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I was just curious what everyone thinks of my state
has anybody been to Iowa

When I think about Iowa, I don't think. Seriously, I black out and come back to conciousness several hours later, covered in blood, and with yet another map of some woods that has a place marked on it.
This also happens can happen when I am alone with women, when I contemplate death, and when I eat too much oregano and/or basil.

When I think about Iowa, I don't think. Seriously, I black out and come back to conciousness several hours later, covered in blood, and with yet another map of some woods that has a place marked on it.
This also happens can happen when I am alone with women, when I contemplate death, and when I eat too much oregano and/or basil.

even I have to admit that's hilarious,but Iowa is not just a backwoods like most people think.The city I live in has over 200,000 people

even I have to admit that's hilarious,but Iowa is not just a backwoods like most people think.The city I live in has over 200,000 people
Petty change :rolleyes:

I feel your pain. I get Dorothy jokes all the time.

Mildly uninteresting.

Mildly uninteresting.

megh

even I have to admit that's hilarious,but Iowa is not just a backwoods like most people think.The city I live in has over 200,000 people
The city I live in has over 8 million people*, so nyeh!

*Or so, wikipedia says, and they obviously know everything, since it is on the Interweb and the Interweb never lies!

The city I live in has over 8 million people*, so nyeh!

*Or so, wikipedia says, and they obviously know everything, since it is on the Interweb and the Interweb never lies!

of course the interweb never could lie
and for your 8 million people I extend a middle finger :D
I'm in des moines

Iowa is a lonely, sheltered place. I just saw my first real Englishmen this year, at the theater.

of course the interweb never could lie
and for your 8 million people I extend a middle finger :D
I'm in des moines
Does that 200K include the suburb area around Des Moines? I always thought it'd be bigger. 'Cause I mean, KC is a huge metro area, so when people ask me my city's population, it's darn near impossible to figure out if they mean my suburb (which is technically its own little city), my PART of KC, or KC as a whole.

But geez, 200K, that's like the size of Kansas City, KS, which is actually a totally misnamed city because it's really not even the biggest (or by far the best) part of the city. In fact it's in the poor county. Eugh.

Iowa, best state of em all. If you talk trash about it you better be able to back it up.

there's a state named Iowa????? lol j/k. but, that's kinda how I feel about your state. no offense of course. i'm sure you guys kick the crap out of wyoming.

kansas city royals
haha

(except for the Mike Sweeney dude)

I have a friend who is going to Iowa State on a full scholarship, so I guess Iowa is allright with me.

i subtly place it in the "states that are unimportant, and therefore do not require any attention" category of my brain

Iowa State has a reputation of being one of the best public engineering schools. Been to Iowa many times. A lot like Nebraska would be if Nebraska got rain. Or Missouri only colder. Maybe Illinois with less corn and no mafia in it's city.

Iowa is flat, boring and full of corn. It is home to Maytag, a worthless piece of shit company towards which I have many ill feelings. Ohio State will also trounce Iowa this weekend, and I will be there to watch.

I was just curious what everyone thinks of my state
has anybody been to Iowa
I might go in November.

I visited Iowa for the first time at Christmas 2003. My younger brother is a Prof. at Grinnell College, and lives on a small hobby farm outside of town. I was there for almost two weeks with my girlfirend at that time.

I enjoyed it. She was less enthusiastic.

I think Iowa's a great state, it is my birthplace. I'm much more attached to Kansas which has been my home for 14 years now. But Iowa is still a great place to be. And don't trash talk Iowa or the Midwest for that matter, they are all great states, except for Missouri.

I went to school at Wartburg College in Waverly for a year and a half.

Iowa's not terrible, but it sure isn't interesting. Good people though, and Waverly is a nice town, although it's hard to find a town of only 8000 people that isn't "nice"

Waterloo/Cedar Falls isn't bad, but there isn't much to do.

Oh, and it is also home to the densest drivers I have ever had the misfortune of having to deal with. Not so much dangerous in their stupidity as they are completely unaware of things like speed limits and turn lanes...

...honestly, being stuck behind some idiot going 45 in a 65 in a no passing zone with nothing but corn to look at is less than my idea of an interesting drive...more like amazingly frustrating.

