February 14, 200818 yr Don't know if this has been posted before; first time I've seen it and MOST of them apply directly to me: YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM NORTHERN KY WHEN.... -Your idea of a three-way is chili over spaghetti topped with cheddar -You know what goetta is - and you've eaten it -You hate Cleveland, but you don't know why, and you've never been there -You think Pete Rose and Marge Schott were railroaded -You say "Please?" instead of "Excuse me?" -Laugh when other people think Northern Kentucky is part of Ohio -You've been to California, Wyoming, Florence, Verona, Coney Island, and Over-the-Rhine in one day -You go to vote and are confused because all the political commercials you saw were for the Cincinnati guys -There are less than 100 murders a year, and you still think you're in Detroit -You think Dayton, KY is a Third World country -Losing football teams draw more fans than winning baseball teams. -It's too cold in the winter, and too hot and humid in the summer, to ever stay outside for very long. -You drive to Columbus or Louisville or Dayton, Ohio to avoid the prices at the Cincinnati airport. -You think the best Chinese food comes from Mike Wong at the Oriental Wok -City council members hold debates on whether or not they should debate in the first place. -If you do something -- anything -- in public long enough, sooner or later it will be banned. -Your low-fat diet is never low enough to exclude Graeter's ice cream. -Big Red Smokies are a ballpark treat, not cause to dial 9-1-1 -Chocolate and cinnamon, not peppers and beans, are in your chili. -You can drive 30 minutes in any direction to hear a different accent than your own. -You can accurately judge people's social status by which Kroger's store they frequent. -You can go to any church festival in any neighborhood on any weekend and see at least five people you either work with, went to school with, or dated. -If the temperature hits 45 degrees, and the sun comes out in any month between November and April, people walk around wearing shades and no jackets. -The top stories on the local 6 o'clock evening news look suspiciously like the articles you read in the newspaper that very morning -- and even use the same quotes. -Your favorite convenient store sounds like a labor union.(UDF) -You honestly believe that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall Fame. -Your favorite Coney Island isn't in New York. -You know what a pony keg is. -You have friends and neighbors with names like Machenheimer, Guckenberger, Schlottman, Schoenling, and Schweitering. -You know that cars (like eggs) are cheaper in the country. -An all-boys or all-girls school doesn't seem that odd to you -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. -You measure distance in minutes. -Up north to you means Ohio. -You know lots of people who have hit a deer. -Your school classes were cancelled because of cold. -You've even had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. -You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" -You carry jumper cables in your car. -You know what "cow tipping" or "opossum kicking" is. -You only own 4 spices: salt, pepper, cinnamon, and ketchup. -Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. -You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction. -You know what Ale-8 is. -Indiana is about 20 miles away, but it takes about four hours to get there. -You have referred to someone as a cake eater or pig farmer. -You have heard people say they don't like crossing the river and they were talking about the Licking not the Ohio. -Any carbonated beverage is a "pop." -You have more stadiums, colliseums, and arenas than you know what to do with. -You know/are at least one person who went to school with Shaun Alexander, David Justice, or George Clooney. -You've ever bought a crave case for a carload of drunk people at 2 in the morning at White Castle. -You think Ohio doesn't have a test to get a drivers license -You know that the Cincinnati airport isn't even in OHIO! Also that the airport symbol (CVG) stands for Covington, KY! -There are many tri-state areas across this great nation of ours but the one that always sticks in your mind is Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. -During a taste test you can tell the difference between the following chili's: Skyline, Dixie, Empress, and Gold Star, and have almost been in a fistfight over which one is the best. -You go to "Cookouts" not "BBQ's". -Anytime anyone asks you where you graduated from, you answer (without hesitation) your high school, not your college. -You take a leisurely summer drive through a suburban neighborhood and you see 5 or more corn hole games being played! -You have had to take a different road because the one you were on was flooded. -You've been at a Waffle House and watched someone put ketchup (catsup) on their scrambled eggs and hash browns. -You add an "s" to the end of grocery store names, such as Kroger(s), Meijer(s) & Wal-Mart(s). -You can buy milk or beer by driving your automobile through a drive-through pole-barn. -You refer to the animal shelter/dog pound as "the SPCA", much to the bewilderment of individuals who have not lived in a city with this independent, non-government organization. -You believe La Rosa's is fine Italian dining (WITH GREAT SPAGHETTI SAUCE) and carry a "Buddy Card". -You have considered decorating your house in a UK theme, and know that a "buckeye" is a useless nut. -A hoagie is a piece of cube steak with pizza sauce or mushroom sauce and cheese. Not a deli meat sandwich. -When asked where you're from, you say Northern Kentucky, instead of just plain old Kentucky. -You can honestly say that Rodger Bingham lives only a half hour away from you at most. -Only when you're from there can you CORRECTLY pronounce Crittenden and Corinth. -When you tell people you're from Kentucky, and they don't believe you due to your lack of an accent. -The fact that there are about 20 malls in a 20-mile radius. -You can drive 10 min. north and be downtown, or 10 min. south and be in farm country. -Who else has a water tower that says "Y'all" on it? People always remember that! If someone asks where I live, I say, "You know where that water tower is..." and chances are, they know. -Business Owners name their restaurants after the Famous Water Tower, FLORENCE "Y'ALL" Gyros and Wings. -You have million-dollar mansions less than a mile from acres of trailer parks
February 14, 200818 yr Dayton is making great strides at cleaning up thier business district and trying to enforce stricter rental property laws like other riverfront cities have done. They also are on the verge of a 100+ million dollar Riverfront project that will bring a ton of tax dollars to the city. They have some really nice condos up on the hill that house current professional ballplayers and I think in the next 5 yrs you will see this city a little differently. I will always stick up for the small Riverfront communities and let me tell you Dayton has much more potential for development than any suburban city where all they can do is kill a few more trees to build another 2-story house and cram it together with 25 others.
February 14, 200818 yr How disappointing. I thought this was going to be something funny and its just a list of facts.
February 14, 200818 yr Wow thats a list. We can relate to some of those here in Eastern KY. Yeah, especially Ale 8, I can't find it north of Florence.
February 14, 200818 yr When I read many of these I was like, "Yeah so?" Then I realized, oh crap, that's the point. I am NKY born and raised. LOL Good stuff.
February 14, 200818 yr Author Dayton is making great strides at cleaning up thier business district and trying to enforce stricter rental property laws like other riverfront cities have done. They also are on the verge of a 100+ million dollar Riverfront project that will bring a ton of tax dollars to the city. They have some really nice condos up on the hill that house current professional ballplayers and I think in the next 5 yrs you will see this city a little differently. I will always stick up for the small Riverfront communities and let me tell you Dayton has much more potential for development than any suburban city where all they can do is kill a few more trees to build another 2-story house and cram it together with 25 others. I agree. I really hope the development continues east.
February 14, 200818 yr Author When I went to WKU you should have seen the looks when I said "please" instead of "I beg your pardon?" or something along those lines.
February 14, 200818 yr -You've ever bought a crave case for a carload of drunk people at 2 in the morning at White Castle. :thumb::ylsuper:
February 14, 200818 yr Yeah, especially Ale 8, I can't find it north of Florence.I don't think it's legally allowed to be sold north of Georgetown.
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