You Know You're
From Ohio If...
Sent October 31, 2007
1. You don't think of Florida
first when someone mentions Miami.
2. You snicker when someone's from Tiffin,
because you think of the State Hospital.
3. You think Pro football teams are supposed
to wear orange!
4. You've heard of 3.2% beer.
5. Schools close for the state basketball
tournament. Deer season, too.
6. You're proud of your state fair, but would
rather go to Cedar Point.
7. You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still
Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
8. You live less than 30 miles from some
college or university.
9. You know what a buckeye really is, and
have a recipe for candy ones.
10. "Toward the lake" means "north" and
"toward the river" means "south."
11. You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer
Night Riot.
12. You know if other Ohioians are from
southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
13. You root for a college team though you've
never taken a class there.
14. You can spell words like Cuyahoga,
Olentangy, Bellefontaine,and Tuscarawas *(Wapakoneta?) and you know which
letter is doubled in "Cincinnati."
15. You always visit more than two amusement
parks in one summer.
16. You know that Serpent Mounds were not
made by snakes.
17. You know what game they're playing when
the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.
18. "Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar
Point or King's Island.
19. You measure distance in minutes.
20. .Down south to you means Kentucky.
21. Your school classes were canceled because
of cold.
22. Your school classes were canceled because
of heat.
23. You've ridden the school bus for an hour
each way.
24. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to
"A/C" in the same day.
25. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth
of July.
26. You end your sentences with an
unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
27. You install security lights on your house
and garage and leave both unlocked.
28. You think of the major four food groups
as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
29. You carry jumper cables in your car.
30. You know what pop is.
31. You design
your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
32. Driving is better in the winter because
the potholes are filled with snow.
33. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and
a flannel nightie.
34. The local paper covers national and
international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
35. You think that deer season is a national
holiday.
36. You know which leaves make good toilet
paper.
37. You thought that the Michael Stanley Band
was the most popular band in the country.
38. You actually understand these jokes then
forward 'em to all your OH friends!!