Oklahoma Bashing

[PennyQuilts]

I think Crappie is a lousy name for food.

[HVAC Instructor]

I think Crappie is a lousy name for food.

Yup, a crappy name for a great tasting fish....Reckon thats why some folks pronounce it "croppie", LOL. We used to catch them by the dozens back in Georgia. Best fresh water fish I've tried.

[RedDirt717]

Right... you don't have a clue what you are talking about. I lived in MSP for 4 years. The winters suck, but MSP blows OKC out of the water in every other category except traffic.

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I can't think of one thing that MN has on Oklahoma except access to a large body of water. Everything else is only enjoyed 3 months out of the year when it's safe to actually go out without the risk of frostbite, or hypothermia. Unless you consider having a roller coaster in a mall something to be proud of...

I've been to Minnesota about half a dozen times and not one time I was there did I have a good experience. Either is was -30 wind chills or food poisoning from the local diner. One time my friend that grew up there tried to convince me to try some authentic Norwegian food. Bad idea.

I had something called lutefisk, which is basically like a fish jelly , and some sort of congealed animal fat as a side. With some potatos. Potatoes were pretty good. I have a pretty diverse palette, I grew up eating Japanese food. MN food was just a little too much.

Their geological landscape is pretty diverse because of the size, but I can't think of anything I saw that's as nice as eastern Oklahoma.

The people were nice, so I can't completely hate on Minneapolis.

[RedDirt717]

I think Crappie is a lousy name for food.

You can catch those all over Oklahoma.

I fried a ton of Crappie up a few months ago we caught at tenkiller.

[venture]

Yup, a crappy name for a great tasting fish....Reckon thats why some folks pronounce it "croppie", LOL. We used to catch them by the dozens back in Georgia. Best fresh water fish I've tried.

Have always heard it pronounced "croppie"...but I also grew up back North. If moving to Oklahoma has taught me anything, go a few hundred miles and it is amazing how quickly pronunciations of the same words change.

As far as RedDirt goes...there is a reason if you don't like cold, you don't go north of the Ohio River - or at least north of KS/MO...before April. And you get out of there by the time November rolls around. Some people don't like the cold, while some people don't like the heat. I totally dislike Summers down here, but other things draw me to Oklahoma. Same could be said about Winter up North. I've done my time getting up for work, having to go to the car in the detached garage when it would only be 5 below to 5 above out with a 30 mph wind and a "lovely" wind chill. Eventually you realize after a certain point...it is just "cold" and you don't notice much more of a difference from a day of highs in the teens to highs below zero. The only thing that stinks is that once it gets below 15...it is hard to get any type of decent snow since the air is soooo dry. Give me winters with temps from 25-35 with 3-4 feet of snow over the course of the winter, and summers with highs in the upper 70s to around 80 with a nice breeze everyday and of course a scattered of the severe storm days.

[bretthexum]

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I can't think of one thing that MN has on Oklahoma except access to a large body of water. Everything else is only enjoyed 3 months out of the year when it's safe to actually go out without the risk of frostbite, or hypothermia. Unless you consider having a roller coaster in a mall something to be proud of...

I've been to Minnesota about half a dozen times and not one time I was there did I have a good experience. Either is was -30 wind chills or food poisoning from the local diner. One time my friend that grew up there tried to convince me to try some authentic Norwegian food. Bad idea.

I had something called lutefisk, which is basically like a fish jelly , and some sort of congealed animal fat as a side. With some potatos. Potatoes were pretty good. I have a pretty diverse palette, I grew up eating Japanese food. MN food was just a little too much.

Their geological landscape is pretty diverse because of the size, but I can't think of anything I saw that's as nice as eastern Oklahoma.

The people were nice, so I can't completely hate on Minneapolis.

4 pro sports teams, REAL nightlife, excellent music scene, and the list goes on. I for one hated the cold more than anything, that's why I moved south. If you haven't seen northern Minnesota you haven't seen the real Minnesota. That's where all the people from Minneapolis go on the weekends.

[nik4411]

I still see no reason to bash minnesota b/c someone said something about the heat here...

Never been up there but I would love too.

As far as fish goes crappie is some of the best. Grandparents had a place on eufaula and would catch huge messes of crappie. made for a lot of excellent fish fries.

[Euphoria]

4 pro sports teams, .

I watch college sports. Don't care about pro sports. No big draw there.

REAL nightlife.

What's not real about going to McNellies and having a beer with my friends on Friday night after watching a movie at the Warren? Clubbing doesn't equal nightlife for me anymore. I, and the girl I'm seeing, prefer little dive bars that aren't packed with college kids.

excellent music scene.

We're not doing to shabby. Cross Canadian, All-American Rejects, Hinder...They all came from Oklahoma. Granted, they aren't my type of music but the Oklahoma music scene is far from dead.

If you haven't seen northern Minnesota you haven't seen the real Minnesota.

Take a trip to southeastern Oklahoma and drive from Talihena to Mina. Or, better yet, if you own a motorcycle RIDE from Talihena to Mina. Then realize that all states have their pretty and not so pretty areas.

[Mr. T in OKC]

We're not doing to shabby. Cross Canadian, All-American Rejects, Hinder...They all came from Oklahoma. Granted, they aren't my type of music but the Oklahoma music scene is far from dead.

Don't forget about Color Me Badd and Hanson. So chew on that for a minute Minnesotans.

[fuzzytoad]

how could you not mention Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band or Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy?

[RedDirt717]

Oklahoma music scene is definitely top ten in the country. We have unbelievable talent here.

