The phrase “Keep Cleveland Weird” isn’t really a thing, but we think it should be. Cleveland is full of people doing things that those from other parts of the country would probably deem strange or at least irregular. Here are some of our favorite things that make the city and its people utterly stand out.

The phrase “Keep Cleveland Weird” isn’t really a thing, but we think it should be. Cleveland is full of people doing things that those from other parts of the country would probably deem strange or at least irregular. Here are some of our favorite things that make the city and its people utterly stand out.

You think the Browns are not only going to the Super Bowl this year, you think they’re going to win Photo by Emanuel Wallace
No matter your politics, you’re actually for wanting to protect the Great Lakes Photo via Jen Goellnitz/Flickr
You always have a hankering for perogies Photo via Vanessa Pike-Russell/Flickr
You know who Moses Cleaveland is Photo via Wikimedia Commons
You pronounce the word full as “fool” Photo via bengot/Flickr
You think traffic is rough when there’s a 10-minute delay Photo by BJ Colangelo
You’ve been drinking Great Lakes beer since the ’80s, back before microbreweries were cool Photo by Emanuel Wallace
You like to drive with your emergency lights flashing on the freeway … if it’s raining, snowing, heavy traffic, or something else that seems potentially scary Photo via Wikimedia Commons
You’re not afraid of house centipedes, because you grew up occasionally finding them in your house and they’ve lost their terrifying power Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Your thoughts on LeBron James leaving in 2010: Death and destruction Scene archives photo
Your thoughts on LeBron James leaving in 2018: “Uh, yeah, expected, whatever” Photo by Emanuel Wallace
You always attend clambakes in the fall … even though there’s no ocean here Photo via Merwin’s Wharf/Facebook
You think homes are too expensive if they’re over $250K Photos by Jason Smalcer at Liza Sue Productions
You potentially got married at Progressive Field (or wanted to) Photo by Emanuel Wallace
You’ve taken a picture with Slider at some point Photo by Emanuel Wallace
You’re prepared to dig yourself out of snow and put on sunscreen in one day Photo by Emanuel Wallace
You prefer brown mustard to bright yellow mustard Photo via Stadium Mustard
You know how to find humor in the terribleness that is Cleveland’s pothole-covered roads, or how to cry Photo by Colton Faull
You’ve voted for Frank Jackson at some point Photo by Sam Allard

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