But yeah, other than the idiot drivers, it's not a bad place. :)

I like Iowa, I lived in Council Bluffs for 10 years... full of hicks, but hey, they're good people. It's a little hard to be a liberal in that environment, but I left before my politics became well-known.

I live in Iowa City, which is much different from the rest of Iowa. It's diverse, liberal (I think some 80+% of Johnson County voted for Kerry in the last election, and before that, Nadar had a huge turnout), a bastion of local music, art, writers, and culture. I love it here.

My home town...is another story. :p But all in all, Iowa's a pretty good place to live.

I was just curious what everyone thinks of my state
has anybody been to Iowa
Iowa? Never been there. I get the impression that it's just farms, woods, farmers, hunters and freshwater fishermen. Seems like a great place to go on a hunting trip, but not particularly suited for anything else.

Just the impression of a guy who's never been there. I'm sure there's more to your state than that.

I was just curious what everyone thinks of my state
has anybody been to Iowa

I've lived in two of your neighboring states: Minnesota and Nebraska. My mother was born in Council Bluffs, and most of my dad's ancestors are buried in Winterset, Iowa.

I think primarily of cornfields and the Amana Colonies when I think of Iowa. And the beautiful State Capitol bldg. in Des Moines. :)

When I was a kid, I used to hate living in Iowa. I thought it was boring, and that I wanted to move to a big city for at least a year.

Several years later, in one of the most recent times I visited Chicago, I'd been there for about half a day and started feeling boxed in by all the buildings and people crammed together everywhere.

I guess until then I took advantage of the open space in the Iowa countryside, which is really quite beautiful in parts of the state.

i spent one year as an exchange student in red oak, iowa.
i wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life there, but the year was quite fun.
especially that nice freakshow aspect of it..you know, "my" county (montgomery) is, like, supposed to be the most patriotic county in the US (don't ask me how they're supposed to have found that outm but they rub it into your face constantly) and they had the highest soldiers-per-capita turnout in WWII nd..well they're strange in some ways. but i met a couple cool people.
though it really wasn't the best place to be left-leaning,atheist, and gay in ;)

i spent one year as an exchange student in red oak, iowa.
i wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life there, but the year was quite fun.
especially that nice freakshow aspect of it..you know, "my" county (montgomery) is, like, supposed to be the most patriotic county in the US (don't ask me how they're supposed to have found that outm but they rub it into your face constantly) and they had the highest soldiers-per-capita turnout in WWII nd..well they're strange in some ways. but i met a couple cool people.
though it really wasn't the best place to be left-leaning,atheist, and gay in ;)
Are you kidding?! I'd probably go gay and give up God just to see reactions if I lived there.....

i dont know anything about Iowa...

oh, if you asked nicely enough, i might just share a couple..wouldn't want you to give up god now, would we? :D

i think iowa is great. its a river state and a prairie state. it has reasonably sized cities and lots of wide open spaces.

of course you have to like corn to like iowa

and pigs



but who hates corn and pigs??

oh, if you asked nicely enough, i might just share a couple..wouldn't want you to give up god now, would we? :D
Well personally I'd prefer not to....I worked so hard coming to a conclusion through educational means that worked for me.....it'd be a terrible pity for me to be just another uninformed Christian, OR to have to waste those years just to give it up for Iowa ;)

lol, speaking of Iowa, I just joined the NS group on myspace.com and the first friend request I get from the NS crowd? An Iowan. Is that the term for them? We're Kansans.....it just makes sense in my mind....

That would be me, and more because I started the group than because I'm an Iowan...okay, maybe it has something to do with being Iowan...

People really do *gasp* wave and say hello to strangers around here. :p

That would be me, and more because I started the group than because I'm an Iowan...okay, maybe it has something to do with being Iowan...

People really do *gasp* wave and say hello to strangers around here. :p
So.....like Arkansas, sans incest?

(And I mean the incest only happens in the hills anyway.)

.....

(Doesn't help that that's where our vacation home is.)

Simonist']So.....like Arkansas, sans incest?

(And I mean the incest only happens in the hills anyway.)

.....

(Doesn't help that that's where our vacation home is.)


