Only in Oklahoma...

[livius drusus]

Is there a minimum age for a hunting license?

[Dingfod]

14, I think.

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by Dingfod

Bullet went hog-wild, killing 17 year-old youth.

It appears a bullet ricocheted off a feral hog's head and struck 17 year-old Chris Kaiser in the chest, killing him. Kaiser and two others had gone hog hunting in rural Choctaw County. The OBI (Oklahoma state Bureau of Investigations) is performing an autopsy to determine if the shooting was an accident.

It's not just Oklahoma.

Hunter brought in to dispatch a wild boar that took over a Ketzerbachtal, Germany washroom shot a washing machine, electric dryer, and the wall before getting the pig.


Squeal like a pig.--some inbred along the Chattooga River

Ree-ree-ree!--Ned Beatty

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by livius drusus

Is there a minimum age for a hunting license?

Originally Posted by Dingfod

14, I think.

I checked the regulations, there is no minimum age. Children under 16 years old need only have taken and passed an approved Hunter Safety course and be accompanied by an adult 18 or older. Those under 16 don't even need to have a license, only a permit where required. There is even a special three-day youth hunting season for anterless deer. They still must be accompanied by an adult, who may not gun hunt, but is allowed to archery hunt.

[Dingfod]

Mad Dog of the Underworld

Escaped murderer Wilbur Underhill eluded capture for almost six months after his Kansas State Prison escape, a period during which he killed three people and robbed nine banks and married another bank robber's sister. It was that marriage that proved to be his undoing. He got married in Coalgate, Oklahoma to Hazel Jarrett Hudson using his real name and gave an Oklahoma City address for the marriage license to be sent to. Police put the address under surveillance, followed Wilbur to a Shawnee apartment and arrested him after a 200 round shootout, Wilbur firing about 80 rounds from his automatic pistols, then dragging himself 16 blocks before capture. Wilbur's wiry body took 13 slugs to his body before giving it up for good on December 30, 1933.

Wilbur originally went to prison to begin with for robbing a local drug store on Christmas night in 1926, shooting the clerk when he yelled for help. Then, awaiting trial, he escaped Okmulgee County jail, killing an Ottawa County deputy sheriff while free. Wilbur was sentenced to life for the Okmulgee murder, but escaped in July 1931, killing a Wichita, Kansas police officer, drawing a life sentence there. There he teamed up with Harvey Bailey, who himself had been Public Enemy #1 at one time, and 10 others in an escape plan. They kidnapped the warden and made their escape. Bailey later ditched Wilbur Underhill saying that he was afraid of Wilbur's conduct.

Harvey Bailey

He always wanted to kill someone. We'd drive through some town and every time he saw a cop he wanted to kill him. When he bought gasoline, he'd get mad and want to kill the man instead of paying him.

Mad Dog, indeed.

[Dingfod]

A NASCAR race car will bear this logo throughout 2007.

Edmond, Oklahoma resident, Executive President of Keith Coleman Racing

We look forward to highlighting Oklahoma’s Centennial at the national level throughout the race season. I encourage everyone in Oklahoma to watch us on ESPN2 each week and to support the No. 23 racing team.

The Oklahoma Centennial Commission is sponsoring the race team throughout the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series. Smith was NASCAR's manager of operations for the competition department. That's where he met up with Keith Coleman, Busch Series car owner. Coleman Racing is in its fourth year in the NASCAR series. Driver Brad Keselowski is competing for Rookie of the Year honors.

Keith Coleman

I think we’ve got a great opportunity for the NASCAR fans, the entire state of Oklahoma to be able to bring tourism to the state.

Yeehaw!

[Dingfod]

Normally, a pair of bald eagles getting shot in Oklahoma would be enough to make this thread, but a man caught masturbating through a hole in the floor of a trailerhouse, a hole big enough for someone to crawl through, is so damn Okie it just had to trump the two dead national symbols.


He says he must have passed out while working on the two holes in the floor of the trailerhouse. She, and a few others, say he was exposing himself and vigorously masturbating in front of them. A jury believed his accusers, convicting him of indecent exposure.


I bet he feels like crawling into a hole now.

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by Dingfod

Feeling the Christian love in Oklahoma.

