# Free Association **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 6, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048 "2012-05-06T04:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 557
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11121 "2013-02-24T04:45:18Z")
Which I assume was named after Écija, Spain. I used to live in the next village west. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11122 "2013-02-24T04:51:27Z")
Yes. The Philippines province of Nueva Ecija was created as a military comandancia in 1705 by Governor Fausto Cruzat y Góngora and was named in honor of Écija, Spain. ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11123 "2013-02-24T05:04:18Z")
I once worked with a guy from the Philippines. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11124 "2013-02-24T05:07:05Z")
Manila ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11125 "2013-02-24T05:37:54Z")
Vanilla ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11126 "2013-02-24T05:46:53Z")
sky ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11127 "2013-02-24T06:39:44Z")
vodka ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11128 "2013-02-24T06:51:03Z")
potato ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11129 "2013-02-24T07:28:46Z")
Sack ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11130 "2013-02-24T07:34:32Z")
gunny ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11131 "2013-02-24T07:40:44Z")
bunny ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11132 "2013-02-24T07:49:22Z")
money ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11133 "2013-02-24T08:05:25Z")
lucre ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11134 "2013-02-24T14:40:56Z")
sucrose ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11135 "2013-02-24T16:24:17Z")
sacarose ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11136 "2013-02-24T16:36:13Z")
sack of roses ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11137 "2013-02-24T16:38:44Z")
Sack o’ Suds ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11138 "2013-02-24T16:45:05Z")
Bag o’ Buds ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11139 "2013-02-24T16:45:45Z")
potato buds ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/11140 "2013-02-24T17:03:23Z")
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