Oregon
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Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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[edit] Polimitics
Oregon has a reputation for being a liberal "blue state". However, the only real liberal enclaves in the state are the cities of Portland and Eugene (home of the University of Oregon). Many of the suburbs around Portland and Eugene are fairly evenly split between conservatives and liberals, as is the Willamette Valley which lies between the two cities. The rest of the state is a bit more conservative thanks to big timber, big ranching, big farming and big fishing.
[edit] Shoutouts
Oregon is the birthplace of:
- Nike shoes.
- Matt Groening (creator of Life in Hell, and, later, The Simpsons).
- The Flying Spaghetti Monster. Yes, they have their own neo-religion!
[edit] Shootouts
Oregon is full of lumberjacks. Big, burly lumberjacks.
Oregon is also full of the other kind of lumberjacks. You know, the ones who single-handedly chop down trees with the help of a trusty double-bladed axe or crosscut saw, or in modern times with a big phallic chainsaw.
Some of the latter kind are also the former kind, after all, why else would somebody take a job working in the woods with a bunch of big, burly, sweaty guys unless they secretly enjoy each other's company?
Mmmm, yummy big, burly, sweaty guys...
[edit] Language
As is also the case in Washington and British Columbia, the official language of Oregon is Chinook. Ssh! Don't tip off the English-only folks to this fact.
In Oregonese, "Oregon" is pronounced "Or-a-gun", despite its spelling.[1]
[edit] Friendly warnings
Stay out of the Klamath Falls railroad yard. Seriously. Roger the Dodger may be retired, but stay out anyway.
