New Yorkers Bill Hyers and Lauren Hitt are the General Consultant/Manager and Press Secretary. Communications Director, Dan McElhatton has arrived from Philadelphia.
To welcome these outsiders, I’d like to give them some basic Ohio facts.
• When someone says, “O-H”, you reply “I-O”.
• We drink pop, not soda.
• Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone.
• Not all Ohioans are farmers.
• We all don’t know or even like LeBron James. Don’t mention his name in Cleveland.
• Don’t say the name, just say, “that team up north”.
• If you need temporary housing suggestions, I recommend reaching out to Matt McGrath and Lis Smith since none of you have any intention of staying here.
• When you are in Akron, eat at Swenson’s.
• You don’t order a “bowl” of Cincinnati chili.
• Ohio women are smart. Don’t degrade us by continually referencing our “lady parts”.
• Buckeyes aren’t edible unless they are made of chocolate and peanut butter.
• Even though the Browns haven’t been to a Super Bowl, their fans have the Super Bowl of tailgating in the Muni Lot before each home game.
