You know you're from Cincinnati if: Instead of saying "what?" or "huh?" you say "please?" Your favorite convenient store sounds like a labor union (United Dairy Farmers). You can't hear the words "Mike Brown" without getting angry. You honestly believe that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall Fame. You have more stadiums, coliseums, and arenas than you know what to do with. You somehow have a soft spot for Marge Schott. It doesn't seem weird to you that everyone has an Uncle Al. Your favorite Coney Island isn't in New York. You like Nick Clooney better than George Clooney. You know how Jerry Springer got his start. You know what a pony keg is. You have friends and neighbors with names like Machenheimer, Guckenberger, Schlottman, Schoenling, and Schweitering. You know what brats and metts are, and you've probably tasted goetta. You know that cars (like eggs) are cheaper in the country. You know that Cherokee Motors was located at 7505 Vine (where Paddock meets Vine at the big Indian sign). An all-boys or all-girls school doesn't seem that odd to you --(since there's probably one in your neighborhood, and maybe you even went to it). You think a mixed marriage is when an East Sider marries a West Sider. You know the difference between Hudy and "Who Dey." You know what cream ale is, and you think that cream soda should be bright red. Someone says "Norwood" and you automatically laugh (unless you actually live there). You can visit California, Lebanon, and Moscow -- and Over-the-Rhine -- all in the same day. You hate Cleveland (even though you've probably never been there). You think Kentucky is only slightly more civilized than Afghanistan. You know in which state the Greater Cincinnati Airport is located. Rick Thomas-Harmon RTH Visit Cincinnati Stay at Home Dads at: www.cincinnatidads.com _________________________________________________________________________ - To post on the mailing list, simply send email to cinci_dads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to cinci_dads-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. - Our webpage: http://www.cincinnatidads.com/ - Online, searchable archives of the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/cinci_dads Should you have any questions about anything, please feel free to email cincinnatidads@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Cinci Dads) or ctelling@xxxxxxx (mailing list problems)