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TIL about portland (feddit.org)

submitted 1 month ago* by gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org to c/til@lemmy.world

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Maine

it's roughly 3000 miles from portland to portland

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[–] Summzashi@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

about 11 miles east of Athens.

I'm sorry, what?

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Damn yo, I didn't even know that much about it.

I guess Texas is just that big, that it includes New York and Athens, Greece..

WTF indeed...

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[–] greygore@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don’t forget Paris!

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[–] trk@aussie.zone 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We went there during a trip to the US and I made hilarious Facebook posts about "oh no, we accidentally flew to the wrong Paris" with the little Eiffel Tower with a cowboy hat on it in the background.

Got like 7 likes. Shit was so cash.

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[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 7 points 1 month ago

You're on 6 likes here now. You might get to relive your dream.

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[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I giggled

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Fantastic movie and even better soundtrack.

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[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Love it. It's a shame that Wim Wenders is a douche tho.

Edit: I had forgotten about the soundtrack. Just gave it a listen. It reminds me a lot of another one of my favorites, Cat Sticks.

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[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine%2C_Texas

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[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I got another. Athens, Georgia is only 246 miles from Cairo, Georgia. No they don’t pronounce the latter like in Egypt

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