You Know You've Lived in Cleveland (Ohio) When :
*You know you don't really have an accent....the rest of the world does.
*You hear there are always famous people in town, but you have never seen one.
*You find it hard to believe that someone as cool as Tom Hanks made his start here, but you'd brag about it.
*You take credit for Cedar Point(an amusement park) even though it is 2 hours away.
*You honestly believe that Cleveland is the best location in the nation.
*You take Dead Man's Curve at 60 mph holding your breath. ( a sharp bend in the highway posted at 25mph)
*You know about the Eastside / Westside rivalry, but you don't really understand it.
*Your neighborhood schools went without sports because all the citizens refused to pass their levies.
*You actually know how to pronounce Cuyahoga.
*You see Christmas lights up in July.
*You wear shorts the first day of the year if it isn't below freezing and snowing just because you can.
*You have no idea how exactly to get to the Flats. You just kind of end up on the bank and start partying.
*You don't really know how to get to the Warehouse District. You just know that it's a great place to party.
*You know who the Jake really is. (Baseball field)
*You hate Baltimore and you have never been there.
*You're still relishing 1987 when we ALMOST made it to the Super Bowl.
*You counted down with the monument in Tower City to the exact second in 1999 when the Browns came back.(football team)
*At least half of your wardrobe is Tribe apparel. (baseball team)
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Comedian Jeff Foxworthy on Ohio:
You may be from Ohio (pronounced ah-hi-uh) if:
*You think that Pro football teams are SUPPOSED TO wear orange.
*You know all the four seasons: Winter. Almost Winter. Still Winter. Road construction.
*You live less than 30 miles from a college or university.
*You know what a buckeye really is.
*"Toward the lake" means "North" and "toward the river" means South.
*`You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
*You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, Tuscarawas and you know which letter is doubled in Cincinnati.
*"Vacation" means spending the day at Cedar Point.
*You measure distance in minutes.
*You school classes were canceled because of cold.
*You school classes were canceled because of heat.
*You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
*You installed security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
*You carry jumper cables in your car.
*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 nightgown.
*The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
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