No, actually I like "Okies". It makes all the sense in the world, it brings to mind "okey-dokey" and is kinda cute, and I'm going to start using it that way. And if a smartaleck should say to me, "Hey! Who you callin' 'okie'?", like I did to you, I can give them a very innocent look. Perfect.
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Angel ... Since they're not actually going to explain it ...
"Okie" is a mildly derogatory term for people who come from the US state of Oklahoma. It's associated particularly with the Dust Bowl period of the 1930s, when many families from Oklahoma and the central US migrated especially to Southern and Central California in search of work and a better life. Even today, some of the cultural differences between the northern and southern parts of California are attributed to this migration.
Don't forget to let us know if you find the source of your smelly problem, and if the wax or some other remedy solves the problem.
MTGuru wrote:Angel ... Since they're not actually going to explain it ...
"Okie" is a mildly derogatory term for people who come from the US state of Oklahoma. It's associated particularly with the Dust Bowl period of the 1930s, when many families from Oklahoma and the central US migrated especially to Southern and Central California in search of work and a better life. Even today, some of the cultural differences between the northern and southern parts of California are attributed to this migration.
Don't forget to let us know if you find the source of your smelly problem, and if the wax or some other remedy solves the problem.
Wow that's a big info. I could be offending without knowing it. I will check first if the speaker is from that State.
The smell was alleviated after the alcohol dip, then I coated it with the cork grease. Love the minty smell now. I don't like the smell of the car wax. Probably due to the weather here which is tropical. It smells like a medicine cough syrup or something in that line.
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mutepointe wrote:For some quick knowledge of Okies and the Dust Bowl, watch this movie or read the book. Congrats on getting the smell resolved.
Ma Joad: Rich fellas come up an' they die, an' their kids ain't no good an' they die out. But we keep a'comin'. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.
Great book, great movie.
Jim
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And blow me if I wouldn't marry old Brown's girl
Blow me if I wouldn't marry old Brown's girl
mutepointe wrote:For some quick knowledge of Okies and the Dust Bowl, watch this movie or read the book. Congrats on getting the smell resolved.
Ma Joad: Rich fellas come up an' they die, an' their kids ain't no good an' they die out. But we keep a'comin'. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.
Great book, great movie.
Now that's funny and I can hear it just like you're saying it!
I won't get anything done all day just laughing about it! Thanks
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One of those where, for my money, the book is vastly better than the film. I vaguely remember the film, but the book is absolutely unforgettable. A wonderful affirmation of what being human can be.
The first time I read Grapes of Wrath, I was a teenager and my family was traveling on vacation from Pittsburgh to the beach. Three of my brothers and me were in the backseat, one of my brothers was in the front seat with my parents. We traveled past lots of cornfields.
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