And now for something completely different

by Longhorn in Canada on Mar 22, 2009 2:54 PM CDT Comment 9 comments

Like most of you, I am just trying to cope with yesterday's disappointing loss to Duke. Combined with OU's win, it might make some of you temporarily jealous of our good neighbors to the north. This morning, I ran across this.

"In January 2008, London's The Sun found a practitioner of a new art form in which a design is inked, with a tattoo needle, into the sclera, which is the white part of the eyeball. That volunteer (from Canada) may well be the only daredevil, or one of a tiny number, but Oklahoma state senators were alarmed enough that they passed legislation out of committee in February to ban the practice in their state. "If we can stop ... one person from doing it, we've been successful," said Sen. Cliff Branan. An Oklahoma City tattoo artist told KSBI-TV that the law is useless, in that "common sense" will prevent the problem. (So far, only the senators from Oklahoma seem to believe they have constituents who might actually ask for ink to be inserted into their eyeballs.) [KSBI-TV (Oklahoma City), 2-20-09; The Sun, 2-27-08] "

While Chuck Sheperd seems to be poking fun at the Oklahoma state senate for passing an unnecessary law, we know better. The good senators from Oklahoma know their constituents all too well, it seems. If any jurisdiction on the planet needs a law to prevent its citizens from getting their eyeballs tattooed, it's Soonerland.

To summarize, while you may feel pain this morning, life could be worse. You could be an Okie.

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dude

theyre not good neighbors

Ian Johnson gets on one knee.
Sam Bradford gets on both.

by acho81 on Mar 22, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

They're not?

How can you say that about those fine folks who work so hard at non-stop sucking. Remember, the reason Texas doesn’t slide into the Gulf of Mexico is because Oklahoma sucks. Doesn’t that sound like good neighbors to you?
Back to sports. Just thought I would try to lighten the mood here a little, but GBR’s recruiting highlights are better at that, anyway.

We ain't Bogus. We got Dogus. Yes, I know it doesn't rhyme.

by Longhorn in Canada on Mar 22, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

not to say i didnt enjoy that

its funny what okies will do

Ian Johnson gets on one knee.
Sam Bradford gets on both.

by acho81 on Mar 22, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

They provide beautiful lands for a ranch.

by ryanlionrah on Mar 23, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

im with acho81. there isnt a "good" part of that God-forsaken wasteland called oklahoma.

it could be worse. but id be dead before id ever be a soonerfan. take that to the bank. this site was not created by bandwagoners. screw the cheaters to the north. and that law is stupid. survival of the fittest dictates that if someone is dumb enough to tattoo their EFFING EYEBALL, they surely will weed themselves out of the gene pool, something that should happen i might add.

If You See Kay, Oh You

by texfan23 on Mar 22, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, don't worry

obeying the law has never been a strong suit of yout typical Sooner.
And, I was joking when I used the word good, just so nobody else takes offense.

We ain't Bogus. We got Dogus. Yes, I know it doesn't rhyme.

by Longhorn in Canada on Mar 22, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

idk that i feel offended by it. i have a knack for lumping all of oklahoma into one big steaming pile of...compost.

i perfer to live and let live. ill live here, and have nothing to do with them. they can live there and have nothing to do with me. i think it works best for all parties involved.

If You See Kay, Oh You

by texfan23 on Mar 22, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course Texas has much better laws

48.02. Prohibition of the Purchase and Sale of Human Organs

(a) “Human organ” means the human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, eye, bone, skin, fetal tissue, or any other human organ or tissue, but does not include hair or blood, blood components (including plasma), blood derivatives, or blood reagents.

(b) A person commits an offense if he or she knowingly or intentionally offers to buy, offers to sell, acquires, receives, sells, or otherwise transfers any human organ for valuable consideration.

© It is an exception to the application of this section that the valuable consideration is: (1) a fee paid to a physician or to other medical personnel for services rendered in the usual course of medical practice or a fee paid for hospital or other clinical services; (2) reimbursement of legal or medical expenses incurred for the benefit of the ultimate receiver of the organ; or (3) reimbursement of expenses of travel, housing, and lost wages incurred by the donor of a human organ in connection with the donation of the organ.

(d) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 40, � 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, � 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.

by Caradoc on Mar 23, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs