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10 Things That Only Happen In Warrensburg, MO

They don't call it the Dirty 'Burg for no reason...

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10 Things That Only Happen In Warrensburg, MO
Sarah Clay

Warrensburg is just one of those little old towns located an hour outside of KC. What's even more depressing is that 75% of the population is made up of students on UCM's campus. Being a small town where the only “cool” thing to do on a Friday is to go to Walmart, here are a few unique things that happen around town.

1. Walmart

Walmart in a small town should be self-explanatory. Various things can be seen, such as, nothing being how it should be. Why is toilet paper over by the milk? The world may never know. Also, townies walking around in various articles of clothing, such as a 30-year old man wearing a faded Spiderman t-shirt that has an old mustard stain on it and cut-offs. Really?

2. Townies

Everyone calls them townies and I’m pretty sure they are aware of it too. Townies are people that were born and bred in the good ole’ Dirty ‘Burg. On the weekends and breaks, they come out everywhere and trust me, you’ll know if they’re a townie.

3. Country Kitchen

Need a late-night snack? Country Kitchen is the place to go. After 1 a.m., it gets pretty rowdy in there with the bars having just closed. I give credit to everyone who works there. They must have lots and lots of patience for drunken college students. Also, we aren’t an IHOP town, nice try though. If you find a coupon, you better make an effort to get there; it gets pretty pricey.

4. Taco Bell

While we’re on the subject of food, which is on every college kids mind, taco bell is the craving of a lot of people have. But in the Burg you normally have to wait at least 30 minutes in the drive through line at McDonalds. Why? No one knows. The food isn’t even that good, later on that is.


5. Riding in the Bed of Trucks

In my hometown of the Lou, if a cop caught you riding around in the bed of a truck, you’d get in some serious trouble: a ticket, a citation, and a mark on your personal record. In Warrensburg, it’s the main way of transporting large groups of people from one location to another. The cops turn a blind eye. Run a stop sign? They’ll flick their lights on in a heartbeat. But if you have a huge group in the bed of a truck you'll be fine.

6. “Tumbleweeds”

I hadn’t even been at UCM for a week and was walking down the street and saw a beer can rattle across the street like a tumbleweed. There are beer boxes, bottles, and cans EVERYWHERE. Like really people?! There’s dumpsters everywhere too. Is it that hard to make the city clean by throwing away your trash?

7. Old Drum Dog

Apparently the city wanted to be known for besides having mules, so they decided that a dog would suffice? If you walk downtown, there is a HUGE statue of a dog that was involved in a court case. Once again, small town, not much happens around here now. And apparently not back then in the olden days either. But there is a coffee house that has pretty good coffee and cookies.

8. Trucks (again).

Everyone here drives a truck. I thought I had seen them all but, boy oh boy, when you come to Warrensburg you see all DIFFERENT kinds of trucks. Big trucks with big wheels, big trucks with small wheels, small trucks with big wheels, and EVEN small trucks with little bitty wheels.

9. Planes, Trains, and even more automobiles

I hear planes multiple times daily because of Whiteman Air Force Base being almost within spitting distance. And the trains, oh the trains. You better not hide because they sure as heck let you know their coming. Even at 4 in the afternoon when you’re trying to have a phone interview. Or at 3 a.m. when your dorm room is too hot so you open your window. Think again young one; that train is louder than your own alarm clock. It doesn’t matter what time of day, they let you know that their coming your way.

10. Good Ole’ Warrensburg

Even though the Burgy burg can have its dilemmas. It’s still our home away from home (for 9 months) of the school year.

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