50 years ago today, Florence Oregon attempted to vaporize a whale

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posted by PhunkyPlatypus on HistoryToday

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[–] angeredwhackjob 1 points (+1|-0)

Point taken, shouldn't judge the whole state by the residents of Portland.

[–] PhunkyPlatypus [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Oregon is a diverse bag of nut jobs. And the forest/mountain folk can be downright scary.

[–] angeredwhackjob 1 points (+1|-0)

I grew up across the river from Portland, wasn't so bad when I was a kid.

Posted by PhunkyPlatypus
Score: 7 (+7|-0)

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