Another point in Portland's favor:

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A judge has cleared a naked bicyclist of criminal charges because "naked cycling" in Portland is an "established tradition."  That helps me answer the question of what to wear while bicycling in all that rain...

As a semi-serious aside, Bobby Hammond was about the least coherent advocate for his cause that I could imagine, at least in his NPR interview.  Come on kid, you've had time to think about this!  Put together a lucid answer or two!

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i live in portland, and i was a little embarrassed by the kid's incoherent interview on NPR. i was also astonished that the kid WON the case, especially if asked to speak on his own behalf. "what were you protesting?" "uh, um, well, i don't know? right? more like what we pro-are, you know, right?" i would have thought opposing counsel would have honed in on his obvious lack of "making a statement." he sounded like a kid intent on doing what he wanted to do, not out protesting cars. but honestly, the whole thing was just silly. the ordinance is ridiculous in the first place.

the big naked bike ride really is something to see. i thought the whole thing about the kid being arrested for riding in a portland neighborhood at night naked was dumb, especially in light of the big ride every year.