40 Funny Midwest Memes That’ll Have You Laughing All the Way to Menards (May 16, 2025)

The Midwest: home of ranch dressing, “Ope, sorry,” and temperatures that range from arctic tundra to humid swamp in the same week. If you’ve ever said “We needed the rain” or treated a Menards trip like a family vacation, these funny Midwest memes are for you.

They perfectly capture the unspoken rules, small-town drama, and weather-based identity crises of America’s favorite passive-aggressive region.


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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.