Since Traveler decided to pull me into his "stately" campaign with Speakeasy I decided to post up some reasons why VA is better than TX. Speakeasy already posted some, but the 'fight' kinda hijacked another thread, so I thought I'd start one of my own

Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.

Virginia is the home base for the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet.

The first Thanksgiving in North America was held in Virginia in 1619.

Virginia has been dubbed the "Internet Capital of the world".

Wild Ponies have roamed freely on Assateague Island for centuries.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is the world's largest bridge-tunnel complex.

Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
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People who moved to Lockhart, Texas in the 1950s are still considered by natives of the town to be newcomers.

In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.

In Texarkana owners of horses may not ride them at night without taillights.

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in the State of Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts in Mesquite, Texas.

In Port Arthur obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.

In Lefors, it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer at any time while standing.

For $150 you can become a licensed dead animal hauler in Texas.