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Portland, Oregon

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Location

The Resume

    (1851- )
    Largest city in Oregon
    Population listed at 562,690 as of 2006 census
    Home of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers
    Nicknamed 'The Rose City'

Why Portland, Oregon might be annoying:

    It gets confused with Portland, Maine.
    It has been an option city for teams to relocate to, but nothing ever materializes.
    Their Western Hockey League team, the Portland Winterhawks play in both the Rose Garden and Memorial Coliseum.
    Similar to both Seattle and Vancouver, it frequently rains here.
    The ill-fated Portland Fire were located here.
    It has twelve sister cities.
    It is built on an old volcano test field.

Why Portland, Oregon might not be annoying:

    It is home to the country's largest rose test garden.
    It is the hometown of Matt Groening, creator of 'The Simpsons.'
    Many of the characters surnames on 'The Simpsons' come from various street names in the city.
    The city has been used as a setting point for various movies.
    They were the first U.S. city to have a Canadian Hockey League franchise.
    It has a major microbrewing industry.
    It is considered the melting pot of the Northwest.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 170 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 115 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 61 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 92 Votes: 63.04% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 419 Votes: 52.74% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 32.69% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 134 Votes: 47.76% Annoying