in the crowd said, "It's West Virginia". Harry said, "It oughta be Virginia."
For those who probably don't study our history in detail. West Virginia and Virginia split during the Civil War. Of all the names they could have picked, they came up with West Virginia. They also considered Western Virginia, Kanawha and Augusta. I wish they had gone with Augusta. At least we'd be closer to the top of lists.
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Since West Virginia stayed loyal, it should have kept the name "Virginia." And the Virginia that sided with the Confederates should've been re-named "South Virginia."
Since this thread got kicked back up ... I began working at a little mom & pop pizza place, owned by a guy named Gary, up in Cockeysville. Between that and Papa Johns, I'm pulling about 50 hours a week. My income has increased -- in April, I made about $2500 (including my tax returns), and I've already made $1800 this month. I'll be caught up on my utility bills this weekend, and my debt to AMEX will be finished by July. I've also managed to stick a few hundred bucks aside in savings, and I'm hoping to have three of my credit cards paid off by September.
Anyway, the money situation is imporoving. I've got 105k on my Jeep, however, and I'm considering buying a new car -- a Hyundai or something -- in the fall, and selling the Jeep after I pay it off (early winter). I'm moving in about three weeks, and I managed to get my current deposit transfered over, so I have to pay NO further deposits ... I just pay my pro-rated rent, pick up the keys, and I have from 4pm Monday to midnight Tuesday to clean out my current apartment. Woohoo.
Well, I'm going to post on Nemesis now that I've finally seen it.
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I think he's talking about the fact that you're giving up your jeep.
So, I guess we're calling you.... Darth Hyundai?
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