Ask the Midwest

My wife and her sister are from Mississippi and always tell me we're in the Midwest. Since the Southerners don't claim us, do you?

Obviously, this will probably never happen. In the best future for humanity, maybe we can drop our emissions enough to allow for such a thing. But more likely societal collapse

I nominate I-80 in Illinois or I-70 in eastern Colorado. Crossing the border from Kansas to Colorado is like "holy f- OW I BIT MY TONGUE"

I'm looking for new ways to take advantage of all the local produce for the several months that we can grow our own up here.

Summer is too hot, winter is too cold, spring is full of allergines. I guess that leaves fall?

I've seen occasional comments from folks here where the avatar appears broken, and when going directly here, I found some community icons are likewise...

Checked another browser to make sure and they're more obviously broken viewed through it, so uh...What's up? Did Lemmy change accepted image formats at some point that broke a bunch of'em here?

Serious question. I had a friend born and raised near Seattle who I invited to come on a float trip in southeast Missouri. Her mind was blown that this is a thing people do - drinking and making a ruckus while floating down a river.

In MO, this is just a thing that people do. At least in rural areas. I had no idea it was regional. So, how far across this region does the concept of float trips go?

My favorite lake in the Midwest is Storm Lake in Iowa, just because of how incredibly random it is surrounded by flat farmland.

There are loads of are popular fast food chains; what are the best from the Midwest?

Alright Midwest peeps let's settle this heated debate.

Pop or Soda?

I went to college in Cincinnati so it grew on me while I was there and I still eat it from time to time. I think it's good.