chevysoldier Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I hope this isn't a repost, I know this list, or variations of, have been around for a while. If it is, a mod can feel free to delete it. The fact that the German Village Oktoberfest is in September (and not in German Village ) seems perfectly normal.You beam with pride that we're the hometown of Wendy's, White Castle , Rax Roast Beef, and Bob Evans & Donatos. But you wonder why we're the 8th fattest city in America .You remember very vividly City Center & Northland.You know how to pronounce " Scioto " and "Olentangy".You see nothing unusual about a street being called East North Broadway.You live in the suburbs but your backyard was actually a cornfield last year.That complex on the corner, with the CVS, Blockbuster's and Kroger, that was a cornfield last year, too!As you lament the loss of all those cornfields, you see the infinite wisdom of Dublin City Council, who spent over $60,000 on a field of 10' concrete corn ears.You don't even notice new buildings being built because a new building goes up every single day.You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.You drive 3 hours to see Red White & Boom for 15 minutes, an d 4 hours back. But you live 10 minutes away. You know what a real buckeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones.You know screaming O-H anytime, anywhere, will get a reply from a stranger saying I-O!The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.You consider going to the zoo in winter VERY normal.You have a buckeye necklace. You think 45 degree weather is PERFECT for washing your car!You call it POP. Soda is for weirdos.You get chills when you hear 'Carmen Ohio'.You know Wyandot Lake is NOT a body of water, and Mad River Mountain is not really a mountain.You say Kroger's. It's really Kroger.You remember Big Bear, but now it's goneYou can see a building downtown but you can't get to it, due to 500 million one way streets!Monday - 30 degrees, Tuesday - 70 degrees, Wednesday - 45 and humid, Thursday - -10 wind-chill and Friday 80 degrees and sunny is normal for you.One out of every 5 cars has something BUCKEYE on it.You remember Flippo. You remember Lucy's Toy Shop Your big Christmas event was visiting Santa at Downtown Lazarus You were surprised that there is ANOTHER Hoover Dam in the CountryPeople drive 10 mph with the first dusting of snow and 65 mph with 2 feet of snowYou know businesses close on Ohio State Football game day.You know all the haunted places in Columbus . ( Mirror Lake , OSU Library, Palace Theater, etc etc)You know what 'The Hospital Curve' is.You think the standard protocol for a tornado warning is to grab lawn chairs and head for the front porch.You drive down 670 with your windows open to smell the fresh bread from the Wonder Bread Factory and the cinnamon rolls from the Kroger bakery.You think there's nothing strange about the city of Westerville being Northeast of Columbus.You think that ' Columbus ' always needs to be followed by ' Ohio '. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f4isvt Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 you also measure distance in time not miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'll buy most of these, especially the Wendy's one. If I'm traveling out of state, I'll always stop there before any other fast food joint, it just reminds me of home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 You refer to a 1% grade as a "Hill". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chachi1189 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 You refer to a 1% grade as a "Hill".Are you talking about Mad River Mountain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 you also measure distance in time not miles.I was going to post that lol.... we were in PA for a wedding and someone asked how far we drove to get there...My wife looks up and says "It wasn't bad at all, about 1 and a half hours".... the person looked at her with this puzzled look... so I chimed in "it was about 100 miles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Add to the list:You think the Greater Columbus area is Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggO Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 You refer to a 1% grade as a "Hill".I'm from southern Ohio. We actually have hills here. You flat dwellers would call them mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Add to the list:You think the Greater Columbus area is Ohio.and you think Dayton is the armpit of Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 your motorcycle tire has a huge flat spot right in the middle, and the sides of your tire look brand new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 your motorcycle tire has a huge flat spot right in the middle, and the sides of your tire look brand new! qft!! Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 and you think Dayton is the armpit of Ohio.Must be the Air Force base that brings so many of here that makes you think that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Must be the Air Force base that brings so many of here that makes you think that. Wut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Wut?Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KL9 F4i Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Lol Go ahead and throw "You eat a strange substance that looks gross called Goetta" in there...We went to Florida a few years ago and go into this restaurant for breakfast and my buddy look at the waitress and he says...without looking at the menu..."uh...could I have some goetta please?" I can't even describe the look on th lady's face, she looked at him like he was foreign to earth ...needless to say it was pretty funny...Aw yeah if you dont like goetta you can GTFO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 OK I'll bite. WTF is goetta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 People drive 10 mph with the first dusting of snow and 65 mph with 2 feet of snowTHAT one is SOOO accurate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL9 F4i Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 OK I'll bite. WTF is goetta?lol Didnt really know how to explain it so i went ahead and googled the word goetta second option was " Goetta Cincinnati" but heres Wikipedias Definition: Goetta is a peasant food of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats. Pronounced gétt-aa, ged-da or get-uh.FUN FACT: Goetta was originally a peasant dish, meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals to conserve money.The modern popularity of goetta in Cincinnati has led to it being called "Cincinnati Caviar". <<<Definitely needs to make the " Your'e from Ohio list" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 lol Didnt really know how to explain it so i went ahead and googled the word goetta second option was " Goetta Cincinnati" but heres Wikipedias Definition: Goetta is a peasant food of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats. Pronounced gétt-aa, ged-da or get-uh.FUN FACT: Goetta was originally a peasant dish, meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals to conserve money.The modern popularity of goetta in Cincinnati has led to it being called "Cincinnati Caviar". <<<Definitely needs to make the " Your'e from Ohio list"Sounds like something that Cinci can keep all to itself.... Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 lol Didnt really know how to explain it so i went ahead and googled the word goetta second option was " Goetta Cincinnati" but heres Wikipedias Definition: Goetta is a peasant food of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats. Pronounced gétt-aa, ged-da or get-uh.FUN FACT: Goetta was originally a peasant dish, meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals to conserve money.The modern popularity of goetta in Cincinnati has led to it being called "Cincinnati Caviar". <<<Definitely needs to make the " Your'e from Ohio list" I thought it was like "go etta the hell outta here." Like "what are you eating under there?"" Under where?" Didn't know it was a real food. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 lol Didnt really know how to explain it so i went ahead and googled the word goetta second option was " Goetta Cincinnati" but heres Wikipedias Definition: Goetta is a peasant food of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats. Pronounced gétt-aa, ged-da or get-uh.FUN FACT: Goetta was originally a peasant dish, meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals to conserve money.The modern popularity of goetta in Cincinnati has led to it being called "Cincinnati Caviar". <<<Definitely needs to make the " Your'e from Ohio list"Never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyloft Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Goetta is amazing, but if you won't try it - just more for me. I too asked for it in Seattle once, so i'm familiar with that look. and you think Dayton is the armpit of Ohio. wait... it's not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoR6 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Goetta is a peasant food of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats.Ahhh! Mom's meatloaf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 you know from ohio when your waiting for spring!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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