Okies in the BYC The Original

[Buster52]

Okay, Al ol' buddy. I'm ready to talk about that Fletcher auction some more now.

 

[okiemommy]

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I have friends like that. I then tease them about coming from the wrong stock.

I won't pretend it isn't a loaded term. As a kid in CA, I was kicked out of a store more than once because I was one of those Okie kids. Out there someone calls you an Okie, it depends on who they are and what the context is. I won't pretend it was nearly as bad, but in some ways it was like the N word to an African American. A fellow Okie calls you an Okie and it is a term of endearment or a tease. Someone who obviously isn't one calls you that and you take a good hard look for context and body language. It is more than likely an insult. I saw my uncle ready to fight a man for calling him an Okie, but him and my dad called each other that all the time.

Once I used it in front of my former mother in law, who was from PA but had lived in CA for quite a bit by then. Rich folks. I said something about my Okie family. She said, "Oh, don't be so hard on them. People can't help the way they are." I was a little stunned. I think that ticked me off more than if she would have called them Okies the wrong way.

WOW. This completely floors me. I can honestly say that I have never been called that word by someone that meant it in a derogatory fashion. If I ever get called an Okie in a derogatory fashion, I will probably mop the floor with their....^_^

going to read the rest of the posts

ETA: LOL on the wrong stock!!!

 

[okiemommy]

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LMAO!! I am guilty of this one..

Yeah, we either float them, or ignore 4 way stop protocol(law) and let everyone go before us, just to be nice

 

[HennyPennies2007]

Heavens they are trying to say the guy who shot up Ft. Hood has PTSD....who are they kidding?

 

[RonnieAtkeson]

Final count out of the two hatchers is 72 chirping cutie chickas. Ill probly sell off the hens in the spring and take the roo's to the processor down the road. Got them sitting in a 50 gallon fish tank in the front room at the moment on a nice perty custom stand. Not sure how the wifes gonna feel about that when she gets in lol (i can imagine it wont be perty).

I was born in Oregon but i was raised an OKIE

 

[Buster52]

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/tags/index.php?tags=dead+horse+beating+smiley

 

[GracefulBantams]

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"I" would consider it a special surprise to get a d'Uccle mixed in with the Cochins

 

[GracefulBantams]

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This is to your hubby -

But seriously, you have two very good egg laying breeds, plus an adorable Silkie, so you should be good-to-go.

 

[HennyPennies2007]

Ronnie are ya OK?

Your sig line sounds so.....so....philosophical.

And then the thing about "cute little fuzzy butts".

Are ya getting enough testosterone? Eat a banana....

no wait... that's potassium....

 

[okcarla]

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Oh, I'm doing fine. I actually feel quite well, which is good so that I can help Gerald.

Yep, had a colonoscopy which turned out normal and had an MRI of the brain which I haven't been told the results yet. Hopefully they'll tell me I still have a brain

I doubt they'll say it's normal though

Everyone take care and have a good night.