Hehe...maybe, but I'd think there are probably more liberals here than in Arkansas (though that's a guess). We went Republican in the last election by a very narrow margin.

I've been told that the way Iowans think of Missouri (pretty much what you described up above :P) is the way people from Missouri think of people from Arkansas...if that's true...Arkansas must be pretty scary... ;)

the midwest is full of ignorant,unimaginative,conservative,small minded people.
i can say that because i live in the midwest. ive lived in almost all the midwest states and i visited the rest. iowa would be a good place to retire,but its not very interesting for young,career minded individuals....(see "few jobs" and "lower than average national salaries")

on the upside,its a cheap place for kids to go to college. thats why kids raised in iowa and missouri go to school there and then transfer out after graduation...

:P

I love Iowa. I spent 11 years of my life there (and I'm only 20 now). Sioux City was a nice town.

Hehe...maybe, but I'd think there are probably more liberals here than in Arkansas (though that's a guess). We went Republican in the last election by a very narrow margin.

I've been told that the way Iowans think of Missouri (pretty much what you described up above :P) is the way people from Missouri think of people from Arkansas...if that's true...Arkansas must be pretty scary... ;)
Well, I'm from KANSAS, though I'm technically like, seven blocks from Missouri, so.....I'm sure I've got that kind of influence. That kind of image, though, really only applies to the part of MO that's the same geographical region as Arkansas, in my guess -- otherwise it's all Amish farmland or cities. And I don't know about you, but I doubt the Amish are down with serious inbreeding. I think they at least prefer two or three generations of separation.

the midwest is full of ignorant,unimaginative,conservative,small minded people.
i can say that because i live in the midwest. ive lived in almost all the midwest states and i visited the rest. iowa would be a good place to retire,but its not very interesting for young,career minded individuals....(see "few jobs" and "lower than average national salaries")

on the upside,its a cheap place for kids to go to college. thats why kids raised in iowa and missouri go to school there and then transfer out after graduation...

:P


MMmm...like I said, Johnson County had over 80% of the population vote for Kerry in the last election. Iowa City is full of artists, musicians, and writers...I don't think Kurt Vonnegut is extremely unimaginative. The ACT tests are written and scored here.

Small minded? Johnson County also has the highest ratio of gay and lesbian couples cohabitating per capita in the US.

Maybe it depends on where you were...for instance...I would never want to live in Cedar County...

I love Iowa. I spent 11 years of my life there (and I'm only 20 now). Sioux City was a nice town.

Cool. I have friends from Sioux City. Did you graduate from there?

Johnson County also has the highest ratio of gay and lesbian couples cohabitating per capita in the US

ay ay.. hear hear.. why does one always know such things only AFTER one already chose to live someplace else?

even I have to admit that's hilarious,but Iowa is not just a backwoods like most people think.The city I live in has over 200,000 people

The city my family lives in has over 1 million people, the city I study in has over 8 million people, and the city where we are from has over 14 million people :)

I was born and raised through age 22 in Iowa, eastern Iowa to be precise.

I was very very disappointed in the equal rights amendment vote in the early 90s -- given that the state signed on to the national ERA back in the late seventies I was very surprised and angered.

I worry that Iowa is losing its intellect and becoming too conservative. Which makes me very sad frankly because it is a lovely region of the USA and had very nice people living there.

Lived in Manhattan, NY, for five years (hated the size and the expense but liked the people overall) but now live in Indiana (much more conservative than Iowa ever was.

Simonist']Well, I'm from KANSAS, though I'm technically like, seven blocks from Missouri, so.....I'm sure I've got that kind of influence. That kind of image, though, really only applies to the part of MO that's the same geographical region as Arkansas, in my guess -- otherwise it's all Amish farmland or cities. And I don't know about you, but I doubt the Amish are down with serious inbreeding. I think they at least prefer two or three generations of separation.


I've been down canoeing on the Current River in Southern Missouri before. The countryside on the ride south is gorgeous, but some of the small towns along the way scared me...they looked like dirty ghost towns. I'm sure it's like anywhere else, it depends on where you are in the state. However, when we got down to the River, all the people there looked at us as if they had never seen seven girls together in one spot before...and I can't count the number of times some yokle local shouted "show us your t*ts" at me. Truly the saddest part about that is that they were mostly older men, and we were barely 18. We did meet a couple of cool guys from the state...but they were from St. Louis, which is an entirely different world altogether.

