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You know you from Ohio when:

-You've never met any celebrities.
-Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
-"Vacation" means driving through Hocking Hills or going to King's Island.
-You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
-You measure distance in minutes/hours.
-Down south to you means Kentucky.
-You know several people who have hit a deer.
-Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
-Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
-You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
-You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
-You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
-You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
-Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
-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.
-You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."
-All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain, or river.
-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 "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.
-You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
-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.
-You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
-You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
-The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
-You think that deer season is a national holiday.
-You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
-You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly".
-You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.
-You know what a real buckeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
-You know if another Ohioian is from southern, middle or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouth.
-You can spell words like Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas.
-You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes.
-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 aint that the truth" to most of these!!!

I'm from Ohio, and god dammit, that's so true!

Akron area-ish.

OMG! You live so close yet I can't drive! XD