You Might Be From Enid If...
Well, this little list I posted in July has been turned into an email and has been circling the globe going from one Enid native to another. I have actually received it twice with both people asking if I wrote it. I have now added the buzz address and an email to the bottom in case you would like to pass it around and anyone has any questions about it. I've also added a few new lines to the list. Enjoy.
You might be from Enid if...
1. You like to dress like a clown on the last Saturday of July
2. You wished for a Red Lobster & when you got one you forgot to eat there
3. You knew an extra in the movie "Dillinger"
4. You ate at a restaurant with a train in it & a train with a restaurant in it
5. You know where you were during "The Flood of '73"
6. You know the Wee Too does not serve Chinese food
7. Jet engine noise puts you to sleep
8. You can spell Chautauqua
9. An 85 mile drive to Target is just "out shopping"
10. You attended a university with the initials P.U. that had a skunk mascot
11. You've ever used the term "flyboy"
12. You know what "The Quill" is
13. You've ever seen a May Pole
14. Someone talked you into going to the "insane asylum"
15. You watched the "boat races" at Meadowlake
16. Gary has ever made you take your hat off
17. You remember riding the "Bullet"
18. You ate at a restaurant that had a volcano in it
19. You know who had the largest grain elevators in the world
20. You remember the smell of Ken's Bakery
21. You remember the smell of Champlin Refinery
22. You honked at the State School kids out by the fence
23. Your favorite astronaut is Owen K. Garriott
24. You threw peanuts into the monkey pit at the zoo
25. You know who Matt Price's brothers are
26. You know who won the 1998 Grammy for Best New Age Album
27. You've ever heard something blamed on the "City Fathers"
28. Your house was a sheet of ice in January of 2002
29. You've ever been on an Adventure Quest
30. You know what the heck Tri-State is
31. Chapter 7 means more to you than bankruptcy
32. You know that the Tia Juana doesn't serve Mexican food
33. You know where Enid's only escalator was
34. You remember what "the loop" was
35. You know the Simpsons aren't named OJ or Bart
36. You remember the masked Speedo jogger on Lahoma Road
37. You knew someone that knew someone that got stabbed at the Magnificent Cobra
38. You've been to EnidBuzz.com
Email buzz@enidbuzz.com if you have questions about any of things on this list
You might be from Enid if...
1. You like to dress like a clown on the last Saturday of July
2. You wished for a Red Lobster & when you got one you forgot to eat there
3. You knew an extra in the movie "Dillinger"
4. You ate at a restaurant with a train in it & a train with a restaurant in it
5. You know where you were during "The Flood of '73"
6. You know the Wee Too does not serve Chinese food
7. Jet engine noise puts you to sleep
8. You can spell Chautauqua
9. An 85 mile drive to Target is just "out shopping"
10. You attended a university with the initials P.U. that had a skunk mascot
11. You've ever used the term "flyboy"
12. You know what "The Quill" is
13. You've ever seen a May Pole
14. Someone talked you into going to the "insane asylum"
15. You watched the "boat races" at Meadowlake
16. Gary has ever made you take your hat off
17. You remember riding the "Bullet"
18. You ate at a restaurant that had a volcano in it
19. You know who had the largest grain elevators in the world
20. You remember the smell of Ken's Bakery
21. You remember the smell of Champlin Refinery
22. You honked at the State School kids out by the fence
23. Your favorite astronaut is Owen K. Garriott
24. You threw peanuts into the monkey pit at the zoo
25. You know who Matt Price's brothers are
26. You know who won the 1998 Grammy for Best New Age Album
27. You've ever heard something blamed on the "City Fathers"
28. Your house was a sheet of ice in January of 2002
29. You've ever been on an Adventure Quest
30. You know what the heck Tri-State is
31. Chapter 7 means more to you than bankruptcy
32. You know that the Tia Juana doesn't serve Mexican food
33. You know where Enid's only escalator was
34. You remember what "the loop" was
35. You know the Simpsons aren't named OJ or Bart
36. You remember the masked Speedo jogger on Lahoma Road
37. You knew someone that knew someone that got stabbed at the Magnificent Cobra
38. You've been to EnidBuzz.com
Email buzz@enidbuzz.com if you have questions about any of things on this list








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12 Comments:
Yep, yep, yep, Known all but a couple of them. Does that mean I am old??
hahahhaaaa... Wouldn't it have been more appropriate to say You know there is a third Price brother?
You're not old, just from Enid.
I actually thought of wording #25 that way but switched it.
Thanks for reading!!
#32 You know that Tia Juana restaurant doesn't serve Mexican food.
LOL! Great one. Got it added.
How about the (former) location of the only escalator in town?
Or what "the loop" was?
Thanks Jolene! Any Enid residents remember these unique things?
Goodness, what a great memory! I don't know how many Saturdays we spent at Evans seeing how many times we could go up the escalator before they caught on and tell us to leave!!
And I have to admit, I miss nothing like I miss the smell of Champlin!!!
And I LOVED #23. I took a friend visiting from Germany to Space Center Houston not long after it first opened. I was so excited when we got to the plaques about the different astronauts, until I saw they had Mr. Garriott with a different middle initial. She was mortified as I marched up to the front desk and informed them of the mistake. When they asked if I was sure, I told them ANYONE from Enid, Oklahoma, knows his name is Owen K. Garriott. Sadly, I've never been back to see if it was corrected.
Instead of OJ and Homer, you think boots and all things western when you hear the name Simpson.
Hey, I love the list, especially #20.
Thanks for including the smell of Ken's Bakery. So cool that people remember. Ken was my dad. He would have loved knowing he made your list.
Ken's Bakery was one of Enid's best places and is truly missed. Enid could sure use another one of those!
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