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The local Waldorf elementary school here in Eugene has a 70% non-vaccination rate. Of course, the average Eugeneian also believes in faeries, spirits, dmt-elves, and magic.
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Come to Oregon, discover the term, "hippier than thou."
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Mar 12, 2014 00:27
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Portlandia is too fun. Imagine someone strung out on DMT telling you about how you're a lovely person for not supporting the local Kambuchae industry.
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If you want a lot of white supremacists, you want like Medford or Roseburg or the Washington/Idaho border. I dunno as much about Washington, but Oregon was a seriously racist place despite its geographical location. The KKK was huge here, a hundred years ago and the bigotry runs pretty deep in certain areas. Unfortunately, there is still some pretty loving deep bigotry left here. Hell, the racist language in the state constitution was only removed 5 or 10 years ago, iirc. Even here in groovy, liberal Eugene, when an African-American woman ran for city council (a decade ago or so), she got so many death threats that she dropped out of the race. Sometimes I wish people here would stop worrying about vaccinations and CIA-mind-control black helicopters and deal with some of the real world problems. Prokhor Zakharov posted:As someone who actually grew up in Eastern Oregon (ama) yes they are incredibly redneck to the point where some communities actually have an accent I've yet to hear anywhere else. Of course your white comment is way off in some respects, some of my classes back East in elementary/middle school I was the only white kid (and one of a handful in others). Portland has been steadily improving on ethnic diversity though our cops are still bonkers racist. I remember going to school in Eastern Oregon... One day one of the neighbors was really drunk or something and decided to start firing at the geese flying over with his handgun. That was when I learned what bullets flying overhead sound like. Herstory Begins Now fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Mar 12, 2014 |
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Mar 12, 2014 15:31
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Mojo Threepwood posted:Oh man I recently learned about the Rajneeshpuram and they are endlessly fascinating. I didn't know about the silver dollars, but I did finally get what the Simpsons were referencing in the cult episode when everyone takes a break from bean picking to watch the Leader drive by. Rajneesh was famous for driving by all his followers in Rolls Royces. Also, the compound was named "Rancho Rajneesh," and I'm starting to think that's where the Simpsons got "Rancho Relaxo." Matt Groening showing off his Oregon heritage. Most interesting fact I ever heard about the Rajneesh group is that ~25% of the people there were licensed therapists.
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Mar 13, 2014 01:59
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TheBalor posted:It's terrible, there are rampaging rape gangs and KKK marauders that haunt the nights. Cougars haunt the day. Stay far away. Did you know Oregon has 30,000 bears and 6,000 cougars?! And they love to eat out of towners, of course. I'd suggest covering your self in a good dry rub before going out into the woods. Herstory Begins Now fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Mar 13, 2014 |
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Mar 13, 2014 16:50
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Eastern Washington is great, just don't talk politics if you can help it while you're there. Talk about WSU, EWU and what kind of tractor you're planning on buying. It's also a really beautiful area.
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Mar 13, 2014 22:37
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ansel autisms posted:Make sure you wear flannel and talk like a good old boy, too. No need for that, just wave or at least nod at everyone you drive/walk by.
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Mar 13, 2014 23:25
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Once you start getting into Oregon's often highly insular sub-cultures, you're really through the looking glass sometimes.
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Mar 14, 2014 19:38
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Complaining is the official pass-time of the Pacific NW.
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Mar 15, 2014 00:50
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TheRamblingSoul posted:Just gotta say, as someone who plans on moving with his significant other from the Midwest to Seattle, I'm really glad this thread exists. It helps me gauge the trends of politics in the PNW and - so far - I think I would basically be "coming back home" identity-wise as a previous posters mentioned when I move out to Seattle. Don't actually be dissuaded by our description of this region as being nothing but carrot juice drinkers and nazis. There's really a lot more to the region than that. Oh yeah, and carrot juice is actually pretty tasty.
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gohuskies posted:Their real problem isn't regulation or wages, it's that there's significant investment going on at other ports and huge incentives to use those other ports. Worth noting, too, that Nicaragua is going to build their own canal.
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Apr 3, 2014 19:57
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oxbrain posted:Oregon should annex Vancouver. gently caress those jerks, you guys can have them. Take the rest of WA-3 while you're at it. Can we have the Palouse, too?
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Apr 16, 2014 00:19
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Roads are ridiculously expensive. I mean it is understandable, but they run in the order of 2 to 10 million dollars a mile depending on terrain for just 2 lane roads.
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Apr 24, 2014 17:25
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In Eugene, you know you're on High Street because all the signs have been stolen.
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May 9, 2014 05:18
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The desert in Eastern Oregon is the quietest place I've ever been by far.
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May 25, 2014 09:27
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Kaal posted:Are we still talking about the Columbia Generating Station here? Because warming up water doesn't poison anything. Most of the native fish in the PNW that people give a poo poo about (trout, salmon, sturgeon) require colder water to live in. As do many of their primary food sources. By the way, if any of you have never seen the Columbia River Gorge, you owe it to yourself to see it.
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Jul 21, 2014 23:24
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Accretionist posted:That reminds me of when I saw an Indian woman buy 15 gallons of milk in a gas station. She asked how much the "homo milk" cost while doing it. I asked the attendant and apparently this is normal. Homo is homogeonized. She was probably buying em to make cheese or yoghurt. hth
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oxbrain posted:Carrying an umbrella is like carrying a sign saying "I don't belong here." This is how we spot non-natives in Oregon. Also wearing swim suits at the beach will similarly mark you as someone who has never been to the coast before.
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