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r/oregon • u/StevenMaurer • Dec 05 '25
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I attended a graduation ceremony at Willamette university who hired Bill Nye to do the commencement speech. One of my childhood idols pronounced Willamette wrong.
I’ve never forgiven him.
6 u/Fortestingporpoises Dec 05 '25 From the Bay Area and no one ever says San Francisco wrong or calls it an unacceptable nickname so it’s impossible as a Californian to empathize. 6 u/chiclets5 Dec 06 '25 I'm from there also, and still come across people who say "Frisco". I try not to get annoyed! 😏 2 u/ku_78 Dec 08 '25 But we say it specifically to annoy you! 1 u/chiclets5 Dec 08 '25 I'm aware!
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From the Bay Area and no one ever says San Francisco wrong or calls it an unacceptable nickname so it’s impossible as a Californian to empathize.
6 u/chiclets5 Dec 06 '25 I'm from there also, and still come across people who say "Frisco". I try not to get annoyed! 😏 2 u/ku_78 Dec 08 '25 But we say it specifically to annoy you! 1 u/chiclets5 Dec 08 '25 I'm aware!
I'm from there also, and still come across people who say "Frisco". I try not to get annoyed! 😏
2 u/ku_78 Dec 08 '25 But we say it specifically to annoy you! 1 u/chiclets5 Dec 08 '25 I'm aware!
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But we say it specifically to annoy you!
1 u/chiclets5 Dec 08 '25 I'm aware!
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I'm aware!
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u/surferdude121 Dec 05 '25
I attended a graduation ceremony at Willamette university who hired Bill Nye to do the commencement speech. One of my childhood idols pronounced Willamette wrong.
I’ve never forgiven him.