Chicken-Fried News

After Memorial Creek Apartments residents in Tulsa reported spotting an alligator, the nearby pond was drained April 4 in hopes of finding ” and, one would assume, capturing ” the reptile, according to a report in The Oklahoman. Steve Harris of the Tulsa animal shelter was quoted as speculating, “If there is an alligator in […]

One of Oklahoma’s space pioneers has a chance to return to space ” even after he has passed from this life. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. didn’t have to wait for Oklahoma to build its own rocket. Instead, he became one of America’s first seven astronauts back in the dawn of time (called the Sixties). You […]

The only thing funnier than watching Robin Williams on coke is listening to young college students explaining why they strayed from the path of righteousness. Former University of Oklahoma football players Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn are back in news these days as they discuss the actions leading to their dismissal from the team last […]

Kids these days. They just have no respect for their elders! What to do? Well, one father in Stillwater knows how to get respect: He allegedly mailed his son a wing from a dead bird covered with a powdery substance, according to court records. According to the records, Brian Keith Hogan, 49, faces a preliminary […]

If Bon Jovi, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith Hill wanna sing for global warming, they’re not gonna do it at the U.S. Capitol. At least that’s the tune Sen. James Inhofe seemed to be whistling in Washington, recently. According to a story by TheHill.com, Inhofe is vowing to stall attempts to have […]

Stating the obvious is sometimes too obvious, depending on the context. Take Gov. Brad Henry and the battle over the state budget that erupted inside the Capitol during the past week. Henry’s folksy talk and less-than-poetic speechmaking ability are attaining legendary status. The gov’s annoyance recently was inflamed when legislative leaders finalized a budget while […]

 This just in: College students like to do it! It’s true, according to a report by The Oklahoma Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma. A March 28 article quoted OU students as saying: “It’s true, at parties you see people hooking up all the time” and “So many hook-ups happen between college […]

Have our Canadian cousins gotten too wily, or something? Seems so, since propagators of a Great White North-originated mail scam decided to shift to the south, narrowing their targets in on Ada, recently. According to a story in the Ada Evening News, a Pontotoc County resident recently received a UPS envelope sporting his name. Inside? […]

Grab your tangerines, Oklahoma, The Flaming Lips are going Broadway.   Front man Wayne Coyne confirmed to www.ew.com that the space crusaders are set to team with “West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin and Broadway producer Des McAnuff (“The Who’s Tommy”) to produce a musical version of their 2002 album “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.” (Not […]

Is there any way for Oklahoma’s senators to make national news that doesn’t make it look like the Sooner State is represented by those relatives you hope don’t show up for the party?   The latest installment of wackiness from Oklahoma legislators came via Mr. Sunshine himself, Sen. James Inhofe. Public embarrassment, meet Inhofe. Inhofe, […]