Okie(s) in Florida

I think I may fall under the daywalker category.
Allison, you are no longer allowed to eat in the cafeteria.

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Only in Florida…..

FORT LAUDERDALE - The wife of Police Chief Frank Adderley roused him from bed with a gunshot and then chased him from their Plantation house to a neighbor’s, squeezing off more rounds as he ran away, authorities said.

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But I found it riot funny that this drunk lost his arm to a gator while swimming near NUBBIN Slough.
And while you’re at it, check out this database of alligator attacks we built.

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Preaching for Profit

“Preaching mostly to a low-income following, the Hallandale Beach-based evangelist has raised millions of dollars through services and crusades in South Florida and across the country.
Former followers say the only one who seemed to attain wealth was the preacher.”

Mike Koehler and John Helsley discuss OU & OSU baseball.

Yes, OU still sucks.

Squirrel love

“Since the […]

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Since this knob resigned after accusations he ran a sex-slave operation in his Custer Co. jail, I’ve decided to launch a feature. If you click the link, you’ll see one of Oklahoma’s very own Andy Griffiths likes to wear a big ol’ hat.
Back in the day at The Oklahoman, I once did some checking into […]

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1) “Have you seen what those women in the Yearning for Zion polygamist compound in Texas are wearing? I must admit, I haven’t a clue where one would even find 17th century Pilgrim sportswear. I guess the town whore is the one showing her ankles. All my girlfriends would be ex-communicated for sporting form-fitting aprons.”
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As late as this afternoon, I wasn’t sure what to write about next. Thank God I’m not a columnist.
My lunch with John and the Meganator provided decent fodder, considering it took some hour or so to bring us our sushi.
“It’s not like they have to cook it,” Meganator noted.
That’s what we get for going to […]

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I always love it when my home state ends up in the news. Question — why is it always for things getting destroyed, either man- or weather-caused, or stupid shit?
Like this.
When I saw the AP version on Drudge, I decided to make a pre-emptive strike with co-workers and e-mailed the story. Also pointed out the […]

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I like women. That’s why I married one.
But sometimes the habits of women amuse me. Today, while waiting on the elevator for the parking garage, a woman about my age was also standing in the small foyer. She was wearing this flowery dress thing, a little low-cut (no, I am not being a pervert you […]

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And another thing…
As you can imagine, there’s a lot of pedestrians in south Florida. The weather makes for a nice walk now and then (something I could stand to do). But here’s what I don’t understand about many of the creatures known as Homo Sapien Floridianus:
Cars don’t seem to scare some members of this subspecies. […]

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