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| The Native American calumet adorns the
state flag, a symbol of goodwill and peace. A similar pipe designed for smoking marijuana. For generations, Oklahoma high- school students have snickered about the possible connection between “peace,” “goodwill” and being totally stoned, dude. |
OKLAHOMA CITY (OP) –
According
to classmates, an Oklahoma City 9th-grader
honestly believes he is the first person to
notice that a state symbol could be connected
with the use of recreational drugs.
Witnesses say that Karl Andrews, 15,
first made the observation during his Oklahoma
history class.
“Dude, I bet they totally smoked pot in that,”
said Andrews.
The peace pipe, or calumet, is a traditional
Native American sign. Along with the olive
branch, it is a key component of the state flag.
For years, Oklahoma teenagers have
made the connection between “peace” and
the euphoria resulting from the use of marijuana.
In every case, students believe they are
the first person in the history of the state to
notice this.
However, local historians suspect that
the connection has been made hundreds of
times since statehood.
“Okay yeah, I guess you could smoke pot out of it,”
said frustrated high school history
teacher Burke Warner. “We said the same
thing when I was a kid, and it was funny for
about ten minutes. Can we move on please?”
Education officials estimate that 30 minutes
of class time is lost per year due to students’
snickering over the possible connection
between state history and marijuana.