for those oregonians...
i just thought this was funny and you would enjoy it. this is from the new book i'm readin.
"everyone looking to make a new life migrates west, across america to the pacific ocean. once there, the cheapest city where they can live is portland. this gives us the most crakcked of the crackpots. the misfits amoung misfits."
"you say, "Or-GAWN" i say "OR-a-gen." nothing short of a california license plate, markes you an outsider faster than how you mispronounce locals words. Here's a quick guide to local slang and how to say words such as Willamette, Multnomah, and Couch."
Benson Bubblers: the nickname for the elaborate four-armed public drinking fountains on downtown streets, originally donated by lumber tycoon Simon Benson.
Big Pink: the tallest building in portland, the forty-three story us bancorp tower at w. burnside street and sw fifth avenue.
blue jean: the nickname for eugene, the home of the liberal arts university of oregon
choirboys peeing: the nickname for the fountain consisting of five acrs of spurting pipes at the corner of w burnside st and sw fifth ave. its also known as the carwash.
corn valley: the nickname for corvallis, the home of oregon state university, the state agricultural school.
the jail blazers: the local nba team, the portland trailblazers. a nickname that stuck after several players were arrested for a variety of crimes.
lake no-negro/fake lost ego/fake oswego: nicknames for lake oswego an afluent bedroom community south of portland
pill-hill: marquam hill, just south of downtown portland, site of several hositals, including oregon health sciences university.
piss-u: portland state university, aka piss-u-off
sucker creek swamp: the original name for lake oswego before it was sundivided and marketed as an exclusive bedroom community for the wealthy
willamette: pronounced "will-LAMB-met" from the native word wal-lamt, meaning "spilled water" and referring to the waterfalls south of portland at oregon city. now the name of the river that runs north through portland.
"everyone looking to make a new life migrates west, across america to the pacific ocean. once there, the cheapest city where they can live is portland. this gives us the most crakcked of the crackpots. the misfits amoung misfits."
"you say, "Or-GAWN" i say "OR-a-gen." nothing short of a california license plate, markes you an outsider faster than how you mispronounce locals words. Here's a quick guide to local slang and how to say words such as Willamette, Multnomah, and Couch."
Benson Bubblers: the nickname for the elaborate four-armed public drinking fountains on downtown streets, originally donated by lumber tycoon Simon Benson.
Big Pink: the tallest building in portland, the forty-three story us bancorp tower at w. burnside street and sw fifth avenue.
blue jean: the nickname for eugene, the home of the liberal arts university of oregon
choirboys peeing: the nickname for the fountain consisting of five acrs of spurting pipes at the corner of w burnside st and sw fifth ave. its also known as the carwash.
corn valley: the nickname for corvallis, the home of oregon state university, the state agricultural school.
the jail blazers: the local nba team, the portland trailblazers. a nickname that stuck after several players were arrested for a variety of crimes.
lake no-negro/fake lost ego/fake oswego: nicknames for lake oswego an afluent bedroom community south of portland
pill-hill: marquam hill, just south of downtown portland, site of several hositals, including oregon health sciences university.
piss-u: portland state university, aka piss-u-off
sucker creek swamp: the original name for lake oswego before it was sundivided and marketed as an exclusive bedroom community for the wealthy
willamette: pronounced "will-LAMB-met" from the native word wal-lamt, meaning "spilled water" and referring to the waterfalls south of portland at oregon city. now the name of the river that runs north through portland.