The Greater St. Louis Area is the only urbanized area in the state of Missouri. (NOT MIZ-UR-AH!) There are NO farms in the area
short of the tourist-y places like Grant's Farm, but
even that is at least a fifteen min. drive from the city. Essentially, the entire Jewish population of Missouri lives in the suburbs of St. Louis and surrounding areas like University City,(aka U City, or Jew City.) Once you are half and hour's drive from St. Louis, the trailers get bigger, the trucks get bigger, and the
people get bigger, and congratulations, you're officially in MIZ-UR-AH, the
redneck part of the state.
You Know You're From Miz-ur-ah When...
-Everyone in your family has been on a "Float trip."
-"Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Worlds of Fun or Six Flags.
-Down south to you means Arkansas.
-The phrase, "I'm going to the Lake this weekend," can
mean only one thing.
-You know what "Party Cove" is.
-You think
Missouri is pronounced with an "ah" at the end.
-You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in
football.
-You think I-44 is spelled "foarty-foar." (St. Louis Only)
-You'll pay for your
kids to go to college unless they want to go to KU.
-You know that Concordia is halfway between Kansas City and Columbia, and Columbia is halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, and Warrenton outlet mall is halfway between Columbia and St. Louis.
-You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the
summer during a thunderstorm.
-You know that Harry S.
Truman, Walt Disney and Mark Twain are all from
Missouri.
-You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.
-You think "frog gigging" should be an Olympic sport.
-You think Imo's is larger than Pizza Hut.
-You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from a distance.
-You
don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather.
-There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it.
-The local gas station sells live bait.
-Little smokies are something you serve on
special occasions.
-All your radio preset buttons are country.
-You know enough to get your driving done early on Sundays before the Sunday drivers come out.
-You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
Missouri.