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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
It occurs to me that that statement could have come across as mean-spirited. I have a problem of sometimes assuming that people are on the same wavelength as I am when I say something, especially when trying to make a joke. I'm always having to work on that.
I actually intended that as sort of a backhanded compliment. People outside of Washington state may not realize that Washington state is already known for something, in fact many things. Considering just companies, the Seattle/Tacoma area alone is the home of Starbucks (don't laugh--it's a multi-billion dollar company), Amazon, Microsoft (and several other major software companies), practically the headquarters of Boeing (technically Chicago is, but the SeaTac area is where probably most of the aircraft building goes on). Those are just the ones that quickly come to mind . . . .
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I didn't take it that way, so no problems
Boeing was founded here and moved it's headquarters to Chicago in 2001. UPS was also founded here but moved out in the 1970s.
Other companies from the Seattle area include - Cray (supercomputers), Costco, Eddie Bauer, Expedia, Kenworth (trucks), MSNBC, Nintendo of America, Nordstrom, REI, Rhapsody (online music), T-Mobile, and Weyerhaeuser.