[jrjarrett]

Having read the inspiration article, I chuckled at the seemingly satiristic tone.

Then I read this one and cried. There's a lot of truth here (I live in WI).

>You try out cost of living calculations and they say you'd need to make 250% your current salary on the west coast. Annoyed at the seemingly impossible move, you tell yourself they'll be rioting over water shortages soon anyways. After all, do you even want to be near the coast when the oceans rise?

And this. This is so true.

[atombath]

I didn't feel that the author was really from the Midwest. The inspiration article felt like a self-mockery which is what made it special... but the Burger King stuff was where this really started to sound like the outside looking in. I felt the need to apply some actual midwestern(Detroit, MI) thoughts/barbs. =)

[maxehnert]

Author here. I'm actually from Milwaukee WI and currently living in KC.

This was taking parts of people's lives I know and have met and throwing on a huge pile of satire.