I love the Amish. There are a couple of Amish settlements right around here, in the Amanas and in Kalona. I like to stop and by their baked goods on my way to visit family on occasion.

ay ay.. hear hear.. why does one always know such things only AFTER one already chose to live someplace else?

This town is one of the most tolerant places on earth, I think. I have a lot of gay/lesbian friends that moved here. Straight kids have fun going to drag shows. There's a really popular "gay bar"...one of my roommates for the last two years was there nearly every night. lol

MMmm...like I said, Johnson County had over 80% of the population vote for Kerry in the last election. Iowa City is full of artists, musicians, and writers...I don't think Kurt Vonnegut is extremely unimaginative. The ACT tests are written and scored here.

Small minded? Johnson County also has the highest ratio of gay and lesbian couples cohabitating per capita in the US.

Maybe it depends on where you were...for instance...I would never want to live in Cedar County...
OK, it's getting really weird to see this whole Johnson County thing, because that's my county in the KC area, and it's probably more on the liberal side, but not where MOST of the artists and creative types live. My mind keeps reeling and then going "Oh yeah....Iowa".

STOP THE MADNESS.

The city my family lives in has over 1 million people, the city I study in has over 8 million people, and the city where we are from has over 14 million people :)

In a state that has hundreds of towns ranging from the hundreds to few thousands in population, I've found that kids here have very different ideas on what a "big" city is. For instance, my boyfriend's sister grew up in two towns in the 8000-12000 range, and she thinks my home town of 23000 is too big for her. Kids with a graduating class of 21 might consider her home town to be "big." It's all relative. Hehe.

I've been down canoeing on the Current River in Southern Missouri before. The countryside on the ride south is gorgeous, but some of the small towns along the way scared me...they looked like dirty ghost towns. I'm sure it's like anywhere else, it depends on where you are in the state. However, when we got down to the River, all the people there looked at us as if they had never seen seven girls together in one spot before...and I can't count the number of times some yokle local shouted "show us your t*ts" at me. Truly the saddest part about that is that they were mostly older men, and we were barely 18. We did meet a couple of cool guys from the state...but they were from St. Louis, which is an entirely different world altogether.

I love the Amish. There are a couple of Amish settlements right around here, in the Amanas and in Kalona. I like to stop and by their baked goods on my way to visit family on occasion.
I must say, of the MO rivers the Eleven Point is way better than the Current. First of all, the water moves WAY better (named after the eleven major springs that feed it). Second of all, they're slightly more adjusted to the tourist atmosphere in the summer months, so you won't have that kind of crap except from the drunken river rats.

But it you want a truly wonderful Ozark experience, kayak or canoe the Buffalo River in north Arkansas. That's where we bought our mountain -- it'll give you a sense of instant class, but at the same time it's pure relaxation.

I'll quit threadjacking to hype my summer home now. :rolleyes: Sorry.

Simonist']OK, it's getting really weird to see this whole Johnson County thing, because that's my county in the KC area, and it's probably more on the liberal side, but not where MOST of the artists and creative types live. My mind keeps reeling and then going "Oh yeah....Iowa".

STOP THE MADNESS.

Hehe. You should come visit some time. One of my friends, Samb, plays in a band here in IC with one of the guys from the Violent Femmes. As a result of this, the Violent Femmes have heard Samb's other band's CD...and have asked them to open for them in November when they come through the midwest on tour (not sure if they're hitting KC...I think it's going to be in either Minneapolis, Madison, or Chicago).

Crazy. Crazy I tell you. And this was told to me casually. Talk about madness. ;)

Simonist']I must say, of the MO rivers the Eleven Point is way better than the Current. First of all, the water moves WAY better (named after the eleven major springs that feed it). Second of all, they're slightly more adjusted to the tourist atmosphere in the summer months, so you won't have that kind of crap except from the drunken river rats.

But it you want a truly wonderful Ozark experience, kayak or canoe the Buffalo River in north Arkansas. That's where we bought our mountain -- it'll give you a sense of instant class, but at the same time it's pure relaxation.

