by Steve_Cox » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:06 am
You know you're an Okie when...
1. It doesn't bother you one bit to use airports named for 2 men who
died in the same grisly plane crash.
2. You can properly pronounce all of the following, and without
laughing: Eufaula, Pushmataha, Okemah, Tishomingo, and Chickasha.
3. You know all 4 seasons by heart: Tornado, Summer, Still Summer, and
Christmas.
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 warning siren is not necessarily cause for alarm. (It's
usually just your signal to go out in the yard and look for the funnel.
Fun for the whole family.)
6. You are 100% Okie if you've ever had this conversation with a friend:
"Y'all wanna Coke?"
"Sure."
"What kind ya want?"
"Dr. Pepper."
7 You can't always remember which year your sweet Mama was born, but you
can rattle off the years of all the "terrible hot" summers in your lifetime lickety-split.
8. You understand at least 5 of the 9 following concepts and expressions:
dry county;
The B.C. Clark Christmas jingle;
"Once saved, always saved.";
"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 git in the bathtub."
9. You know how to identify at least 5 varieties of venomous snakes on sight.
10. You understand that Oklahoma is a Southern, Southwestern, and
Midwestern state-all at once and this is not a contradiction in your
mind.
11. The local paper quickly covers national and international headlines
on the front page, but requires 6 pages for sports and 2 pages for local
church news.
12. You don't find it in the least bit odd to see "chicken fried
steak" on a menu.
13. You know which state has a "My-am-muh," and which has a "My-am-ee."
(Miami)
14. You remember the profligate wealth of the Oil Boom, and you
fervently pray for those days to return.
Steve