An Opinion Line call last week said: “If you’re sitting at a red light without another car in sight, welcome to Wichita.” How would WE Bloggers similarly characterize our town? The floor is open for suggestions on how to fill in the blanks: “If you’re . . . . . . . . ., welcome to Wichita.”
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If you are trying to navigate a highway interchange that was “state of the art” in 1955, welcome to Wichita.
Welcome to Wichita, Kellogg under construction.
If you overhear people talking about a city they have lived in all their lives and will probably never leave being a bad place to live…welcome to Wichita.
Obama Bombshell Redistribution of Wealth Audio Uncovered!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck
He out and out calls for ‘administrative legislative redistribution of wealth’!!!
He said and elaborated on it.
He is a socialist/communist in pure form.
Boxlock, you forgot to add…”welcome to Wichita”.
That’s why Boxlicker will never work in marketing.
heh heh
If you’re discussing politics and find yourself back in the McCarthy era where anyone with a progressive thought is suspected to be a communist and/or socialist…welcome to Wichita.
If you can drive from the west boundary of the city to the east boundary in 30 minutes or less, then you’re in Wichita.
It takes about 45 minutes if you’re on Kellogg during rush hour!
If you hear people continually belittle their state and city for no reason, you must be in Wichita.
If you read posts from a bunch of people on both sides of an issue who are foaming at the mouth, you must be in Wichita…
Obviously, Raptor has never driven a tractor-trailer and had to screw with 235 and Kellogg.
If you get stuck behind the idiots that constantly drive 30 MPH on Rock Road even when it isn’t busy, welcome to Wichita.
If you hear people put down their city and state as being backwards and old fashioned as though everyone was from Mayberry and it’s obvious they themselves have never lived anywhere else then …. welcome to Wichita.
my comment goes way beyond an isolated traffic reference, pleef. I moved here from out of state, and when people learned where I moved from, the almost univeral response was ‘why?” as if I had lost my mind to move here.
People here put down their own town/state like no place I have ever seen. There is a lack of civic pride that is incomprehensible. I moved here on purpose and am not ashamed to say I thoroughly enjoy living in this town. Is it perfect? Of course not..no place is. But this city does not deserve the constant bad mouthing of its own citizens.
If you come to a city that is building a super East/ West by-pass so no has to see their city, welcome to Wichita.
Ahh.
Well I am thick into the ICT music scene and all of us in here love our City and State. We promote it and support it, nationwide.
If you know enough about Republic Party politics to enjoy the lowest price of gasoline in the nation… and also know enough to tank up on Election Day because the price will skyrocket on November 5th…welcome to Wichita.
(posted to the right thread this time)
If no one around you ever uses a turn signal, you are DEFINITELY in Wichita!
If the fat police officer can barely get out of his vehicle to write a ticket while the buff Firemen run by on their morning jog…welcome to Wichita!
If there is a giant cross on every street corner, and newcomers are greeted with “what church do you attend” it MUST be Wichita, or some other city in kansas.
The picture says it doesn’t it?
We’ve seen this pic before. It looks like a lovely summer evening.
Where are the people?
Welcome to Wichita.
Election after election, the people vote for the Republican Party so more jobs can be outsourced and our military hardware can be made by the French…welcome to Wichita!
If you build it and people DON’T come…..
Welcome to Wichita…..
WARNING!!!
If you are liberal you will hate this city! Stay away liberals!!
Anti isn’t a little early for liberal bashing…maybe after coffee.
Welcome to Wichita!
We’re more critical of us than you are.
If you are from out of state and you can’t believe what a great deal you’re getting on your new home…welcome to Wichita!
“ANTI
Posted October 27, 2008 at 8:29 am | Permalink
WARNING!!!
If you are liberal you will hate this city! Stay away liberals!!”
On the contrary, I love it.
The local neo-cons always provide cheap entertainment with their rantings and carrying-on.
“If you’re building an 18 million dollar shelter for homeless DOGS and no shelter for homeless PEOPLE, welcome to Wichita.”
If people cut you off to beat you to the stoplight? Welcome to Wichita.
How old is that picture????
That picture is of a delivery area behind Century II, I wouldn’t expect it to be teeming with people.
and..early to bash libs, Davos? What about your buddy mxy complaining about Republicans? Is it never too early to bash them?
Fairness does not exist in the lib lexicon, obviously.
The white trash capitol of America
If not a single one of your neighbors can name their state senator, state representative, county commisioner, nor the major or a single city council person, welcome to Wichita.
I vote for Mary’s as being the best so far. See above.
Mary’s at 6:46 a.m. and samkan’s at 8:57 both should be given the serious thought they deserve. Sad, but true, commentaries on our City.
If you have a great attitude about life despite all the whining going on, Welcome to Wichita!
Sam – been following the progress of AECH?
Wow Raptor eat some fiber….my comment was tongue in cheek.
Wichita vs. Tucson
*****************************
If someone veers into the left lane, cuts off in the right, then slows down to make a right turn. . .you’re in Wichita.
If they cut you off just because there’s enough space for a car, you’re in Tucson.
If you’re driving on the South side and smell something awful. . .you’re in Wichita.
If you’re driving on the West side and smell something awful. . .you’re in Tucson.
If the religious bigots in the state sponsor an amendment to “protect marriage”. . .you’re in Wichita.
