The 30 Most Portland Things That Have Ever Happened In Portland

Turns out it’s just like the show. posted on February 21, 2013 at 6:55pm EST

Matt Stopera BuzzFeed Staff posted about 2 months ago

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The 30 Most Portland Things That Have Ever...

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1. A poop vandal terrorized the stop signs downtown:

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2. Someone locked their Hula-Hoop to a bike rack:

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3. A man with a Darth Vader mask unicycled down the street while playing bagpipes:

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Via: facebook.com

4. That same guy unicycled down the street in a flood dressed as Gandalf:

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Via: tntmagazine.com

5. Someone stole a large blue gorilla wearing gold shorts:

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Via: katu.com

6. “Trek in the Park” happened:

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Via: oregonlive.com

7. Bacon Mondays:

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8. A woman took her pet parrot through the McDonald’s drive-through.

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9. Service cats:

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10. The LARP club was established:

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11. This was a news story:

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Via: blog.oregonlive.com

12. Also this:

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Via: reuters.com

13. A man chilled with his alpaca on the side of the street:

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14. Someone found a chicken:

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15. Someone else was missing a chicken:

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16. Two guys decided to knit together while waiting for a plane:

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17. Someone sold their drag queen kit at a garage sale:

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18. Two jellyfish closed down a street:

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19. A woman covered her entire body in leaves:

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20. A baby was stolen:

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21. Another person locked up their Hula-Hoop:

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WHY IS THIS A THING?

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22. Some asshole broke a tree and then someone tacked this note to it:

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23. The “PoeTree”:

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24. “Birds on Things”:

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And to finish up quickly…

25. This happened:

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Via: ktrh.com

26. So did this:

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Via: kgw.com

27. This:

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28. Can’t forget about this:

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29. This too:

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Via: komonews.com

30. THE END.

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Vegan Free-Range Christmas Trees for all, and to all a good night!

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johntm a week ago

Sadly this was left off the list. http://www.horseproject.net/
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rachelf28 2 weeks ago

I’m a bit sad they didn’t list the guy who sat at the west end of the Madison bridge with his trumpet and toys. I can’t remember his name. I’ve been seeing him for years, and he’s very Portland.
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annar28 3 weeks ago

So very Portland! The reason I love her.
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russells4 a month ago

Dreadlocks are disgusting, being strangled by them has now become my least favourite way to die.
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hannahe6 a month ago

Anyone who thinks #4 happened in a flood has clearly never been to Portland. The groud is wet, but that is by no means a flood.
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soopafly a month ago

#3 and #4 were awesome! im going to portland soon, ill keep an eye out for a free slice of bacon hahaha
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nathanb4 2 months ago

thank you Portland
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Here’s the bird to put on it.
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ecocrafty 2 months ago

Or the time I was on the bus and two very drunk, very gay, handlebar mustached, pomade combed hair, dashingly dressed gentleman sat in the seats right in front of me despite the nearly empty bus, and proceeded to very very loudly discuss/laughingly argue about the look on the female strippers face when one of them slapped the other. And then passionately made out for 3 blocks.
I have lived here for 34.5 years and that one is up there as one of my fave random happenings.
The time the drunk man with half a package of smoked sausages was offering everyone on the bus one was not.
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tyshunnf 2 months ago

Put a bird on it!
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Adam M 2 months ago

wow there are weird people in a city! cool
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Melissa Larson 2 months ago

I’ve lived here all my life and was prepared to hate this list, but it’s too true for hating. Crazy that if I’d seen any of these things first-hand it wouldn’t have phased me at all. What’s also crazy is that you missed this story (usually my go-to Portland is weird, period. example): http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/naked-man-who-protested-tsa-found-not-guilty-public-indecency-895661
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johns135 2 months ago

A little surprised that the guy with the brass looking sculptures on his mini van, who waves to people with a chimpanzee puppet while driving wasn’t on this list.
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- ecocrafty 2 months ago
  
  is that the same guy who had the art truck with a skeleton in the passenger seat that laughed this awful cackle? he startled the shit out of me twice in one day.
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garyshairie 2 months ago

Portland is a normal city that stuff happens in all cities…nothing different than what happens on the streets of New York and San Fransisco or Chicago etc. etc. :) Portland is actually a LIVABLE CITY I wish other people would quit moving here it is getting less livable when they move here not knowing our history and on a whim try to change things like they did it in their states! :( I am not against change if it is thought out and well planned I am against it when it is not researched and done just because it worked in other states! Shairi…
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julieb35 2 months ago

What’s missing from this list is the time a leprechaun casually had coffee and conversation at Stumptown
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tenten 2 months ago

This isn’t necessarily Portland. More like the whole Pacific Northwest.
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Cinnamon Broom 2 months ago

I DIG those jellyfish costumes! How can I make one of my very own?
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alishag2 2 months ago

OMG. Now I want to move to Portland..
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1. A poop vandal terrorized the stop signs downtown:

2. Someone locked their Hula-Hoop to a bike rack:

3. A man with a Darth Vader mask unicycled down the street while playing bagpipes:

4. That same guy unicycled down the street in a flood dressed as Gandalf:

5. Someone stole a large blue gorilla wearing gold shorts:

6. “Trek in the Park” happened:

7. Bacon Mondays:

8. A woman took her pet parrot through the McDonald’s drive-through.

9. Service cats:

10. The LARP club was established:

11. This was a news story:

12. Also this:

13. A man chilled with his alpaca on the side of the street:

14. Someone found a chicken:

15. Someone else was missing a chicken:

16. Two guys decided to knit together while waiting for a plane:

17. Someone sold their drag queen kit at a garage sale:

18. Two jellyfish closed down a street:

19. A woman covered her entire body in leaves:

20. A baby was stolen:

21. Another person locked up their Hula-Hoop:

22. Some asshole broke a tree and then someone tacked this note to it:

23. The “PoeTree”:

24. “Birds on Things”:

25. This happened:

26. So did this:

27. This:

28. Can’t forget about this:

29. This too:

30. THE END.

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