Missouri should be kicked out of the union and I will die on this hill.
The Dredd Scott fiasco really lit the Civil War so…
About half of it historically speaking.
Major cities pop up around interesting geographical boundaries (like rivers) and that’s also where the state lines were drawn, I’m guessing. It’s why NYC is trying to get into NJ as well.
Yep. Kansas City and St. Louis are both located at the confluence of 2 rivers. KC is at the Kansas-Missouri confluence, and St. Louis at the Missouri-Mississippi
ok but half of the US was drawn with rulers instead of rivers
Shoulda made straighter rivers
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That’s not a river though
And not straight
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This is what the West would look like if divided into states along more natural boundaries, in this case the hydrological regions. This would have been a much more ideal way to set things up for longterm stability. Each region would be in control of its own watershed, in a region where control of water is everything.
What are you, hydrophobic?
Mostly just the second half
Pshh… too much thought put into a meme
I won’t let your grumpiness get in the way of my info dumping. Move along you sour blob of text.
Nobody in NYC wants to get into NJ!? Isn’t it just a necessary evil sometimes?
The city itself wants to escape to be with it’s other city brethren: Hoboken and Jersey City.
When one of your biggest cities is named after a different state
Cuckssouri
Kansas City existed before Kansas
St. Louis essentially is another state. I love going to the publicly-funded zoo.
They have a publicly funded zoo? I hope they treat the animals better. I’ve always wanted to visit. Thinking of taking my son next year to the TransWorld convention next year, his special interest is animatronics and Halloween, he really wants to go.
The Zoo, Art Museum , Science Center, and History Museum are all free and publicly funded. Those are all in Forest Park which is a great place on its own. There are some exhibits you have to pay for but most things are free.
Sounds lovely, I’ll definitely check it out and donate if we visit, I think my son would love it.
As an Illinoisian, I love your free zoo too.
I thought Missouri loves company.
Yeah but the potential company doesn’t like it back.
When your largest city is called the neighbouring state and your name is literally misery
TBF, Kansas city was named first by 4 years. Also, for the most part, Kansas isn’t really any better than Missouri
Didn’t the Missouri side of Kansas City spring up because whoring and drinking and whatnot weren’t allowed in Kansas because of puritans, so the Kansans would cross into Missouri for that?
I believe you’re thinking of West Wichita, Kansas. Formerly Delano, Kansas, though it was never incorporated, thus why it had no local regulation or law enforcement. https://legendsofkansas.com/delano-kansas/
No
During this time, other settlements were developing across the river on the Kansas side in Wyandotte County. Some of these small towns incorporated as Kansas City, Kansas, in 1872. By naming this town after the growing city on the Missouri side of the state line, city leaders in Kansas were able to capitalize on the success of Kansas City, Missouri. It’s also possible that the people in Wyandotte County felt that they had more right to the name “Kansas City” than the people of Missouri had.
Shhhh 🤫 dont let missouri feel any better, it deserves the hate. Also im not american but isnt missouri literally the flattest place ever? It doesnt even have mountains even tho its quite large.
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Kansas and Missouri are equally shit.
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we have the Ozark mountains, but they’ve eroded to large hills.
As a missourian(unfortunately) let me have at least a bit of feel good time.
As a former Kansan, Missouri is way way better for any urbanist. Their state government allows cities a significantly higher degree of autonomy than on the Kansas side. And they have Branson which even single-handedly would make Missouri better than Kansas.
And they have Branson
Branson has Yakov Smirnoff, I think that negates anything good about Missouri.
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We made it illegal to be homeless here btw. Not many people know that.
Next they’ll make it illegal to know that.
It’s clearly a moral failure to not own property.
Both on the Missouri River?
Two different rivers. Kansas City is on the Missouri River, St Louis is on the Mississippi River.
St Louis is notably positioned near the confluence of the Missouri and Missisippi Rivers
maybe they were started on the other side of the line/river/whatever and expanded into missourah because land is so cheap. because no one wants to exist there. i don’t know if this is true or not but i have decided that regardless of history it is.
Also, Nebraska. Omaha is right on the Eastern border. The only other towns are along the interstate, spaced about a tank of gas apart.
Because major cities sprung up along rivers. And they split states up along rivers.
Almost like rivers are a major economic driver or something….
Also North Dakota with Fargo on the border with Minnesota.
Kansas City is already pretending to be part of something else :D
And their most famous rock bar was in New York
Here in Kansas City we have much love for St louis. We just want to get out of Missouri and into a more Progressive state.
Like Kansas! Trump is campaigning in Wichita today. They’re scared!
We used to joke about how messed up and backwards Kansas was. It still is, but we used to too. But it is nice to see them starting to make some headway against the insanity. It gives hope that maybe now that we’re deep in it. Missouri can find its way out eventually as well.
Same for St Louis, but we’re at least driving distance from a blue state (even if southern Illinois is crazy Republican country).
Don’t forget those Illinois Nazis.
I lived in the Kansas City area for many years. It is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
But they do have Gate’s BBQ and great blues.
Gates is pretty good. I prefer Bryant’s, but the best is this hole in the wall attached to a used car dealership outside of Grain Valley that’s only open Friday through Sunday, called Porkeys.
hole in the wall attached to a used car dealership
This is so often the case, but man, is there anything more disappointing than going to a hole-in-the-wall for any kind of cuisine and realizing it’s still a hole in the wall because it kinda sucks?
For real. Many places are a hole in the wall cause they just kinda suck.
Adding to this, Porky’s is not a dirty looking dingy hole in the wall. It’s just small and you wouldn’t expect good food to be hiding inside.
Ahh, Kansas City, where the barbecue is like Texas but a little bit worse, and the music is like Memphis but a little bit worse… 🤣
Texas bbq takes the L compared to superior KC BBQ. I’ve had both many times.
Also, I don’t like your sauces, either.
I am very sorry that something is wired wrong in your brain that makes you prefer the goopy sugarmeat that comes from Kansas City.
The sauce should be optional, and it should add a little heat.
Lol. Sauce is optional at both, but I’d rather have sweet and spicy sauce instead of vinegar.
Having had samplings of both, Texas definitely has more money and a bigger population (and thus more diversity) but I’ve enjoyed St. Louis establishments more than Houston’s on average.
St Louis is pretty underrated for BBQ. Stellar Hog is pretty great. Some others too but that’s my goto.
Could be. Never been to Texas or Memphis. I just know they are among the few things I miss about it.
Everyone loves coming to our party lake in the middle, though!
Welcome to a state of Missouri
All my homes pronounce it misery.
Oh to have so many homes that I need to compare their dialect.
Lol damned autocorrect
