Frazz by Jef Mallett for October 28, 2021

We did all the Portland gags last night. Anyone got anything else?

At least Portland Maine is a real port – on an ocean.

When I think of Bayport, I think of the Hardy Boys.

Portlandia could never be set in Maine.

Portland ← hipsters – hippies → Eugene

What do people wear in Springfield?

I thought Oregon did a “Stay Away” campaign.

This arc has kinda fizzled at this point. It’s like using a surfboard in a kiddy pool.

I think of Portland in the county of Dorset!

No, Frazz. We like our Portland.

Maine doesn’t have an R and Portland doesn’t either. In Maine.

Portlands are everywhere. Even in Texas

I think of Hoffa.

Finally nailed it with today’s comic.

Franklin is the most popular city name in the US (according to wiki.) There are 31 of them.

We Mainers deeply resent that city in Oregon, especially in the age of internet searches. Even if you specify you are looking for something in Portland, Maine, at least a third of the results will be in the more famous Portland.

Nailed it.

The story I always heard was, when they were naming the city in Oregon, one person wanted to name it after Boston, another wanted to name it after Portland (Maine)….they flipped a coin (or something like that) and Portland won. Btw, I was born in Portland Maine.

Is that the largest distance between 2 US cities with the same name?

When I hear Portland the first thing that comes to mind is Portland cement

Interestingly, both Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon are the largest cities in their respective states, but neither is the state capital. That’s the only such pairing to share a name.

So true.

Urbana Illinois, seat of Champaign County Illinois, is named after Urbana Ohio, seat of Champaign County Ohio. The University of Illinois is in Urbana, but the University of Urbana is in Ohio.

The leading cannabis dispensary in San Francisco is called “Urbana,” but I’m guessing that’s more a pun on “herb.”

I’ve been to Portland Maine, it’s very nice. Old buildings turned into shops and condos, I could never afford to live there.

I’m sure Maine would rather everyone think of Oregon.

Keep Portland weird. Check out the Unipiper on You Tube. Look for Darth Vader Flaming Bagpipes. You will not be disappointed

What about Portland Michigan?

there is also a portland pennsylvania—right on the delaware river