OKC?

[Big Red Ron]

I know it's been around and all but what would be wrong with using OC?

Also, have you noticed that when you fly from either coast to OC that the pilots and stewardess; call us "Oak City." I kinda dig it. The OC Thunderbirds?

[kbsooner]

Thunderbirds is not bad, but reminds me of the lake too much. Nasty lake.
The chance of a pregame helicopter flyover of Dirtybird is just too great...

[Big Red Ron]

I think the military connection and the Native American connection have moved it up the list with some municipal leaders.

[GottaHavePride]

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[Big Red Ron]

I also mean dumping OKC in favor of OC.

[Big Red Ron]

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[Paperclip]

OC is Orange County and "Oak City" makes my skin crawl. I like OKC just fine.

[Big Red Ron]

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I was curious as to why the 45th Division members used shoulder patches with Thunderbirds on them to identify themselves and I quickly learned why. The 45th Division was, at one time, the National Guard unit of both Arizona and Oklahoma. As populations grew, the 45th Division became the Oklahoma National Guard under control of the Oklahoma governor. A majority of the division's guardsmen were of Indian descent and, for this reason, they adopted an Indian sign, the swastika, as their emblem. When Hitler began the use of the swastika to identify his Nazi organization, the 45th Infantry Division immediately changed its emblem to another Indian sign, the Thunderbird.
I found it very interesting that there are two Indian swastikas, one of which is the reverse (mirror) of the other. One is the good luck sign and the other is bad luck. The 45th Division had used the good luck sign but Hitler, without knowing anything about Indian lore, chose the bad luck sign of the Indians.

[Big Red Ron]

OC is Orange County and "Oak City" makes my skin crawl. I like OKC just fine.
Orange County have a basketball team or would that be LA? I mean everyone know that LA is Louisiana.;)

[King Crimson]

i could live with T-birds. better than the "rattlers" or some other shizz.

my dad was in the 45th.

[Soonrboy]

I like Scorpions

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

The Oklahoma City Crackers

[BigRedJed]

I've got no problem with Thunderbirds. Can't say it has me turning cartwheels, but it doesn't bother me. "OC," on the other hand...

OUT.

[Civicus_Sooner]

OKC makes us sound like some KC knock off. I'm down with the OC Thunderbirds.

[BillyBall]

OKC F'n Hillbillys

[BigRedJed]

OKC makes us sound like some KC knock off. I'm down with the OC Thunderbirds.
Disagree. KC sounds like a bunch of OKC knockoffs. Besides, OC makes us sound like a bunch of Orange County knockoffs trying to imitate a lame soap opera for kiddos. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Civicus_Sooner]

Disagree. KC sounds like a bunch of OKC knockoffs. Besides, OC makes us sound like a bunch of Orange County knockoffs trying to imitate a lame soap opera for kiddos. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.Yeah but Orange County has no teams, KC has three major league teams.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

OC is Orange County and "Oak City" makes my skin crawl. I like OKC just fine.Same here. When I was at OBU, someone from another state asked me where there was a movie theatre in "Oak City." I told her I had no idea because I had never been to Oak City. I wasn't trying to be funny, I had just never heard it called that.

[shaun4411]

OK City is more accurate if you want to say OC. but it just doesnt really work. oak is a completely different word than ok. then people will come here thinking theyll be adorned with a trepid blessing of oak trees.

[BigRedJed]

Yeah but Orange County has no teams, KC has three major league teams.
All known as the "Kansas City _________" not the "KC___________" But why would it matter anyway? New Jersey teams don't change their names just because New York also has "new" in their name. It's silly. Oklahoma City has been OKC for generations.

"OC" is currently probably more famous, at least in pop culture terms, due to the lame-o show of the same name. If I lived in another city and saw Oklahoma City suddenly calling itself "OC," I'd laugh.

Why create problems that don't exist in the first place? Leave it alone.

[M]

I don't know if they still do it, but the Tulsa World used to refer to Oklahoma City as "OC" in headlines. I always thought that was weird because it took me a second to figure out what it meant.

"Oak City" is just as annoying as when dumb *** sports announcers refer to Oklahoma State as "Oak State." :mad:

[SoonerInKCMO]

Yeah, the Tulsa World still refers to OKC as OC.

That's reason enough for me to keep calling it OKC.

Damn Eastsiders. :mad:

And M, you should be glad the announcers are mentioning your school at all. ;)

Hi. I'm Jenni Carlson.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Disagree. KC sounds like a bunch of OKC knockoffs. Besides, OC makes us sound like a bunch of Orange County knockoffs trying to imitate a lame soap opera for kiddos. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

KC Founded in 1838 > OKC Founded in 1889

you lose.:cool:

[BigRedJed]

Heh. My point is I don't think people confuse the two cities.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Heh. My point is I don't think people confuse the two cities.


Oh they don't, trust me.;)

[BigRedJed]

You and your city inferiority complex. ;)

[silverwheels]

Yeah, Kansas City has "KC Masterpiece" flavored Lay's.

[Big Red Ron]

Yeah, Kansas City has "KC Masterpiece" flavored Lay's.
Oklahoma City has Head Country and Mickey Mantle's.

;)

[KC//CRIMSON]

Oklahoma City has Head Country and Mickey Mantle's.

;)


You're bringing a knife to a Cannon fight.

[Big Red Ron]

You're bringing a knife to a Cannon fight.
Bull Sh!t, you ever had Head Country? It blows Masterpiece away.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Bull Sh!t, you ever had Head Country? It blows Masterpiece away.

Who said anything about KC Masterpiece? We here in the BBQ Capitol laugh at it.

[Mixer!]

:les: FLAVORED HFCS FIGHT!

[royalfan5]

Yeah but Orange County has no teams, KC has three major league teams.
If by no teams, you mean two. The Ducks and Angels both play behind the Orange Curtain.

[bri]

Wow, this thread started out lame and somehow got lamer. :D

[Big Red Ron]

If by no teams, you mean two. The Ducks and Angels both play behind the Orange Curtain.Neither are called the OC whatever is my point. I'm from Newport Beach, I know.

[Big Red Ron]

Who said anything about KC Masterpiece? We here in the BBQ Capitol laugh at it.Meh, I think Oklahoma has as good of BBQ. We're more like Memphis' dry rub. I think there are a few other places that claim that title too.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Meh, I think Oklahoma has as good of BBQ. We're more like Memphis' dry rub. I think there are a few other places that claim that title too.

1. KC - Memphis
2. South Carolina
3. El Paso
4. Everyone else.

[royalfan5]

Neither are called the OC whatever is my point. I'm from Newport Beach, I know.

But OKC sounds better than OC. Incorporating the K sound makes it more interesting than OC

[Big Red Ron]

Not trying to argue but I prefer Memphis stryle.

By State, I would rank them

1 Tenn
2 Mo
3 N. Carolina
4 Georgia
5 Oklahoma
6 Texass
7 S. Carolina
8 Alabama
9 Kansas
10 New Mexico (different but very good)

[Big Red Ron]

But OKC sounds better than OC. Incorporating the K sound makes it more interesting than OCI'm not going to argue with that. I just never got the K part, not being an OC native.

[Mixer!]

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[goingoneight]

'teh 4-0-5'

[BigRedJed]

I'm not a big fan of bbq from the SE United States. Too sweet. I really DO prefer bbq from this region, prolly because I grew up here. But KC bbq is outstanding too. I will say this: the last few times I've been up there, all the people in KC could talk about was Oklahoma Joe's. Hottest bbq joint in KC.