Finlay and Nora decided to emigrate from England. They had six kids. Oklahoma seems to be a good spot…
In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation which opened up the two million acres of the Unassigned Lands for settlement. Some of the settlers were called “Sooners” because they had already staked their land claims before the land was officially opened for settlement. Finlay and Nora were among them.
Their six kids all survived and prospered. Finlay and Nora had twenty-two grandchildren. Those twenty-two produced another eighty-seven. One of them became the President of the United States. She was regarded as one of the greatest Presidents in the history of the United States. In fact, they added her face to Mount Rushmore…
“Nah,” said Nora looking at the tourist brochure back in the 1880s, “let’s go to Australia instead.”
And they did.
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Weave a Web 
Ah, what might have been.
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Every minute!
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Well, of course they did – because we all know that in the very near future Australia leads the world!!
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You mean they’re going to change their time zone?
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I’m slow today – I had to think about that one. Obviously I should have said ‘lead the world as 2IC to New Zealand’
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How horrid it would be to lead the world! The lower down the ladder we are (contrary to what some politicians think) the more we are free to do what we think best!
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I do agree with that – the idea was planted in my head by a Star Trek I saw where the President of Earth was an Aussie – ever since then I’m waiting for the aliens to land and Aussie Rules 🙂
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I’ve never seen any of those sci-fi movies. Aliens will never land because they will be trees and wouldn’t be able to uproot and move.
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I’ve been to Oklahoma…..Australia was probably a better choice!
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Oklahoma where the wind the wind comes sweeping down the plain!
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And the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
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I see the answer is blowin’ in the wind.
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We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say
Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
We’re only sayin’
You’re doin’ fine, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma O.K.
L – A – H – O – M – A
OKLAHOMA!
Yeeow!
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I knew I should have put them in Idaho and prevented all this singing that seems to be going on!
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I love all the songs from that Musical….even the one about the furry with the syringe on the top……
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The curry with the ginger on top is my favourite song from the musical!
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😀 I was all out of mondegreens, so I thought I would try a spoonerism instead…..after all, spooner does rhyme with sooner….
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I thought it would come to this spooner or plater.
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Of course, dear Bruce, you are a groat of gate insight…..
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😀 Being a groat of gate insight is better than being a dolf at the woor.
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History altered because of a tourist brochure? A novel thought.
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Altered every day!
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She can’t be PM?
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She wouldn’t exist!
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Huh?
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The kids would’ve married different people if they’d gone to Australia – so the person destined to be president of the USA would never have been born… !
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OMG! I thought you were going to say their descendant was Hillary Clinton. I almost had a heart attack!
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Definitely a reason for them to go to Australia!
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I was with Noelle 🙂
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The way the FBI are going at present, it doesn’t like anyone with the initials HRC will soon be getting carved on Mt Rushmore!
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I would much rather go to Australia than Oklahoma. And if that meant I could prevent my grandchild from ever becoming President of the US then all the better. What a terrible job that must be!
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Absolutely it must be a terrible job. And, for myself, not even being an ex-president, I can happily weed my garden upon retirement without a body guard!
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