On Sat, 17 Sep 2011, Patrick "Finn" Robins wrote: >> Are there any particular landmarks that should be showcased in the >> wallpaper? (For Minnesota Swift Linux, I use the Duluth lift bridge and >> the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture. For Chicago Swift Linux, I use the >> Chicago skyline and Buckingham Fountain.)
How about Bud Clark's poster: expose yourself to art? Now _that's_ iconic. >> Are there songs about Portland I could use for the startup sound clip? Are >> there any particular sounds that are uniquely Portland? The bleating of the sheeple sitting in traffic. >> Some slogans for the desktop wallpaper would also help. (The Minnesota >> edition has "You're gonna make it after all!" in tribute to Mary Tyler >> Moore. The Chicago edition has "Chicago is the city that works. Chicago >> Swift Linux is the OS that works." The Taylor Swift edition has "You >> belong with Linux.") > PDX has had "Keep Portland Weird" bumper stickers for decades. Yeah, you don't want to use the joke painted on the side of all city cars: The City That Works. It's a dream for the future, perhaps, but not reality. Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
