Let's bash Ohio!

[UrbScotty]

Well, let's see...

Ohio is the home to such inept politicians as George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Taft, and Jerry Springer. And Bush won Ohio; if not for Ohio, we wouldn't have had all these problems ovwer the last two years!

Of course, the Buckeyes are without Maurice Clarett. That's because he CHEATED! Long story.

And, of course, a Congressional candidate from Ohio is campaigning for that former Governor of Vermont, George McGovern, instead of fellow Ohioan Dennis Kucinich. Your state must REALLY be in trouble if you don't endorse a resident of your home state for President!

</sarcasm>

Now try to go after Michigan!:P

[Brian Sweat]

1. Never liked Ohio

Don't even know why. Never been there. Can't stand the Buckeyes either.

[rabid_nerd]

2. Michigan can't even get its state together...

I bet the only people outside Michigan that knows Detroit is in Michigan are from Michigan.

Are there politicians there? You never hear anything about Michigan. I hear more about Utah and Colorado or (gasp) North Dakota than I do Michigan.

[LisaM]

4. Never heard of the Phil Hart building?

Or Carl Levin? Or two senators who BOTH voted against the Iraq war?

We can spell "it's" correctly too......

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Ya beat me to the grammar slam!

:hi:

[rabid_nerd]

8. They have senators?

I've heard of Phil Hartman.

I've been through Detroit once.

I've heard of Carl Levin, but couldn't tell you who it is.

[UrbScotty]

11. Actually Debbie Stabenow is the other Senator.

Phil Hart died a long time ago.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Hey, I am in Michigan, we have an awesome mayor and,and,and

Cherries, yeah, that's right cherries, and lots of pine trees, and the West Nile Virus, and closed beaches. Ohio is the state you drive through to get to other states.

[rabid_nerd]

12. Ohio...

Drew Carey Show...

All Michigan has is Eminem.

Of course you have Drew Carey screaming "Ohio!" every week, you never hear people screaming "Michigan!"...

(I know Drew Carey's a pug)

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Drew Carey...Ewwwwwwwww

I live right down the street from where Eminem used to work.Big Whoop.

Michigan has:

Tim Allen
Motown
Kid Rock
Me
and a lot of vacant lots...

[rabid_nerd]

20. Yuck, eh, and yuck.

Motown's ok but getting old.. Tim Allen I don't like, and Kid Rock - I can take him or leave him.. Not exciting. Funny, I like it when he's with David Spade, but not crazy about his music

[SmileyBoy]

34. Here's the North Dakota sign I drew in a comic of mine once:

(On the Montana border going eastbound)

--------------------------------------------------------------------

WELCOME TO NORTH DAKOTA

"Remember, it's only 402 miles to Minnesota. Hang in there, folks..."

--------------------------------------------------------------------

[UrbScotty]

9. That's because you're a Republican!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!

[rabid_nerd]

14. and you're a.. a.. a...

Libertarian!

[LisaM]

3. Ha ha, yeah, it was whoever stole Maurice Clarett's stereo equipment!

Well, as a native Michigander, I was not the least bit surprised Ohio was to blame. After all, wasn't that the state where they tried to arrest people simply for turning around when Bush was speaking at OSU's commencement (not to mention that they had Bush speaking there at all.)

Or, maybe LeBron James bought a new house to go with his Hummer and just turned all the lights on at once.

[AWD]

6. I'm sorry

I'm a bad boy.

As punishment, I shall force myself to look at the National Championship trophy again.

[Ohio Dem]

31. LOL

I just popped in the Ohio State-Michigan game. Good stuff, that.

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Ha! Not even worth the time to insult Ohio.

They make it too easy. As we used to say in college, Ohio is a "self-rail".

:spank:

[rabid_nerd]

13. Yeah, almost as bad as Michigan...

Not quite.. but almost..

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. well, nothing's as bad as Michigan

I can understand why the UP wants to separate. I'd be embarassed, too.

Sad, really, it oculd be a beautiful state. Just needs to figure out its priorities and keep the money-people from running the state and building crap for themselves (Autoworld, anyone? Inside golf courses? Any of this ring a bell?) and not fixing the infrastructure (potholes on the interstate? City roads so bad it's like driving on a country gravel road with lots of rain-caused ripples? (bounce bounce bounce))



But OTOH, couple good legislators from there, and at least one really excellent college. :-)

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. HEY!!!!!!!!!!! This is supposed to be an Ohio bashing thread.

See if I ever put you up at my house for free if you ever pass through.:P

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. But - --- but ----- but -----

You've railed against MI before in other threads Mrs. Grumpy!

Can I apologize? Parts of MI are very nice, especially Mrs. Grumpy's house and yard. And my alma mater's campus. And Ann Arbor. Really liked Ann Arbor - good college, good city.

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. True, because I am from Wisconsin at heart and Wisconsin is

waaaayyyyy better than Michigan. But now that I am here in Michigan and a real estate appraiser to boot, I can't allow home values to fail because of a thread in DU, can I?Heehee

;-)

[UrbScotty]

25. If you want to bash Michigan...

AngryMNDem just started a lousy thread for that.

