For my friends that are from Columbus and for those that use to be (this will make you homesick!) LONG BUT TRUE!
You know you’re from Columbus Indiana when:
1.) Everyone asks you if you're from Columbus Ohio, and you look at them and have to explain patiently for the fourty-millionth time, that you're from Columbus Indiana, and it does to exist. 2.)You know that Columbus is ranked sixth in the U.S. for architectural innovation and design by the American Institute of Architects, and could really care less.3.) There are two major high schools, Columbus North and Columbus East, and the East/North game is always the thing to be at..even if you don't like football! 3.) You drive three hours, or through three states just to come back from college/where you live- to go to the Ethnic Expo every October.4.) Same goes with the Scottish Festival. 5.) People try to convince you that Columbus Indiana does not exist, and you look at them like they're insane. 6.) You remember when the 'new Target' used to be a big shopping area with a Hills, and a movie theater that was right next to it. Same goes with Office Max..that used to be a hardware store. 7.) You remember when Kerasotes theater didn't exist and that was just a big cornfield. 8.) You spent part of your summer in the Purdue Extension office just to sign up for 4H that summer. 9.) You spent a large part of your summer during your childhood at Mill Race Park or Donner...when it wasn't submerged in water.10.) You know when to stay off certain roads due to flooding. aka 11. 11.) You're used to Columbus being flooded all of the time. 12.) You remember when Girl Scout Summer Camp (if you were in it) used to be at the Columbus Youth Camp before it got moved to the fairgrounds, and the ceremoniously moved to Cereland.13.)You spent a large amount of your time at the commons for dances, performances (of any kind..) and am bummed that they're getting rid of the dollar movies, and renovating it. 14.)One word...Cummins.15.)One phrase- Zaharako's at Christmas time... Yes you know what I'm talking about ♥ and the organ's gone now -sniff-.16.)You know how good ZwanZig pizza, and Avers really are. 17.)You know that Tony Stewart is from Columbus. 18.)So is the guy who created Chuck Taylors, whose name happens to be Chuck Taylor. 19.)You were part of the summer reading program at the public library.20.)You have thrown money into Chaos 1 at the Commons, and have actually made a wish. 21.)You have gone to First Christmas.22.)You know that Q-Mix Fireworks are so worth the holiday, and am bummed when you're not home for 4th of July. 23.)Along with Q-Mix Christmas Fireworks... 24.)You actually go to the Mill Race lights at Christmas time and hold your breath as you go through the covered bridge. 25.)You remember Shoney's.. out on 46, and wish that it would come back and Denny's would leave. 26.)You know that the Holiday Inn on 46 smells like Chlorine no matter where you are inside of it. 27.)You went to: Taylorsville, Mt. Healthy, Schmitt, Richards, Clifty-Creek,Lincoln, Smith, Fodrea, Rockcreek, Parkside,ABC Stewart, or Southside for elementary school.If you were privelaged enough you went to St. Bartholomew, Columbus Christian, and St.Peters for elementary/middle/and or highschool depending how far each went up...and then if you weren't..Went to either Central or Northside for Middleand went to North or East for Highschool. 28.)You know your history well enough to know that at one time Central used to be a high school and Southside used to be a middle school, and that North High School used to be Columbus High School. 29.) You know what Storybook Halloween is, and have been to the Breeding Farm. 30.)You know that most of Columbus is registered with the National Register of Historic Places...31.)You know that although they say there is stuff to do in town, there really isn't. 32.) You have done Softball, Gymnastics, or Iceskating and remember when that was was the best thing to do ever when you were younger.33.)You have either been to a performance, or performed with Mill Race Players. 34.)You go to/have gone to shows at the Crump..and would die if it ever dissapeared. 35.)You're happy to leave the city, but once you're gone you want to come back...for sentimental purposes. 36.)Have ever been to the Columbus Philharmonic...37.)Are nodding, and agreeing to everything I've written so far. 38.)Have been guiltly known to call the structure thing in front of the library 'the Elephant Bone...' because there is no other real name for it, and you don't know it's real name to begin with. 39.)You know all the names for what the Edinburgh Outlet Mall has been... Horizon Outlets..etc.40.)Irwin Gardens, need I say more?41.)You go to Scream Acres.42.)Bajio is the best place to go with a group of friends for lunch or dinner... 