Adventures in Ada (350 hits)
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Submitted by <j-marra.at.onu.edu> (View user info) at 2005-08-12 16:42:37 EDT
I'm here in Ada, OH for the summer. Population, 5000. Half of that is college students. I'm from Cleveland and, believe me, I am definitely a city girl. There are way too many farms, bugs, and animal droppings out here for my taste. Going to school all the way out here is trying enough, but taking a job here for the summer has proven to be one of the most difficult things I've ever done. During the school year, students from all over are here so the hick-ness of such a small town in BFE is mostly dispelled. But during the summer, it's just the townies. Me and the townies...
About two weeks ago my work decided to take a trip to Cleveland to see an Indians game. I was psyched to go back to C-town and especially psyched to see the Tribe, since I am a huge baseball fan and a really huge Indians fan. Even better, they were taking on the Yankees (who are, obviously, the most evil creation known to man) so it would definitely be a good game. The other people who were going, two women in their early forties and another girl my age, were excited to go too because they had never seen a professional baseball game. I can't even fathom this, since I've been going to see the Tribe for as long as I can remember. But, there are no baseball teams out here in Ada, so I guess it makes sense. Little did I know...
The first revealing conversation went like this:
Old Lady 1: Did you guys want to stay until the game is over? It's a long drive back to Ada and it will be really late if the game goes into overtime.
Me: It's called extra innings, not overtime.
Old Lady 1: Same thing, it's going over the set time.
Me: No, there is no set time in baseball.
Old Lady 1: Whatever, you know what I mean.
Second conversation, actually at the game:
Old Lady 2: When do we stand up and sing that song?
Me: The song is called "Take Me out to the Ballgame," and we sing it in the middle of the seventh inning. Hence the name "seventh inning stretch."
Old Lady 2: Oh...yeah, I think I know that song.
Third, and worst, exchange:
We were at the game on a Tuesday. There was an advertisment for some special event at the Thursday game, also against the Yankees.
Other Girl: Are they playing the Yankees again on Thursday?
Me: Yeah.
Girl: Again?
Me: Yeah...they're playing them on Wednesday too you know, and on Friday.
Girl: Why are they playing them so many times?
Me: Well, it's a four-game series.
Girl: And they play every day?!
Me: Yeah...
I also got asked to explain what an inning is.
What cave do these people live in?! Baseball is the fucking American pasttime! To be so completely ignorant of something so huge, it just blows my mind. Every day I thank God that I am fortunate enough to know the pleasures of baseball. And that I'm not a hick. Damn hicks.
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Submitted by Circe (user info) at 2005-08-13 06:29:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
People who dislike baseball are worthy of abuse, and early forties classifies as "old"?
May your stay here be brief and unfriendly.
Submitted by abaddon (user info) at 2005-08-13 05:32:40 EDT (#)
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"Adventures in Ada"
and there was me expecting a comical post on the wonders of the programming language
Submitted by TheJessicar (user info) at 2005-08-12 20:56:07 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Thored (user info) at 2005-08-12 17:11:34 (#)
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Someone who doesn't know or like baseball! Blashphamy!
Blasphemy, with an "E." Are you a hick too?
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-08-12 18:42:51 EDT (#)
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Submitted by RaineLark (user info) at 2005-08-12 16:58:15 (#)
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Baseball sucks!
FOOTBALL RULES!
GO CHARGERS!!!
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haha, that's my girl!!
Submitted by Thored (user info) at 2005-08-12 17:11:34 EDT (#)
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Someone who doesn't know or like baseball! Blashphamy! Damn you hicks, as hick is the only term that could be used to discribe someone who doesn't understand baseball! Damn you to hell!
Submitted by BuckeyesTHEGAME (user info) at 2005-08-12 17:07:56 EDT (#)
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Ah yes, Ohio Northern.
I knew a girl who went there back in the late 90s early '00s.
Toledo > Ada
Submitted by sideshow (user info) at 2005-08-12 17:06:47 EDT (#)
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Some people are just plain old retarded, and don't deserve to breed.
Submitted by TheJessicar (user info) at 2005-08-12 17:00:05 EDT (#)
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Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2005-08-12 16:52:11 (#)
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Your first -2!
It's what I've always wanted!
Submitted by Mr-Boo (user info) at 2005-08-12 16:59:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Baseball kicks ass.
Submitted by RaineLark (user info) at 2005-08-12 16:58:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Baseball sucks!
FOOTBALL RULES!
GO CHARGERS!!!
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2005-08-12 16:52:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Your first -2!