Like most residents of flyover states, Oklahomans have both a massive inferiority complex and a deep-down desire for national affirmation and attention.
As a lifelong Oklahoma resident who contributes to this, I’m not judging, just sharing a fact.
This complex is always on full display on the Internet the day after Oklahoma gets a shout-out on a late-night talk show, which happens about once every couple of years.
Whether it’s Colin Farrell telling Jay Leno that Nick’s makes his favorite burger, Jimmy Kimmel roasting our rubbish governor, or Jimmy Fallon – one of the most annoying people on this planet – chugging a Lunch Box, we can’t resist basking in those 15 seconds of glory. We feel warm, fuzzy, and prideful that our state got a shout-out to the sleepy old people who still watch network TV.
Anyway, I bring this up because John Mulaney – a renowned funny man who Oklahoma City’s own Olivia Munn married out of pity – recently talked about what it was like to marry into a Vietnamese-Oklahoma family.
Like everything Mulaney does, it was pretty funny. He even gave a shout-out to everyone’s favorite supermarket to take their kids if you want them to see and smell fish: Super Cao Nguyen.
From Aaron Rodgers to Chris Pine to Frank Romero, it’s hard for me to really like anyone who was lucky enough to date, marry, or produce spawn with Olivia Munn. During our TLO Brah-Stool era, we monitored her whereabouts and magazine pictorials with the same passion and gusto as Glen Powell does Emily Sutton, and what can I say, jealousy is a wicked thing.
That being said, I guess I should give kudos to John Mulaney for winning me over! The dude is funny and – what can I say – impressions of Okie-Vietnamese accents can really disarm a man.
It’s also cool that John gave Super Cao Nguyen a shout-out.
Whenever I’m in the mood for King Salmon, I always go to Super Cao. They not only have the best but it's also the cheapest in town. While there, I make sure to buy a couple of loaves of Bánh Mì, because not doing so would be insane. I also grab a pack or two of weird sugary candies and wafer cookies with Asian writing and symbols on them. I have no clue what I’m buying or where they came from, but they usually taste good, and that’s all that matters.
I wasn’t the only one who thought the Super Cao reference was cool. Mayor McSelfie – the International Ambassador of the Oklahoma Inferiority Complex – couldn’t resist sharing it.
Yes, John, we’ve all been pic.twitter.com/ucFpjOW6Bz
— Mayor David Holt (@davidfholt) August 14, 2024
Serious question: I wonder how many unmarked cars Mayor Holt has sent to Olivia’s mom’s house to track their whereabouts so he can score a prized selfie with the celebrity couple? We may have to file an open records request and find out.
Anyway, congrats to Super Cao for the shout-out. The next time John and Olivia are in town, they should check out a Hoot Trivia Night too! Then he’ll have even more Okie stuff to talk about.
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
