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Post #46,268
by dmarker2
7/21/02 4:54:38 AM
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New Re: Y'all fergittin Will Rogers y'all

Greatest national treasure of the 1st half of 20th century.

Wasn't it Will Rogers who inspired a saying 'Okie from Fenokie' ??? (Spelling).

( I need help on this one y'all - who has got a good memory - Do 'Okies' originate from Oklahoma - a la Will Rogers - 'ahhm jest an Okie from Fenokie' ???)

Cheers

Doug Marker
Post #46,273
by Ashton
7/21/02 7:25:16 AM
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New Okefenokee Swamp, GA, USA
[link|http://www.iatse479.com/okefenokee.htm|Here.]

I thought that the song was from later than Will's time, and a play on above National Park name - but that's just a guess. (click on 'map' link at bottom of above page, to see it in SE corner of Georgia)

But indeed 'Okies' *are from Oklahoma (making above re Okie from Fenokee a real mongrel). Hell. maybe there IS a 'Fenokee' in Oklahoma (!)


* were.. during the dustbowl, the ones who Could -- left. Lots arrived in CA (though unConstitutionally kept out at the CA border.. for a time) We have a long history of selective deafness to our Own Rulez.


Ashton
Post #46,282
by Another Scott
7/21/02 10:58:43 AM
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New The song is "Okie from Muskogee" - isn't it?
Merle Haggard.

[link|http://www.execpc.com/~suden/okie_muskogee.html|Here].

I don't know where he got the inspiration. Maybe from R&H's "Oklahoma!" and such.

At least that's the song that rings a bell with me. :-)

Cheers,
Scott.
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             Re: Y'all fergittin Will Rogers y'all - (dmarker2) - (2) - July 21, 2002, 04:54:38 AM EDT
                 Okefenokee Swamp, GA, USA - (Ashton) - July 21, 2002, 07:25:16 AM EDT
                 The song is "Okie from Muskogee" - isn't it? - (Another Scott) - July 21, 2002, 10:58:43 AM EDT
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