43.) You remember when the old Walmart was over by where the Bath Bed and Beyond used to be, and that the new Walmart will always be the one next to Kohls, and that the one on 46 is just too ritzy for most people to go into... haha.44.)You remember when Starbucks didn't exist in this town.. 45.)You realize that the Republic doesn't quite know what know, what type of newspaper it wants to be. 46.)You're thinking of more that I've missed... 47.)Tropical Sno, much?48.)Circuit City and Old Navy were once pipe dreams....but we got em now.49.)Lowe's moved...and it got bigger. 50.)Central died a slow and painful death...then was ressurected.51)McDonald's is being rebuilt before 31 is being widened.....Mayor Armstrong what were you thinking?52)The hang out place was Sam Goody.....then it closed.53)Mayor Armstrong has been the mayor since we were kids.54)You think wow, I paged for him (or got to meet) Mayor Armstrong way back when I was in Elementary school... and he's still mayor and I'm in college?! WOW!55.)Grits originated here...(the food)56)We're the main manufacturers for butt cream.57)You remember when Olympia was the hot place to go, and their chocolate cokes were the shiz, before Subway took over.58)The airport in Columbus used to be an army base, and the area containing Ivy Tech and IUPUC used to be part of it. 59.)You talk about American Pie all the time and how great it is, and all your college friends think you're talking about a dirty movie, not the best high school concert ever. 60.)Both Marching bands at North and East are respective State Champions, and East Marched at Disneyland, and North at the Rosebowl.(and you have fond memories because you were in marching band!)61.)You have been to the A&W Rootbeer stand and you actually enjoy it!!62.)You played on the Commons playground as a kid, and thought it was the most amazing thing ever!63.)You know that big snows only come once every two years, and the years in between will only warrant one snow day - if you're really, really lucky.64.)You get confused when people move into Columbus for a reason other than, "My parent(s) work for Cummins".65.)Malls with stores that actually stay for more than a few months are strange beings. 66.)You know your from C-Bus when you spent most of your time driving down country roads to get a little more (focused) 67.) Jaime from Mythbusters is from Columbus!! Aren't we all proud?! That show rocks!! 68.)You remember a time before the big red Second Street Bridge...69.)You've spent way too many $1 bills at Musillami's when they're having their large cone special...70.)You spent your middle school gym classes at Central swimming in a pool that was somewhere between Jelly and Jell-O but nowhere near water. 71.)You go to the Golden Corral to use the hand dryers that blow your skin off. 72.)On take your daughter to work day, all the "cool"girls went to cummins...you were a reject if you didn't go.73.)You know the people trail mileage and what the people trail is.74.)You know what the flaming hanging thing is in the visitors center.75.)Hope is the wannabe Columbus although they do have the square thing76.)You know that The Republic thinks that North is the shiz and East is just below the shiz77.)You know and love Crazy Larry but you can't stand the new guy he sold his car to78.)You hate driving out to Burnsville/ E-town/ Newburn/ Petersville because they are considered the "Boondocks" and they're just gas wasters.79.)You rode your bike to the Donner pool every summer and had birthday parties in the pavillions at Donner park80.)You cannot forget Pop Fest! or Noble Romans!81.)You get your corn from the family farms and not from Kroger.82.)You're used to hearing bombing from camp Attebury in the summer when everyone else thinks it's thunder.83.)You know the horrible smell of the meat packing factory Maria's or Griffins..., and you gag everytime you drive past it.84.)You've been in the same classes with your friends or people you went to school with since Pre-K.85.)You know that Columbus is pretty much an island, you have to pass over two bridges on two different sides of town to leave.. and you know that Columbus has an underground lake. You also have heard somewhere that it used to be a Swamp, and Malaria was the main cause for death- way back ages ago.86.)You know that East and North offer Japanese, and your friends from the 'outside' are jealous when they find out.87.)You have been in the Electric Lights Parade, and or have gone to it every year since you were very little. That means being in it, helping build a float, or just standing and watching.88.)You remember the three different grocery stores that Circut City used to be... 89.)You remember a time before the Chuck-E-Cheese.90.)When you know what Teen Court and Youth As Resources are (YAR).91.) You know you are from