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Portland studies is when you try and have a basic conversation, but everything has to be filtered because everything is offensive.
"I'm sorry, did you just say your day was crazy? No. Crazy isn't something you should being saying. Ever. This is basic Portland Studies"
"What do you mean by native plant? We say indigenous lettuce. Native plants have very offensive connotations. Read dude. Portland studies."
"To say New Yorkers are fast talkers is slightly xenophobic, be careful with that. Oh, you're from California? Fuck California. We hate all Californians in Portland. Chapter one, Portland studies."
"What do you mean by native plant? We say indigenous lettuce. Native plants have very offensive connotations. Read dude. Portland studies."
"To say New Yorkers are fast talkers is slightly xenophobic, be careful with that. Oh, you're from California? Fuck California. We hate all Californians in Portland. Chapter one, Portland studies."
by mgg November 25, 2018
Jun 5 Word of the Day
A pubic hair piece. A toupee for the pubic area/genitals. In the 1700’s when mercury was used to treat sexually transmitted diseases (Gonorrhea or Syphilis) one of the side effects was the loss of pubic hair. To disguise this condition, that was not cured by mercury, a Merkin was employed.
17th Century setting: Due to his treatment of the "French Pox" (syphilis) with mercury a merkin Gwendolyn used a Merkin to used to hide the side effects of hair loss and not alarm her husband.
by David W. Tuthill December 30, 2005