I now know I am not from Ohio

The girls have started learning about their next state for school - Ohio. It was a random selection, so I have started looking up info for school other that what we got from the library. I ran across this and it is safe to say I know I am not from Ohio. Enjoy!

You know you're from Ohio if...

• 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. Deer season, too.
• You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.
• You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
• 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 *(Wapakoneta?) and you know which letter is doubled in "Cincinnati."
• 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.
• You measure distance in minutes.
• Down south to you means Kentucky.
• 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 know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
• You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
• 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 pop is.
• 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 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 thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular band in the country.
• You actually understand these jokes then forward 'em to all your OH friends!!

So are you from Ohio?