# Why do small things have big names?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-things-have-big-names/263408>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 6, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-things-have-big-names/263408 "2004-09-06T23:52:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-things-have-big-names/263408/1 "2004-09-06T23:52:28Z")

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I bought an MP3 player the other day. It’s a tiny thing, about the size of a cigarette lighter. Its name is “Creative Nomad Muvo TX 128”. They can’t even fit the whole name on it.

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**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-things-have-big-names/263408/2 "2004-09-07T06:03:44Z")

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Hmmm, and I live in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.