Being a Midwesterner isn't all about eating cheese and watching football… you also have to drink beer and say that you got something on sale every time someone compliments you. It's not easy work. Everyone expects us to be nice all the time, like we're some sort of Canadian. But sometimes we just want to point our barbecue tongs at someone and say “Listen here, pal.” People also expect us to be boring, given the generally flat and dry nature of our landscape. But get a couple of brandy old fash…