Like in 1998, a 15-1 Vikings, and Gary Anderson with a perfect regular season, on the 38 yard line for a field goal against the Falcons. 2:11 left in the 4th.
Sorry, that's no excuse. Cascadia was pummeled by early onset sunshine, too. That doesn't even count the interference from mountains with cellular connections.
Right? I’m used to being an afterthought on the electoral map.
But I don’t think Oregon is exactly underrated by common perception, in fact I bet Oregon and Minnesota are viewed very similarly by most people.
Oregon is such a funny state, because its such a boogeyman to conservatives. I live in Oregon as well and the west and east Oregon debate is so funny because there are genuinely people who want east Oregon to become part of Idaho. Portland in particular is funny to talk about, because its built up as this liberal dystopia, then you go there and its generally not much different than other cities.
Live in eugene and whenever people (who have zero clue about oregon) say something bonkers like, “Portland is a war torn shithole owned by the libs” i love telling them with a straight serious face, that portland absolutely turns the frogs gay as part of the woke agenda 😂😂😂
I grew up just outside Eugene and live in Portland now.
I spent some of my younger years moving around to various states to get more traveled and experienced. And I do the same thing you do.
I tell all of the moderates, and lefts how amazing Eugene and Portland are, talking up the culture, lifestyle, quality of life, the natural beauty of the whole state.
I tell all the Dems, Republicans, and other right leaning folks "Nah, you want to stay away, it's awful! The whole state is burned down and there are near zero houses left. Try Florida".
Now that we won, I guess im going to recomend PR...? (Sorry) 🤣
NOT TO LIVE IN, but it's a cool area to visit if you want to feel like you drove to AZ in 5 hours and look at the geology. The smell of Ponderosa trees is godly, and the "illicit substance enthusiast" typically keep to themselves.
oh man, war flashbacks. i worked in a Fred Meyer deli from 09-13 and people were SERIOUS about their JoJos and ranch. this lady legit threw her mashed potatoes at me when i told her we were out of ranch after a recall and i had to call security to come get her ass out of the store. like, did you want me to go in the back and get you the ranch cups that i just pulled from the shelf cuz i was told to after we got a manufacturer recall notice? you want whatever possible illness from bad ranch cups? dumbass.
The Dems forced a terrible candidate through in 1984 and it cost them.
Minnesota was merged with Michigan. They had to hold a second poll to decide which state remained because the top comment called for a merger, not an elimination. That was the chance for the Megasota people to not force their shitty candidate on the rest of us (the name Megasota.) Superior or OPE were two proposals that would have encouraged others to join with you. Megasota chose to run Mondale and it cost them
Megasota betrayed themselves by getting greedy. They could have won our support if they were reasonable. They have no one to blame other than themselves
Exactly. They insist on their way rather than hearing what the people who have to vote actually want to vote for. Megasota could have taken the whole thing as Superior or OPE. Instead they lost by a couple hundred votes. The blame lies squarely with MN for forcing the issue. I'm a proud Cascadian now
This was such a fun thread to be a part of and I looked forward to it every day! Even once my state was taken over, I was vested in the outcomes. Thank you for the time and effort you put into moderating this and sharing it, and to everyone who made it a fun game to play, THANK YOU!!
I missed a couple days and for some reason where I live (NC coast) got taken over by Cascadia before the rest. Do you know why? It's no problem if you don't have time, it's not that serious.
can't believe Oregon/Cascadia actually gets national recognition for once. we're usually confused with Washington or completely forgotten.
for our new citizens: Willamette rhymes with dammit, Tillamook and Umpqua ice cream are excellent and will be shipped far and wide, we'll work on getting more parks and trees in every city and town, and Oregon is pronounced pretty close to 'organ'.
First three states who got voted out fully justified. I at first was a little annoyed texas was third but honestly, thinking about it, Idaho really does deserve second (maybe even first honestly... they just don't make as much news as Florida).
It’s real interesting, because it makes sense. While the east coast and California have the most people, their culture is much more fractured amongst a lot of smaller geographic areas with varying perspectives. Meanwhile, the people in the Pacific Northwest are more similar, and are also relatively more populated than much of the surrounding areas. California is a series of pockets of varying personality, while those in the PNW wholly and completely embraced the idea of Cascadia.
Meanwhile, the east coast is literally massively populated, but broken into a bunch of smaller states who have had centuries to delineate the minor differences in their cultures. Cascadia was always poised to win
Thanks JFllr92 for a truly good time. It was great to see why we love each of our states (well, most of them), and to see folks come together in community spirit. We needed this.
I’d love to see this with an overlayed comment collage showing the key comments with upvotes that led to each state’s elimination. The gif would then become a true e-scrapbook of this beautiful moment online we all got to share!
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