I think much of the problem is that many people, especially on these Boards, want to see that Oklahoma, and especially Oklahoma City, have progressed beyond the hokum-Okie, bang 'em up, Cowboys and Indians oil barron vision that so many outsiders have of our state. The Grapes of Wrath days have long passed us, but people outside aren't willing to let that go. Heck, some on the inside aren't ready to let that go, either.

It's time to step outside the proverbial box and think beyond "oooh, an Oil Derrick," or "oooh, an Indian," or "oooh, a buffalo." It's not that they're not "iconic" to our heritage. They are. But we have enough of them already. It's time to look towards our future (whatever that may be) and develop "icons" that speak more to how we've evolved beyond our "Cowboy and Indian" ways.

It's as if our sense of "originality" stops at Western-inspired themes.