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The Unwritten Rules Of Louisville

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Louisville: It's a big city that's really a small town. We all have shared experiences, and we're usually only a few degrees of separation from that person we passed on the sidewalk. And with that closeness comes a few things that most every Louisvillian knows.

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Always take the Second Street bridge over the tolled ones. (Except if there’s a major event at the KFC Yum! Center.)- LEO Staff Photo via Louisville Tourism
Always take the Second Street bridge over the tolled ones. (Except if there’s a major event at the KFC Yum! Center.)- LEO Staff
Photo via Louisville Tourism
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If you’re driving a semi, do not, we repeat, do not, attempt to pass under the Third Street bridge, aka, “The Can Opener.”- LEO Staff Meme via @alexmichele12, Twitter
If you’re driving a semi, do not, we repeat, do not, attempt to pass under the Third Street bridge, aka, “The Can Opener.”- LEO Staff
Meme via @alexmichele12, Twitter
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Dont stand near the door at the Mag bar. - Kayte Garcia Photo via Reddit
Dont stand near the door at the Mag bar. - Kayte Garcia
Photo via Reddit
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No one goes to the Derby because everyone goes to the Derby. - LEO Staff LEO archives
No one goes to the Derby because everyone goes to the Derby. - LEO Staff
LEO archives
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The best fried chicken in the city is not Kentucky Fried Chicken. Try Shirley Mae’s, Louie’s, Indi's or Chicken King.- LEO Staff Photo by James Barber
The best fried chicken in the city is not Kentucky Fried Chicken. Try Shirley Mae’s, Louie’s, Indi's or Chicken King.- LEO Staff
Photo by James Barber
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You must date someone all your friends have - Michelle Fisher Photo via Adobe
You must date someone all your friends have - Michelle Fisher
Photo via Adobe
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If it is an ethnic restaurant in a strip mall or office building, eat there. (Koreana, Eden & Kissi, any taqueria)- LEO Staff LEO archives
If it is an ethnic restaurant in a strip mall or office building, eat there. (Koreana, Eden & Kissi, any taqueria)- LEO Staff
LEO archives
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Using Cherokee park as a shortcut never works out. - Donald Taylor Jr. Photo via Louisville Tourism
Using Cherokee park as a shortcut never works out. - Donald Taylor Jr.
Photo via Louisville Tourism
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We love our tap water as much as we love our mothers.- LEO Staff Adobe stock
We love our tap water as much as we love our mothers.- LEO Staff
Adobe stock
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The first rule of Louisville is we don’t talk about Indiana.- LEO Staff Adobe stock
The first rule of Louisville is we don’t talk about Indiana.- LEO Staff
Adobe stock
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The first rule about Indiana is that it’s actually better (read: cheaper) than Louisville.-LEO Staff Photo via Google Streetview
The first rule about Indiana is that it’s actually better (read: cheaper) than Louisville.-LEO Staff
Photo via Google Streetview
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On Fridays during Lent we eat fried fish, even if we’re not Catholic. (Try St. Augustine’s in The West End.)- LEO Staff Photo by Robin Garr
On Fridays during Lent we eat fried fish, even if we’re not Catholic. (Try St. Augustine’s in The West End.)- LEO Staff
Photo by Robin Garr
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We will never give up hope of ear X-tacy coming back.- LEO Staff LEO archives
We will never give up hope of ear X-tacy coming back.- LEO Staff
LEO archives
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The City, two weeks before Derby, she pretty. The day after Derby, she doing the walk of shame home from the Bambi walk, carrying her heels. Bless her heart. - Amber Willoughby LEO archives
The City, two weeks before Derby, she pretty. The day after Derby, she doing the walk of shame home from the Bambi walk, carrying her heels. Bless her heart. - Amber Willoughby
LEO archives
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You have to learn where everything used to be to get directions from a local. I didn’t live here when there was a White Castle on Bardstown Road, but I absolutely know where it was. - Lyndi Lou Photo via the National Register of Historic Places
You have to learn where everything used to be to get directions from a local. I didn’t live here when there was a White Castle on Bardstown Road, but I absolutely know where it was. - Lyndi Lou
Photo via the National Register of Historic Places
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No one must ever know if you don’t like bourbon. - Jazz Fodale Stock photo
No one must ever know if you don’t like bourbon. - Jazz Fodale
Stock photo
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When meeting someone new, it’s customary to start with a, “So, which high school did you go to?”- LEO Staff LEO archives
When meeting someone new, it’s customary to start with a, “So, which high school did you go to?”- LEO Staff
LEO archives
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Locals don’t party on Fourth Street.- LEO Staff Photo by Kathryn Harrington
Locals don’t party on Fourth Street.- LEO Staff
Photo by Kathryn Harrington
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You have to have a favorite Kroger (and highlands is the wrong answer) - Emma Holland Photo by Carolyn Brown
You have to have a favorite Kroger (and highlands is the wrong answer) - Emma Holland
Photo by Carolyn Brown
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Y’all is always appropriate no matter the social setting.- LEO Staff Adobe Stock
Y’all is always appropriate no matter the social setting.- LEO Staff
Adobe Stock
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