Even with food carts and TV shows, there is some attention that Portland just can't get. Last week, North Korea announced the U.S. cities it was threatening to destroy,and we were nowhere.





North Korea's Kim Jong Un: Send this man a Voodoo Doughnut.

The list was Honolulu (closest). Los Angeles (if your missiles are uncertain, you want a big target), Washington, D.C. (a bid for Republican support) and -- Austin, Texas. That last one hurt; Austin is a similar-sized Portland competitor in both high-tech and hipness. Those bumper stickers that say "Keep Portland Weird" were ripped off from signs urging "Keep Austin Weird."

And don't think Austin isn't gloating about it.

"Economically what has happened in Texas over the course of the last decade has made this city an epicenter for a lot of techology, a lot of economic development," Texas Gov. Rick Perry told CBS News on Wednesday, "and I think the individuals in North Korea understand that Austin, Texas, is a very important city in America, as do corporate CEOs and other people who are moving here in record numbers."

Next year, the distinction will probably be in the Austin Chamber of Commerce's promotional materials.

It's bad enough that Portland has never had the big breakthough movie, our version of "Sleepless in Seattle."

Now we also learn we're Pointless in Pyongyang.

-- David Sarasohn