Kevin Durant’s skin prunes easily (and in case you’re not aware, it rains A LOT in Seattle).

They always said they’d bolt if Starbucks got rid of the “Sonic Green” coloring on their cups.

“Grey’s Anatomy” changed the town. One professional sports organization can only put up with so many McDreamy references.

Never quite got over Shawn Kemp’s tenth illegitimate kid. Nine was bothersome, but things got real when the dude hit double digits.

Entire organization had been holding out for a grunge revival, but abandoned all hope when Pearl Jam started recording tracks for animated movie soundtracks.

Like everyone else in Seattle, the Sonics are still ridiculously bullshit over Shaun Alexander’s inability to hit a hole last season.

Management prefers the straight-forwardness of a city nicknamed “The Big Friendly” as opposed to the convoluted nature of “The Emerald City”. It’s 2008 and “Wizard of Oz” references aren’t what they used to be.

If Microsoft can’t close the deal with Yahoo, how the hell are the Sonics ever going to get out of the first round?

And finally, because Seattle is the hot chick you work really hard to keep happy, while Oklahoma City is the fat girl who’s just ecstatic you’re sticking around. After years of trying to make things work in a relationship, there’s something to be said for waking up to BJs and blueberry waffles every morning.

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