I'll quit threadjacking to hype my summer home now. :rolleyes: Sorry.

I don't think I've ever been to the Eleven Point. Once I have money again I'll have to keep it on the list of places to visit. :p

You bought a mountain?

I've spent time in the Ozarks, mostly for vacations at nice resorts. It reminds me a lot of the Dells, with the non-English speaking summer employees and all. I've never been there on the off-season, but I have been through the Dells when the tourists were gone...even more depressing than going there when it's busy.

However, the House on the Rock still rules...as creepy as it may be. :D

how could you forget slipknot! chris fehn went to my high school
and whoever said there's no mafia here is wrong we've got all sorts of small time wise guy crews and some crews off of bigger organizations like the genovese's and my god I did not realise there were so many iowans on ns
and I do agree that Iowa is too conservative every third car going down the road has a george bush bumper sticker.

MMmm...like I said, Johnson County had over 80% of the population vote for Kerry in the last election. Iowa City is full of artists, musicians, and writers...I don't think Kurt Vonnegut is extremely unimaginative. The ACT tests are written and scored here.

Small minded? Johnson County also has the highest ratio of gay and lesbian couples cohabitating per capita in the US.

Maybe it depends on where you were...for instance...I would never want to live in Cedar County...

I live in Johnson County and it's a great place. Really. Iowa is not just farmers, and we're not stupid. *gasp* We have a university :eek:

I live in Johnson County and it's a great place. Really. Iowa is not just farmers, and we're not stupid. *gasp* We have a university :eek:

are you an iowa or an ISU fan?
and who could forget that the computer was invented at ISU

how could you forget slipknot! chris fehn went to my high school
and whoever said there's no mafia here is wrong we've got all sorts of small time wise guy crews and some crews off of bigger organizations like the genovese's and my god I did not realise there were so many iowans on ns
and I do agree that Iowa is too conservative every third car going down the road has a george bush bumper sticker.

There is definitely mafia-related drug movement here, anyway. They used to have a hang out under a restaurant in my home town back in the day...Al Capone and all that. :p

A friend of mine was supposed to play at the battle of the bands until one of the members couldn't make it and Slipnot took their place...where they were discovered...poor guy. lol

I live in Johnson County and it's a great place. Really. Iowa is not just farmers, and we're not stupid. *gasp* We have a university

I have a neighbor on NS? Cool! :cool:

Iowa is the place I drive through when I need to get back to Minnesota.


Did you hear that minnesota opened up a new zoo? Wer put a cage around Iowa.

Iowa is the place I drive through when I need to get back to Minnesota.


Did you hear that minnesota opened up a new zoo? Wer put a cage around Iowa.

Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. :p

are you an iowa or an ISU fan?
and who could forget that the computer was invented at ISU

Since I live closer to Iowa, I would probably be killed if I didn't say Iowa :D But my sister went to Iowa State so I don't really hate them either.

and who could forget that the computer was invented at ISU
Um.....I could.

Oh, just did.

Consider it forgotten.

.....Do what now?

Well, I believe that Michigan is better than Iowa in every possible way. Yes, I know that sounds a bit egotistical of me, but the truth must be told. ;)

the midwest is full of ignorant,unimaginative,conservative,small minded people.
i can say that because i live in the midwest. ive lived in almost all the midwest states and i visited the rest. iowa would be a good place to retire,but its not very interesting for young,career minded individuals....(see "few jobs" and "lower than average national salaries")

on the upside,its a cheap place for kids to go to college. thats why kids raised in iowa and missouri go to school there and then transfer out after graduation...

:P

I must disagree with some of the comments above. You find ignorant people everywhere, not just in the Midwest. When I was in DC, I meet some teachers who taught social studies and I seriously had to explain in detail where kansas was located at, they barely knew anything about the state.

I can't really disagree with the conservative bit, but I was born and raised out here and I am considered to be very liberal. And there are liberal oasis within the Midwest. I live in Lawrence, KS and it's a great place for an open-minded person to be.

And remember will the salaries my be lower then the national average, remember we do have a much lower cost of living then other parts of the US.

