La Shawn Barber has written part one of a series, titled, “How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal.” Check it out, if you’re into blogging, or ethics, or both.

…and they’re all in Oklahoma! The Oklahoman’s cover story showcased 15 cities in our state that lay claim to the title “[Something or Other] Capital of the World.”

Seven towns are undisputed, inasmuch as no other municipality on the planet even claims the honor. Oklahoma City is the Horse Show Capital. Noble is the Rose Rock Capital. Cushing is the Pipeline Capital. Vinita is the Calf Fry Capital. Guymon and Goodwell are the Saddle Bronc Capitals. And Beaver is the Cow-Chip Throwing Capital.

The rest are disputed. But the intrepid reporters do some impressive legwork to adjudicate each case, and render their verdicts fairly, sometimes siding with the home team, and sometimes not. Tulsa, for instance, is not the Oil Capital of the World, which is really situated in Houston. And Erick is not the Redneck Capital; that honor goes to… oh, but I shouldn’t give away all their answers. Where would the suspense be?

Charles (”Dustbury”) Hill is back from his World Tour. And here’s something amazing he found in his travels:

Smoother, safer highways are on the way… but to get there, Missouri will have a record number of work zones. You could experience delays. Here are some lskdfj;lasdf jasl;dkjflsa f;lsafj :

Yes, that’s a sign printed by the Missouri Department of Transportation, which starts out in English, but apparently lapses into Klingon. Is Missouri issuing drivers licenses to Klingons? How long has this been going on? Thanks for breaking this story, Chaz.

Yee-haw! The Okie Blogger Round-up 2006 is just 64 days away! Look like we still need stuff, though. Especially sponsors. Surely, there’s some enterprising business who would like to reach the Oklahoma blogging community, at their one and only statewide get-together?

Hey, here’s an idea: if we all called it the Okie Clogger Round-up, we could pitch it to Sheplers.

If you have always wanted an original Hitler, but found they were priced beyond your means, take heart. An auction house in England is selling 21 watercolors and sketches attributed to German dictator Adolf Hitler on Sept. 26. And according to the AFP story, “the collection is expected to fetch up to 3,000 pounds (5,600 dollars).”

That’s a bargain-basement price, people! These are the same 21 Hitler paintings which were supposed to have been auctioned back in March — and at that time, they were expected to fetch up to 100,000 pounds (185,000 dollars). Apparently, the appraisers have been unable to verify the authenticity of the works, so their value has plummeted.

But what do you care about authenticity? At these prices, you can surround yourself with Hitlers. “Want to come upstairs and see my Hitlers?” is a solid gold pick-up line.

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