More Stuff White Midwesterners Like: Mules.

You don't see them so much anymore, but back in the day every farm had a mule or three. However, our love of mule has endured here in the midwest. It's the official state animal in Missouri, the mascot for Central Missouri State University (or whatever in the hell they're callin' it these days) and the high school mascot in towns from Fairfield, Illinois to Bedford, Michigan to Poplar Bluff. Nowadays the Amtrak line from St. Louis to Kansas City is called the "Mule." And if you've never swallowed a Moscow Mule you're missing something. (Get your mind outta the gutter.) Just add vodka, lime juice and ginger Beer and serve it cold in a pewter mug. It's gooder'n hell, I'm telling ya.

White Midwesterner of the Week: That hot guy on Mad Men.

See photos of Jon

Oh sure, you thought that Don Draper guy on the teevee was a native of New York? Heck no that boy is from St. Louis, Missouri. He went to some fancy-pants high school in Ladue (where the money is) and even got an acting scholarship to go to Mizzou. (Brad Pitt went there too without an acting scholarship, but he seems to do OK.) But you know he's a White Midwesterner on account of the way he wears pleated khakis on the show, and I bet you a donut he's got a few pieces of Budweiser memorabilia at his house. You can take the boy outta St. Louis, but you can't take the St. Louis outta the boy.

If you'd like to nominate someone for WM of the WK, email us.

September 17, 2008

Crafty White Midwesterners

Ever since I Love Ranch Dressing came out I've gotten lots of great suggestions for some other crazy things about White Midwesterner Culture. Today's blog post is on the theme of Crafty White Midwesterners. These are from Marty L., who grew up in Kansas and now lives (the much more sparkly) Las Vegas, Nevada:

(1) The way people decorate their vehicles: with window flags, car magnets supporting our troops, wreaths on the front grill at Christmas, flowers on trhe antenna. I once saw a lady with a small mug of artificial flowers stuck on her dashboard. Also how teens write on each other's cars to celebrate their teams. You see "Go Panthers!" or the kid's name & jersey number or "We're No. 1" (not to mention "Just Married")

(2) In western Kansas I have seen snowmen made out of tumbleweeds. They get 3 nice round tumbleweeds of graduated sizes. They spray them with a can of spray artificial snow & hot glue them together into a snowman. Then they dress them with nose, scarf, hat, buttons, eyes etc. Very cute.

(3) All the uses of empty egg cartons (they're not just for Easter eggs anymore) like drawer organizers, jewelry holders, nuts/bolts dividers/organizers.
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