If the religious bigots in the state sponsor an amendment to “secure marriage”. . .you’re in Tucson.
If you’re in Wichita, the amendment passes by 70% statewide.
If you’re in Tucson, it narrowly fails, due largely to the 58% “no” vote in the county which you reside.
If homeless people are regarded by many as “bums”–you’re in Wichita.
If they’re squatting on downtown rooftops and bus benches, you’re in Tucson.
And finally. . .
If you’re in a growing city that seems unable to handle the spurt of growth it’s seen, you could be in Wichita. . . but you’re probably in Tucson.
P.S. Regarding AZ politics, I find this amusing:
Arizona may have some built-in advantages for Democrats this year. While the state may have a reputation for conservatism, the influx of new residents that has made it among the fastest-growing states has brought in droves of Democrats and independents. Republicans still account for 37 percent of registered voters, but the numbers of Democrats (34 percent) and independents (28 percent) are growing faster.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/us/politics/26arizona.html?em
Hehe, yay me! Oh, and John? Look out. . ..
http://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Graphs/arizona.html
If Arizona goes Democratic will those who brought up Tennessee overandover for the last eight years appreciate karma? Probably not. That would require facing reality.
if the sweet-looking blond who cuts you off in traffic and flips you the bird has a WWJD bumpersticker, you know you’re in Wichita . . .
if a large “mainstream” church hosts a free lecture by venom-filled hate merchant Cal Thomas, then you know you’re in Wichita . . .
Captain!
ROFLMQAOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you can’t make a left turn, you must be in Wichita.
Hey, what do you know?!
It is the Sunday School teacher, who claims to be a Christian, who also doesn’t like it when people “judge” him.
Yet what is he doing as usual? “Judging” other Christians.
Now if only we had the minister Chas with us…
“If you find yourself around a bunch of whiny liberals complaining all the time about where they live… Welcome to Wichita.”
If your idea of a “river walk” requires tic repellent, waders, and a pole… you are in Wichita.
If your outdoor conversations take place in between deafening flyovers, you are in Wichita.
If the liberals posting on the local paper’s blog are 50% of the liberals in town, then you are in Wichita.
If the local govt can’t wipe their own rear ends without spending taxpayers’ money on consultants, you’re in Wichita.
>Sam – been following the progress of AECH?<
Yes Ben, and they are moving much too slow, not to mention that you could house ALL of the Chronic Homeless tonight, you still have 90% of the homeless without shelter. They are only addressing a very small percentage of the problem. The overflow opens Nov. 1st, but there will be hundreds of homeless sleeping outside in Wichita TONIGHT!
I agree sam – but at least it is a start. Hopefully this can then grow.
“If you are asked to vote “yes” for the kids almost every election cycle…welcome to Wichita.”
“If to get on any of our highways you must maintain a speed no greater than 25mph on a decresing radius on ramp while merging through both traffic getting off the highway and traffic on the highway… welcome to Wichita.”
If you’re deciding whether or not to have a crumbly hamburger or a Gourmet Supreme, welcome to Wichita!
If you come across orange traffic cones that have embedded themselves into the asphalt because they have been run over again and again, welcome to Wichita!
If you get looked at in a peculiar manner when you say “r-kan-saw river”, welcome to Wichita!
If you get stuck in traffic behind a person with their left blinker on at a ‘no left turn’ intersection, welcome to Wichita!
If you feel guilty traveling 5-10 miles per hour above the speed limit, yet you are being passed by everyone, welcome to Wichita!
If you see a jet aircraft fifty feet above your head about to land, welcome to Wichita!
I like those Regular. Good ones.
If the Union thugs throw you in the river and it’s only knee deep….
Welcome to Wichita.
If you’re doing 65 on the highway and have to slow down for the car in front of you, because you are being passed on the left by someone doing 65.25 mph………
Welcome to Wichita
If you meet the nicest people in the world but they gossip behind your back, Welcome to Wichita.
If your property tax assessment rises every year even though the house you owned is no longer there…welcome to Wichita!
“If you’re . . . not gay, not a Liberal, not on welfare, not homeless, not black, not Mexican, not Asian, not educated past the third grade . . . Welcome to Wichita.”
Sam,
Before you go marching to take over the dog shelter for your homeless people, remember that it mostly contains small cells and a gas chamber. Not a good idea, as some of our upstanding citizens will want to put the cells and the chamber to some use.
Hopefully we can find someplace better. The city owns shares of several barely profitable hotels here; when one of them goes belly up (as is likely in the present economic downturn) it might be a good idea to petition the city to allow its use as a shelter for your folk.
Mary,
You have to keep in mind that Wichita is the traditional religious/cultural center for the Jack Ash Society, where the faithful still genuflect to portraits of “Tail-Gunner Joe” and Roy “The Queer” Cohn, and sing hymns (slightly off key) to the glorious days of the HUAC, before a cross made of $100 bills and Kruger-Rands.
If every building in town has a sign at the front door.. “City Property”.. Welcome to Wichita!
Jed.. I think the new dog shelter is “no-kill”, which means you have to be a good dog to get in! Good idea on the hotels or city buildings… but I am a proponent of private or church supported shelter, free from government waste and regulation. Might be a good idea for AECH to check into that!