El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula
The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciúncula River
better known as Los Angeles, CA
La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís
The Royal Town of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi
better known as Santa Fe, NM
BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
To be fair, that’s true of every place in Pennsylvania. That state has some of the most arcane and Draconian liquor laws in the country. I turned 21 in Pennsylvania. I don’t know if it’s true now, but I had to get a special card from the state, known as a PLCB card, to be able to buy booze or be served in a bar. And hard liquor and wine are only allowed to be sold in Commonwealth owned “state stores.”
Any name that has to include “presents” or the like as part of it. Deftly mocked by the Simpsons when they visited Africa, including “Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar”.
And to make a contribution to this thread, PLCB stands for Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
Georgia College & State University.
It goes by Georgia College or GCSU less formally. Not sure if the “&” is official.
True, but the construction was to avoid confusion between “hui” and “oui,” so it has the right number of words to accomplish its task.
same with ATM machine
If we were to look at personal names, then Spencer Horsey de Horsey (1790 – 1860), a British Tory politician.
Two horseys to pull your barouche: fine. Two Horseys in your name: overkill.
Same in Virginia. Perhaps it’s a Commonwealth thing?
A combo of title and name, but it’s close enough:
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
AKA
Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor
And another dozen-plus similar mouthfuls representing her supreme positions in another dozen-plus countries and sundry protectorates.
Bottom line: It’s Good to be Queen.
pronounced “eye-youp”
How else would they differentiate themselves from the Alaska Zimbabwe Federal Credit Union?
To be fair, they were established in 1948, long before statehood.
Liquor, yes, but wine is sold in grocery stores and convenience stores.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Nobody should have a name that’s eleven syllables long.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (only one person has that rank at any time)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali