There’s nothing like a good old Midwestern storm. We always get at least one really big one every spring/summer and it usually goes the same way, at least in my house. We go down to the basement for extra coziness factor, snuggle up while listening to the booms of thunder, and watch the weather channel …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (May 2, 2025)

As famous salty mama Morgan Wallen said, «Get me to God’s country.» But by «God’s country» I mean a place where there are Culver’s upon Culver’s, endless streams of cheese curds, corn as far as the eye can see, and puppy chow aplenty. They say there’s no place like home, and that remains true. It’s …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (April 25, 2025)

Once a Midwesterner always a Midwesterner, even if you move to a different part of the world. Maybe you’ve lived in Spain for 20 years, speak the language, and fit right in with the culture. But if you spend the first 18 years of your life in Grand Rapids? You’re a Midwesterner, baby. Maybe you …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (April 18, 2025)

I love being from the Midwest. We have a sense of humility that doesn’t come as naturally to other people. We can’t help it, we’re from the flatlands so we don’t hide behind pretension. You’d be hard-pressed to find a pretentious Midwesterner, except for when it comes to consuming cheese and beer. We get pretty …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (April 11, 2025)

Midwesterners are simple people. When the weather is nice, we want a hot dog and a cold beer while sitting on someone’s porch. That’s the peal of living right there, and we demand nothing more. We don’t need fancy restaurants or hoity-toity cocktails, we just need a cool Hamm’s and some kind of processed meat. …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (April 4, 2025)

The Midwestern urge to say «ope» instead of «oops» or «excuse me» is so strong. We can’t help the fact that it’s simply a better turn of phrase than anything else. I guess it’s more of an utterance, a syllable instead of a turn of phrase, but still. It’s percussive without being abrasive. It says …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (March 28, 2025)

One thing I love about Midwesterners is our sense of politeness. It only rivals that of Canadians. You never quite know how a Midwesterner actually feels about something unless you understand their coded language. You have to know that when they say «I got it on sale» they actually mean «Thank you for the compliment …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (March 21, 2025)

March in the Midwest is not for the faint of heart. One day you’re trotting along in the spring air sporting your new cargo shorts, and the next you’re shoveling snow off of your driveway. It can be a real boomerang for the spirit. That’s why Midwesterners are such agreeable, adaptable people. We’ve learned to …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (March 14, 2025)

Midwesterners love to push it when it comes to weather. The first sign of the sun, even if the temp is still in the negatives, we’re unzipping our cargo pants to turn them into cargo shorts. We’re calling our friends to invite them over for beers on the porch. We’re going to the beach and …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (March 7, 2025)

It’s finally that time of year when the first defrost-ening happens. We’ve spent the last couple of months curled up under a comforter, waiting for the brutal cold to pass us over. We wore wool socks and zipped our puffers up to the top. We canceled plans and watched a bunch of TV. And we …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (February 28, 2025)