I was just thinking that. I thought this thread was about The Pioneer Woman/The Mercantile. Instead, so many of the posts seem to boil down to "the white man screwed the red man, especially in Oklahoma". I'm shocked for two reasons. 1, I can't find the connection to the subject at hand, and 2, some people had to read a book to figure that one out?

I've been here 64 years, you hear a lot in that time period, but when it becomes factual in black and white, it makes a difference.

I was just thinking that. I thought this thread was about The Pioneer Woman/The Mercantile. Instead, so many of the posts seem to boil down to "the white man screwed the red man, especially in Oklahoma". I'm shocked for two reasons. 1, I can't find the connection to the subject at hand, and 2, some people had to read a book to figure that one out? There are some sad, little people on this board. They want to criticize and tear down anything that might be positive about Oklahoma.

What an incredibly insensitive thing to say! Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that a person is either has or does not have. If you don't know if someone has it or not it's probably best not to go throwing that kind of language around.

It's not insensitive. I don't know what he is afflicted with, but it kind of reminds me of Downs. I got a kid with his own issues, I don't need lectures from you about sensitivity.

There are some sad, little people on this board. They want to criticize and tear down anything that might be positive about Oklahoma.

It started out as a critique of Ree's genuine home town girl facade. Which admittedly can't be proven one way or another. Fair or not, the Mercantile is selling that image, not just some home cooked food and kitchen wares. People don't fly from all over the country just to have average southern food and buy really expensive plates.

So the woman who sells herself as an "accidental small town girl" and admits that she didn't grow up as a small town girl, is deceiving people because she's not country?

Bartlesville is small town to most. It happens to be a very nice small town.

So the woman who sells herself as an "accidental small town girl" and admits that she didn't grow up as a small town girl, is deceiving people because she's not country?

All I can say is do you all believe everything you see on TV. For real people.

It started out as a critique of Ree's genuine home town girl facade. Which admittedly can't be proven one way or another. Fair or not, the Mercantile is selling that image, not just some home cooked food and kitchen wares. People don't fly from all over the country just to have average southern food and buy really expensive plates.
Whatever you say.

All I can say is do you all believe everything you see on TV. For real people.

Good grief, man, we get it. Did she steal your lunch money while looking at a "big city" travel guide once?

The woman who's plastered within her biographical and mentions in her show's open that she's an "accidental small town girl" and makes plain her original life plan to go to the Big City ended up landing her in a small town is really a lying, horrendous fake who hates small towns. You hate her, she's fake, we should all hate her. We're all over 21, we get that TV isn't 100% authentic, and anyone who thinks she's even 25% authentic is just a dumb sycophant.

Get a dog. Plant some flowers. Something. Whatever.

Move on.

Good grief, man, we get it. Did she steal your lunch money while looking at a "big city" travel guide once?

The woman who's plastered within her biographical and mentions in her show's open that she's an "accidental small town girl" and makes plain her original life plan to go to the Big City ended up landing her in a small town is really a lying, horrendous fake who hates small towns. You hate her, she's fake, we should all hate her. We're all over 21, we get that TV isn't 100% authentic, and anyone who thinks she's even 25% authentic is just a dumb sycophant.

Get a dog. Plant some flowers. Something. Whatever.

Move on.
You forgot to add that she killed Indians for their oil. Read that book. It can't be proven but why not make wild assumptions.

You forgot to add that she killed Indians for their oil. Read that book. It can't be proven but why not make wild assumptions.

You're such a smart guy.........

So now this thread is dead. This thread started out kinda interesting but has been killed because of people having personal vendettas with Ree.

They killed the thread like the family killed for land...

Read the book*. It'll really open your eyes.

*Disclaimer: The book doesn't have a damn thing to do with the topic at hand. But it'll totally open your eyes**.

** Assuming you somehow weren't already aware the native americans REALLY got screwed.

Read the book*. It'll really open your eyes.

*Disclaimer: The book doesn't have a damn thing to do with the topic at hand. But it'll totally open your eyes**.

** Assuming you somehow weren't already aware the native americans REALLY got screwed.

Is this book for sale at the Mecantile?

As an informal observer (amateur historian, political scientist, social engineer) of human behavior, in the context of Free Speech Internet Communities and Forums such as this here I just have to interject my Two Cents. As an explorer of many of the finer points of The Great State of Oklahoma, from Broken Bow to Medicine Park even unto Talihina: (Gateway to Mena, AK) and Woolaroc, I am astounded how quickly the discussion of a simple topic such as The Mercantile (in Pawhuska) devolved into dissin' Ree and Ladd vs. Crimes against whomever. On the bright side . . . This thread reminds me, argumentarywise, of the halcyon days of OKCTalk involving Torea (hated railroad noise) vs Thunder (the reminder of all things strange and wonderful) vs Prunepicker (old-line conservative dude). In my opinion only: Don't critique a place you ain't been. Pawhuska is OK. The Mercantile is acceptable. The visit is worth the journey.

For some reason a thousand of several thousand words (in the form of photos) got lost back around Post #13. The only thing inside The Merc that I thought might be worth buying . . . but it wasn't for sale. I thought it might look good as a Poetic License Plate. =~)

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For some reason a thousand of several thousand words (in the form of photos) got lost back around Post #13. The only thing inside The Merc that I thought might be worth buying . . . but it wasn't for sale. I thought it might look good as a Poetic License Plate. =~)

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I have to give my Mrs. a *great* deal of credit for having really good discretion in skipping the general, you-can-really-get-that-anywhere kind of stuff from the hey-thats-kinda-legit stuff.

