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When Do Sailors on Submarines Masturbate?

Submarines sometimes stay underwater, in very cramped quarters, for months at a time.

We Tear Down Confederate Statues, So Why Do We Still Honor Adm. Samuel Hood By Using His Name For Our Mountain?

The poster child for Alpine indigenous-name reclamation in the U.S. is, without a doubt, Denali.

Occasionally, I’ll See Ramps Cut Into the Curb That Clearly Used to be For Driveways. Can I Park There?

The other day, I found myself nodding with eager approval as an exquisitely bearded barista described the $30-a-pound coffee I was about to buy as “berry forward.” At this moment, it occurred to me: I’m a fucking asshole.

Comparing Portland to New York City’s “Gleaming Ecotopia” Is Statistical Flimflam. Do “People” or “Quality of Life” Have a “Place” in Your Analysis?

Comparing Portland to New York City’s “gleaming ecotopia” is statistical flimflam. How many of the Rotting Apple’s residents ever experience a life beyond its pale of concrete and asphalt?

How Do the Tax People Determine Where You Officially Live?

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillboro Metropolitan Statistical Area is the only major population center to straddle the border between a state with no sales tax (Oregon) and a state with no income tax (Washington).

I Recently Realized That If a Friend Went to Jail and Used Their “One Phone Call” On Me, I Wouldn’t Know to Pick Up. Could I Call Them Back?

Unfortunately, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office—perhaps daunted by the prospect of a never-ending stream of calls for Amanda Huggenkiss and Mike Hunt—declined to provide the specific number or numbers from which jailhouse phone calls originate.

The Disciples of Density Say Portland’s Carbon Emissions Are Decreasing, But I’m Skeptical. Are They Cooking the Data?

The Disciples of Density say Portland’s carbon emissions are decreasing, but I’m skeptical. Buildings are the biggest source of carbon emissions, yet our city just keeps approving more of these high-rise carbon bombs! Are they cooking the data?

Do Our Tax Dollars Really Pay For Real Estate Ad Police?

I’m not unsympathetic to the plight of the little guy confronting the bone-grinding wheels of bureaucracy, Jacob, but surely you recognize that tax-dollar-based indignation is the last refuge of the curmudgeon.

I’ve Been Seeing Folks Walking Their Dogs While Carrying the Leash Around Their Necks. Why Don’t They Just Leave the Leash At Home?

Somehow, Paul, I don’t think you’re that concerned with streamlining other people’s dog-walking process.

Didn’t There Used to Be a Difference Between Cans Sold in Washington and Ones Sold in Oregon?

Twenty-five years ago, I tried redeeming Washington cans at my local Cub Foods and got denied. Later, I saw that our cans were stamped “5¢ redemption value,” while Washington’s said “no redemption value.”

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