The weather has been a mess recently across much of Middle America, with tornadoes, severe winds, and rainstorms running rampant. Oklahoma has been a particular target for flooding, which has been so severe it shut down one of its main interstates. One man stranded on the highway, with no hopes of immediate respite, decided to make light of the massive inconvenience that has no end in sight.
This man is now the Governor of Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/ZzhlxXzzWm
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) May 21, 2019
As caught by the Kansas City Star, a reporter from Oklahoma City’s local news was making the rounds, trying to find motorists stalled on the interstate. She happened upon one man, found sitting in the back of his pickup truck, ready to tell her his secret to getting by. The man said his original plan was to ride the shoulder all the way to freedom. When that didn’t work, he fell on Plan B: Tailgate by eating the bag of pork rinds he has in his truck, and maybe take a nap.
At interview’s end, he flashed a “Horns Down” hand gesture, which native Southerners know is used to mock Texas fans’ “Hook ’em Horns” own gesture.
The man, who has not yet been identified, quickly became a social media folk hero.
Don't change, Oklahoma…
So much for #HornsUpForPeace, @Eddie_Rado pic.twitter.com/A1CbvOXD1G
— Todd Lisenbee (@ToddOnSports) May 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/donya_jane/status/1130862802082643981
There is so much to love about this
1. His face when he says “didn’t work.”
2. Has a bag of Pork Rinds
3. The ferocity he throws the horns down with 😂😂😂 https://t.co/vzPGNLfhKF— Rob.Thom (@RobdotThom) May 21, 2019
OFFICIAL RELEASE: The Big 12 Conference has announced "El Reno Pickup Guy" has been suspended for the first two games of the 2019 season.
— Rᴏɴ Tᴇʀʀᴇʟʟ (@RonTerrell) May 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/kevinmnichols/status/1130864205387767809
https://twitter.com/dmccollum11/status/1130865462668091392
Truck ✅
Pork rinds ✅
Tried to drive through deep water ✅
Polite to local news reporter ✅
Horns down ✅— C&C Machine (@CCMachine) May 21, 2019
Tailgatin, pork rinds, and horns down! Texas will surely file a complaint with the NCAA #Boomer https://t.co/ZshCUWdG9p
— Joey Key (@JoeyKey_) May 21, 2019
(Via Kansas City Star)