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Old 07-29-2007, 01:31 PM
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Location: Hughes County, Oklahoma
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Default You might be an Okie if...

You Might Be an Okie If...


1. It doesn't bother you one bit to use airports named for two men who died in the same grisly plane crash.

2. You can properly pronounce all of the following, and without laughing: Eufaula, Muskogee, Pushmataha, Sapulpa, Okemah, Tishomingo, and Chickasha.

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

4. You readily understand the difference between 3.2 and 6.0 beer, and know what a "beer run" to another state is.

5. A tornado siren is not cause for alarm, but is usually just your signal to go out in the yard and look for the funnel. (Fun for the whole family.)

6. You are Okie if you've ever had this conversation with a friend:
  • "Ya wanna coke?"
  • "Sure."
  • "What kind ya want?"
  • "Dr. Pepper."
7. You've used at least four of the following words/expressions in daily conversation:
  • reckon
  • plumb e.g., "plumb stove up," "plumb tired," etc.
  • Howdy"
  • I swar instead of "I swear"
  • fixin' to instead of "preparing to"
  • chat instead of gravel
8. You understand at least five of the following concepts and expressions:
  • Dry county
  • The B.C. Clark Christmas jingle,
  • "Once saved, always saved"
  • "Useless as **** on a boar hog."
  • "Go Sooners"
  • "Shoot far (fire) and save the matches"
  • Liquor-by-the-drink
  • Vacation Bible School
  • "Peppered cream gravy on everything, please Ma'am"
  • Just open all the windows and get in the bathtub.
9. You can identify at least five varieties of venomous snakes on sight.

10. You understand that Oklahoma is a Southern, Southwestern, and Midwestern state - all at once. This is not a contradiction in your mind.

11. The local paper quickly covers national and international headlines on the front page, but requires six pages for sports and two pages for local church news.

12. You know more than one woman who consulted an O.U. football schedule to plan her wedding date.

13.You don't find it the least bit odd to find "chicken fried chicken" on a menu.

14. You know the difference between "Durant" and "Doorant," and you always know which state has a "Mia-muh," and which one has a "Mia-mee."

15. You remember the profligate wealth of the Oil Boom, and you fervently pray for those days to return.

16. A BMW is not nearly the status symbol that a Ford F150 4x4 is.

17. You don't find it in the least bit odd to find video rentals, ammunition, and live bait all at the same convenience store.

18. You know all four seasons by heart: Tornado, Summer, Still Summer, Christmas.

19. You know exactly what calf fries and mountain oysters are, but you eat them anyway.

20. You can't always remember which year your Mama was born, but you can rattle off the years of the national championships OU won in your lifetime lickety-split.

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Old 07-29-2007, 07:18 PM
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That is so cute! I lived in Harper Co., OK 12 yrs. Thanks for the laughs.

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Old 07-29-2007, 09:03 PM
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19. You know exactly what calf fries and mountain oysters are, but you eat them anyway.

So just what are Calf Fries??

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Old 07-29-2007, 10:25 PM
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19. You know exactly what calf fries and mountain oysters are, but you eat them anyway.

So just what are Calf Fries??
Several years ago I went to lunch with the wife of the German Air Force liaison officer in our office. Can't remember if it was calf fries or mountain oysters on the menu but she asked me what they were. I didn't know the German word and I was fumbling around trying to find a gentle way to explain it. She said "Oh, you mean testicles?" (Hmmmm. Can I say that on this forum?)

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Old 07-29-2007, 10:43 PM
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A few more. By the way, I'm from Mia-uh.

- You've ever been excused from school because "the cows got out".

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

- You have owned at least one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

- 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.

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

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

- You know that everything goes better with Ranch dressing.

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Old 07-29-2007, 11:15 PM
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Several years ago I went to lunch with the wife of the German Air Force liaison officer in our office. Can't remember if it was calf fries or mountain oysters on the menu but she asked me what they were. I didn't know the German word and I was fumbling around trying to find a gentle way to explain it. She said "Oh, you mean testicles?" (Hmmmm. Can I say that on this forum?)
Yes I knew that was what Rocky Mountain Oysters were, but is that also what Calf Fries are?

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Old 07-30-2007, 12:23 AM
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Yes I knew that was what Rocky Mountain Oysters were, but is that also what Calf Fries are?
Yep, that's it. They're also known as prairie oysters, Montana tendergroins, cowboy caviar, swinging beef. (I never really heard of those but I just got them by Googling.)

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Old 07-30-2007, 12:14 PM
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As a former "OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE" I must tell you you forgot one item.

#21 You know all the words to "I am proud to be an Okie from Muskogee"

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Old 08-04-2007, 09:34 PM
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I learned how to drive a big truck in Drumright ("the Town of Oil Repute") and truly enjoyed my time in Oklahoma! Thanks for the memories!

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Old 08-04-2007, 10:59 PM
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As a former "OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE" I must tell you you forgot one item.

#21 You know all the words to "I am proud to be an Okie from Muskogee"
Oh yea~AND~ "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma". I love that song.

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