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The refrain in the title touched me as a 9-year old. But now it appears that the world's location of license is also the bike friendliest. Portland, Ore., which The New York Times recognized for some reason the other day, came in No. 2. Davis, Calif., the city that basically invented bicycle planning in the United States, inexplicably came in at No. 5, behind Portland and Boulder, Colo. (and Copenhagen at No. 3). Claiming three of the top five spots but not No. 1 tells me that Portland, Boulder and Davis need to work on their licentiousness. Get crackin'.