Here in Ohio, you have to be able to roll with the punches. Life here is unpredictable and inconvenient at times—and there’s nothing like a good sense of humor to get you through. The following are nine hilarious inside jokes and memes you’ll only appreciate if you hail from the Buckeye State. Let us know which ones are your favorites:
- There’s just no better way to describe our climate.
quickmeme.com We genuinely wonder what life would be like without spring blizzards.
- This one NEVER gets old.
everythingbuckeyestore.com Sucks to suck.
- And this one is never not accurate.
wkyc.com Gandalf the Gray is STILL falling down the one I hit the other day.
- We will always find humor in our massive amounts of corn.
Reddit.com (Even though we’re also grateful for it.)
- “Soda” is a fancy, unnecessary term.
quickmeme.com Not to mention inaccurate.
- There’s a certain order to things here, and it’s loosely based on this:
Tumblr.com And no matter which part you hail from, you’re proud. <3
- We are aware that we have accents—but we will never, ever admit it.
Andrey/Flickr It’s like a widespread silent rule here.
- We’re only half joking when we say there likely are more orange barrels than actual people here.
dankeck/Flickr When the street construction never progresses, what else are we supposed to think?
- This one might be a little judgmental:
Tumblr.com But it is what it is.
What other inside jokes would you add to this list? Let us know!
quickmeme.com
We genuinely wonder what life would be like without spring blizzards.
everythingbuckeyestore.com
Sucks to suck.
wkyc.com
Gandalf the Gray is STILL falling down the one I hit the other day.
Reddit.com
(Even though we’re also grateful for it.)
Not to mention inaccurate.
Tumblr.com
And no matter which part you hail from, you’re proud. <3
Andrey/Flickr
It’s like a widespread silent rule here.
dankeck/Flickr
When the street construction never progresses, what else are we supposed to think?
But it is what it is.
For more truths about life in Ohio, check out our previous article: These 15 Truths Reveal Just How Quirky Ohioans Really Are.
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