Here in Portland, OR there are "Gumball Poetry" machines, used candy vending machines (the kind that have plastic containers) where you get a random poem and a gumball.
It's a type of salmon, looks like coho to me. It's located above the entrance to one of the better restaurants in Portland.
Oregon along with the west coast of Northern Cali, Washington State, British Columbia and panhandle Alaska comprise what we call "Salmon Nation" where salmon is a regional icon/food much like Maples/Maple Syrup in New England, Wheat in the plains, etc. There are huge extended political battles over salmon, how to restore salmon habitat, sovereign rights for tribal peoples over salmon, etc.
An example of how Salmon are identified with is this group:
Oregon along with the west coast of Northern Cali, Washington State, British Columbia and panhandle Alaska comprise what we call "Salmon Nation" where salmon is a regional icon/food much like Maples/Maple Syrup in New England, Wheat in the plains, etc. There are huge extended political battles over salmon, how to restore salmon habitat, sovereign rights for tribal peoples over salmon, etc.
An example of how Salmon are identified with is this group:
http://www.salmonnation.com/
Now all you folks join in: Bring Back Ceililo!