Every True Iowan Has Had These 12 Bizarre Experiences At Least Once
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If you’ve ever waited for the ice to melt from your eyelashes or have been to a party in a cornfield, bought sweet corn on the honor system or waved at complete strangers as a daily habit, then you know you’re a true Iowan. Here are 12 bizarre experiences that every true Iowan has had at least once (but probably more).
It’s no secret that Iowa winters are cold, sometimes dropping to below zero, bone-chilling temperatures. If you’re an Iowan, you know that one side effect of being out in these kinds of temperatures is frozen eyelashes. Yikes.
Whether you gathered with your friends in high school, joined or hosted a RAGBRAI party or maybe even attended a child’s birthday party, if you’re an Iowan, you’ve definitely been to at least one party in a cornfield.
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Every year at the Iowa State Fair, there’s a new butter cow sculpture to admire, along with other amazing butter sculptures.
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Suddenly your phones are ringing off the hook and your T.V. stations have been taken over by political ads. You’ve probably become a pro at screening calls and not answering your door, too.
The honor system still works here. Farmers can trust us to take what we paid for and leave the money box alone.
Every year, RAGBRAI chooses eight host communities, six in which cyclists set up camp and spend the night, taking over the town for general merriment. If you’ve lived in a small town in Iowa, you’ve probably had some people camp out in your yard, or at least have joined the party on Main Street.
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The delicious homemade snack, of course, not the dog food.
You know you’ve been driving on one of those dark, rural two-lane roads when a deer darted out in front of you when you least expected it.
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You know that moment, when the sky turns that creepy yellow color and the tornado warning siren goes off and you head for the basement with a portable radio and the Monopoly set. Or, if you’re a thrill seeker, you camped out on the porch, hoping to get a glimpse of it in person.
You know how it goes. It’s April, and just when you think it’s safe to bust out the spring wardrobe, bam, it snows.
We Iowans are friendly, and we’re not going to let not knowing someone stop us.
We secretly don’t want them to get it, either. We like to keep the awesomeness of our state a well kept secret, so everyone else doesn’t figure it out and come and ruin it.
Did we miss anything? What truly bizarre Iowa experiences have you had? There’s so much that’s unique about being an Iowan, like These 15 Undeniable Ways You Know You’re From Iowa.
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