While I plan on moving out of Kansas soon, it's only because of jobs. I've lived in the East Coast and I realized that I love the Midwest too much to be away from it for too long. I will try to move back, because I'd rather raise a family out here then elsewhere in the US, not saying there's anything wrong with the rest of the US, but for me I'm most comfortable with the Midwest.

I must disagree with some of the comments above. You find ignorant people everywhere, not just in the Midwest. When I was in DC, I meet some teachers who taught social studies and I seriously had to explain in detail where kansas was located at, they barely knew anything about the state.

I can't really disagree with the conservative bit, but I was born and raised out here and I am considered to be very liberal. And there are liberal oasis within the Midwest. I live in Lawrence, KS and it's a great place for an open-minded person to be.

And remember will the salaries my be lower then the national average, remember we do have a much lower cost of living then other parts of the US.

While I plan on moving out of Kansas soon, it's only because of jobs. I've lived in the East Coast and I realized that I love the Midwest too much to be away from it for too long. I will try to move back, because I'd rather raise a family out here then elsewhere in the US, not saying there's anything wrong with the rest of the US, but for me I'm most comfortable with the Midwest.
Why does it not surprise me in the least bit that the first person that openly admits to being from Lawrence also bears the monicker "Violent Drunks" :rolleyes:

Joking. Just joking. God knows I don't get violent when I drink in Lawrence.

Hey...Iowa has no Detroit! :p

Hey...Iowa has no Detroit! :p


As a former Michigander, indeed Iowa has no Detroit. (But then, who else has a Detroit?)

When I moved to Iowa, my mother looked at me and said, "the state where they grow all the potatoes?"

"No mother, that's Idaho."

But Idaho has stuck with her since.

Hey...Iowa has no Detroit! :p
who wants a detroit?

As a former Michigander, indeed Iowa has no Detroit. (But then, who else has a Detroit?)

When I moved to Iowa, my mother looked at me and said, "the state where they grow all the potatoes?"

"No mother, that's Idaho."

But Idaho has stuck with her since.

EVERYONE GETS THOSE CONFUSED! Every single time I say Iowa people say that same thing...it gets annoying...

EVERYONE GETS THOSE CONFUSED! Every single time I say Iowa people say that same thing...it gets annoying...
You mean you don't get the Idiots Out Wandering Around thing? Dang. I thought that'd be shockingly common. Maybe I'll kick that up when I meet people from there.

Simonist']You mean you don't get the Idiots Out Wandering Around thing? Dang. I thought that'd be shockingly common. Maybe I'll kick that up when I meet people from there.

No, I don't think I've ever heard that one...

Keep making corn for ethanol. YAY Biodiesel!

Simonist']You mean you don't get the Idiots Out Wandering Around thing? Dang. I thought that'd be shockingly common. Maybe I'll kick that up when I meet people from there.

I've heard that before when I was in missouri

I was just curious what everyone thinks of my state
has anybody been to Iowa

things that come to mind:

Pigs
Corn/corn fields
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa State Cyclones
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Iowa City
Ames
Quad Cities area
Dubuque Wahlert High School (good girls volleyball team)

things that come to mind:

Pigs
Corn/corn fields
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa State Cyclones
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Iowa City
Ames
Quad Cities area
Dubuque Wahlert High School (good girls volleyball team)

Wow...you know way more about Iowa than most people...and you didn't say potatoes :D

I live there! :D

I've flown over Iowa many, many times. It looked alright from 40,000 feet.

I went to school at Wartburg College in Waverly for a year and a half.

Holy hell! Wartburg is right by where I live. Ever heard of Sumner?

Anyway, I enjoy living in Iowa. Most of us aren't rednecks, unlike common belief.

Holy hell! Wartburg is right by where I live. Ever heard of Sumner?

Anyway, I enjoy living in Iowa. Most of us aren't rednecks, unlike common belief.

Very few are where I live...some small towns are somewhat rednecky but most of the state is not...a lot of people think we have Southern accents or something, that's not true at all either.

I um...don't...think about Iowa.

I um...don't...think about Iowa.

