25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (June 7, 2024)

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Jun 7, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

If you grew up in the Midwest, odds are you probably thought "I need to get the heck out of here" at some point. It's easy to grow angsty about your surroundings, especially if they are generally flat and a little culturally lacking at first glance. You dream of the big city, of a life full of glitz and glamor and high-flying adventure.

You're gonna shake off the small-town blues, start fresh, and cut your hair. But the odds are equally high that if you did choose that big-city, coastal (or international) lifestyle, you've dreamed about returning to the Midwest at some point. You start yearning for corn pudding and tater tot casserole. You start seeing fields of corn when you close your eyes. You wish, just once, someone around you would slap their knees and say "Welp." You browse the internet for remnants of home. You find this meme list. You smile a big, Midwestern smile.