Being a Midwesterner in February begs the question, what the heck do you do with your time, seeing as you’re stuck inside for most of it? Unless you want to put on mittens, a scarf, and a hat every day just to walk from your car to the post office, odds are you’ve become accustomed …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (February 21, 2025)

Happy Valentine’s Day, Midwesterners. Today, I’m sending a Valentine to all the things in my life that really matter.  To Cheddar Cheese: Thank you for being the key to any good side dish (mac and cheese, baked potato, tater tot casserole). To Miller High Life: Thank you for being the cheapest beer on the menu …
Seguir leyendo 30 Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (February 14, 2025)

It’s officially sludge season, one of the most beautiful times of the year. The roads are full of grey, horrible soup. The sidewalks are treacherous with ice. You’re thinking about attaching crampons to your work shoes so you don’t meet your maker on your way into the office. Snow is all well and good when …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (February 9, 2025)

It’s the last day of January, which means we’re slowly but surely crawling our way back to a life that’s worth living. We’re still far from the end, but I can imagine a world where I have beers on somebody’s back porch again and I’m not just curled up in a ball on my couch …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (January 31, 2025)

Midwesterners are a different breed. We have men who will wear shorts in 15-degree weather. We have moms who will call anything a «salad» even if it looks literally nothing like any salad you’ve ever seen before. We have dads who will get so angry that the only words that can come out of their …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (January 24, 2025)

The Midwest contains multitudes. We have some of the coldest weather out there, but some of the happiest people. We have some of the worst sports teams in history and some of the best (I’m not saying which is which for fear of retaliation). We have some of the grossest mayonnaise-based foods and some of …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (January 17, 2025)

It’s officially as cold as a witch’s, well, body part. This is the time of year that everyone cites when they talk about why they won’t move to the Midwest. All the fun and the festivities of the holidays are over, and we’re left with a bitter cold and wind that can make you rethink …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (January 10, 2025)

Welcome to the New Year, Midwesterners. In 2025, we’re all about embracing our roots. We’re not going to let a little lactose intolerance stop us from eating all the cheese we could dream of eating. We’re going to call everything a casserole and a salad even when any sane person would just call it «slop.» …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (January 3, 2025)

There is nothing more Midwestern than doing a return at a big box store. Something about pulling up to Wal-Mart with your gift receipt and that fleece vest your niece got you that’s a size too big… that’s the essence of the Midwest. Don’t question it, just trust me. And what time of year is …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (December 27, 2024)