Two young lesbians in Ada, Oklahoma were attacked because of their sexual orientation. In one attack Sara Kasperiet was thrown to the ground by two men who jumped out of a black truck. While holding her down, they carved the word "LESBIAN" carved into her forearm. Ms. Kaspereit is still on crutches after the Dec. 4th attack.

In the other, Brenda Johnson was taking a walk in the woods, was hit from behind and knocked unconscious. Ms. Johnson woke up blindfolded and tied to a tree with "HELLBOUND" written deeply with an ink pen on her chest. Ms. Johnson says she has no idea who did this and that she doesn't even flaunt her sexuality.

the article

Johnson, who hasn't filed a report with police, said the incident wasn't taken seriously when she went to the hospital and that law enforcement later seemed uninterested in her story.

"I might have filed a report if I had been treated better," she said.

Sad commentary.

Apparently neither one of these stories are true.

[Dingfod]

Porking while parked in the park will get you time in the pokey.

Rodney and Danielle were caught by Chickasha police bumping nasties in Rodney's dad's Lincoln at 3:00 AM in the city park. No, they're not teenagers out past curfew, they're 34 and 29 respectively. Due to one open beer can and the smell of that intoxicating brew (unless it was 3.2%, which is not technically an alcoholic beverage according to Oklahoma law) the partially clad couple were charged with public intoxication, public nudity, and trespassing and got to spend the night in jail. The Lincoln was released to Rodney's dad.


It appears to me that officers Guinn and Spivy have their nightsticks up their asses.

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by Dingfod

Oklahoma private university puts year of college up on eBay.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville put 2007-2008 tuition, fees, and room and board up for eBay auction, starting at one cent with no reserve. The university reports the value of what they've put up for auction is approximately $23,000. Currently it's up to $19,800, only a 13.9% discount off the regular price.

Winner, with a winning bid of $18,669.99, to give it to her sister.

[Dingfod]

Mr. Deeds found not guilty of rape of 15 year old.

Garber resident Hank Williams Deeds was found not guilty of the charges in a Garfield County court, shocking the accuser and her family.

Frankly, I only posted this story because the defendant's name is Hank Williams Deeds. That is so Okie.

[Watser?]

Originally Posted by Dingfod

Apparently neither one of these stories are true.

I have read I don't know how many reports by now of people supposedly having insults or swastikas carved into them. They always turn out to be untrue

[Dingfod]

Beer keg explosion rocks Adair, Oklahoma.

Police Chief McKee

The intention was to put the keg on the fire and watch the beer spew out. There’s supposed to be a pop-off valve but they evidently decided it wasn’t going to blow. Well, they went inside about three minutes too early.

The resulting explosion sent firebrick flying for four blocks, went through a four inch tree branch like it wasn't there, and broke out windows in at least three houses.


Hey, y'all watch 'is.
*BOOM*
Hot damn!
Huh?

[Dingfod]

Long before oil, salt was Oklahoma's source of wealth.

Utah isn't the only place with salt flats.

Hunting for selenite crystals at Oklahoma's Great Salt Plains:


The Great Salt Plains Lake State Park:



Well, lick me with a lemon and tequila.

[Dingfod]

Deaf man hit by train in Ada, Oklahoma.

The man said "I'm deaf." to rescuers after being knocked some 20 feet by a train, splitting his head open in the process. That's pretty much the story.

I can understand not hearing the train, but how can you not see something that weighs upward of a quarter million pounds? And, if you were deaf, wouldn't you take extra precautions around large moving objects ... like trains?

[Dingfod]

Body found near Bugtussle.

The body of a Mr. Rich of Thousand Oaks, California was found on the side of a dirt road near Bugtussle, Oklahoma. Investigators await autopsy results determine a cause of death.


Jed Clampett and his family were from a place called Bugtussle before they moved to California. You don't suppose? Naw ... Jethrine wasn't that hard on guys, was she?

[Dingfod]

Author of Oklahoma drunk driving law arrested for DUI

Oklahoma State Representative John Trebilcock was arrested for DUI after being observed driving with no headlights turned on just after the bars closed at 2:00 AM. Officers said he smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech, and bloodshot eyes. Trebilcock said he smelled of alcohol because he had just kissed a woman who had been drinking.

