Well, Oklahoma produced Amy Vowell, so they’re OK(l-a-h… sorry) by me for that if nothing else.
Who is Amy Vowell? 
I think she invented the 1st, 5th, 9th, 15th, and 21st letters of the alphabet.
Holy shit, that makes 8 of us! One more and we can start a softball team.
Oh, you’re in Tulsa. Liberal, elitist northeasterner.
True, true. One might even argue that they are such good ideas that they might even be common sense.
Hold up a sign that says “Help! I am fleeing, and prisoners are in pursuit!”
She has a ongoing civil action about the patent on the 25th, too.
My bad- Sarah Vowell. (There is an Amy Vowell- her twin sister in fact- who due to a long boring reason I confused her name with for a sec.)
Hey! I started this thread to beat up on the ignorant pandering state politicians, but if you’re going to take shots at the perfectly innocent bystander that is the geography(ies) you need to back it up with some cites.
Here’s mine. Oklahoma - Wikipedia
That’s like saying I’m a world class basketball player because I shook hands with Lebron James.
That happens to be right next to Stringtown, where there is a medium security prison. I’ve never gotten enough of making fun of that sign. Here’s a bonus from the Stringtown Wiki Page:
My favorite Oklahoma sign was one that read: Going to Tinker?, followed by the name of a motel. The reference was to Tinker Air Force Base—I think it was an air force base.
I was going to say the Wikipedia entry reads like it was written by the Chamber of Commerce, then I discovered that parts of it were. Consider
The reference?
Which has exactly one reference to biotech, namely
That’s one serious pillar of the economic base.
Further physiographic fun:
Oh, those wily Okies! None of those fancy-pants city folk tourists from back East will figure out that it’s a made up definition.
Quote:
You’re right - I sometimes get my Civil War generals mixed up.
Gen Sheridan also was the author of the statement: “The only good Indian I ever saw was dead.”, which eventually became “The only good Indian is a dead Indian.” Had a way with words, did old Phillip.
Actually, he always denied saying that last one.
Just so you know it’s not just the rednecks.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=18&articleid=20090331_298_0_Bishop275873
How else will the students of Oklahoma! be protected from being indoctrinated into the cult of science? Huh?
Thanks for the link, because you saved me from having to ask who Sarah Vowell was. 
I’m afraid her fame has not stretched this far, but she does sound cool.
I recall a big exit sign on I-40 in eastern Oklahoma that said “Tenkiller Greenleaf.” I think Tenkiller and Greenleaf are two different places, but I’ve always thought Tenkiller Greenleaf would make a great name.
Maui Wowee is for pussies. Tenkiller Greenleaf is the *serious *shit.