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Geography Lessons: Kansas City is in Missouri and So is Scanner Emily

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Yep, we're blogging from the Cowtown in the Show Me State; we're home to surprise our mom for her 55th birthday—don't tell! You knew the Cowtown was in the Show Me State, right? If so, you're part of the minority. According to the folks at kansascityisinmissouri.com an astonishing 94.3% of Americans believe that Kansas City is in Kansas. And while they're technically correct—there is a Kansas City in Kansas, it's the one you always see on COPS—those of us from the Kansas City in Missouri have put up with being called "from Kansas" our entire lives. Though there's not really anything wrong with being from Kansas, we're not. So, thank you, kansascityisinmissouri.com for setting the record straight. 

After the jump, Missouri vs. Kansas FAQ and Miss South Carolina explains U.S. America's lack of maps in South Africa and The Iraq.

Question: Isn't there also a Kansas City, Kansas?

Answer: Ha! Oh, poor uneducated e-mail writer. This is a common urban legend. But no, there is no Kansas City, Kansas. Stop being silly.

Question: Are there any simple clues to help me know if I'm in Kansas rather than Missouri?

Answer: Absolutely! Here is a simple test you can perform to find out what state you are in. Ask a friendly citizen about their thoughts on evolution. If you are met with hostility and bible verses, chances are you're in Kansas.

Question: Do you think this is funny? You're a dick.

Answer: Thanks for writing! It is true that Missouri boasts vast quantities of naturally occurring limestone and is rated 6th in the nation for hog production.

 

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Nick said:

Thanks for clearing that up.

And wow... that clip still makes me cringe. Ouch.

March 5, 2008 11:20 PM

kcfilmgirl said:

Finally, someone who understands! I could walk outside my office right now and straddle line between Kansas and Missouri (where one side of my body would have a higher IQ). However, it would interfere with the cow tipping fun I have planned for later.

I heart my homegirl Emily!

March 6, 2008 5:08 PM

Biff said:

Try living in New Mexico. Anyone can misplace a city but it takes a real genius to misplace a whole state.

99% of the country think it's part of Mexico.

March 6, 2008 7:10 PM

Toby said:

Hey Emily, stop messing with our heads! KCK is no urban legend. It's right there across the river. I guess you thought just because they don't know about the internet over there, that nobody would notice if you wrote them off into nonexistence.

March 7, 2008 2:38 PM

Kansas is the best said:

I'm feeling like I've just been stereotyped.  I believe in evolution AND I'm from Kansas.  Most of us Kansans do, there are just some very loud idiots.

March 7, 2008 11:18 PM

Meg said:

MO rhymes with ho, Emily. That's right: HO. Which is what people from your side of State Line are called. They are called Ho.

Kansas, on the other hand, rhymes with Mansass. Stay away from my man's ass, filthy Ho.

March 8, 2008 9:49 AM

naneaux said:

Cowtown?  Hon, Cowtown is in TEXAS, otherwise known as FORT WORTH... a burg I left as soon as possible after my birth there.  I think 6 weeks old is ASAP, don't you?  THANKS, MOM, FOR TAKING ME BACK TO MY TRUE HOME IN NEW YORK CITY!  Fortunately, my story has a happy ending.  Phew.

March 8, 2008 9:57 AM

spectrumseven said:

Cow Tipping is a myth! YOu sexy bozo!

March 9, 2008 9:31 PM

About Emily Farris

Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one...so far.

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one . . . so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Nicole Pasulka is a Brooklyn writer and editor who's always on the lookout for the dirty. Her other virtual home is at The Morning News, where things are squeaky clean most of the time.

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