For those who say diversity doesn’t exist in the first rectangle state:
Marysville, KS, bills itself as Home of the Black Squirrels. The town has named the black squirrel its official mascot, and holds an annual Black Squirrel Celebration. In 1987, the “Black Squirrel Song” became Marysville’s official anthem. Sorry I don’t know the words.
Color not [...]
The giant Van Gogh rises some 80 feet in Goodland and can be easily seen from I-70.
Vinnie must have been one tall boy!
See this and other photos at Kansas Travel
Kansas Hickbonics:
HEIDI – (noun) -Greeting.
HIRE YEW – Complete sentence. Remainder of greeting.
Usage: Heidi, Hire yew?”
BARD – (verb) – Past tense of the infinitive “to borrow.”
Usage: “My brother bard my pickup truck.”
JAWJUH – (noun) – The State north of Florida. Capital is Lanner.
Usage: “My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck.”
BAMMER – (noun) [...]
Weather related:
60 Degrees above 0 -
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat
Kansas people plant gardens.
50 Degrees above 0 -
Californians shiver uncontrollably
Kansas people sunbathe.
40 Degrees above 0 -
Italian cars won’t start
Kansas people drive with the windows down.
32 Degrees above 0 -
Distilled water freezes
Lake El Dorado’s water gets thicker.
20 Degrees above 0 -
Floridians wear coats, gloves [...]
Road Humor:
What’s the best thing that has ever come out of Kansas? I-70.
What’s the only sign of intelligent life in Kansas? The one that says “Denver 394 Miles.”
The word Kansas comes from a Sioux Indian word meaning “Probably not a good place to build a ski resort”.
Here is a picture from the summit of Mount Sunflower – the highest point in Kansas. Mount Sunflower is 4039 ft and its not truly a mountain. It is very quiet out there as [...]
Cawker City, Kansas is home to the world’s largest ball of twine. It contains over 300 miles of string and 73 slow kittens.
Comprehending Kansans – Practicality matters:
To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty.
To the Kansan, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Since I do this every week, I decided to make “Kansas Humor” a category.
The new state motto of Kansas is “We’re Not Too Crazy About Newton’s Theory of Gravity, Either”.