Columbus, if you know why you shouldn't go to Noblet Park.92.) You know who the Old Prophet is (I don't but everyone else does...)93.)You remember "cruisin' the deuce nickel" was a cool thing...94.)When hanging out at Taco Bell,Lincoln, or East Brook, on Friday night was the place to be.95.)You were in H.I.P or at least know what it is.96.)If you know that East Theatre has been to Edinburgh twice... And it's in Scotland, dummies!97.)You've had a "flood day" and "fog day" off from school more than once.98.)You've seen/heard of/ or been in Safe Prom.99.)You know that formals and Proms should never cost more than 15 dollars for a ticket because it IS possible.100.)You have to say "It's an hour south of Indy" so many times when you introduce it that you go crazy....101.) You go to Walmart, not to buy stuff exactly- but to have fun. Especially at Midnight.102.)You remember when the side of town near 31 used to smell like donuts...and you'd roll your windows down just to smell it.103.)You remember seeing people hanging out in the North parking lot--on a weekend. 104.)You never could totally "get" the strange architecture in town. 105.)You were born or treated or just waited in the waiting room at Columbus Regional,and it's all beige/navy/maroon/pine green-y.106.)You hate the really big dip that you have to take slowly on the road just off 31.-which is 400. 107.)And the one lane bridge just after it.. 108.) You know when prom's a big thing in your town, because the entire city lines up downtown just to watch you walk in the door to prom. 109.)You remember that Fazoli's used to be Rax...which had better Roast beef than Arby's and the salad bar was awesome!110.)You know that no matter what goes into the place behind Wendy's, it's probably going to fail.111.)Tapatio's never checked your ID, as long as you sat in the back booths.112.)Columbus North had a "pot lot"113.)You're baffled that BOTH high school's are ranked in football....hell, just winning is good114.)You remember the big tree at the 3-way stop at Rocky Ford and Taylor Rd, and the campaign to save it.115.)You've bought doughnuts from Saps, not Dolly Madison.116.)When there is a Starbucks, or three minutes away from wherever you are...and wish that they would put one in, down by the Edinburgh Outlet Mall.117.)You've ridden the ColumBUS118.)You look at the news, and are still shocked to find out they are tearing down the Commons mall. 119.)You put C-Bus in your facebook profile, from where you're from. 120.)You wished or still wish they would have bus service out to BFE. 121.)You remember the Big Blue playground from Clifty Creek.122.)You will always wonder where those doors over the gym at Northside lead.123.)You secretly look forward to the Washington St. christmas lights every November, but wish they would wrap the entire tree instead of just the trunks!124.) You remember getting free kids' popcorns at Hills and then sneaking them in to the movie theatre next door.125.) You know who Jimmy Ryser is.126.)You know that John Mellencamp had his first concert at the Crump.127.)You remember the Commons Mall playground before the fireman's poles got taken out, and hiding in that big red pill because you weren't ready to leave yet.128.) You remember the scandal that Mr. Shepler was involved in.129.)You called you're prinicpal 'Uncle Phil.'130.)You remember Uncle Phil's "South end of the cafeteria/North End of the Library" speeches...that last 80 minutes.131.) You know that one of the high school's mascots is a torch.132.) You were part of the "Mr. Greene Fan Club"133.) You know that the CERA in CERAland stands for Cummins Employee Recreation Area AND are related to several of said employees.134.). You've heard visitors comment that the jail looks like a hotel/school, Southside looks like a prison, and East looks like a factory. And you agree.135.) You went to East High School and know that "The Pub" isn't a place to go drinking but is still one of the coolest places to hang out during Resource Mod. (And you know what the heck "Resource" and a "Mod" is!)136.)You went to Richards Elementary and they still had those black horse/sheep things around the big tree in the back. If you remember that, please tell me so I don't feel like a dinosaur!!!137.) You went to Northside and on lunch, went to Olympia and ate chili cheese dogs and Laffy Taffy.138.) East was still for intellects and North was for jocks.139.)If you still refer to the bowling alley by East High School as "Astro Bowl".140.)If you remember the Ayrway store before it became a Target.141.)If you wanted to get the new Fat Boys or AC/DC album you had to go to either The Music Box in the 25th St. shopping center or at Mohr Records at the Commons.142.)Burger Chef, Ponderosa (now Tapatio's),The Dead Horse Bank (still present), and Gropp's Fish of Stroh.