WELL WHY NOT?!?!?! ;)

Very few are where I live...some small towns are somewhat rednecky but most of the state is not...a lot of people think we have Southern accents or something, that's not true at all either.

we don't have a southern accent we have an iowan accent

WELL WHY NOT?!?!?! ;)
Because there are way too many dry erase markers open in my classrooms and my mind is preoccupied with the voices in my head. ;)

we don't have a southern accent we have an iowan accent

Exactly. Which really isn't an accent at all, we sound basically like everyone else (except for people with Southern accents of course) :D

Because there are way too many dry erase markers open in my classrooms and my mind is preoccupied with the voices in my head.

Yeah those damn dry erase markers really do mess you up... ;)

only some words are iowaised like grocery becomes groshery etc.

only some words are iowaised like grocery becomes groshery etc.

Yeah...I say groshery, but I don't say warsh. I'm proud of that :)

Yeah those damn dry erase markers really do mess you up... ;)
Indeed, but make for good times too... ;)

Aye, I'm from Iowa. Just moved to New Hampshire a few weeks ago, but before that all but one summer of my life I've lived either near Des Moines or at college in Iowa City. Iowa City is better than Des Moines as far as having a life goes (though that's not saying much) but Iowa is more corn and less forests than many think. Sort of like New Hampshire is more forests and less... umm... not forest? But in Iowa, if you don't like the corn/wheat/livestock side of things, live in one of the larger cities (Des Moines, Coucil Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Ames) and you'll be fine. In fact I believe Des Moines is near the top in insurance companies per capita and has some of the best drinking water in the world. But yeah, odd place.

Oh, side note, as a vetran of the Iowa caucus system, I can honestly say it blows. Iowa should not be allowed to use such an undemocratic system to set the trend of the primaries. Its just plain destructive to the politics in the US how things are done at these things.

you lived near des moines,where?

Aye, I'm from Iowa. Just moved to New Hampshire a few weeks ago, but before that all but one summer of my life I've lived either near Des Moines or at college in Iowa City. Iowa City is better than Des Moines as far as having a life goes (though that's not saying much) but Iowa is more corn and less forests than many think. Sort of like New Hampshire is more forests and less... umm... not forest? But in Iowa, if you don't like the corn/wheat/livestock side of things, live in one of the larger cities (Des Moines, Coucil Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Ames) and you'll be fine. In fact I believe Des Moines is near the top in insurance companies per capita and has some of the best drinking water in the world. But yeah, odd place.

Oh, side note, as a vetran of the Iowa caucus system, I can honestly say it blows. Iowa should not be allowed to use such an undemocratic system to set the trend of the primaries. Its just plain destructive to the politics in the US how things are done at these things.

Yes, the cities are far different from the towns. It's weird. Hmm, didn't know about Des Moines drinking water...I'll have to try it if I'm ever there. There is a lot of corn, yes. But at least Iowa is not flat like Nebraska or western Kansas.

But we're FIRST. We don't need a democratic system ;) I've never gone (I'm not voting age) I can only imagine though. Probably not good.

... *Grumble* I live in Iowa. SO far its ok, but it annoys me on some days.

I was born in Des Moines, Iowa, have lived most of my life in the small (SMALL!) town of Cambridge, Iowa, and have loved every minute of it. Iowa is a fantastic State.

~ Romandeos.

Hmm, didn't know about Des Moines drinking water...

Can't drink the water in Iowa City...one of the first things I heard when I moved up here. Of course, now they claim it's safe...but it tastes funny, so I doubt it. Pretty much everyone uses water filters or bottled water, etc. It's probably from so many college students puking in the Iowa River. Last I heard we were ranked the third best party school in the nation.

Oh, side note, as a vetran of the Iowa caucus system, I can honestly say it blows. Iowa should not be allowed to use such an undemocratic system to set the trend of the primaries.

*seconded vigorously*

Not as empty as Wyoming.

Thats about the extent of what I noticed and remember about Iowa. It was a non-event, just not a non-event on the scale of Wyoming. Less void, less feeling of eldritch horrors lurking about. Nice people though.

It's a happier place than North Dakota. And definitely a happier place than Manitoba.

All I remember seeing was a lot of corn. Not that I don't like corn, but that's all that they seemed to be growing.

I think they actually rotate corn and soybeans every season or so...or a lot of farmers do, anyway.

Never been there, don't know a lot about it. Am on the east coast in RL :)