Oklahoma - the Rodney Dangerfield state
Sep. 15th, 2008 10:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisDue to recent sports situations, Seattle is not thinking fondly of Oklahoma and I can relate.
My Dad was born in Oklahoma. My parents met while attending the University of Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner was the first song I ever learned and I can still remember all the words to multiple verses. When I was little, both sets of grandparents and the only aunt/uncle/cousin in my family all lived in Oklahoma City.
Every single Summer - before interstates and many before car air conditioning, we made the obligatory trek to Oklahoma City. It was a long, hot trip made miserable by my brother and sister. I was not able to see the adventure it in. When we got there, while one set of grandparents were wonderful and fun, the other set were a land mine of rules and regulations. My aunt was amazingly different than my mother and a treasure but my uncle smelled funny (he chewed tobacco) and was kind of creepy. My cousin was four years older than me and a boy and no fun at all.
They even blew up the federal building in the middle of the city.
But, they also spawned a quite fun musical with some tunes way snappier than Boomer Sooner.
And their sports fans are really amazing. They loved the New Orleans NBA team when they only had them for a little while. They may have yanked the Sonics but I'll betcha they give'm more love and affection than Seattle ever did.
And, football. They came and conquered the UW this weekend. My neighborhood was a sea of Oklahoma State University's red and white when they played Washington State University here a few weeks ago.
I have no insightful conclusions here. My evidence is totally incomplete. I've never known a non-family contemporary from Oklahoma or one who lives there now. My LJ list which includes people from all around the country, has no one (at least that I'm aware of) from Oklahoma. Maybe I should go find some.
Maybe I should give Oklahoma a chance.
My Dad was born in Oklahoma. My parents met while attending the University of Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner was the first song I ever learned and I can still remember all the words to multiple verses. When I was little, both sets of grandparents and the only aunt/uncle/cousin in my family all lived in Oklahoma City.
Every single Summer - before interstates and many before car air conditioning, we made the obligatory trek to Oklahoma City. It was a long, hot trip made miserable by my brother and sister. I was not able to see the adventure it in. When we got there, while one set of grandparents were wonderful and fun, the other set were a land mine of rules and regulations. My aunt was amazingly different than my mother and a treasure but my uncle smelled funny (he chewed tobacco) and was kind of creepy. My cousin was four years older than me and a boy and no fun at all.
They even blew up the federal building in the middle of the city.
But, they also spawned a quite fun musical with some tunes way snappier than Boomer Sooner.
And their sports fans are really amazing. They loved the New Orleans NBA team when they only had them for a little while. They may have yanked the Sonics but I'll betcha they give'm more love and affection than Seattle ever did.
And, football. They came and conquered the UW this weekend. My neighborhood was a sea of Oklahoma State University's red and white when they played Washington State University here a few weeks ago.
I have no insightful conclusions here. My evidence is totally incomplete. I've never known a non-family contemporary from Oklahoma or one who lives there now. My LJ list which includes people from all around the country, has no one (at least that I'm aware of) from Oklahoma. Maybe I should go find some.
Maybe I should give Oklahoma a chance.
