Overheard this AM at the coffee drive thru...

Barista Girl #1: Can you believe that? I mean, DUDE. They're gonna split the state in HALF.

Barista Girl #2: Omigod! No way. Can they do that?

Barista Girl #1: Yeah! We're actually gonna succeed from the Union!

Barista Girl #2: (shaking head in disbelief) Dude. Oregon is so small already.

Editor's note: First of all, Oregon is the tenth largest state in the U.S. Second of all, while there is indeed a small grassroots group who want to split Oregon into two separate states, there is no talk of succeeding, or SECEDING, from the Union.

Update: My apologies. There is actually a group of folks who wish to "explore the peaceful possibilities of creating a Nation of Pacifica, including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Baja California, and British Columbia." Idaho? Really?