[Kolesar]

15. Who watches College Football?

That is for college parents, alumni, and shut-ins. On a pretty fall day, I will be the guy zipping by your house on the shiny Bianchi--or down in the basement working on plumbing (more likely).

[Bake]

17. Cincinnati, the most conservative city in the US

Home of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the newspaper that singlehandedly puts the lie to the myth of the "liberal media." Home of the Bengals, possibly the worst team in NFL history. Home of the Cincinnati Reds -- the Kings of Choke, who have broken my heart soooooo many times. Home of the shoot-first-ask-questions-later Cincinnati Police Dept.

There's a reason why SmirkBoy picked Cincinnati to deliver his Iraq Attack speech: it's a friendly crowd for him there. Probably the most conservative city in the US. Really.

Bake

[TheBigGuy]

38. well..Dayton is pretty bad too...Cincy does have SOME left stuff.

Daytons newspaper, although supposedly Democratic, endorses Republicans fairly frequently.

Cincy does have things like WAIF, Joeseph Beth bookstore, Crazy Ladys, the Contemporary Arts Center, etc....stuff that Dayton doesnt have.

In some ways Dayton is even more conformist, racist, and conservative than Cincy...without the benefit of the neat geography, great parks, and heirloom nieghborhoods.

[xJlM]

19. Go right ahead

I can remember when, back in the sixties and early seventies, Ohio was a decent enough state. I left here after I got out of high school, and lived in several other states. I came back in 2000 when my Dad died, but it was totally different. Mike DeWine, a miserable failure of a human being who has never done anything but hold elected offices and father lots of kids, was all of a sudden one of my senators. George Voinovich, a certified liar, was the other. High taxes, repressive gun laws, poor economic opportunity (Ohio ranks something like forty-two out of the fifty states), few jobs other than minimum wage, I could give you a real rundown if you want.

[THUNDER HANDS]

21. and my ex girlfriend is from Ohio

Skanky ho.

Why'd you cheat on meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

:evilgrin:

[Rick Myers]

27. My Ex WIFE is from Ohio!!!

Of course, so am I... But I live in Indianapolis now...

[noonwitch]

26. Ohio State Troopers-enough said?

Carry at least $100 in cash if you plan on speeding through Ohio. You have to pay cash for your ticket or go to jail, if you are not an Ohio resident.

[Rick Myers]

29. That's the TRUTH!!!

OSP, they're friggin' EVERYWHERE!!! Worst thing about the entire state...

[Rabrrrrrr]

39. Wow, yes! I remember seeing, in the 80s, the troopers on the highway

and they'd just point to speeders, make 'em pull over, and they'd wait until they had a string of cars and do ticketing en masse.

Tough SOBs.

Not as tough as the WI state patrol, of course, but tough.

[TheBigGuy]

40. Ohio has VERY aggressive traffic enforcement

One of the first things I noticed about the state after moving here is that it was a big speed trap.

[obietiger]

28. For every bash, something good....

OK - got bashes but being a buckeye, have to even it out with someting good

1. Sports: Lousy pro teams in Cincinnati and Cleveland but college teams like Ohio State and Mount Union help in the Fall

2. Weather: Freeze - Heat - Drought - Floods (which we had last month) but luckily we have Spring blossoms, Summer flowers, Fall colors, first snowfall

3. Politicans: Too many bad ones to list but every now and then a John Glenn or Dennis Kucinich appears

4. Role Models: For every Maurice Clarett or Art Schlichter there is a Chris Spielman or Archie Griffin

[Superfly]

30. Dayton smells like cow manure

I think it's from the stockyards or something.

[StaggerLee]

32. Ohio? Never heard of it.

Seriously though-
I absolutely love the Buckeyes- When they are playing UofM.
:evilgrin:

[sinkingfeeling]

33. Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye....

Said, 'Good-bye, Columbus' in 1977 and have lived in Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, Minnesota, Texas, and now Arkansas since. Can't stand FLA or TX!!! Go, Bucks!!

[SideshowScott]

35. HEY..Ohio person here and them fight'in words!!

Ohio kicks butt!! we have the best rollercoasters in the world and 1# collage football team!.
Michigan SUCKS!! EAT IT WOLVERINES!

[Ouabache]

37. You have to take the Bad with the good

Bad= Warren G. Harding
Good= as pointed out above, Cedar Point (and Put-in-Bay...)

[TheBigGuy]

36. Seven Citys in Search of a State...

Alot of your experience of "Ohio" depends on where you live. This is a very diverse state. ..it has very right-wing areas and it also elects guys like Dennis Kucinich to Congress.

[KamaAina]

41. Jim Traficant's from Ohio. So is his rug...

The hell of it is, the rug would've made a better rep! :-)

[Uzybone]

42. The burning river of CLeveland

nuff said about Ohio.

[TheBigGuy]

43. Dayton..The Colorado Springs of the Midwest.

The military industrial complex and its conformist "traditional family values" rule here.

This is like Pleasantville or the Truman Show, with minoritys and poor whits safely segregated away in the inner city. Life here revolves around the mall, the church, the kids. Very traditional, very conformist, very racist and intolerant of things new.

Yet also very high tech due to the military R&D going on and some private sector infotech firms.

This is the only place Ive ever been with website developers who are born again christian promise-keeper types.