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mistake on the lake

Slang for Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which housed both the Cleveland Browns and the Indians. Known for being drab, cold, and miserable.
When I was a kid my Dad took me to the Mistake on the Lake for an Indians opener. I got frostbite.
mistake on the lake by Nosredna2009 February 14, 2009

mistake on the lake

slang term used for the city of Cleveland , OH .
We went over to mistake on the lake to hit up the rock and roll hall of fame .
mistake on the lake by wfuk97 October 20, 2008

mistake by the lake

derogatory term for Cleveland, Ohio; called so due to the fact that Cleveland is on the southern shore of Lake Erie
mistake by the lake by Nate June 6, 2003

the mistake by the lake 

cleveland ohio.

Mistake by the lake

The correct name for the city in Ohio often referred to as "Cleveland." Located by Lake Erie, nothing good has ever come from Cleveland and the city ranks just behind Paris Hilton, Jean Shorts, and trusting Judas as one of God's worst mistakes.
"Do you smell that?"
"Oh dont worry about that, Cleveland is the Mistake by the Lake, it always smells like feces."

mistake by the lake

the rightfully given nickname to the city of cleveland ohio because the city truly is one of the biggest mistakes in the world. not only has cleveland managed to set a river on fire but they also havent won a sports championship since 1948
im looking on the map for cleveland but its nowhere to be found.

thats because they changed the name to mistake by the lake