[Verginius Rufus]

I was once told by a fourth-generation Oklahoman that Oklahoma was Midwestern, not Southern...but I have also seen a book with a title something like Southern By the Grace of God which was by an Oklahoman who considered Oklahoma part of the South. The Five Civilized Tribes were relocated from the Southeast (and at least some of them practiced slavery until 1865). I've heard that the southeastern corner of the state is very Southern in character.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I've heard that the southeastern corner of the state is very Southern in character.

They do like 'ball. Outside of the South, I think Oklahoma and Massachusetts(!) are the most football crazed states in the nation. My section chief in the Army was a full-blooded Cherokee from Oklahoma, who used to call me "Billy-Bob" and say that he couldn't believe that I was a Yankee. I took it as a compliment. (Makes me feel sorry for guys in the politically correct Army of today. It was irreverant abuse - given and taken - that made the Army bearable.)