If you live here, you get it; Kansas is a beautiful state that catches a bunch of flak from people who have never even been here. If you are nodding along in agreement, you have probably had to not only defend our beautiful state, but explain these 15 things to out-of-towners at least once:
- We may not technically have our own professional teams…
Flickr/Victor Araiza The KANSAS City Chiefs and Royals play on the wrong side of KC.
- …but we have some stellar college teams that we feel very strongly about.
Flickr/Crazybananas Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
- If you’re moving here, pick your team NOW.
Flickr/Wesley Fryer I mean, red and blue looks good on everyone, but if you decide to choose K-State, I won’t hold it against you… too much.
- Yes; there are A LOT of adult bookstores along I-70.
Flickr/Susan Lueck It’s for the truckers and tourists, okay?!
- We may forgive, but we will never forget.
Wikimedia Commons See: Quantrill’s raid.
- We don’t find your Wizard of Oz jokes to be funny.
Flickr/Mraz Center for the Performing Arts The Lion’s face = my face after hearing the same stale reference for the 242nd time.
- We’re weird…
Flickr/Kelly Ludwig If it’s wrong to construct the world’s largest ball of twine, we don’t want to be right.
- …but in a good way.
Wikimedia Commons …well, most of the time.
- When violent storms are forecasted, we head outside.
Flickr/Lane Pearman Don’t listen to what the “experts” say; hop in your car and GO!
- It’s called the Sunflower State for a reason.
Flickr/Patrick Emerson Get it?
- Yes, farming is a HUGE industry here in Kansas…
Flickr/Patrick Emerson
- …and we have mad respect for our hardworking farmers.
Flickr/Travis D. If you aren’t a farmer yourself, you are probably closely related to one!
- Just one acre of our lush wheat produces enough bread to feed nearly 9,000 people per day.
Flickr/Rich Minear You’re welcome, world.
- Finally, Kansas is home to by far the most stunning sunrises…
Flickr/Patrick Emerson
- …and sunsets in the world.
Flickr/Patrick Emerson Mark my words: once you experience just one, you will be ruined for life.
For even more Kansas inside jokes, click on Here Are 14 Things You’ll Never Catch Anyone From Kansas Doing.
Flickr/Victor Araiza
The KANSAS City Chiefs and Royals play on the wrong side of KC.
Flickr/Crazybananas
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Flickr/Wesley Fryer
I mean, red and blue looks good on everyone, but if you decide to choose K-State, I won’t hold it against you… too much.
Flickr/Susan Lueck
It’s for the truckers and tourists, okay?!
Wikimedia Commons
See: Quantrill’s raid.
Flickr/Mraz Center for the Performing Arts
The Lion’s face = my face after hearing the same stale reference for the 242nd time.
Flickr/Kelly Ludwig
If it’s wrong to construct the world’s largest ball of twine, we don’t want to be right.
…well, most of the time.
Flickr/Lane Pearman
Don’t listen to what the “experts” say; hop in your car and GO!
Flickr/Patrick Emerson
Get it?
Flickr/Travis D.
If you aren’t a farmer yourself, you are probably closely related to one!
Flickr/Rich Minear
You’re welcome, world.
Mark my words: once you experience just one, you will be ruined for life.
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