If you are a native Kansan, you know that there are just some things that you should never do. For example, you should never doubt any of our collegiate sports teams, call Kansas a “flyover” or “boring” state, or let ANYONE catch you doing any of the following 14 things:

  1. Cheering for the Broncos

Flickr/Rogelio Portillo (Unless, of course, you have a death wish.)

  1. Wearing Mizzou apparel

Flickr/KOMUnews We may not even play them anymore, but let’s face it: these guys are the worst.

  1. Making “Wizard of Oz” references

Flickr/Mraz Center for the Performing Arts “As hilarious as that is, I’m fully aware that I’m not in Kansas anymore…”

  1. Saying that Texas (or Memphis) BBQ is better than KC’s….

Flickr/rachel_bernadette After all, not EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas.

  1. …that the Chiefs…

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  1. …and/or Royals are Missouri teams…

Flickr/Minda Haas Kuhlmann They’re called the KANSAS City Royals and Chiefs for a reason!

  1. …or that KCMO is the better of the Kansas Cities.

Flickr/Zach Werner

  1. Being rude…

Flickr/Tom Edgington

  1. …unneighborly…

Flickr/Augie Schwer

  1. …or not waving to oncoming traffic.

Flickr/Jeanne I’ve perfected my one finger wave… have you?

  1. Taking shelter just because Leon Smitherman tells you to.

Flickr/Niccolò Ubalducci How are we supposed to see the storm from the basement?

  1. Finally, you will never catch us forgetting about Bleeding Kansas…

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  1. …our hardworking farmers…

Flickr/One Day Closer

  1. …or the time we “shocked” the world.

Flickr/Newman University …and busted everyone’s bracket.

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Flickr/Rogelio Portillo

(Unless, of course, you have a death wish.)

Flickr/KOMUnews

We may not even play them anymore, but let’s face it: these guys are the worst.

Flickr/Mraz Center for the Performing Arts

“As hilarious as that is, I’m fully aware that I’m not in Kansas anymore…”

Flickr/rachel_bernadette

After all, not EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas.

Flickr/Harpers470

Flickr/Minda Haas Kuhlmann

They’re called the KANSAS City Royals and Chiefs for a reason!

Flickr/Zach Werner

Flickr/Tom Edgington

Flickr/Augie Schwer

Flickr/Jeanne

I’ve perfected my one finger wave… have you?

Flickr/Niccolò Ubalducci

How are we supposed to see the storm from the basement?

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Flickr/One Day Closer

Flickr/Newman University

…and busted everyone’s bracket.

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