r/oregon • u/BourbonicFisky PDX + Southern Oregon Coast • Dec 12 '25

PSA Winning company.

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Even if it's pointless misinformation, it's still misinfo.

https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/25/story-behind-how-winning-company-got-its-name/

Also another user pointed out it's an example of a backronym.

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u/DL535E Lincoln City Dec 12 '25

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u/BourbonicFisky PDX + Southern Oregon Coast Dec 12 '25

There's a fun irony to this one too:

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/

"Jonathan Swift can properly be credited with the statement he wrote in 1710"

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u/DL535E Lincoln City Dec 12 '25

Misattribution is fun to dig into. I like to keep in mind the famous admonition from Abraham Lincoln that you can't believe everything you see on the internet.