With the ACM going in, it's only going to get better. I think it could be on par with Nashville, Austin and Atlanta as far as size is concerned in ten years.

[mugofbeer]

Oklahoma music scene is definitely top ten in the country. We have unbelievable talent here.

With the ACM going in, it's only going to get better. I think it could be on par with Nashville, Austin and Atlanta as far as size is concerned in ten years.

You are quite correct but there is a significant portion of the population that doesn't accept C & W as "music."

[Platemaker]

You are quite correct but there is a significant portion of the population that doesn't accept C & W as "music."

A significant portion of what population? The nation as a whole? Or OKC?

I went to Arbitron.com and according to their reports most formats are basically tied for ratings. The only two formats with ratings noticeably higher that the rest (alternative, oldies, rock spanish, urban, country) is News/Talk and Adult contemporary. And if you listen to adult contemporary there are a significant amount of country songs.

[mugofbeer]

I was being facetious but thanks for the information. Seriously, a lot of people simply turn their noses up at C & W thinking its trailer-trash music. Go live in CT for a while like I did and see what they think of it.

[Patrick]

Minnesota has Dairy Queens. That in and by itself makes them superior to Oklahoma, right?

[venture]

Yeah country music is more popular than some may think. Also if you are trying to be sarcastic in a post - use smilies. : )

And why are we digging up the DQ thing again? There is no point in stirring the pot that has calmed down unless the primary objective is to troll.

[AAC2005]

excellent music scene.

Minnesota did give us Prince and the "Minneapolis Sound" back in the mid-80's, after all.

[bluedogok]

Awesome, maybe one day I will get to try some nice fried walleye

Culver's has walleye

We have a few Culver's down here in Austin, it is pretty good. I like Steak 'N Shake but the ones here are not near as good as the other one's that I have been to in other parts of the country. Freddy's is expanding as well, they were open in OKC before Austin.

I liked it up there, it's beautiful up there but I went during the summer, it was 103 when I left OKC and the high 80's temps were nice. Stillwater (MN) wasa nice place, we ate a a great German restaurant between St. Paul and Stillwater called Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter.

[mugofbeer]

Minnesota also has Adrien Peterson!

[blangtang]

Minnesota also has Adrien Peterson!

So do Chicago

[Patrick]

Yeah country music is more popular than some may think. Also if you are trying to be sarcastic in a post - use smilies. : )

And why are we digging up the DQ thing again? There is no point in stirring the pot that has calmed down unless the primary objective is to troll.

If you read post #1, that's what this thread is all about. Everything else is a thread hijack.

[metro]

No kidding Patrick, besides is this really a Metro Area specific topic more than it is an underground off topic?

[JuJuBeans]

I think defining a state goes beyond fast food and one's opinion. Although you wouldn't be able to tell from the childish posts here...but this state is most defined by it's people. Even other newsbroadcasters say Oklahoman's give a hand to their neighbors more than any other state they've been in. We are welcoming and humble. As a state.

Now, people will be people and they will like what they like. I love Oklahoma and do not like sonic or braums. The only thing I buy from sonic is a drink. Braums is just gross. I love DQ. But only their ice cream.

Instead of bashing the Minnesota person who got the wrong first impression of Oklahoma, why not show and encourage the fact that we are not a horrible state? Sure we have bad tippers, we also have great tippers. Ask my bartender saturday night. She made some bankage. We have idiots just like every other place in the world, that doesn't make us all that way. How very closed minded of a conversation to lump everyone into a stereotype based on personal short experiences.

I completely agree with everything you said even the part about hating Sonic and Braums (both mediocre, to each your own) I only like DQ's Blizzards, not love but like. Fast food shouldn't even exist anyways, so unhealthy, lol!

[RealJimbo]

Sorry....I was laughing for so long when I read that someone was upset that Oklahoma didn't have Dairy Queens. What's so special about a freakin Dairy Queen? And for the record, I do know they have one inside Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa. But nonetheless, I'll take Braums for Dairy Queen any day of the week. Can't beat Braums ice cream and dairy products. Everytime I go on long vacations outside the state, Braums is the one thing I really miss. I literally go into Braums withdrawals. What's so special about Dairy Queen? I just don't get it. If you're that stuck on DQ's Blizzards, go to Sonic and get a Sonic Blast. Or Braums has the same thing....they call it a Mix!

Aw, c'mon! There is just no place else to get a Peanut Buster Parfait! And I love me some Peanut Buster Parfait!

[RealJimbo]

I've been to Minnesota once and was impressed by the hospitality. Spent a night in St. Paul - walked around downtown, spent the next afternoon touring the 3M campus. Went to the 3M corporate lodge, "Wonewok" up in the North Woods near Park Rapids. Some very beautiful country, great fishing, crystal clear water, bald eagles, great northern pike...just beautiful and great fun. Of course being the guest of 3M at their lodge one would expect a high level of hospitality but even then I was very impressed how high the bar was set. Gourmet food around the clock, accommodations that were perfect. The two negatives about the place, clouds - CLOUDS - of mosquitoes like I've never seen anywhere else, and it all ended too soon.

That said, I would not want to live anywhere else than in good old Oklahoma. Contrast the lack of Dairy Queen to the embarrassment of riches when it comes to beautiful vistas of the Wichita Mountains, Winding Stair Mountains, Cookson Hills, lakes with more total shoreline than the state of California, bounty of wildlife, the sweet April breeze, the mighty roar of thunderstorms in the spring and summer, the awesome power of many tornadoes every year....Oklahoma is unmatched in these United States.