25 Funniest Midwest Memes We Couldn’t Stop Saying “Ope” At This Week (July 18, 2025)

I just spent ten minutes trying to explain the phrase “ope, just gonna squeeze past ya” to someone not from the Midwest, and I think I made it worse. There’s just something about life here that you can’t capture unless you’ve accidentally held the door open for someone two football fields away.

These memes? They get it. The weather jokes, the gas station loyalty, the way we act like 42 degrees is patio season. This is peak Midwest energy.

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Nate Armbruster

Nate writes for Pleated-Jeans and enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.