It's all about Cincinnati!

 *FYI: This blog post is completely off topic & has nothing to do with fashion & accessories!*

Since I recently moved back as of August to my hometown, I thought I would do a blog post dedicated to my favorite city, Cincinnati! As boring as people say it is, Cincinnati is a pretty innovative city, one of the most innovative cities in the world!

It boasts one of the highest rates of patent applications in the country and here are just a few things that were invented right here in the good 'ol Nati:

• The Uno Card Game
• The Swiffer
• The Heimlich Maneuver
• Benadryl
• The Iron Lung
• The first ambulance service
• Ivory Soap
• Pringles
• The Gas Mask
• and the 3 light traffic signal.... 
  

Plus I'm here now too, so that has to count for something. JUST KIDDING!

 What inspired me to write this post was an OLD OLD email I came across titled 'You know you are from Cincinnati if...."  Here it is:

You know you are from Cincinnati if:

• You know the 1st pro baseball team was the Cincinnati RedStockings(1869).
• There is no such thing as a soft drink or soda, it's POP!
• You (or your kids) played KNOTHOLE ball not LITTLE LEAGUE.
• You know Norwood, OH is the only city that is completely surrounded by another City.
• You can ask for a beer & it is brewed in Cincinnati.
• You know that the Cincinnati airport isn't even in OHIO and that the airport symbol (CVG) stands for Covington, KY!
• Christmas wasn't compete until you s aw the miniature trains downtown.
• You learned that Cincy had the 1st full-time paid firefighters back in 1853.
• You don't say yall... EVER. You say, "you guys", and that includes the women too.
• You know that Kahn's = "the wiener the world awaited". 
• You were informed (maybe by a grandparent) that in 1853 the Cincinnati Fire Department became the first full-time paid professional fire department in the country. 
• You remember the Cincinnati Reds playing at Crosley Field & Riverfront Stadium. 
• You remember shopping "downtown" at Shillitos, Pogues, and McAlpins instead of Macys & Dillards "at the mall."
• You know pigs do fly in Cincinnati, as can be see by four majestic winged pigs at a riverfront park in Cincinnati (formerly "Porkopolis"). 
• You spend every weekend in SEPTEMBER going to a different OKTOBERFEST! 
• You remember when the Bengals last went to the Superbowl that gas was $1.09 /gal. 
• You have friends and neighbors with names like Guckenberger,Hirlinger,
  Schottlekotte, Schraffenberger, Schoenling & other names that can relate to "Vas you ever in Zinzinnati"? 
• You plan your summer weekends around the local parish festivals. 
• You think the only tri-state area in the US is: Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana.
• Aduring a taste test you can tell the difference between the following chilis:
  > Skyline
  > Cincinnati Recipe
  > Empress
  > Gold Star
  > Camp Washington
  > Worthmore 
• You know how to spell our city and it's not:
  > Cincinati
  > cincinatti
  > Cincinnatti
  > Cinninati
  > (for other versions check out ebay!) 
• You "Warsh" your clothes! 
• You take a leisurely summer drive through a suburban neighborhood & you see many cornhole games being played! 
• You add an "s" to the end of grocery store names, such as Kroger(s), Meijer(s). 
• You can buy beer by driving into a drive-through pole-barn. 
• You refer to the animal shelter/dog pound as "the SPCA", much to the bewilderment of non-Cincinnatians of this independent, non-government organization. 
• You believe LaRosa's is fine Italian dining and carry a "Buddy Card". 
• You remind people that Pompilios was in the movie Rainman.
• Your convenient store sounds like a labor union (United Dairy Farmers).
• You believe that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame & you miss Marge Schott  
• Your favorite Coney Island (SKYLINE CHILI!) isn't in New York.
• You know what brats and metts (i.e QUEEN CITY SAUSAGE) are, and you've
  probably tasted goetta (GLIER'S!!)  

And last but not least, I will add my own input to the list: You can not live without a 3- way at least once a week and I thank everyone who sent me canned Cincinnati Chili all the years I was away! (picture of 3 way below)

 On that note, I am off to get some chili on this cold winter day! See you tomorrow for a GREAT post for 'Fashionably Friday'!