If the state of Oklahoma were to disappear from the face of the Earth, would anybody miss it?

No.  In fact, if Oklahoma were to disappear completely, the world would be a better place.

I know what you're thinking.  Can Oklahoma really be any worse than Alabama or Mississippi or North Dakota?  North Dakota has some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.  You just can't beat that good midwestern hospitality.  And while a large number of the population of Alabama and Mississippi are batshit crazy, they both have a lot of natural features that makes the states scenic and enjoyable.

Oklahoma, on the other hand?

The is not an uglier state in the country.  Dust.  Dust.  More dust.  Flat.  Oil rigs.  Boring.  I live in the flattest city in the valley, but can see Mt. Hood from my backyard.  In Oklahoma, you see nothing in the distance.  Think Southern Idaho, but with no pretty part of the state to make up for it.  Get a mental picture of hell, make it about ten times worse, and you may start to approach Oklahoma. 

As for the people? Where do I begin?

Are there two crazier people in the senate than Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn?  If Satan ran for office in Oklahoma, he's get at least 65% of the vote so long as there were an (R) next to his name.  Not saying there's anything wrong with Republicans, and there are certainly idiots in both parties, but Oklahoma seems to get more than their fair share.

How about their sports fans.  Well, we all know if their defense and/or field goal kicker suck, they'll just give death threats to geriatric replay officials, opposing bloggers, fans, etc.  And still whine and bitch about it years later.

They'll lie to steal another city's basketball team without remorse, and whine about how they deserve it because there's nothing else to do in their crappy state (although with a 2-17 record and Clay Bennett and Aubrey McClendon losing most of their net worth in the stock market crash, karma's coming back to bite them in the ass on this one).

And don't forget, Mike Gundy's a man.  He's 40.

Oklahoma is like that comedy on TV that's so far fetched that you can't even bring yourself to laugh at it, then you cry and realize that its actually a real place.  They don't call Oklahoma the armpit of the nation for nothing.  Sadly, while we can't send them off into oblivion, we can kick their ass at football.  Since the national title game is already a formality (Does Florida win by three or four touchdowns?), lets send their other football team out with a loss as well.

Apologies to OklaDuck.