377
Living in the Midwest taught me that 1° with no wind is better than 30° with wind
378
The word Ohio looks like a tractor
379
Going from 50° to 50 in. is about as Midwest as it gets
382
Key to any successful midwestern relationship:
1. “Ope, sorry!” When you’re wrong
2. “Ope, sorry!” When you’re right
3. Drive an extra 30 minutes for favorite fast food
4. Start car in the cold
5. Put windshield wipers up before snow
6. Know at least 5 crockpot dishes
383
“You can’t have 45° Monday and 0° on Wednesday”
Midwest: hold my corn
384
Midwest phrase that everyone needs to learn to get off the phone:
“Well I’ll let you go”
387
You’re not really a Midwesterner if you haven’t apologized to an inanimate object in the form of “Ope, sorry”
388
Midwest culture is planning refueling the car around the warmest days of the week
389
Midwestern moms when they see kids wearing shorts in negative degree weather
390
The Midwestern urge to say text me when you get home safe
393
Stages of I Love You in the Midwest
3. Watch out for deer
2. I started your car for you
1. I’m bringing home Culver’s tonight
395
You’ll overhear elderly Midwest folks talking in public saying “the other day” and refer to something in 1992
396
Say what you will about the Midwest but we know how to make a gas station
397
“Sorry I was late traffic was bad this morning”
398
The best part of winter is that time when it’s finally over
400