In Midwestern States, all the people are nice, Seuss should take part of the blame for this poem: It got so bad that the best part of Kansas City slid over into Missouri. Teachers were expected to supplement their income by panhandling on weekends. Kansans hate paying taxes so much, they seriously considered closing the schools. This is because, if there is anything Kansans hate worse than tourists, it is paying taxes for things that benefit tourists, such as being able to drive through Kansas for free. Kansas is the only State on I-35 in which the interstate is a toll road. You may think that sobriquet belongs to one of the Eastern or Southern States, but you would be wrong, and I can prove it.
I am not a world traveller, but I have, as the country boys say, “been to town,” and Kansas is hands down the unfriendliest state in the union. My only hope is that the person had enough money left over to get a flight out of Kansas. It was a receipt for the book, which the ex-owner bought at a bookstore in Lawrence, for $13. If I ever get to Las Vegas again (and I sincerely hope that I don’t) I will see what kind of ride I can take.Īnother bookmark I found was in Christopher Moore’s book, “Practical Demonkeeping,” which is a good reference book to have in Kansas. The former owner had used it as a bookmark. I have, for example, got a small strip of pink Circus Circus tickets, the kind you would get for going on a carnival ride. One of the unexpected benefits of buying used books is that you occasionally get something that gives you some insight into the lives of their former owners.