Trebilcock was the author of a 2005 law that requires people convicted of a second DUI install an alcohol-detecting ignition interlock in their cars, at their own expense.


Bet if you investigated closer you'd find Trebilcock owns a company that installs those interlocks or took money from one.

I sincerely hope the court orders him to have one installed. My shiftmate from last year had to as part of a plea bargain.

[Dingfod]

Oklahoma is a violent place.

Shots fired from mob at a police standoff with a murder suspect.


15 year old girl found dead at a frog gigging tournament. Yes, they stab frogs with a trident-looking implement.

Church group finds dead body at Boy Scout camp.


What is the world coming to if you can't go frog gigging at a police standoff in a Boy Scout camp church without getting killed?

[Dingfod]

The Oklahoma Autobahn

There is a short stretch of wide two-lane highway about a mile long that connects Frankoma Road and Highway 97 locally nicknamed "The Oklahoma Autobahn" because there are no speed limit signs at either end of this road. The downhill stretch going east from Highway 97 is especially conducive to excessive speeds. I have seen police pull people over on this stretch of road, but I bet they could fight it in court if they knew THERE ARE NO SPEED LIMIT SIGNS and there is no specific speed limit law in Oklahoma except for one saying drivers must obey regulatory speed limit signs (the normal rectangular black lettering on white signs). In this case there are none.


Yeehaw!!!


Edited: There is another place nicknamed The Autobahn in Oklahoma. It's only about 7 miles from the other one, in Chandler Park.

[Dingfod]

Oklahoma Senator Tom "Resign, Alberto." Coburn pays fine.

Coburn fined $33,170 by the Federal Election commission for an illegal personal $30,000 loan to his campaign that he failed to report as required by law.

the article

The commission found that Coburn’s campaign had accepted contributions that exceeded the legal limit, did not provide information on contributors as required by law, and failed to file proper paperwork on last-minute donations totaling $349,100.

Senator Coburn took "full responsibility" for the reporting mistakes.

Mistakes? More like he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. "I'm only guilty of being caught, your Honor."

[Dingfod]

Lest one think all Okies are like Senator Coburn, or worse, Senator Inhofe, one Oklahoma man gave his lottery winnings to Habitat for Humanity.

Winning $10,000 was to net $7100 after taxes, a sum easily frittered away on gizmos and gadgets of varied description. That was not for this winner, he donated the after-tax earnings to Habitat for Humanity. The organization which has built over 150 homes in the Tulsa area, primarily for low income residents, was surprised by the donation but will put it to good use.

Wouldn't the donation be tax deductable?

[Dingfod]

Grandma got run over by a grain truck.

A 44 year old Waynoka, Oklahoma woman died of massive injuries after she was run over by a semi. She had climbed out of her own car she had just wrecked in the Cimarron River bed, walked up and laid down right on the highway. The truck did not stop.


Alky-hall?

[Dingfod]

They didn't just walk away.

19 year old Ponca City woman awoke to find her $100,000 prosthetic legs missing from where she left them at the foot of her bed. At first she suspected a family member was playing a joke, but that wasn't the case. After a thorough search they reported the theft to police.

Celeste Ready, in an Okie moment, said

I don't think that you could sell them they're legs. They are custom fitted for me; they could not fit anyone else.

I think she either meant them thar laigs or that thar TV reporter cain't spell worth a toad fart.

[Dingfod]

Kicked by kickstand.

Stilwell, Oklahoma man hospitalized after the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding crashed into a tree. OHP spokesperson said the motorcycle's kickstand dropped down causing the motorcycle to veer to the left and leave the roadway.


*cough*bullshit*cough* . . . not the kickstand anyway. The centerstand, on other hand, . . . maybe, maybe not.

[Dingfod]

Moving targets:

To combat sex offenders moving into seedy motels along I-44 near the Town West shopping center the city will be putting in a park. With laws stating sex offenders cannot live with a certain distance of a park, they will not be able to live there. Currently, they are not breaking any laws by living exactly where they are.



Years ago, if a minor bought beer for another minor, they ones selling it to them were they only ones that committed a crime. In an effort to fill city coffers with monitary fines, a 19 year old was arrested for providing alcohol to minors, ages 18 and 19.