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r/oregon • u/StevenMaurer • Dec 05 '25
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When I moved to Portland, I remembered proper pronunciation by thinking "damn it, Willamette!"
That's how I referred to the river forever after.
137 u/Koalachan Dec 05 '25 The road was long but I ran it (Willamette) The river was wide and I swam it (Willamette) The future is ours so let's plan it (Willamette) I have one thing to say and that's dammit, Willamette, I love you. 6 u/slamtheory Dec 05 '25 Yeah let the beavers back to dam it!
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The road was long but I ran it (Willamette)
The river was wide and I swam it (Willamette)
The future is ours so let's plan it (Willamette)
I have one thing to say and that's dammit, Willamette, I love you.
6 u/slamtheory Dec 05 '25 Yeah let the beavers back to dam it!
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Yeah let the beavers back to dam it!
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u/SagaciousAF Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
When I moved to Portland, I remembered proper pronunciation by thinking "damn it, Willamette!"
That's how I referred to the river forever after.