Is Redland a weird name? How about West Linn? I went to Heppner this weekend to celebrate Craig's dad's retirement, and on the drive over I started thinking about how strange all the names of the towns/cities in Eastern Oregon are. I'm sure familiarity is a lot of the reason Milwaukie, Damascus, Molalla, Carver, Clackamas, Sellwood, Tigard seem normal to me, though I still can't help but think the names of cities near Portland are better than the ones in that part of the state.
Like Ione (I own what?)...
Rufus is what I would name a dog...
Enterprise is the name of a starship...
Condon sounds eerily similar to condom...
Fossil is an ancient artifact...
Even Heppner sounds like the noise I make when I hiccup. I'm not making fun of the people who grew up in any of these places or even live there now, I just find the names to be a touch on the bizarre side. Agree? Disagree?
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i agree. a lot of town names are weird though. like isn't an estacada a bug or something?? oh and heppner was named after henry heppner, who founded the town. but yes, now that you mention it, it does sound kinda like a hiccup, lol! and for the life of me, i can barely pronounce mollala. it's like a fucking tongue twister or something...
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