OT: Detroit, Oregon Changing Its Name
http://detnews.com/article/20101026/METRO/10260368/Ore.-town-steers-clear-of-Detroit
Interesting idea, especially considering that the state has been perfectly comfortable with having a town called SALEM nary a few miles west of Detroit for quite some time.
hmm.
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October 26th, 2010 at 9:51 AM ^
October 26th, 2010 at 9:56 AM ^
October 26th, 2010 at 5:53 PM ^
Believe it or not, to people who haven't been there, yes, that is pretty much what Detroit actually is known for. I recent years I've lived in three different states that are no where near each other or near Detroit and I couldn't even begin to count the number of people who have said essentially just that when I've said that I'm from somewhat near Detroit. Sad, but true.
October 26th, 2010 at 8:41 PM ^
Good news for one of those, 1,200 new Ford jobs!
October 26th, 2010 at 9:58 AM ^
OP nailed the REAL reason - they're still upset about Joey Harrington.
October 26th, 2010 at 9:58 AM ^
I think they should change their name to Fuck. As in Fuck, Oregon. Certainly sounds better than Detroit, Oregon.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:00 AM ^
That first pic is so full of fail....
October 26th, 2010 at 1:27 PM ^
Everytime I see Matt Millen's face, the only thing I can think of is 0-16. And him together with by far his worst pick as a GM sort of epitomizes the Detroit Lions of the last 10 years.
October 26th, 2010 at 3:07 PM ^
was his worst pick as GM, followed by Williams from USC.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:02 AM ^
So, they want to get rid of Detroit references by putting "Lake" on the end of it? The word "Detroit" is still there. Maybe they should change their name to Eastpointe.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:14 AM ^
Hell, why stop at Eastpointe? They should go all the way and rename themselves Grosse Pointe, Oregon. The Lacoste shirt with popped collar and Sperry Topsiders is always a classic look wherever you live.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:38 AM ^
I've never been to Grosse Pointe, and I only know one person from there, but that description fits them perfectly. You left out the salmon golf shorts though.
October 26th, 2010 at 1:05 PM ^
I grew up there, and did the whole Lacoste shirt and Topsiders thing when I was in high school, although never with popped collar unless I was too drunk to notice or care. I stayed the hell away from salmon golf shorts and plaid jackass slacks and all the other godawful stuff golfers wear.
October 27th, 2010 at 10:40 AM ^
True story as a GPS Blue Devil: my senior gift from the swim team was a pair of khaki pants, on the reasoning that I must not have any because I didn't wear them enough (which is to say, almost never.)
October 27th, 2010 at 12:13 AM ^
As a graduate of a Grosse Pointe high school, this was absolutely hilarious.
October 26th, 2010 at 12:46 PM ^
For those too young to remember: Eastpointe was East Detroit until 1992 when they changed their name to dissociate themselves with the real Detroit.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:03 AM ^
The tied up witch is turning me on.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:06 AM ^
If anything, Detroiters should be mad at Oregon for giving us Joey Harrington.
October 26th, 2010 at 12:24 PM ^
How can you be mad at Joey when he is involved with videos like this?
October 26th, 2010 at 10:10 AM ^
Can't fault the fine folks of Salem for wanting to stick with that visual.
October 26th, 2010 at 10:14 AM ^
....maybe they should change their name to Westpointe? No......???
October 26th, 2010 at 10:22 AM ^
Detroit or Detroit Lake or whatever, is not really even all that nice of a place. There is a gas station that is way over priced and the lake, which is not really a lake, it is just part of the Willamette River that is dammed up by the Detroit Dam. Either way it is far from a oasis.
October 26th, 2010 at 2:09 PM ^
If I didn't love my hometown so much, I could think of a few jokes with that one.
October 26th, 2010 at 11:01 AM ^
I hear that line in the voice of Al Czervik from Caddyshack.
This is my friend Mr. Wang . . . no offense.
Oh, this is the worst lookin' hat I ever saw... I bet you buy a hat like that you get a free bowl of soup, eh? Oh, looks good on you, though.
This is the most unsavory image I ever saw. Looks good on you, though, Detroit, MI. No offense.
October 26th, 2010 at 11:17 AM ^
Dayton, Lafayette, Dallas, etc.... Not much creativity around here. But yeah... aside from the views, hiking, skiing, fishing, thousands of acres of wilderness it really not that nice.
Don't pretend that Michiganders are proud of Detroit.
October 26th, 2010 at 12:00 PM ^
I am not always proud of my brother, in fact I often spend hours abusing him in all sorts of fun ways....
But if YOU dare even think about going there... It's On! And it won't end pretty for you.
Detroit might be a disaster of epic proportions, but its our disaster! So, back off!
October 26th, 2010 at 12:38 PM ^
most Michiganders wouldn't be able to explain what their "brother" is actually doing to make his life better. So they'll always go about assuming that brother is gonna end up in jail, sellin' crack to a kid (R.I.P, 2Pac), and wallowing in disaster.
In reality, brother is improving in areas the media barely even discusses.
/shameless Detroit apologist
October 26th, 2010 at 5:16 PM ^
Detroit, MI that is. I have never thought of it as an epic disaster. In fact I defend it everywhere I go.
I read about this in the paper (after seeing it here LOL!) It does seem like kind of a douchy thing to say about Detroit when the founder of the town was from Detroit.
Anyway... I get where your coming from.
Peace
October 26th, 2010 at 11:28 AM ^
Well, I've driven through Detroit, OR, last year and I fully support the proposed name change. As a Detroiter I would't want that dump on the westcoast having the same name as my city.
October 26th, 2010 at 1:25 PM ^
It was on a road trip and I was on the way to Crater Lake. Had no idea the place even existed. I don't know how you can say it is a dump, it's a really pretty resort town. You must not have seen the lake, because that would have changed your opinion
October 26th, 2010 at 2:22 PM ^
I'm guessing this was with tongue planted firmly in cheek, but I don't think the port-a-potty spoils the view THAT much.
October 26th, 2010 at 12:06 PM ^
Detroit is better than anything in Oregon
October 26th, 2010 at 12:52 PM ^
It's probably because of Rodriguez. Haters everywhere.
What next? Michigan getting kicked out of the Union? Will Canada take it?
October 26th, 2010 at 1:56 PM ^
But they're going to leave towns like "Dufur" "Rufus" "Halfway" and "Greenhorn" on the maps, unchanged? Okay then.
October 26th, 2010 at 3:01 PM ^
October 26th, 2010 at 2:20 PM ^
They should call themselves South Detroit, and thus finally give that lyric some meaning.
October 26th, 2010 at 3:11 PM ^
is a French word for strait.
Why the hell is someplace in Oregon named after a strait.
October 26th, 2010 at 4:36 PM ^
I think it was named after the place that was named after a strait.
October 26th, 2010 at 4:34 PM ^
Seinfeld
October 26th, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
I've visited Portland, OR a few times... Generally speaking, the people there are some of the most pretentious and smug jackwagons I've ever run into, remember the South Park episode where everyone bought hybrids and became so full of themselves they liked to smell their own farts? It was kind of like that.... Maybe the "Detroit" residents are the same way
October 27th, 2010 at 7:46 AM ^
That is crazy.
October 27th, 2010 at 9:06 AM ^
Nvm. I choose not to express my feelings on this matter to the world.