You know you're from Ohio when ...

You've never met any celebrities. (Does Chad Womack count?? ;))

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. (Not in Columbus)

"Vacation" means driving through Hocking Hills or going to King's Island. (Not true here in the Disney House)

You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. (Not true when Polaris was in it's prime)

You measure distance in minutes. (Doesn't everyone?)

Down south to you means Kentucky. (Haha, no.)

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. (Watterson's about 5 minutes away, East wasn't)

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." (I don't know this)

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. (Everyone should know that saying!)

Stores don't have bags; they have sacks. (Just not true, who wrote this ... haha)

You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. (Nope)

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. (Riiiight, with these gas prices? Okay, well sometimes you have to if the dogs are in t he car too)

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." (Those people should be put on a bus and sent to Texas)

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain. (So?)

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. (Gag)

You carry jumper cables in your car. (That's because you never know when you're going to see Pete stuck somewhere)

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. (Hahahahahahahaha)

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. (Hello .... North Broadway!! )

You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. (I am the big city)

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. (I thought it was just a Buckeye Jersey??)

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". (lol)

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. (Yes, and I just promised someone this past weekend that I'd make a batch this winter.)

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. (I have never heard of this)

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!!!