By that logic, someone could argue that Santa Barbara is part of the Midwest.Robert K S wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:51 amAgreed. Pittsburgh is insubstantially culturally distinct from Cleveland. If Northeast Ohio is Midwest, so is Western Pennsylvania.
Monday, July 11, 2022 Game Recap and Discussion (SPOILERS)
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I'd rather cuddle then have sex. If you're into grammar, you'll understand.
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Dave Eggers once wrote that "the 'Midwest' is ten miles outside of any city".
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They could, but it would only cause me to wonder whether they'd been to both Cleveland and Santa Barbara.floridagator wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:59 pm By that logic, someone could argue that Santa Barbara is part of the Midwest.
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My Midwest starts west of Lake Erie, so everything pretty much west of Toledo is the Midwest. How far west you may ask? I include ND, SD, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Some include the state of Ohio or have it defined by the Ohio River. That's just too much to me.
Some include the state of Ohio or have it defined by the Ohio River. That's just too much to me.
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Closer to the Mississippi than it is to the South Pacific.Robert K S wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:50 pm Argh, note to self, South Carolina is not on the Mississippi.
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Washington Post article about defining the Midwest:
The most Midwestern things on Earth, according to data
The most Midwestern things on Earth, according to data