Seems Some of You are Unfamiliar with the Hawkeye State

Kinja'd!!! "Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/20/2015 at 09:57 • Filed to: Ioway

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Lots of not-so-nice comments about my home state on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Let’s set the record straight:


DISCUSSION (22)


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:04

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lol :]

It’s all good. These sort of videos could be made of every state. Jokes as well


Kinja'd!!! Jcarr > EL_ULY
08/20/2015 at 10:08

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Gotta be extra smug when people know your state for corn :)


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:15

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to most, if you don’t live in LA or New York, you are guaranteed to be surrounded in corn or cows


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:15

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I will be in Ottumwa, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, and Pella next week for a wedding. I am excited for Casey’s General Store and corn


Kinja'd!!! Jcarr > Jack Does Cars
08/20/2015 at 10:20

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We have those in spades!


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:20

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Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:31

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Is the pizza as good as everyone says it is?


Kinja'd!!! Jcarr > Jack Does Cars
08/20/2015 at 10:33

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It’s pretty good. Not earth-shattering, but good. The breakfast pizza is pretty fantastic.


Kinja'd!!! Baeromez > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:33

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I tried to find something like this for Florida, but all my googling turned up was a bunch of criminal defense lawyers.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:35

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I have heard, they have delivery in Ottumwa and we will gladly be using it.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:52

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Those were fucking hysterical.

He didn’t have much negative to say about Michigan State other than we don’t really have a connection to Spartans.

A lot of his comments apply to Michigan in general as well.


Kinja'd!!! Street Surgeon > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 10:56

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Thank God I live in Nebraska and not Iowa!


Kinja'd!!! Birddog > Jack Does Cars
08/20/2015 at 11:08

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Casey’s Breakfast Pizza rocks!


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 12:19

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Hey, I defended it, in a roundabout way!


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > EL_ULY
08/20/2015 at 12:20

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I live 4 hours from LA. As far as I’m concerned nothing good happens south of Point Conception, and I happen to like passing tractors on the way to work.


Kinja'd!!! CosworthVega > Jack Does Cars
08/20/2015 at 15:13

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If you can, get up to Ames and go to Great Plains Sauce and dough company. Get the wheat crust with the big roll at the edge. Use honey on the edge crust. Delicious.


Kinja'd!!! Tohru > Jcarr
08/20/2015 at 16:58

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I was once in the NW corner of Iowa. I saw a sign pointing down a dirt road indicating the tallest point in Iowa. The only thing visible out to the horizon was a big pile of road construction dirt in the middle of a cornfield.

I have never been in another state where dirt roads intersected with a state highway.

There are two reasons why Iowa doesn’t have a pro football team: 1) the name “Cornhuskers” is already taken, and 2) because then Minnesota will want one too.

Lastly, the only reason Missori hasn’t fallen into Arkansas is because Iowa sucks.


Kinja'd!!! ceanderson920 > Jack Does Cars
08/20/2015 at 18:03

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Its pretty greasy but its not bad, I don’t really like the breakfast pizza that much but the donuts are awesome!


Kinja'd!!! wiffleballtony > Tohru
08/20/2015 at 22:43

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Wait doesn’t Minnesota have the Vikings?


Kinja'd!!! Tohru > wiffleballtony
08/21/2015 at 05:27

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I said a professional football team.


Kinja'd!!! wiffleballtony > Tohru
08/21/2015 at 17:40

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I see what you did there


Kinja'd!!! Birddog > Jcarr
08/22/2015 at 18:06

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In defense of Iowa... (A Quad Cities perspective)

I had some of the best BBQ there. I’d easily put it up against Texas and KC.

Car Culture is insane. Being close to Cordova can do that though.

Bars on the Mississippi kick ass. As do the “Redneks” that hang out at them.

A “Traffic Jam” usually means a 10 minute delay.

You will meet Methheads. They’re not bad people really. My neighbor usually cut my grass for me, edged my sidewalks, washed my truck a couple times and rebuilt my dock on the lake behind the house. They’re not smart but they get things done..

It’s not Illinois. Well, part of the QC is Illinois but residents don’t consider it Illinois either.