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Morgantown Bans Outdoor Couches In Attempt To Halt Couch BurningMorgantown, West Virginia is synonymous with couch burning. It’s the home of West Virginia University, and when they win an important sports contest, lose an important sports contest, or if the U.S. military kills Osama Bin Laden, people take to the streets to burn couches. Targeting what they calle...

A couch burns in East Lansing last night. Eerily beautiful. [MLive]...

A Handy Map Of Where To Burn Your Couches When WVU Beats/Loses To LSUBefore the season began, WVU and Morgantown officials decided to crack down on the Mountaineer tradition of burning couches after big wins (and big losses). They aren't kidding around, making the celebratory pyre a felony arson charge. The new rules face their greatest test Saturday night, as No. 2 ...

Couch Burning Is No Longer Encouraged At West Virginia

WVU students burn couches. They burn them because the basketball team won. They burn them because the football team won. They burn them because the football team lost. They burn them because Bin Laden was killed. They burn them because it snowed. WVU students burn couches. It's what they do....