# So who are the Ohio (and environs) Dopers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908 "2004-03-01T15:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/21 "2004-03-02T03:46:23Z")
Darn, I replied to the linked thread instead of this one…now let me test my skills and see if I can copy it… Yes!! Ooooh, I love the house! Kate’s room is wonderful! I’m in the Cleveland area (downtown for work). I’m a Methodist, and I get asked the Lent question too…and we have no tradition of giving things up for the duration, though we are encouraged to add prayer and study to our to-do lists. That’s one of the fun things about Methodism…no rules! So doesn’t the local Giant Eagle or Tops have a kosher section there? Come visit Cleveland when you get lonely for temple! Now just ignore that similar-sounding post in the other thread, alright? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/22 "2004-03-02T03:54:55Z")
East Side of Cleveland representin’, yo! Really, in my neck of the woods, it’s more like “oy!” ---
**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/23 "2004-03-02T04:06:12Z")
Dayton, Ohio here. I haven’t lived in Ohio long, but it’s a vast improvement over Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/24 "2004-03-02T04:30:34Z")
I’m still a newbie, but FWIW, I live about an hour south of Toledo. 🙂 ggurl ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/25 "2004-03-02T06:40:10Z")
Unlike most of the people posting here, I was born and raised here in Ohio. So welcome **JC**. Of course, I am on the other side of the state from you. ---
**Author:** ![Innanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@Innanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Innanna)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/26 "2004-03-02T11:46:06Z")
Like **Lok** born and raised (in a wee bitty little town that no one has heard of) in Northeast OH (I can’t even say that it is near anywhere, because there aren’t any big town around there). It is about 60 mile east of Cleveland, though. I am temporarily in Wales, but I will be returning to my home state shortly. And howdy to all you other Buckeyes. 😃 Oh, and **pezboy2u** , there isn’t anything to do except perhaps cow tipping. 😉 Just kidding. Compared to the cow town I come from, Akron is bustling. Of course, compared to Chicago… Well, again, you might want to think about some cow tipping or snipe hunting. Just make sure you get a licence for hunting snipe–you wouldn’t believe the fines if you are caught in the woods illegally hunting snipe. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/27 "2004-03-02T12:41:29Z")
Black Swamp Buckeye here, very close to Indiana and slightly less so to Michigan. Don’t get to Marietta often but remember it as a pretty place. Great house! Hope you enjoy our lovely state! ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/28 "2004-03-02T13:31:13Z")
I was somewhat MAD for a year, and now I’m Midwestern… or South… or… both. I’m still not quite sure. In any case, I’m a mere 1 1/2 hours south of (Cincinnati) Ohio, and about 2 1/2 hours from the intersection of KY/WV/OH, so I guess I count! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/29 "2004-03-02T14:27:48Z")
I live in Chillicothe, which is about an hour or two west of Marietta. A girl I’m friends with lives in Marietta. Have fun in Ohio, assuming such a thing is possible. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/30 "2004-03-02T15:02:23Z")
Seems to be so far. We spent 4 hours walking around downtown on Saturday with the 3-year-old. All a matter of what you consider ‘fun’, I suppose. I’m content. But we’re busy raising a family and suchlike. It’s not like we got to go to movies or anything. And wait until we start throwing parties out here. Just wait. Ask the MADs. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/31 "2004-03-02T17:09:20Z")
How long is the drive from NoVa? (hey, I went to NYC Megadope…) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/32 "2004-03-02T18:00:55Z")
From our old place? About 5.5 hours. ---
**Author:** ![presidebt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@presidebt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/presidebt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/33 "2004-03-02T19:26:58Z")
I live in the Ohio Valley, just an hour and a half down the Ohio River from Cincinnati, on the Indiana side. I always spend some time in Ohio because my second favorite band, the awe-inspiring Over the Rhine, are residents of Cinci and tour Ohio heavily each year. If you get a chance to see them, you should. The woman’s voice is so amazing that it can’t be captured adequately on recording devices. Anyway, I digress… So, please, if you feel so inclined, add me to your list of invitees. I’ve long wanted to attend one of your parties, and to meet other dopers in person. Thanks. PS- your house looks great! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/34 "2004-03-02T22:43:02Z")
5.5 hours? I’d drive that, assuming there is reasonably priced lodging nearby. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/35 "2004-03-02T23:15:48Z")
Another Toledoan checking in. BTW, no one has answered Belladonna. Aren’t we even the slightest bit _unclean_? _sniff_ ☹ GO BUCKS! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/36 "2004-03-02T23:40:49Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > 5.5 hours? I’d drive that, assuming there is reasonably priced lodging nearby. Comfort Inn, Marietta. $55 per night. Of course if you just bought a house it might be cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/37 "2004-03-03T04:32:50Z")
I’m in Youngstown, Ohio right now, and Kent in the fall. ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/38 "2004-03-03T04:44:31Z")
::raises hand:: I’m just outside Gallipolis. ---
**Author:** ![herman\_and\_bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f1d935/32.png) [@herman\_and\_bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herman_and_bill)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/39 "2004-03-03T13:04:22Z")
Across the river and around the bend, Parkersburg. I have lived and worked in Marietta. Sternwheel Festival is the big event there, and THE mall is down here. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908/40 "2004-03-03T13:40:02Z")
Don’t I know it about the mall thing. Two Mall Rats like Lady Chance and I are very deprived. Maybe we should start one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-are-the-ohio-and-environs-dopers/231908.md?page=3)