While visiting relatives in Upstate NY My wife and I went to a small town named Booneville. A Fifties style diner with a car cruise. Fun time and wearing a 2013 NCAA Championship shirt when My Wife says what is on that Womans shirt. I looked and it was 2012 NCAA championship shirt. Can't go Anywhere without Louisville and Kentucky fans running into each other. LOL!

One of the most fun things is being out of state somewhere and being able to say "O-H" and get an "I-O" in return.

(07-25-2013 10:35 AM)ohio1317 Wrote:  One of the most fun things is being out of state somewhere and being able to say "O-H" and get an "I-O" in return.

Louisville and UK fans don't even need a logo to spot each other. We spot Louisville by manicured facial hair that would make Peyton Siva proud with a hint of churlish behavior and a touch of weirdness, and Louisville spots UK by beards and a strong hint of uncouth behavior. Meanwhile, normal Americans look on in disbelief at both of us

Tennessee alumni can be sometimes spotted by observing their class ring when they pick their nose.

South Carolina alumni are easiest to recognize when they say "Welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order please?"

(07-25-2013 10:35 AM)ohio1317 Wrote:  One of the most fun things is being out of state somewhere and being able to say "O-H" and get an "I-O" in return.

I have a great story about that.

I am an Ohio U alum who was born and raised and currently lives in Pittsburgh. I still proudly wear my undergrad alma mater's gear from time to time and it is amazing to me how many fellow Bobcats I run into around Pittsburgh when I wear some sort of OU apparel (which isn't often).

It's honestly almost every single time. I haven't been back to Athens in years and years but I run into OU people every month or so - it's kinda weird.

A few years ago my wife and I were on vacation in the Bahamas and I was wearing a t-shirt I bought while still in college (which was many moons ago) and sure enough we run into a husband and wife who shouted to me, "O-H!" I never know how to handle that salute as my connection to Ohio is really limited to its namesake university.

To respond I said, "Go Bobcats," or something generic but friendly like that. He said, "No not the Bobcats, I meant Ohio the state....or Ohio State! Go Bucks!"

I told him, "Look dude, I have no issue with Ohio State. Hell I root for you every year when you play Penn State. But I'm an OU guy...a Pitt guy."

At that point his wife said, "Pitt?!" You're a Pitt fan? I said, "You bet your bottom dollar I'm a Pitt fan."

We didn't buy another drink all night long. Turns out they had BIG cash and she was a transplanted Pittsburgh/Pitt alum and they now live in suburban Cincinnati (a town called Indian Hill or something like that). We got along with them so well that we still stay in touch and my wife and I have even stopped in to visit them when we're out that way.

Imagine that; we made good friends simply by virtue of wearing a t-shirt.

Weird.

I once saw a Del's Lemonade truck on the north shore of Oahu.

(07-25-2013 01:31 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  

(07-25-2013 10:35 AM)ohio1317 Wrote:  One of the most fun things is being out of state somewhere and being able to say "O-H" and get an "I-O" in return.

I have a great story about that.

I am an Ohio U alum who was born and raised and currently lives in Pittsburgh. I still proudly wear my undergrad alma mater's gear from time to time and it is amazing to me how many fellow Bobcats I run into around Pittsburgh when I wear some sort of OU apparel (which isn't often).

It's honestly almost every single time. I haven't been back to Athens in years and years but I run into OU people every month or so - it's kinda weird.

A few years ago my wife and I were on vacation in the Bahamas and I was wearing a t-shirt I bought while still in college (which was many moons ago) and sure enough we run into a husband and wife who shouted to me, "O-H!" I never know how to handle that salute as my connection to Ohio is really limited to its namesake university.

To respond I said, "Go Bobcats," or something generic but friendly like that. He said, "No not the Bobcats, I meant Ohio the state....or Ohio State! Go Bucks!"

I told him, "Look dude, I have no issue with Ohio State. Hell I root for you every year when you play Penn State. But I'm an OU guy...a Pitt guy."

At that point his wife said, "Pitt?!" You're a Pitt fan? I said, "You bet your bottom dollar I'm a Pitt fan."

We didn't buy another drink all night long. Turns out they had BIG cash and she was a transplanted Pittsburgh/Pitt alum and they now live in suburban Cincinnati (a town called Indian Hill or something like that). We got along with them so well that we still stay in touch and my wife and I have even stopped in to visit them when we're out that way.

Imagine that; we made good friends simply by virtue of wearing a t-shirt.

Weird.

Good story.

As much as "O-H" "I-O" started and remains an Ohio State thing, it's definitely expanded to more than that. I have a die hard Michigan cousin who has lived in Columbus his whole life. When in Las Vegas once, he ended up at a table with 3 Ohioans and they did O-H-I-O a lot. He said it wasn't just an Ohio State thing. Given the Browns and Bengals have used it a little too, I think that's fair.

You can spot UNC alums by seeing the bottom of their nose followed by their eyes looking down at you while they drink wine and eat cheese in a parking deck for tailgating......... you can spot their fans by any unc t shirt with a "wal-mart" tag still on it and jean shorts with boots and high white socks.