Last Friday, I went to a Lake Erie Crushers game (independent league) in Avon. Unbeknownst to me and my wife, it was Ohio State night, complete with that walking abomination "big nut" and the Ohio State alumni marching band. We, of course, had seats right in front the band.
After the 3rd or 4th rendition of hang on sloopy, I walked up to one of drummers, and wearing my Ohio hat said "Clearly, you guys are showing that you weren't talented enough to get into the Marching 110"
He wasn't amused.
Well played, BayCat!
I actually drove by that stadium on my recent trip to Independence, Ohio, and then to Put-in-Bay.
In Independence, at the National Encampment of the Sons of Union Veterans, I ran into one delegate who was wearing an Ohio State cap. As he was going down the hall in front of me, some other folks in the hallway started the OH-IO thingy. I said in a very loud voice, "Oh, you're talking about the junior institution in Columbus? I then said, "The real OHIO is in Athens." They were quite stunned. They tried to start up the chant again, I repeated my statement, and they stopped short. This dude was also a delegate at the encampment, and he was the only one who never put on some Civil War related clothing and/or hat. He continued to wear his OSU hat throughout the proceedings. He stuck out like a sore thumb. I wonder if he did that just to irritate me, or if he was just naturally irritating all the time. I suspect the latter, just one of your common, run-of-the mill obnoxious bandwagon A&M lemmings.
Last Edited: 8/15/2019 11:45:47 PM by OhioCatFan