Tuesday, November 30, 2010

You know . . .

I had a rather startling realization today that left me tap-dancing on the edge. I'm still upset but I've done all that I can do to take care of the matter. That said, I decided to go through my archives and found something I stashed long ago that gave me some giggles and it still does -- probably 'cause they're pretty much true. I hope y'all laugh, too.

You know that you're from Ohio if . . .

* You think all Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange.

* You know all the 4 seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and
construction.

* You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.

* You know what a "buckeye" really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.

* "Toward the lake" means "North" and "toward the river" means "South."

* You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as
they open their mouths.

* "Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer
hunting in the fall.

* You know what succotash is.

* You measure distance in minutes.

* Your school was closed because of cold.

* Your school was closed because of heat.

* Schools close for the state basketball tournament. Deer
season, too

* You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

* You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:
"Where's my coat at?"

* You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.

* You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and
Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

* You carry jumper cables in your car.

* You know what "pop" is.

* You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

* Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled
with snow.

* The local paper covers national and international headlines on one
page but requires six pages for sports.

* If someone says something you don't understand or hear, you say
"Please?"

* You call it Krogers even though it is Kroger.

* You actually know how to pronounce Cuyahoga.

* You see Christmas lights up in July.

* You wear shorts the first day of the year it isn't below zero and
snowing . . . just because you can.

* You know where "the Jake" and "the 'Shoe" are.

* You know what The Tribe is.

* You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown.

* You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly".

* You know what should be knee-high by the Fourth of July.

* You can spell and pronounce words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, Tuscarawas, Wapakoneta and you know which letter is doubled in Cincinnati.

* "Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer
hunting in the fall.

* You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.

* You've heard of 3.2% beer (and if you're old enough, you drank it!)

* You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.

* You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there.
(Go Bucs!)

* You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.

* You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the
Clippers.

* Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on
the highway.

* Down south to you means Kentucky or West Virginia.

* You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes.

* You know several people who have hit a deer.

* The only foreign car you see is the one you’re driving.

* Every person working out at the gym is wearing the same Ohio State
Buckeyes T-shirt.

* You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.

* You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.

* You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one
in it no matter what time of the year.

* All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
or grain.

* You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.

* You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.

* You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

* You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Ohio friends.

* Isn't it sad? You just said "yup" and "uh-huh" or "ain't that the
truth?" to most of these!!!

Let's just say that I can identify with a lot of these because I've lived in more than one place in Ohio.

Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!

Happy Blogging!!!!

Kay

9 comments:

  1. These are all so funny, and true! I lived in Western PA growing up and many of these are true there as well. Even Ceder Point!

    Next year we will indeed write the novel together, and then I will come up and we can share champagne. :)

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  2. This is great. We've got one for Hawaii, too. I don't think I have one for Illinois.

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  3. Ah yes, I live in Oregon and some of these are true of Oregon. Live less than 30 miles from a university. WE have our Cedar Point and deer hunting. School is closed for cold or heat. We switch from AC to heat in one day. We put security lights up and leave doors unlocked. We carry jumper cables. etc. etc.

    Fun post Kay, thank you.

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  4. Ah yes, I live in Oregon and some of these are true of Oregon. Live less than 30 miles from a university. WE have our Cedar Point and deer hunting. School is closed for cold or heat. We switch from AC to heat in one day. We put security lights up and leave doors unlocked. We carry jumper cables. etc. etc.

    Fun post Kay, thank you.

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  5. Loved every one of these. My favorite one is the 3.2 beer, I remember it well :)

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  6. I know I'm back in Oregon when the attendant yells at me for trying to pump my own gas.

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  7. There's one for Minnesota, too. but nothing for Iowa, N.D., S.D., or Wisconsin. Go figure...

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  8. These are funny, Kay!
    There are three that one can hear or have in Los Angeles.
    Distances are measured in time--We are a Car City!
    Heat & AC in the same day....YUP!
    And everyone carry's Jumper Cables in their car...Again, We are a city on wheels...lol!

    All the others? Funny, Funny and Funny---but not true of L.A.

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  9. I only lived there for 16 years so I guess I don't qualify as a real Ohioan. Many of these I recognized, but some were new to me. Others--like wearing shorts when it's still winter--they do in Utah too. In fact here, if you see a guy with gym shorts and a jacket and tennis shoes walking in the snow, you know he's a native.

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