I Heart Ranch Dressing!

So, there I was, minding my own business, walking through Barnes & Nobles - and this book struck me as AWESOME!

I Heart Ranch Dressing and Other Stuff White Midwestereners Like, written by Cara Freie, (similar to 'Home Improvement') makes me laugh hysterically because it hits so close to home.

The neat thing about this book is that Cara is living in KC as a lawyer/comedy writer and it was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing (I used to do their tax returns back in the day).

So, I'm extending a little challenge. Below are the 86 top things white midwesterners like. I wasn't able to get first hand pictures of all of these while I was home so I would like you to do that for me! If/when I get picture emailed to me I'll post them here under their category. Sometime before I come back we'll have a vote for the best picture and I will bring home a price for the winner (don't worry - it will be eatable).

And GO!

1. Ranch Dressing
2. Bob Evans
3. Easily Discernible Luggage
4. Cul-De-Sacs
5. "Foreign Food"
6. Dockers
7. Make Up
8. Novelty Sweaters
9. Diet Cherry Coke
10. Covered Dish Suppers
11. Huge Christian Churches
12. Lawn Care
13. White Wicker
14. Craft Stores
15. Jesus
16. Homeschooling
17. Shotgun Weddings
18. Being the only people on earth who know how to cook a steak
19. Mall/Bumper Bangs
20. Beige
21. White Zinfandel
22. Small Market Baseball Teams
23. Dressing Down When Traveling
24. Bill O'Reilly
25. Track Suits
26. Child One-Upmanship Car Art
27. RVs
28. Retiring in Florida
29. Acrylic Nails with French Manicures
30. Fighting Over Whether It's POP or SODA
31. College Rivalries
32. Theme Bars
33. Finished Basements
34. Wood Paneling
35. White Castle
36. MLMs (multi-level marketing) company
37. Dressy Sweats
38. Fake Martinis
39. Pleather
40. Home Shopping
41. Above Ground Pools
42. Illegal Fireworks
43. Indoor Waterparks
44. State and County Fairs
45. 4-H
46. The Weather Channel
47. Talking About the Weather
    
48. Casey's General Store
49. Food
50. Goatees
51. Consumer Reports
52. Tornados
    
53. Pickup Trucks
54. Affordable Houses
55. Knowing About Farming (or at least more then you)
56. Wal-Mart
57. Cracker Barrel
58. Sun Tea
59. Token Ethnic Friends
60. Good State Colleges
61. Branson, MO
62. Antique Malls
63. Theme Parks
64. Old Timey Photos
65. Sun Flowers
66. Free Refills
67. Nikes
68. Christmas Letters
69. Fake Flowers
70. Wedding Receptions at the VFW
71. Timeshares
72. Buffets
73. Schwan's Frozen Food
74. Pantyhose
75. Crab Rangoon
76. Precious Moments Chapel
77. Pottery Barn
78. Hallmark Collectable Ornaments
79. Theme Bathrooms
80. Suburbs
81. Cinnamon Scented Rooms
82. Floral Wallpaper
83. Asian Nail Parlors
84. Wholesale Clubs
85. Festivals
86. Book Clubs

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