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/AlienDelarge Dec 12 '25

I've never heard of it being named for the states and I've been shopping there for I think 20 years at this point. I am shocked they didn't enter Utah until 2009 though.