A large number of early American astronauts were from Ohio creating the perception that Ohio was such a miserable place that they preferred the cold, empty voids of Space to the trash heap that is Ohio.
Its full of farm fields, and there aren’t really any tourist attractions or interesting cultural features there, so it has a reputation for being really boring.
Also, being quite rural, there are a ton of republicans and billboards that tell you you’re going to go to hell.
It used to be a fairly strong representation of the American Heartland; farming, manufacturing, mining, etc. Then manufacturing collapsed, the steel towns died, the jobs moved elsewhere, and it’s basically a very rundown shell of a state.
And because of that, the people who still live there hate everyone else (especially ‘libruls’, who Fox News tells them are the ones responsible) and are miserable to be around (I have family there).
It’s the wet sock of our states. It’s the paper cut in the webbing of your finger. It’s the fart you gambled on and lost.
I spent a short amount of time in Ohio and had a strong urge to leave and never come back. Nothing super specific but just a general feeling that it was not a place I should be.
I wish I had a good reason. I sound like Lovecraft (not the racist part) trying to describe my feelings about Ohio. Unexplainable dread washed over me as soon as we entered toledo and didn’t leave till I hit west Virginia. I’ve traveled through and camped in rural areas in 31 different states and the vibes were just off in Ohio. It was like a combination of Get Out and Deliverance
Interestingly, Ohio is one of the only states (if not the only state) with multiple metropolises which are almost all exactly the same size.
California has a bunch of cities, the difference between LA, SanFran, SanDiego, are pretty significant. Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati are all within a few 10k of each other.
Back when Ohio and Michigan were about to become states, they had a feud over Toledo. This led to the Toledo war, where both Michigan and Ohio mobilized their militias. We have not forgiven each other ever since
Ohio is America’s armpit with absolutely no redeeming features, and has a longstanding rivalry with the Queen of The Midwest, Michigan (Michigan got the Upper Peninsula, God’s Country, and Ohio got stuck with Toledo).
Ohio is the Russia of America, if Russia sucked a bit more.
Not American, is there a back story to Ohio being the butt of jokes
A large number of early American astronauts were from Ohio creating the perception that Ohio was such a miserable place that they preferred the cold, empty voids of Space to the trash heap that is Ohio.
Its full of farm fields, and there aren’t really any tourist attractions or interesting cultural features there, so it has a reputation for being really boring.
Also, being quite rural, there are a ton of republicans and billboards that tell you you’re going to go to hell.
There’s Cedar Point.
And the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
And the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
^I am completely mentally stable and can be trusted with the AIM-120D AMRAAM.^
Also, the boneless wings are not required to be boneless
It used to be a fairly strong representation of the American Heartland; farming, manufacturing, mining, etc. Then manufacturing collapsed, the steel towns died, the jobs moved elsewhere, and it’s basically a very rundown shell of a state.
And because of that, the people who still live there hate everyone else (especially ‘libruls’, who Fox News tells them are the ones responsible) and are miserable to be around (I have family there).
It’s the wet sock of our states. It’s the paper cut in the webbing of your finger. It’s the fart you gambled on and lost.
I spent a short amount of time in Ohio and had a strong urge to leave and never come back. Nothing super specific but just a general feeling that it was not a place I should be.
But…why?
I wish I had a good reason. I sound like Lovecraft (not the racist part) trying to describe my feelings about Ohio. Unexplainable dread washed over me as soon as we entered toledo and didn’t leave till I hit west Virginia. I’ve traveled through and camped in rural areas in 31 different states and the vibes were just off in Ohio. It was like a combination of Get Out and Deliverance
I personally like being in Ohio. I went to NYC once and was happy to come back to dear Cincinnati… for my chili.
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There are 4 cities!
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Interestingly, Ohio is one of the only states (if not the only state) with multiple metropolises which are almost all exactly the same size.
California has a bunch of cities, the difference between LA, SanFran, SanDiego, are pretty significant. Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati are all within a few 10k of each other.
It has an excessive number of vowels.
It just sucks so freaking hard.
Back when Ohio and Michigan were about to become states, they had a feud over Toledo. This led to the Toledo war, where both Michigan and Ohio mobilized their militias. We have not forgiven each other ever since
Florida is worse.
Ohio is America’s armpit with absolutely no redeeming features, and has a longstanding rivalry with the Queen of The Midwest, Michigan (Michigan got the Upper Peninsula, God’s Country, and Ohio got stuck with Toledo).
Ohio is the Russia of America, if Russia sucked a bit more.
It was one of the first casualties of globalization.
They have really bad railway, or so I’ve heard.