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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:08 PM
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What do they call lettuce in Oregon?
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Liberal Dose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:15 PM
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1. Stationery
:hi:
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:16 PM
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2. Well when was the last time you saw lettuce running around?
Of course it's stationery.
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Liberal Dose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:23 PM
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3. It is stationary stationery
:D
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Liberal Dose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:24 PM
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4. and believe me, you do NOT want to hear my "Chasing Lettuce" story. nt
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:31 PM
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5. "Arugula"
Coffee is "Latte"
Bread is "Baguette"
Beer is "Microbrew"

Oh, and we call corn "Maize"

:P
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:47 PM
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7. Well I guess if you share a border with Canada you talk funny
Thanks for the tips!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 05:58 PM
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9. Border with Canada?
Our northern neighbor is Washington state. :)
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 05:09 AM
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13. Who died and made you the geography King?
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 01:49 AM
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12. And in Oregon they think "bento" is the Japanese word for
"chicken skewers on rice with teriyaki or chili sauce."

It's actually the Japanese word for "packed lunch."
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:39 PM
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6. Difficult to say
they pronounce this Couch (Koooch)
the pronounce this Willamette (Will-Lamb-It)


:crazy:
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 12:47 PM
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8. That's just the local nick name. The real pronunciation is
Ku-sin-itch
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crimsonblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-08 10:27 PM
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10. people in oregon are freaks
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 12:39 AM
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11. Leddis
:-)
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 02:49 PM
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14. According to Oregonian it's pronounced "Argula"
Which one of you two should I believe?
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-08 02:58 PM
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15. Lettuce prey.
O8)
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