A Rose by Any Other Name
What’s in a name? The people of the San Fernando Valley are trying to decide what to call themselves if they successfully break away from Los Angeles. A group called Valley VOTE is spearheading the drive and asked people to submit names suggestions. Of the 400 suggestions they received, they narrowed it down to 25 and asked people to begin voting on those with the idea of narrowing it down to 5 to put on the ballot in November.
Some of my favorites that didn’t make the initial cut: Asphalt Prairie, Smogadena and Hellish Pit o’ Despair. There are definitely some creative people throwing names into the mix. The five that made the finals are San Fernando Valley (not very creative), Rancho San Fernando, Mission Valley, Valley City and my personal favorite Camelot. San Fernando Valley is leading the votes right now, but we know that people don’t like change.
I want Camelot. Think of the incredible jokes that can be made. If someone asks where you live you can sing out: “IN CAMELOT”. The people would become either Camelotions or Camelites (which come 20 in a pack). The police could be “The Knights of the Round Table” and instead of “Officer Bob” it would be “Sir Bob”, there’s just a level of respect that goes with calling someone “sir”.
In all seriousness, if I was naming a city and I wanted to give that city a sense of hope and pride, something to strive for, I would call it Camelot. It would give the residents something to be proud of. Hell, I would probably move there.
What’s in a name? The people of the San Fernando Valley are trying to decide what to call themselves if they successfully break away from Los Angeles. A group called Valley VOTE is spearheading the drive and asked people to submit names suggestions. Of the 400 suggestions they received, they narrowed it down to 25 and asked people to begin voting on those with the idea of narrowing it down to 5 to put on the ballot in November.
Some of my favorites that didn’t make the initial cut: Asphalt Prairie, Smogadena and Hellish Pit o’ Despair. There are definitely some creative people throwing names into the mix. The five that made the finals are San Fernando Valley (not very creative), Rancho San Fernando, Mission Valley, Valley City and my personal favorite Camelot. San Fernando Valley is leading the votes right now, but we know that people don’t like change.
I want Camelot. Think of the incredible jokes that can be made. If someone asks where you live you can sing out: “IN CAMELOT”. The people would become either Camelotions or Camelites (which come 20 in a pack). The police could be “The Knights of the Round Table” and instead of “Officer Bob” it would be “Sir Bob”, there’s just a level of respect that goes with calling someone “sir”.
In all seriousness, if I was naming a city and I wanted to give that city a sense of hope and pride, something to strive for, I would call it Camelot. It would give the residents something to be proud of. Hell, I would probably move there.
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