Posted on 07/12/2005 8:39:24 PM PDT by RockinRight
This is just for fun. Add your own! You know you're from Ohio when:
You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.
You snicker when someone's from Tiffin, because you think of the State Hospital.
You think Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!
You've heard of 3.2% beer.
Schools close for the state basketball tournament.
You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.
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've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.
You know if other Ohioians are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there.
You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, and Tuscarawas
You always visit more than two amusement parks in one summer.
You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.
You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.
Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.
Down south to you means Kentucky.
You thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular band in the country.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Ohio.
You Know You're From The Mahoning Valley If...
You or someone you know have never been to Downtown Youngstown
You know the time and location of every Wing Night in a 10 mile radius.
You know the location of the following towns, know someone from them or have spent time there: Mineral Ridge, North Lima, Poland, Coitsville, Mesopotamia, Yankee Lake, and Damascus.
You've memorized lines from the movie "The Godfather".
If you're a girl, you're biggest fear is getting hit on by a hairy-chested man, heavily weighted in gold chains, who refers to his friends as "Gino" at any local dance club.
If you're a guy, your biggest fear is seeing your buddy's car parked near Mickey's Bar, but see him walk out of "the Mixx".
Your latest cultural experience: Standing in line to buy Pirogies at your local Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian or Hungarian church on Friday.
As your out-of-town friends brag about their latest trips to Europe, you think to yourself, "I can drive past any local ethnic church and see all the foreigners I want to."
You eat out at least once a week at a Mafia-owned Italian pizza parlor.
Your father has worked for the same company for over 20 years.
You don't see what all the hype is about Disney World when Cedar Point is just a few hours away.
You're having a hard time deciding where to take your Date out for dinner and a night on the town "Wings at BW3 and a movie" or "Chalupas at Taco Bell and checking out the Hot Rods at the A&W"
"I seen " is eloquently used instead of "I saw" by somebody you know.
You've taken deliberate field trips to look at the Amish riding in their buggies.
You water ski on the Lake Milton , Berlin or Mosquito Reservoir.
You feel the only good bands out there are The Rage, Michael Stanley Band, Donnie Iris and The Human Beinz
You're more worried about the Brown's or the Steeler's quarterback's health than your own.
You or somebody you know works at GM Lordstown.
You or your next door neighbor is Catholic.
You don't understand what all the hype is about over Rolling Rock beer.
You know that McDonald is not only the last name of a clown, it's also a town.
You know that Campbell is not only a soup, but also a city, and you also know that it's pronunciation rhymes with "mammal"
You consider a great vacation a trip to Geauga Lake, Sea World or Lake Erie....For something a little more exotic, a trip to Toronto to see the Phantom of the Opera.
You're 35 years old, have never been outside of Ohio, and don't see the need to leave.
You're 18 years old, think this town is a shit hole and can't wait to move away-- then 10 years later, you move back because "it's a great place to raise a family".
You know somebody who just bought a brand new doublewide with a garden tub and skylights.
You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
For the life of you, you can't understand why all your out-of-town friends don't know what Wedding Soup is.
You have 101 favorite recipes for kolbasi and sauerkraut.
You believe that people from Boardman, Canfield, Poland Howland and Cortland are all rich and that they're all snobs.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You find 20F "a little" chilly.
You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
You remember fondly time off from school known as "Snow Days".
Words like: sub, chipped chopped ham, pop and halushki actually mean something to you.
You can use the phrase "white pizza" and not even bat an eye.
You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Youngstown and Warren area friends.
Haven't yet found one for Akron.
Submit your state or town!
We have a Miami in the Texas Panhandle, only it's pronounced My-am-uh. Every real Panhandle resident knows that.
You KNOW you are from Wexford Ireland, when your town name doesn't end up on some dumbass list in middle America saying Wexford isn't a goddamn town.
If you don't know what I'm talking about do a search.
I'm an Irish girl...born, bred, and living...and me blood is up!
LOL
The main freeway through the area lists "Wexford" as an exit. So does the postal service. And those who live in the area know what "Wexford" means. Methinks the writer of that piece is being a bit picky.
Cadillac Michigan is in Wexford county.
My grandparents were all from Ireland, btw, so no hard feelings--they were four very intelligent people. Obviously--they came here! :D :D :D :D
That author needs to go wash his mouth out with sulphuric acid.
No hard feelings :-Dx4! *LOL*
"Dick the Bruiser" 101 WRIF
OK, I should have removed that "and" that comes after the first America. Fine. Be that way. :P
Sue me! Isn't that what ye lot do as a hobby? *LOL*
(BTW, I'm only rippin' the piss out of ye, so don't be offended)
I can't be offended--must be the Irish in me, and the fact that I'm a much-rejected writer (though I did get a copy of the magazine that bought my latest story today). I just couldn't figure out the part about only an Irish girl can tell me to kiss her ass--I know HUNDREDS of Americans who have told me that! :D
Yep, that's the one. Who could forget Arthur P. saying stuff like "it's 86 rocking degrees, BABY!"
You know you are from Dallas, TX, when everybody you know loves the public train system but nobody you know has ever used it more than once.
BTW, I'm a published writer. Sucks to be you! Hahahaha!
G'nite!
And you know you are from Detroit when you tell an Irish lassie who tells you to to "kiss her arse" to "Bare It!" =)
I'll have to get back to you. Gotta go to bed. Time difference and all.... *LOL*
g'nite!
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