Thursday, August 29, 2013

30 Things Ohio People Love!

1. Ohio State football

Ohio State football

2. Being a swing state

Being a swing state

3. Ranch dressing

Ranch dressing

4. Hating Lebron

Hating Lebron
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5. Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew

6. Referring to random parts of random towns and cities as “downtown”

Referring to random parts of random towns and cities as “downtown”

7. Sperrys

Sperrys

8. Donatos

Donatos

9. American-made cars

American-made cars

10. Defending the Cleveland Browns

Defending the Cleveland Browns

11. Chinese buffets

Chinese buffets

12. Dating their high school sweetheart far into college… or, eventually, just marrying them.

Dating their high school sweetheart far into college... or, eventually, just marrying them.

13. Cedar Point

Cedar Point

14. Referring to soda strictly as “pop”

Referring to soda strictly as "pop"

15. Most restaurant chains (namely: Panera, Olive Garden, Chipotle, and Outback — I could go on)

Most restaurant chains (namely: Panera, Olive Garden, Chipotle, and Outback — I could go on)

16. Their high school

30 Things Ohioans Love

17. Wearing athletic clothing while having no intention of working out

Wearing athletic clothing while having no intention of working out

18. Chicken bacon ranch pizza and sandwiches

Chicken bacon ranch pizza and sandwiches
(Note: I realize that both pizza and ranch have already been listed but, believe me, these particular items needed another reference.)

19. Drive-thrus in general

Drive-thrus in general

20. Saying “you’re fine” instead of “no problem” or “no worries”

30 Things Ohioans Love

21. Skyline Chili

Skyline Chili

22. Cornhole

Cornhole
(Note: Yes, that is Paul Ryan playing cornhole. You’re welcome.)

23. Claiming to live in a city but really living in a suburb

Claiming to live in a city but really living in a suburb

24. “The range”

"The range"

25. Referring to sneakers strictly as “tennis shoes” or “tennys”

Referring to sneakers strictly as "tennis shoes" or "tennys"

26. Graeter’s ice cream

Graeter's ice cream

27. Going to the beach aka Lake Erie

Going to the beach aka Lake Erie

28. Referring to vacuums as “sweepers”

30 Things Ohioans Love

29. Wendy’s

Wendy's

30. Being “the birthplace of aviation”

Being "the birthplace of aviation"
(Note: For a bit, there was a big dispute about which state was actually the birthplace of aviation. Although the first flight took off from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Ohioans claim to deserve the title because the home-grown Wright brothers invented the first aircraft in their bicycle shop in Dayton.)

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