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struggle4progress

(126,683 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 03:41 PM Oct 2025

Why Portland scares some people


17 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Sure doo bee lots of ICE screams
0 (0%)
Gangs of naked inflatable frogs bicycle the streets
10 (59%)
Portland might be in Canada if Washington weren't there
3 (18%)
Town's got a real problem: half's in Oregon and tother half's in Maine
3 (18%)
Other
1 (6%)
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Why Portland scares some people (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 2025 OP
2 reasons... lame54 Oct 2025 #1
! struggle4progress Oct 2025 #2
Other Because... Xolodno Oct 2025 #3

Xolodno

(7,368 posts)
3. Other Because...
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:06 PM
Oct 2025

1. It's weird.

2. They have some good donut places.

3. Lot of great places for a foodie.

4. They've watched too many episodes of Portlandia

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