sarah had this on her xanga and i think carissa had it too :)
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LIVED IN CLEVELAND IF...
-You don't really know any homosexuals, you just know
that there are a lot of them in Lakewood.
-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 hate country music, don't know anyone that does
like country music, and yet WGAR just won the
country music station of the year.
-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 even though it is 2 hours away.
-You honestly believe that Cleveland is the best city in the world.
-The Tri-C jingle "students for life" scares the hell out of you.
-You know about the Eastside/Westside rivalry, but don't really understand it.
-"Good Morning from the Buzzard Morning Zoo" is a jingle you'll never forget.
-Your neighborhood schools went without sports because all the senior citizens refused to pass the levies.
-You actually know how to pronounce Cuyahoga.
-You can't tell Brook Park, Brooklyn, or Old Brooklyn apart.
-You see Christmas lights still up in July.
-You find yourself singing "Garfield 1-2323" in the shower.
-You're still dumbfounded by the Leaping Fountain in Tower City.
-You have never ridden in a taxi.
-You wear shorts the first day of the year it isn't below 30 and snowing, just because you can.
-You have gotten 3 speeding tickets, and they are all from the mile long stretch of a suburb named Linndale.
-You have no idea how exactly to get to the Flats, you just kind of end up on a bank and start partying.
-You really don't know what the Warehouse District is, you just know that it's a great place to party.
-You know who the Jake really is.
-You hate Baltimore and you have never been there.
-St. Patty's Day is your number one holiday, and you aren't Irish.
-You're still relishing 1987 when we ALMOST made it to the Superbowl.
-You counted down with the monument in Tower City to the exact second in
1999 when the Browns came back.
-You know Tower City isn't a city at all.
-You're Polish.
-Stories of Little Italy still send chills down your spine.
-And Finally, Half of your wardrobe is Tribe apparel.
-You don't really know any homosexuals, you just know
that there are a lot of them in Lakewood.
-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 hate country music, don't know anyone that does
like country music, and yet WGAR just won the
country music station of the year.
-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 even though it is 2 hours away.
-You honestly believe that Cleveland is the best city in the world.
-The Tri-C jingle "students for life" scares the hell out of you.
-You know about the Eastside/Westside rivalry, but don't really understand it.
-"Good Morning from the Buzzard Morning Zoo" is a jingle you'll never forget.
-Your neighborhood schools went without sports because all the senior citizens refused to pass the levies.
-You actually know how to pronounce Cuyahoga.
-You can't tell Brook Park, Brooklyn, or Old Brooklyn apart.
-You see Christmas lights still up in July.
-You find yourself singing "Garfield 1-2323" in the shower.
-You're still dumbfounded by the Leaping Fountain in Tower City.
-You have never ridden in a taxi.
-You wear shorts the first day of the year it isn't below 30 and snowing, just because you can.
-You have gotten 3 speeding tickets, and they are all from the mile long stretch of a suburb named Linndale.
-You have no idea how exactly to get to the Flats, you just kind of end up on a bank and start partying.
-You really don't know what the Warehouse District is, you just know that it's a great place to party.
-You know who the Jake really is.
-You hate Baltimore and you have never been there.
-St. Patty's Day is your number one holiday, and you aren't Irish.
-You're still relishing 1987 when we ALMOST made it to the Superbowl.
-You counted down with the monument in Tower City to the exact second in
1999 when the Browns came back.
-You know Tower City isn't a city at all.
-You're Polish.
-Stories of Little Italy still send chills down your spine.
-And Finally, Half of your wardrobe is Tribe apparel.