(edit. - Meet Joey. Joey is going to break off a weekly top-10 list about things in Oklahoma. Perhaps in future columns he'll even introduce the list. For now, the headline should clue you in.)
10. Noodling
I have to admit, I had no idea what noodling was until I googled "Oklahoma Noodles" a few years ago in college. I was attempting to find a good Vietnamese Pho restaurant at the time to nurse a raging hangover achieved by pounding lunchboxes at Edna's the night before. That's when I clicked on a site dedicated to the "sport" of noodling. God help us all. Apparently the act of catching mutant catfish by sticking your hand in a dark lake hole and daring the fish to rip off your arm is quite popular in Oklahoma, it's also ferociously dangerous. Who knew? So dangerous in fact, that Oklahoma made national news when a man noodling near Arcadia in Edmond was found face down in the water. The phenomenon is so popular some people actually decided to make a documentary exploring the last decade of rednecks catching catfish bigger than a 12 year old with only their arms as bait.
9. Cow chip tossing