At the Underground, we're all about the slaw dog (perhaps the Southeast's  greatest contribution to civilization), so when the Internet Funnymen at Moldy Chum sent us this, we knew what it represented: the Internet at its Absolute Best, or an Utter Waste of Time.

Fortunately, we embrace both here at the Underground. So Ladies and Gentlemen (and Undergrounders), we give you the West Virginia Slaw Dog mapping project:



From the Web site:

While the vast majority of West Virginians prefer hot dogs topped with coleslaw, it is not a standard topping at hot dog joints everywhere in West Virginia. The food culture of our state is diverse and influenced by many factors such as predominate ethnicities and a melding with cultures of surrounding states.This mapping project attempts to document this diversity.

All of the counties shaded in light green have been verified to have HDJs that include slaw as a topping on a hot dog with "everything". Light beige indicate counties where HDJs usually offer slaw, but usually by request only. In dark beige counties you can usually get slaw, but some HDJs may not offer it. Orange indicates counties where slaw is almost never available in mainstream HDJs. Finally, in those counties shaded red, slaw is unheard of.

Those with knowledge of West Virginia's (apparently extensive) slaw dog culture are even invited to contribute to the map - yet another stirring example of how the Internet furthers mankind's knowledge of the universe.



See you at the hot dog stand, Tom Chandler.