You know you're from Ohio if:

1. "Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.
2. You measure distance in minutes.
3. Down south to you means Kentucky.
4. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
5. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
6. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
7. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
8. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
9. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:
     "Where's my coat at?
10.You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
     unlocked.
11.You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and
     Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
12. You carry jumper cables in your car.
13. You know what pop is.
14. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
15. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
      snow.
16. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
17. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one
      page but requires 6 pages for sports.
18. You think that deer season is a national holiday.
19. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
20. You thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular              band in the country.
21. You find-20 degrees F "a little chilly".
22. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and
      Construction.
23. You know if another Ohioian is from southern, middle or northern
      Ohio as soon as they open their mouth.
24. You can spell words like Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas.
25. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Ohio
      friends!



You're from Ohio If...
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