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Local Woman Says She’s “Keeping Thanksgiving Simple,” Assigns Husband Seventeen Separate Grocery Trips
Final ingredient reportedly mentioned on first list, which husband maintains did not contain it.
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West Virginia community humor about church dinners, family traditions, neighbors and small-town life. Original Appalachian satire from The Holler Herald.
12 stories, preserved for the permanent record.
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West Virginia Family’s “Quick Walmart Trip” Enters Second Presidential Administration
Toothpaste mission expands after someone remembers Christmas pajamas.
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West Virginia Dad Announces He’s “Not Heating the Whole Neighborhood” While Holding Front Door Open for Entire Conversation
Furnace now financially supporting two households and part of a gravel driveway.
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West Virginia Man Spends Extra Hour From Time Change Explaining How It’s “Really” a Different Time
“It’s actually six,” says man standing beneath a clock that clearly says five.
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Local Dad Volunteers to Inspect Halloween Candy, Rejects Every Reese’s Cup for Further Testing
“I’m not comfortable releasing these to the children yet,” says man conducting investigation from recliner.
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West Virginia Woman Opens Windows After Husband Says House Is Finally Comfortable
Man who refused to turn furnace on for three weeks now heating neighborhood in shorts.
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West Virginia Family Buys Halloween Candy Early, Begins Third Replacement Bag
“This one is definitely for the trick-or-treaters,” says woman hiding empty wrappers beneath coffee grounds.
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West Virginia Woman Buys Decorative Fall Blanket, Husband Immediately Claims It as His Regular Blanket
The $48 throw was intended to complete an autumn display. It now smells like chili.
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Church Announces Trunk-or-Treat, Three Other Churches Immediately Schedule Theirs for Same Time
Parents advised to bring comfortable shoes, a full tank of gas, and someone who understands logistics.
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Local Grandma Disowns Grandchildren After Learning They Cooked Chicken in Air Fryer
Family members say the 74-year-old immediately removed them from the will and reclaimed three casserole dishes she had previously intended to leave them.
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Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser Raises $14,000 and Three Unwanted Roosters
The community donated generously through cash, baked goods, raffle baskets and several items organizers never agreed to accept.
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Mothman Issues Statement Asking Tourists to Stop Blaming Him for Everything Weird in Point Pleasant
“I showed up a couple times in the ’60s and somehow I’ve been working full-time ever since.”
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