Surely Massachusetts is Not Happier than Oklahoma

Results of a "happiness poll" -- more specifically a survey of over 350,000 people nationwide conduced by the Gallup organization for Healthways and America's Health Insurance Plan, show that Utah, Hawaii and Wyoming are the perceived top three spots for personal well-being.

Okay, I got that much from the headline on Drudge.

So how did Oklahoma do? It took a few clicks but the Sooner state ranked 43rd among the 50 states. Not so good.

Of course I had to ask, where did my congressional district stand among the seven? Fifth out of the seven. Apparently some very unhappy people responded to the survey.

It's been my experience that Oklahoma people are generally pretty happy, so there must be some explanation for this poor performance. I think happy Okies have better things to do than sit still for long phone surveys, so the Gallup people were left with all of the cranky people who aren't out and about doing something fun.

Or maybe they caught us on a bad day.

If California and Massachusetts rank ahead of Oklahoma -- and they do -- you know that something is screwy with this.