Monday, May 11, 2009

OKLAHOMA

Love The Summer? 
Poolville , Oklahoma  
Sunray, Oklahoma  

Want Something To Eat? 
Corn, Oklahoma 
Grainola, Oklahoma 
Hominy, Oklahoma 
Olive, Oklahoma 
South Coffeeville, Oklahoma 
Sweetwater, Oklahoma 
Cookietown, Oklahoma 

Why Travel To Other Cities? Oklahoma Has Them All! 
Cleveland, Oklahoma 
Orlando, Oklahoma 
Miami, Oklahoma 
Pittsburgh, Oklahoma 
Santa Fe, Oklahoma 
St. Louis, Oklahoma 
Chattanooga, Oklahoma 
Peoria, Oklahoma 
Burbank, Oklahoma 
Fargo, Oklahoma 

Don't Forget The Wildlife! 
Wolfe , Oklahoma  
Eagle, Oklahoma  
Buffalo , Oklahoma  
Fox, Oklahoma  
Bison, Oklahoma 
Deer Creek , Oklahoma  
Elk City, Oklahoma  

We Have A Town Named After A Number... 
Forty-One, Oklahoma 

And A Town Who's Letter's Don't Spell Anything... 
IXL, Oklahoma  

And For The Sportsman Who Wants To Get Away From It All... 
Fisherman's Paradise , Oklahoma  
We Even Have A City Named After Earth's Only Satellite! 
Moon, Oklahoma  

And A City Named After Our State! 
Oklahoma City , Oklahoma  

Feeling A Bit Chilly? 
Snow, Oklahoma  
Slick, Oklahoma  
Cold Springs, Oklahoma  

Oklahoma Is Full Of Love! 
Lovedale , Oklahoma  
Loveland , Oklahoma  
Lovell , Oklahoma  
Bigheart , Oklahoma  
Loyal, Oklahoma  

Like To Read About The Presidents? 
Adams, Oklahoma 
Taylor, Oklahoma 
Fillmore, Oklahoma 
Grant, Oklahoma 
Taft, Oklahoma 
Johnson, Oklahoma 
Lincoln, Oklahoma 
Jefferson, Oklahoma 
Reagan, Oklahoma 
Wilson, Oklahoma 
Roosevelt, Oklahoma 
Carter, Oklahoma 
Clinton, Oklahoma 
Washington, Oklahoma 

Other City Names In Oklahoma To Make You Smile..... 
Frogville, Oklahoma 
Loco, Oklahoma 
Bushyhead, Oklahoma 
Bugtussle, Oklahoma 
Hooker, Oklahoma 
Slaughterville, Oklahoma 
Bowlegs, Oklahoma 
Slapout, Oklahoma 

And Regardless What Side Of The Fence You're On... 
Gay , Oklahoma  
Straight, Oklahoma  

Here Are Some Little Known But Very Interesting Facts About Oklahoma . 

1. The bread twist tie was invented in Maysville. 

2. The shopping cart was invented in Ardmore in 1936. 

3. The nation's first parking meter was intalled in Oklahoma City in 1935. 

4. The first Girl Scout Cookie was sold in Muskogee in 1917. 

5. Cimarron County , located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, is the only county in the U.S. bordered by 4 separate states... Texas , New Mexico , Colorado & Kansas . 

6. The Oklahoma State Capital is the only capital in the U.S. with working oil wells on its grounds. 

7. Boise City , Oklahoma was the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. On Monday night, July 5, 1943, at 12:30 a.m., a B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base, Texas , dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town, mistaking the city lights as target lights. 

8. WKY Radio in Oklahoma City was the first radio station 
transmitting west of the Mississippi River . 

9. The nation's first 'Tornado Warning' was issued on March 25, 1948 in Oklahoma City minutes before a devastating tornado. Because of the warning, no lives were lost. 

10. Oklahoma has the largest Native American population of any state in the U.S.  

11. The name ' Oklahoma ' comes from two Choctaw words... okla meaning 'people' andhumma meaning 'red'. So the name means, 'Red People.' The name was approved in 1890. 

12. Oklahoma produced more astronauts than any other state. 

13. Oklahoma has more man made lakes than any other state. 

14. During the 'Land Rush', Oklahoma City went from a vast, open prairie to a city of over 10,000 in a single day. 

15. The nation's first traffic 'Yield' sign was erected in Tulsa on a trial basis. 

16. Pensacola Dam is the longest multi-arched dam in the world at 6,565 feet. 

17. The ' Port of Catoosa ' (just north of Tulsa ) is the largest 
inland port in America . 

18. The aerosol can was invented in Bartlesville . 

19. Per square mile, Oklahoma has more tornadoes than any other place in the world. 

20. The highest wind speed ever recorded on earth was in Moore , Oklahoma on May 3rd. 1999 during the Oklahoma City F-5 tornado. Wind speed was clocked at 318 mph. 

21. The ' Will Rogers World Airport ' and the ' Wiley Post Airport ' are both named after two famous Okies....both killed in an airplane crash!!! 

Cowboy's Ten Commandments 
(1) Just one God. 
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. 
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'. 
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. 
(5) Put nothin' before God. 
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal. 
(7) No killin'. 
(8) Watch yer mouth. 
(9) Don't take what ain't yers. 
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff 
Now that's plain an' simple don'tcha think?

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