Valpo? Cool beaners! I normally stay in Valpo or Merrillville when I decide to head up to Chicago, about once or twice a year.
Former resident of Terre Haute here. I also lived in Indianapolis when I was a little Doper (late '70s). My extended family (both sets of grandparents, most uncles & aunts, etc.) are in the Fort Wayne area. And my parents are in the process of moving from Chicago into their ‘golden years’ house on a lake near Albion.
Currently Parker, Colorado. See, the smart ones do leave! 
However, I was born in Gary, grew up in Hobart, went to Ball State in Muncie for two years, lived in Merrillville for a short time, then got smart and moved to Downers Grove.
Superdude, do you know Julie Monroe?
I spent a weekend in Seymour once. That ought to get me some sympathy, right? I also grew up in Nebraska, and I have forwarded the names of all of you who bitched about THAT state to our Cornhusker Goon Squad.
Tokiwoki, is there more than one Texas in the U.S.? I went to school with a bunch o’ Texans, and they all couldn’t wait to get back there. We all knew Not To Mess With Texas.
Whatever faults the state has, at least Indianapolis (actually, http://www.wish-tv.com) was able to get Joy Dumandan away from FoxNews.
The name rings a bell. But I can’t recall where I heard it…
The only thing I can say about Indiana is - ** Why don’t you people name your fucking roads!!!**
ahem…sorry but driving straight though to St. Louis and seeing nothing except road names like SR 123 gets on my damn nerves…
oh yeah, my daughter named her cat Winkie :eek:
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