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)

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)