I don’t know if any of you are following The Bachelor this season. If any of you are, you know Kari from Kansas? The “advertising executive”? The one that recited a poem entitled “Is there such a thing as love at first sight?” I work with her. She’s an account executive at my advertising agency.

Out of respect for her privacy, I’m not going to share her last name with you. And anyway, if you’re a sufficient stalker at all, you probably already have it.

As a Kansan, I’m somewhat ashamed that she talked about being from Dorothy country and had been through a tornado. Our company recently acquired another company out in New York, and jokes about us country bumpkins abounded. One of the jokes ended with a Kansan in tears over the absence of Dairy Queens in New York. Don’t get me wrong—these things are funny, IF you know they’re only jokes. A perceived culture based around the first movie in color is a tough stereotype to overcome.

I feel like I should point out that Kari is not a total ditz. I didn’t actually watch the premier of the show, but I’ve heard that’s how she came off. At work, at least, she’s got a pretty good head on her shoulders.

I wish I had some fun Kari stories to share from work, but I haven’t worked really closely with her. I’ll ask around at work and see if I can find anything out.

If you’re a real fan, you can be her friend on MySpace. As for me, I’m off to the Dairy Queen before I go cow tipping in Missouri.

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