9 Silly Sayings That Will Only Make Sense If You’re From Iowa
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Kim Magaraci
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Sometimes, I swear Iowans have their own language. If you ever stop and think about a conversation you’ve had, you might think so, too! These silly Iowan sayings make perfect sense to us, but to out of staters, they’re almost nonsense. How many of these are part of your vocabulary?
To most people, this looks like a serene farmland scene. To a kid who grew up in Iowa, this might make them cringe! If you grew up in rural Iowa, chances are you spent hours walking the beans - that is, walking rows of soybean field and killing any plant that didn't belong. The hours were long, the pay was mediocre, and you probably almost lost your fingers more than once.
What do other people call them? Porta potties? Porta Johns? Doesn't really matter - here, they're Kybos.
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Iowan teenagers used to kill time by scoopling the loop! We drove around town, killing time, revving our engines at stoplights, and generally having a good time.
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Rural Iowans know the struggle - when your neighbor's garden is full, you'd better lock your doors. After all, who wants to find ten pounds of squash in your car?
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Life couldn't be better!
When your friend is in a cranky mood or just isn't feeling right, cut their tail open and wrap it with turpentine. At least, that used to work for farmers with mopey cattle...
If you came home after playin' in the crick, covered in mud and soaked to your bones, you'd better have a good explanation.
At least, we hope that's how our corn is growing. When it comes to silly Iowan sayings, this one is a classic
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We love to take the long way home on our bumpy, gravel roads, because the scenery is so impressive.
Even if we’ve left Iowa, we still call it pop and we still walk by the crick. No matter how far we stray from our state, it will always be home! If you’ve spent some time away, take a look at 10 Things That Will Always Make Iowans Think Of Home and you might feel a little less homesick.
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