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)

It’s the most Midwestern time of the year. With the mom’s casserole smelling, and everyone telling you, «Have a cold beer!» It’s the most Midwestern time of the year. It’s the ope, ope-ist season of all. With those extra-long greetings and snow and rain sleet-ing, on the way to the outlet mall, It’s the oh, …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (December 20, 2024)

Midwesterners love a good holiday party, and this week is the week for holiday parties. We love a reason to get together, eat some meatballs on a skewer, drink a Wisconsin-style old fashioned, and don our gay apparel. Midwesterners might be the best at Christmas because we’re not afraid to get tacky with it. We …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (December 13, 2024)

I would do horrible things for a basket of cheese curds right now. They are the perfect appetizer, if you ask me. They are hot, salty, chewy, and satisfying. Will they inevitably clog my arteries? Perhaps. Do I enjoy myself enough to justify that? You betcha. Midwestern food is all about prioritizing pleasure in the …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (December 6, 2024)