Midwest lacks any and all of the communication technology, surveillance measures and rapid response capabilities that Los Angeles-based CTU take for granted. Especially ironic as Cedar Rapids, Iowa is home to the company that basically created military radio, invented GPS, and provides a large portion of comm gear for commercial airlines the world over. Appears to be somewhat averted in the Amy Poehler comedy Parks and Recreation which takes place in a fictional Indiana town, though the characters all seem to act as quirky as the guys on The Office , the creators of which had a hand in this show as well, so don't know if that's a good or bad portrayal. Bill: You're not in Wisconsin, Dave. The big story isn't about a cow wandering into the town square. Dave: Bill, I worked in Milwaukee, you know. It's a city with a population of a million people. Bill: So that must have been quite a hub-bub when that cow got loose. And then there's the episode where Dave and Bill get stuck in Lambert International Airport in St. Louis Missouri, and everyone is extremely nice and helpful. Dave, of course, is nice to them, but Bill treats them like jerks because he thinks they don't know how to be mean. Eventually, the St. Louisans give him a "Show-Me Hello", which is just a punch in face. Bill learns that Midwesterns can be just as jerky as people from the coasts when pushed far enough . He takes comfort