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2. I already live here and Tulsa seems like the only relatively sane area.

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Raise your hand if you would like to live in a state like OK [View all] quinnox Oct 2012 OP

Not just NO but spartan61 Oct 2012 #1

I already live here and Tulsa seems like the only relatively sane area. ZM90 Oct 2012 #2

I lived in Tulsa for 10 years Major Nikon Oct 2012 #45

OKC and Stillwater for 10 Years as well formercia Oct 2012 #59

My in-laws live in Tulsa Kellen RN Oct 2012 #91

500,000 people here voted for Obama in 2008 orangejuice Oct 2012 #3

Hear, hear! Keep up the good fight! nt ncgrits Oct 2012 #22

Most progressive okies I know are rabid about their beliefs. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #94

Um, no meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #4

That depends superpatriotman Oct 2012 #5

What, did this thread upset you or something? OKNancy Oct 2012 #6

Oklahoma, huh quinnox Oct 2012 #18

I know some ranchers in OK and TX who had to slaughter their cattle due to draught Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #21

Pretty sure OKC and Tulsa get more annual rainfall. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #97

I live in MS Aerows Oct 2012 #7

Yeah, I feel the same way here in GA n/t Fumesucker Oct 2012 #8

At least you guys have Athens and Atlanta. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #100

It doesn't appeal to me, but I imagine there are nice areas cali Oct 2012 #9

To me it's about the landscape AND the weather.... Tikki Oct 2012 #13

Oklahoma is OK hfojvt Oct 2012 #10

wtf state bashing day on DU? proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #11

There's nothing wrong with Oklahoma or Oklahomans a little truth won't cure. Octafish Oct 2012 #12

The churches have been very effective at immunizing people Mariana Oct 2012 #86

The problem is that they don't want to know who has been doing what. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #93

Pretty State, but hell no! jkrichter Oct 2012 #14

Try Kentucky, where everyone is registered Dem just out of tradition... nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #15

More Snotty State-Bashing Here On DU? Paladin Oct 2012 #16

I know, right? kentauros Oct 2012 #24

Feel free to bash my home state. It deserves it. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #96

I lived in Oklahoma when I was a little kid in the 1950s aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #17

Me too, grew up in MWC. What street did you live on?? txwhitedove Oct 2012 #49

Air Depot Drive aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #51

South Air Depot? We lived on Wilson Drive by the Catholic church/school. I had a great childhood txwhitedove Oct 2012 #53

Texas is pretty bad LeftInTX Oct 2012 #19

Hi neighbor... malokvale77 Oct 2012 #30

Leave If You're So Goddamned Unhappy. (nt) Paladin Oct 2012 #34

Oh, there's an encouraging attitude. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #40

Did You Pick Up On Any Indication..... Paladin Oct 2012 #64

If that poster is on DU and votes Dem, then, yes, there is an attempt at change. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #65

Hey...LOL LeftInTX Oct 2012 #67

Some Texans are hypersensitive. Mariana Oct 2012 #88

Texas is actually wonderful NoPasaran Oct 2012 #37

OK Dems locks Oct 2012 #20

I raise my hand, high. kentauros Oct 2012 #23

Oh, you're talking to me. Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #32

I was talking to quinnox kentauros Oct 2012 #38

+1 justabob Oct 2012 #48

Well, I can understand that. kentauros Oct 2012 #61

ha justabob Oct 2012 #70

I can't honestly say that I LIKE to sweat. kentauros Oct 2012 #73

lol justabob Oct 2012 #75

I am a walking Van der Graff Generator! kentauros Oct 2012 #81

you know justabob Oct 2012 #83

My father was born and raised in Oklahoma City, and he couldn't get out of there fast enough. Aristus Oct 2012 #25

Huh? jackbenimble Oct 2012 #26

It would be fun to make a thread here kentauros Oct 2012 #28

Here you go orangejuice Oct 2012 #44

Great photos! kentauros Oct 2012 #62

Good idea. jackbenimble Oct 2012 #54

I guess I have a project ahead of me kentauros Oct 2012 #63

Raise your hand if you live in OK, but... Camballo Oct 2012 #27

Consider my hand raised. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #95

I wouldn't make a concerted effort to live there, no. But there's lots of TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #29

No, I lived in Texas for seven years. Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #31

OK people drive better :) nt justabob Oct 2012 #50

My husband lived in Texas for over 50 years Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #56

lol I understand justabob Oct 2012 #69

He was actually visiting his brother in Dripping Springs. Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #82

During election season, W. PA seems to be like OK, KS, MS, AK, TN, AL.... AlinPA Oct 2012 #33

I live in NJ, New York's red-haired little step sister, I don't make fun of other states. smokey nj Oct 2012 #35

As odd as it may seem to people outside the state, kentauros Oct 2012 #42

That makes sense, actually. smokey nj Oct 2012 #43

Thanks! kentauros Oct 2012 #60

I avoid discussing politics and religion, but other people bring it up. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #84

I'm not lonely or scared. Texasgal Oct 2012 #72

Well, unfortunately, I am. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #85

That would be like living in a ginormous Peoria! xchrom Oct 2012 #36

Oklahoma is chock full of people that dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #39

Yep, and they'll talk to you nicely, too... a la izquierda Oct 2012 #77

In a heartbeat. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2012 #41

I would move there to get away from all the intense racism.... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #46

If you're in Phoenix or Tucson, the weather in OK is better too. LeftInTX Oct 2012 #68

I don't think it makes a big difference treestar Oct 2012 #47

For good or ill, there is no state like Oklahoma is my impression TheKentuckian Oct 2012 #52

That's a very diplomatic response. :) Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #57

I'm sorry did I miss something? SunsetDreams Oct 2012 #55

I'm amazed that someone actually alerted on this thread n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2012 #58

I live in Alabama... Revolutionary Girl Oct 2012 #66

All Oklamoma Democrats should move to Delaware. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #71

But right at this moment probably isn't a good time. kentauros Oct 2012 #74

I lived there for 8 years, after growing up near NYC and living in Los Angeles... a la izquierda Oct 2012 #76

I was stationed in Altus OK for five years. People were very nice. sammytko Oct 2012 #78

No thanks argiel1234 Oct 2012 #79

Born here, raised here, came back here after living other places, Z_I_Peevey Oct 2012 #80

This is it. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #87

Oklahoma City resident, born and raised. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #89

great choice quinnox Oct 2012 #90

My wife and I spent our (4 years after the fact) honeymoon in Seattle and Portland. Kellen RN Oct 2012 #92

all true quinnox Oct 2012 #98

Thanks! Kellen RN Oct 2012 #99

I wouldn't even move to the parts of CA where all the Okies wound up. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #101

It builds character... Kellen RN Oct 2012 #102