I mentioned in my little travelog post that when she picked up the cellophane wrap dispenser, I thought it was a little...goofy...until I realized it was a fairly clever gadget designed for anyone who remembers how those cello dispensers *used* to work, until the safety police got to them, reversed the cutter blade, and made them next to impossible not to gnarl up into a wad. Now it works the way it's supposed to, and it looks nice, LOL :)

Is this book for sale at the Mecantile?

lol

Underrated post.

All I am going to say is that it seems the Drummonds have a couple of dozen Osage headrights to go with their land. Make of that what you wish.

All I am going to say is that it seems the Drummonds have a couple of dozen Osage headrights to go with their land. Make of that what you wish.

I wish to make nothing of it because this is just hearsay and lacks facts.

I will say this. With The Pioneer Woman's fame increasing and a Scorsese/DeCaprio movie being made about the Osage Murders, lots of people are going to start asking these questions. A whole lot of people. The Drummonds apparently have ~200,00 acres in Osage County and two dozen headrights, but aren't Osage.

It's always "just asking questions"...

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I will say this. With The Pioneer Woman's fame increasing and a Scorsese/DeCaprio movie being made about the Osage Murders, lots of people are going to start asking these questions. A whole lot of people. The Drummonds apparently have ~200,00 acres in Osage County and two dozen headrights, but aren't Osage.

Lots of people on here keep posting these things with the caveat of "I'm just saying." Someone please post definitively that the Drummonds killed and stole from people with hard proof and facts, otherwise it's just slander.

This thread hijack has gotten ridiculous.

This thread hijack has gotten ridiculous.
Amen!

alright... let's stick to topic. pioneer woman mercantile, 2017. if you want to have a discussion about osage county history, start another thread.

As an informal observer (amateur historian, political scientist, social engineer) of human behavior, in the context of Free Speech Internet Communities and Forums such as this here I just have to interject my Two Cents. As an explorer of many of the finer points of The Great State of Oklahoma, from Broken Bow to Medicine Park even unto Talihina: (Gateway to Mena, AK) and Woolaroc, I am astounded how quickly the discussion of a simple topic such as The Mercantile (in Pawhuska) devolved into dissin' Ree and Ladd vs. Crimes against whomever. On the bright side . . . This thread reminds me, argumentarywise, of the halcyon days of OKCTalk involving Torea (hated railroad noise) vs Thunder (the reminder of all things strange and wonderful) vs Prunepicker (old-line conservative dude). In my opinion only: Don't critique a place you ain't been. Pawhuska is OK. The Mercantile is acceptable. The visit is worth the journey.
You really like Torea. Maybe in a future life, Rad. . .

alright... let's stick to topic. pioneer woman mercantile, 2017. if you want to have a discussion about osage county history, start another thread.
Agree

It was just starting to get back on track before it got hijacked again.

It is incomprehensible that people would wait in line for 2 or 3 hours to eat there.

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I edited out the part that has nothing to do with this particular business.

I've seen 2 hour waits at Pops in Arcadia before. Fans will wait for a chance to eat at a destination.

I've seen 2 hour waits at Pops in Arcadia before. Fans will wait for a chance to eat at a destination.

I guess a better way to put it is, I can't believe people would wait that long for a meal that they could better prepare at home. I honestly am a fan of her cookbook recipes. I have never made one I didn't care for. I know they are simple southern country recipes, but there is just something that makes them slightly better. Probably more butter. ;)

But they are likely not waiting that long for the food, rather than waiting that long to eat at a destination.

Hence my comparison to Pops. People aren't waiting that long there for a burger, they are waiting that long to eat at Pops on Route 66.

But they are likely not waiting that long for the food, rather than waiting that long to eat at a destination.

Hence my comparison to Pops. People aren't waiting that long there for a burger, they are waiting that long to eat at Pops on Route 66.

Agree

My younger kids enjoy Pops, but it's for the spectacle. I've never thought their food was that great. I've never been to The Merc or Chip and Joanna Gaines tourist attraction, but I would think it's the same kind of thing. People are going for the spectacle and because they're fans of the TV show rather than because they think they'll get a great meal.

Agree

My younger kids enjoy Pops, but it's for the spectacle. I've never thought their food was that great. I've never been to The Merc or Chip and Joanna Gaines tourist attraction, but I would think it's the same kind of thing. People are going for the spectacle and because they're fans of the TV show rather than because they think they'll get a great meal.

That more or less becomes a big Catch-22; people want to eat at the destination because of the spectacle, so the spectacle induces demand, demand induces waits, waits become long, food can't possibly match the hype induced by the wait. So, yes, no one thinks the food is *that* spectacular, but I'd go so far as to say *no place* has food that *really* merits a 3-hour wait.

I mentioned that in my travelblog in the earlier post; the lunch we had was OK, but not spectacular, but then no place is likely to have food so amazing that it would match up to the expectations created by a 3-hour wait. The food wasn't bad at all - just nothing that left me "wowed" in the sense of "That was the best chicken-fry ever!!" Because it wasn't. Babe's and Lambert's both had it beat, and by a comfortable margin.

But the trip made my wife happy. And we all know the rest of that saying... :) :)