Oregon, We Love Dreamers (Oregon slogan)
"Oregon, We Love Dreamers" is the Oregon slogan that the Oregon Tourism Commission introduced in December 2003 to replace the previous slogan (since 1988), "Oregon, Things Look…
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Pacific Wonderland (Oregon slogan)
"Pacific Wonderland" is the slogan that Oregon chose for its 100th anniversary (in 1959) and 150th anniversary (in 2009) to display on license plates. The original issue of license plates…
White Fort State (Oregon nickname)
Oregon was called the White Fort State, Hard Case State, Beaver State and Pacific State in The Teachers World (September 1893). The "White Fort State" nickname appears nowhere else in…
“Rowing is the only sport that originated as capital punishment”
“Rowing is the only sport that originated as a form of capital punishment" refers to the history of galley slaves. The popular rowing aphorism has been cited in print since at least 2002.…
“Rowing is the only sport you can win sitting on your butt going backwards”
"Rowing is the only sport you can win sitting on your butt going backwards" is a jocular saying about rowing; one can also "win by going backwards" in backstroke swimming and…
Web Foot State (Oregon nickname)
Oregon has been called the "Web-foot State" because it rains so much in the state, only animals with webbed feet were said to be able to live there. "The land of the…
Hard Case State (Oregon nickname)
Oregon has been called the "Hard Case State" because life for its earliest settlers was very hard. Inhabitants of Oregon were called "Hard Cases" by at least April 1845.…
Sunset State (Oregon nickname)
When Oregon joined the Union in 1859, it was the westernmost state -- the place where the sun last set on the United States. The Oregon nickname of "Sunset State" has been cited in print…
P-Town (Portland nickname)
The city of Portland has been called "P-town" since at least the 1990s. Other cities have also been called "P-town" -- such as Provincetown, Massachusetts. Wikipedia: Nicknames…
Soccer City, USA (Portland nickname)
The Portland Timbers team in the North American Soccer League (NASL) was so popular that a sign read "SOCCER CITY U.S.A." in July 1975. The NASL folded in 1984; a team called the Portland…
PDX (Portland nickname)
The city of Portland is sometimes called "PDX" after the airport code (cited in print since at least 1948-49) for Portland International Airport. In 1987, Portland State University chose…
Emerald City (Eugene nickname)
The name "Emerald City" was popularized in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) and the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). The city of Eugene, Oregon, has called itself the "Emerald…
Track Town, USA (Eugene nickname)
The city of Eugene, Oregon, has been called "Track Town, USA" (or "Tracktown, USA") since at least 1980. Hayward Field has been the home to the University of Oregon's track…
Rip City (Portland nickname)
Bill Schonely was announcing a Portland Trail Blazers basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 18, 1971 (the Trail Blazers, playing in their first season, would lose, 136-114),…
Top Shelf (premium or best quality liquor)
'Top shelf" means "top notch," or something that is premium or high quality. "Top shelf" has been cited in print since the 19th century, but "top shelf" (or…
Oregonian (inhabitant of Oregon)
An inhabitant of the state of Oregon is called an "Oregonian." The "Oregonian" name has been cited in print since at least October 1838, when the newspaper The Oregonian, and…
Oregroanian (The Oregonian newspaper nickname)
The Oregonian is a daily newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, since 1850. The newspaper has been nicknamed The Oregroanian (Oregonian + groan) by some critics since at least 2000. Another…
Boregonian (The Oregonian newspaper nickname)
The Oregonian is a daily newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, since 1850. The newspaper has been nicknamed The Boregonian (bore + Oregonian) by some critics since at least 1994. Another…
People’s Republic of Portland (Portland nickname)
Many places that are perceived to be liberal have been nicknamed "The People's Republic of ----," in a mocking imitation of The People's Republic of China. The city of Portland…
“Oregonians don’t tan, they rust”
"Oregonians don't tan, they rust" is a classic joke about Oregon's rainy weather. Ron Abell, president of the James G. Blaine Society, told jokes about Oregon's weather to…