1226
How seasons work in the Midwest:
Jan - Bitterly Cold
Feb - Still Cold
Mar - Potholes
Apr - Cold Rain
May - Storms
Jun - Mosquitoes
Jul - Walk out and sweat instantly
Aug - Surface of the sun
Sep - Tiny Black Bugs
Oct - Bonfires
Nov - Winter Preview
Dec - Cold, with decorations
1227
Stranger: “Yeah I’ll have a soda”
People from the Midwest: “Wtf did you just say?”
1228
Checklist for a Midwesterner vacation:
☑️ Wisconsin Dells
☑️ Mall of America
☑️ Kansas City airport
☑️ visiting the “Windy City”
☑️ 4 hour trip to any amusement park
1229
There’s all these tweets about “Ope” as a midwestern phrase but we what really need to discuss is the “no worries” vs “you’re fine” response to sorry
retweet for “you’re fine”
favorite for “no worries”
1231
person: so where are YOU from
me: uh, Chicago...well a suburb of Chicago
person: oh where
me: you’ve never heard of it
person: where
me: *tells them*
person: nope never heard of it twitter.com/midwestern_ope…
1232
When asked where you're from:
*Names the biggest city you live by bc it's not worth explaining where you're actually from*
1233
If you say “ope” in a mirror three times, a midwesterner will appear and ask you to play a game of cornhole
1234
Midwestern families on vacation:
*goes to take picture*
“Ope”
*removes lens cap*
“That would probably help huh”
1235
as a midwesterner, shorts and hoodie weather is a very spiritual time. we are thriving. living the best life, if you will.
1236
The Midwest: the land of ‘opes and dreams midwestvseverybody.com/collections/la…
1238
Midwesterners don’t get offended easily UNLESS when people don’t do the one finger wave back at you while driving
1239
Only midwesterners will understand. #ranchiseverything
1240
As a Midwesterner I pride myself in being able to step outside, smell the air, and know its going to be a beautiful day
1241
Nobody:
Midwesterners:
1242
Midwest small town rivalry is saying that your town is great, has a better coffee shop, and is way better at sports. The next town over is terrible in all regards.
1243
Top 5 Power Couples:
5) Chrissy Teigen & John Legend
4) Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
3) Ashton Kutcher & Mika Kunis
2) Michelle & Barack Obama
1) 40 degrees & Shorts Weather
1244
Stranger: hey where you from?
Midwesterner: *names all the cities that are geographically close to your town and saying “around that area” because it’s not actually worth trying to explain where you’re from*
1245
People in the city: *no eye contact* *no smiling* *do not acknowledge other people’s presence*
Me, a Midwesterner: hello stranger I noticed you didn’t smile so I just wanted to make sure everything was ok. Is there anything I can do to help? How are your kids by the way? Ope.
1246
*midwesteener hits a curb*
“Ope”
*hits 2 curbs*
“Ope. Ope.”
*hits a pothole*
“I’m so sorry car”
1247
Most of America at stoplights 🚦:
green - go
yellow - prepare to stop
red - stop
Midwesterners:
green - go
yellow - go faster
red - make sure there ain’t no
police around then go
1248
Why Netflix and chill when you can cornhole and grill
1250
Coming to a windshield near you twitter.com/earthvisuals/s…