Maybe I’m a little biased because I was born, raised, and currently reside in Indiana, but I happen to like it (then again, I’m right on the Ohio, so ten minutes, and I’m in Kentucky. If anyone thinks that’s an improvement). But I have to wonder what soured you on the Hoosier State…Was it Michael Jackson? A bad episode of Letterman? Listening to Axl Rose? The song “No Rain” by Blind Melon (Shanoon Hoon, the lead singer, was from Indiana)? Not a Mellencamp fan? Or do you just hate the Colts and Pacers?
I, too, was born, raised, and currently reside in Indiana. I have lived in this vile place every day of every year of my entire life. That in itself is a large part of my “beef” with Indiana. I could go on and on about why Indiana sucks, but I digress, momentarily.
Fair enough. The question I now have is whether your feelings of hatred are inspired by the particular AREA of Indiana you live in. Are you from “up north?” I myself happen to be in New Albany, if you’ve ever heard of it.
Tut-tut, Ike - you can complain about Indiana but not Pennsylvania???. At least in Indiana you can see the trucks coming up behind you, instead of having them thunder down at you from a considerable height.
And once you’re on the toll road (or, as we Hoosiers like to call it, the “Toad Road”), we have some delightful service plazas, cunningly named for the brightest stars in the Indiana cultural firmament. We’ve got the Ernie Pyle plaza and the Gene Stratton Porter service area - yessir, the really big names! And don’t forget that Greenfield Indiana is the birthplace of the immortal James Whitcomb Riley! Think of the hours of fun you’ll have mulling that over as you sail past Mishawaka!
We’ve got some lovely gambling casinos, only we jokingly call them “riverboats.” Climb aboard and while away your hard-earned cash as you gaily cruise 40, maybe 50 ft, along a small waterway (because, obviously, you can’t cruise Lake Michigan in a top-heavy barge made up to resemble a ship.) And don’t worry about the smell of Gary bothering you while you’re plunking those quarters in the slots - why, the outgassing from the cheap carpeting alone overpowers everything!
I think you really need to revise your opinion of us, Ike.
(Aside to Munch - Ike doesn’t disparage northern Ohio because he was born there. Somewhere around [Ghoulardi voice]PARMA [/Ghoulardi voice], I think.)
(Aside to MSK - yes, it’s a miserable state, but do we have to let everyone know?)
In St. Louis’ regional slang, you do not refer to an uncouth, uneducated son of the soil as being a hick, or a redneck, or a hillbilly, or trailer trash. For such a person is known as…a hoosier.
Wow I had no idea so many dopers shared my state. I have thought about posting an “Indiana Sucks and I Live Here” post for months. The thing I hate most about Indiana is my town. And not really the town itself. Its the people in this town. They suck. Ask mighty_tiki_god, he’ll tell you.
As luck would have it mighty_maxx I’d come right after you and tell ya this state sucks. And like you said not really the state the fucking people in it. Oh how I cannot wait till college is over and I get my ass outta here. Only 3 years or so left…
This is only a slight highjack, since a few other places have been bad-mouthed here. There is a song and the chorus goes something like this:
Goddamn, I hate to wake up sober in Nebraska,
It’s 300 miles to the Colorado line
And Ogallala is five hours away.
Wonderful song, wish I could remember the rest of it.
Actually, you are confusing it with my lovely home state of Kentucky.
Seriously, Alben Barkley, VP under Truman, was born in Ky.
But if we nuked Indiana, who would the Cats beat up on every December?
Okay, y’all. Post yer cities. I’m in Indianapolis, and I know that MSK is in South Bend/Mishawaka. Tiki, you’re in Muncie, correct?
I actually turned the A/C on last night.
Yup munch you would be correct. Lovely Muncie checking in here…
New Albany. Small town on the Ohio. Right across the river from Louisville, KY.
The Raggedy Man – one time when he
Wuz makin’ a little bow-‘n’-orry fer me,
Says “When you’re big like your Pa is,
Air you go’ to keep a fine store like his –
An’ be a rich merchunt – an’ wear fine clothes?
Er what air you go’ to be, goodness knows!”
An’ nen he laughed at ‘Lizabuth Ann,
An’ I says “‘M go’ to be a Raggedy Man! –
I’m ist go’ to be a nice Raggedy Man!”
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
Yup, America deserves no finer bard.
(I was born in Cleveland. Cow ass would have been a pleasant alternative to some of the things I grew up smelling.)
Indianapolis – a/c went on this morning!
I have relatives flung afar to the four corners of the tristate area (plus a few in new england and florida [the old ones]) and my most fuddy duddy (does anybody use that term anymore?) ones live in Indiana. But I will say one thing: FIREWORKS!!! Come on… Any other infantile pyromaniacs out there?
Infantile pyromaniacs? Well, the hubby, his brothers, and their friends used to get together and shoot bottle rockets and assorted other pyromaniac-type-things at each other. While they were in high school. With forts built out of railroad ties and custom-built launchers.And their parents let them, although everyone who participated had to put down a damage deposit to cover any damage to the house from stray burning missiles.
My god, that looks even worse when I type it all out than it does when I just think about it. I’m really glad that was pre-Winkie …
Gary resident here
When it seems as though it couldn’t get any worse, just be happy that you don’t live in Texas. The most ignorant man in the world was our governor. We have to put up with all the drunken Texas A&M aggies. Every other vehicle on the road is a huge, busted ass, jacked up truck that is held together by dirt. Oh, and they all have shotgun racks in the back and a huge trophy hunters sticker on the window. Then you have to look at the people. In Texas you’re either dirt poor (living in a trailer, with curlers in your hair 24 hours a day…sitting in your front yard with your dog and your gun) OR you’re middle or upper class thinking how nice it would be to move far away from Texas. I’m getting out of here the first chance I get. Ohio would be really nice. 
YES!!! DESTROY INDIANA!!! The girl of my dreams has a boyfriend that lives here!!! BURN INDIANA!!!
Valparaiso in the house:rolleyes: y’all.