PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- If you think residents of Springfield, Oregon were miffed when Springfield, Vermont won the right to host the premiere of the movie "The Simpsons," listen to its creator, Oregon native Matt Groening.

Online voters gave the honor to the Vermont town, one of a dozen or so Springfields in the country.

Groening described himself as an outraged Oregonian and asked, "How could they posibly do this to us?"

He says that secretly, he has always believed the Simpsons live in Springfield, Oregon--or maybe Beaverton.

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Groenig says he's still an Oregonian at heart and walks in the rain without an umbrella.

The Simpsons TV show enters its 19th year on the air this fall. It has harvested more than 20 Emmy awards and a Peabody.

The movie opens in theaters today.