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You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:58 am
by Kathy
You know you're from Oklahoma if:



1. You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Okemah, and Chickasha.

2. You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are sissies.



3. A tornado-warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.



5. You've ever had to switch from "heat' to "A/C' in the same day.



6. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.



7. Stores don't have bags. They have sacks.

8. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.



9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.



10. You measure distance in minutes.

11. You refer to the capital of Oklahoma as "The City".



12. It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.



13. Little smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.



14. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.

15. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

16. You know cowpies are not made of beef.



17. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan his or her wedding date.



18. You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

19. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.



20. You know in which state Miam-uh is and in which state Miam-ee is.



21. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.



22. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it.



23. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F350 4x4 is.



24. You know everything goes better with Ranch.



25. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.



26. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin" to send them to your friends.



27. Finally, you are 100% Oklahoman if you have ever heard this conversation:



"You wanna coke?"



"Yeah."



"What kind?"



"Dr. Pepper."

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:39 am
by Accountable
That coke bit was a favorite of mine! :wah: That's the way it was when I was a kid. My dad was from Muskogee.

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:51 pm
by Kathy
Accountable wrote: That coke bit was a favorite of mine! :wah: That's the way it was when I was a kid. My dad was from Muskogee.


Well, then, I'm sure you are well acquainted with Merle!

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:55 pm
by BabyRider
I see you got how to post a thread, Kathy! Funny stuff!

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:07 pm
by Wolverine
the tornado siren.....

we do that in Iowa too.

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:18 pm
by Accountable
Kathy wrote: Well, then, I'm sure you are well acquainted with Merle!
Of course! But it was a far different Muskogee that I lived in from 1976-1977.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Okie from Muskogee

Merle Haggard



We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee;

We don't take no trips on LSD

We don't burn no draft cards down on Main Street;

We like livin' right, and bein' free.



I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,

A place where even squares can have a ball

We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,

And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all



We don't make a party out of lovin';

We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo;

We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy,

Like the hippies out in San Francisco do.



And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,

A place where even squares can have a ball.

We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,

And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.



Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear;

Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen.

Football's still the roughest thing on campus,

And the kids here still respect the college dean.



We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,

In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:39 pm
by Kathy
OH, and one thing that is not listed:

Your employer considers the Friday before the OU/Texas Football game to be a paid holiday! (We OSU fans have to work that day!)