June 07, 2006

Iowa! Land of mysteries! More, much more, inside!

When most people think of Iowa they think of corn or Captain Kirk but it has its mysteries. They include a missing newswoman, an axe murder, various unsolved crimes, ghosts, a very strange school for girls, and UFO sightings.

posted by Berek 17 years ago
  • Some people never think of Iowa at all...
  • And a rainforest, the most bizarre pork project I've ever heard of. Also, a mall. Seriously, I saw tourists from other states walk off a tourist bus just to shop at that mall. Actually, I kind of miss that mall. I hate myself for that.
  • When I think of Iowa, I think of Des Moine. I don't know why, because I've never been to Iowa. I don't think that I've even flown over it.
  • Remember seeing Iowa when the Mississippi had spilled its banks . First time I ever saw a flood, let alone one of that magnitude, and still comes to mind whenever I think of Iowa.
  • Iowa: home of the world's largest grotto. And Hoover-Ball.
  • When I think of Iowa, I think of Des Moine. Des Moines s Don't forget the s!
  • So much of Des Moines is forgotten, if it was ever known...
  • Iowa debt of gratitude for all the information!
  • Well, the mumps epidemic has been contained, so they've got that going for them.
  • then, by a fluke we drove to and through Dubuque hold on! we've passed it my mother cried you bet I have my father said with pride
  • When I think of Iowa, I think of Ottumwa, and Radar O'Reilly, and whether he ever hooked up with that nice girl he met at the Kimpo Air Base...
  • Aw, and all I did when I drove through was stop by Riverside. Twice. Cute little town. Emphasis on the "little".
  • there were cows in the fields but I never heard them lowing no, I never herd them at all ...
  • Interesting wee city.
  • And don't forget the art of Sandy Skoglund.
  • A RalphTheDoggian Confession: I lived in Iowa for almost ten years, in Dubuque, in fact, and know all of its secrets. For the usual fee, of course.
  • 'Til I met ewe!
  • I couldn't resist.
  • 'Til I met ewe! Iowa: where men are men and the sheep are scared!
  • When I was 13 and taking American History, I filled out my blank map at 98% on the first day, better than everyone else in the class. 2% lost because I forgot Iowa's *name.* I drove through Iowa last year and I don't remember a thing about it; it kind of blended into the other prairie states, except Nebraska, where the streetlights were all sideways. Wacky!
  • Iowa goes up and down there are some fields there are some farms there are some trees
  • From this Wikipedia article, "Iowa, in common with other Great Plains states (especially Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota), is feeling the brunt of falling populations. 89% of the total number of cities in those states have fewer than 3000 people; hundreds have fewer than 1000. Between 1996 and 2004, almost half a million people, nearly half with college degrees, left the six states. "Rural flight" as it is called has led to offers of free land and tax breaks as enticements to newcomers." But, hey, I bet housing prices are pretty affordable. So, if you can work from home and don't mind extremes in weather, it might be the place to settle. Just a thought.
  • Iowa's landscape isn't quite as monotonous as some of the other plains states: a good part of Iowa was heavily wooded once upon a time, and there were a number of woodland tribes in the area before the settlers moved in and took over. Here's a link showing basic geology/geography of the state.
  • Ach! Try this.
  • I bet housing prices are pretty affordable. So, if you can work from home and don't mind extremes in weather, it might be the place to settle. You're definitely correct path. When I speak to my friends in South Dakota and Iowa (I grew up in both of those states), there's nothing worse than hearing how little they are paying for housing (by my living standards anyhow) - and usually brand-new at that. The amount I pay for 50+ year-old housing in NYC could surely get a sizeable mansion in either of these states. But then you have that trade-off of what-the-hell-is-there-to-do-here!? When I think of Iowa, I think of the stockyards in Sioux City.
  • Heh! I was sure, among so many monkeys, we must have at least one from Iowa.
  • I've never had a way with women. But the hills of Iowa make me wish that I could.
  • I go to school at Grinnell, btw, which is what obviously jumps to my mind when I think of the state.
  • Yeah, housing prices are cheap in Iowa. The only catch is that you have to set your watch back thirty years when you move here.
  • ...the largest collection of .. petrification concentrated in any one spot - in the world. Hee hee. Oh, wait, never mind. I live in Iowa Idaho