Simon of the Playa wrote:Ah, of course....Portland....only major city without flouride in the water...
it is also a place where most of the girls can beat up most of the boys.
Inter-related? maybe.
say hi to the Bar of the Gods for me, and welcome Home, at least the sun shines in BRC and if you sit down for any extended period of time, moss will NOT grow on you as it does in the Verdant NW...
i'm sorry, for some unknown reason, Portland pisses me off.
it's just too perfect, i hate that....i need a slimey underbelly, i feel lost without the grime of industrialization, and Tofu makes me madder than a Hatter.
However, the Roller Derby is by far and away one of the Hottest things i've ever seen.
Underbelly?
Portland is where the term "shanghai" for kidnapping sailors was coined.
In spite of international protests, about 5,000 people a year were kidnapped and sold into slavery as sailors or prostitutes.
The city government protected the trade until the federal government finally intervened, at a fairly late date.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_tunnels
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/or-shanghai.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Shanghai_tunnels
While you're thinking about it, donate a dollar to Wikipedia.
There are much better databases out there, and they charge a lot of money for them.
Let's keep information available to the public.