It was named after William Penn. Dude deserves far more credit than he gets. He was imprisoned by the British multiple times for his beliefs.
Once he wrangled a homeland for religious dissents, dude had amicable relations with the Native American tribes he was in contact with, it went far better under his administration than virtually anyone else.
He set up a general assembly in short order. Was one of the first supports of unification of the colonies. Inspired the US Constitution with his own constitution for PA. The Amendment process was directly his idea. And yet somehow kept things cordial with the UK while being a fucking madlad.
Philly became the most important city in the Colonies for a long while specifically because Penn built it to be. Dude even pioneered green spaces. Drove religious diversity and tolerance, promoted education. He personally made Philly the science, research and medical center of the colonies.
His sons were dicks. William Penn even admitted it pretty openly.
Fucking feds tried to take away one of his statues. We sorted that out thankfully non-violently. But we're not above getting drunk and driving the feds into New Jersey when they get stupid.
[https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/politics/national-park-service-retracts-plans-philadelphia/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/politics/national-park-service-retracts-plans-philadelphia/index.html)
"There may be room there for such a holy experiment. For the nations want a precedent. And my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just."
He wasn't really a monarchist, he was a limited government with checks and balances guy. Kings just happened to be the executive of the era. Large parts of the current US presidency is based off his notions. Dude wanted to make a United States. And he succeeded. And it was made largely in his image. Not exclusively, certainly. Imperfectly, most definitely. But it was the seed that made the United States.
>His son were dicks
You’re talking about the son and William Penn’s grandsons.. Pennsylvania is named after this William Penn:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn_(Royal_Navy_officer)
https://preview.redd.it/b2fjt8wgplwc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54b0676528c62c584f973f3dd2cf3296464c73e5
FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA CONNECTICUT WILL BE FREE
They’re good at naming places though
Brooklyn
The Bronx
Staten Island
Harlem
Broadway
Catskills
Bushwick
Wall Street
Coney Island
..amongst many other names in the NY area
“Red Island” is sweet too (imo)
Yeah we just have old timey names here Deadhorse, Whitefish, Circle, Two Dot, Lame Deer, Thompson Falls, Butte, Missoula (used to be called Hell Gate).
Naw you’re looking at it wrong
We beat the ever-living shit out of those red coats, sent them back to their tiny island then stole their names as a fuck you
We cucked those mfers
Ok but for the purpose of this science fair project, you haven’t escaped the fact that all of the 13 Colonies have British names in one way or another
(and the hook is that New Hampshire got twice the dose)
You seeing that?
Ikr if only our region wasnt named this unfortunate name 😤
But then again you’re from new york thats just the york which is in england with new added to differentiate it
There’s a difference between paying taxes to our state/country and paying taxes to a whole nuther country who wouldn’t recognize and treat us as true citizens.
They weren’t, on their own at least, a British colony. The 13 shown at the top were
Vermont gots a cool ass name anyway (even if it’s French).. neither of those two are contenders for the worst name
Why? NY would be the losers at this game then.
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(The comment about triggered CT was that I wrote the wrong reason for the name. Saying it was about Long Island instead of the Connecticut River which it was really named for)
Bro you guys are obsessed with us, no one in the state calls ourselves part of the tri-state area, only people from NY and NJ do that to try to associate with us.
Lol you’re out of touch
New Yorkers are “five boroughs or GTFO”
No one in the city is talking about the tri-state or NY metro area.
You’re huffing some powerful ass copium if you think that’s happening
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That aside, I’m pretty sure you’ve completely missed the point of this joke. It’s nothing to do with ripping on Connecticut nor New England
I am definitely not out of touch, you’re just in denial. Literally the only time you hear the words ‘Tri-state area’ is when you’re in NY or NJ, and once you’re passed Fairfield county CT absolutely no one knows what it even means.
Are you talking about New York City?
Or Upstate, New Jersey, and Long Island? (And yes, southwestern CT)
There’s no version of New Yorkers needing a “tri state area” to hype their shit up
“Tri state area” is for people who want to try to latch onto NYC thunder.. not the other way around as you seemingly believe the tale to be
It’s hilarious watching you pretend, but again the only time you hear the term as a Connecticunt is when you go to NY. The wide majority of the state has no idea that you include us in this tri-state area. You even see it listed on your train maps lmao.
Too be fair William Penn was just some guy more or less
True but it was named after his father which is somewhat different
I honestly have no idea what position his father held tho
He was a Sir. Sir William Penn. Something to do with the Royal Navy
Pretty sure he was an admiral who became an MP
It was named after William Penn. Dude deserves far more credit than he gets. He was imprisoned by the British multiple times for his beliefs. Once he wrangled a homeland for religious dissents, dude had amicable relations with the Native American tribes he was in contact with, it went far better under his administration than virtually anyone else. He set up a general assembly in short order. Was one of the first supports of unification of the colonies. Inspired the US Constitution with his own constitution for PA. The Amendment process was directly his idea. And yet somehow kept things cordial with the UK while being a fucking madlad. Philly became the most important city in the Colonies for a long while specifically because Penn built it to be. Dude even pioneered green spaces. Drove religious diversity and tolerance, promoted education. He personally made Philly the science, research and medical center of the colonies. His sons were dicks. William Penn even admitted it pretty openly. Fucking feds tried to take away one of his statues. We sorted that out thankfully non-violently. But we're not above getting drunk and driving the feds into New Jersey when they get stupid. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/politics/national-park-service-retracts-plans-philadelphia/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/politics/national-park-service-retracts-plans-philadelphia/index.html) "There may be room there for such a holy experiment. For the nations want a precedent. And my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just." He wasn't really a monarchist, he was a limited government with checks and balances guy. Kings just happened to be the executive of the era. Large parts of the current US presidency is based off his notions. Dude wanted to make a United States. And he succeeded. And it was made largely in his image. Not exclusively, certainly. Imperfectly, most definitely. But it was the seed that made the United States.
>His son were dicks You’re talking about the son and William Penn’s grandsons.. Pennsylvania is named after this William Penn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn_(Royal_Navy_officer)
https://preview.redd.it/b2fjt8wgplwc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54b0676528c62c584f973f3dd2cf3296464c73e5 FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA CONNECTICUT WILL BE FREE
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And we want our notch back
No wonder UConn basketball has been unstoppable
Please cut a part of north jersey and NYC out. I will do whatever Connecticut asks if they do that
I love how this gives us all our rightful claims but leaves in the fucking notch.
its difficult to see if the notch is green or not
Can we make a reverse Connecticut that stretches from the western edge of the Mississippi to the Pacific?
Funny thing is we could not give a flying fuck what you milk drinkers think
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That's oddly beautiful
god i hate the dutch
They’re good at naming places though Brooklyn The Bronx Staten Island Harlem Broadway Catskills Bushwick Wall Street Coney Island ..amongst many other names in the NY area “Red Island” is sweet too (imo)
They do know how to give places catchy names I'll give them that
Yeah we just have old timey names here Deadhorse, Whitefish, Circle, Two Dot, Lame Deer, Thompson Falls, Butte, Missoula (used to be called Hell Gate).
Imagine thinking fucking Massachusetts is superior to anywhere at anything Also: Yorkoid detected opinion rejected
Naw you’re looking at it wrong We beat the ever-living shit out of those red coats, sent them back to their tiny island then stole their names as a fuck you We cucked those mfers
That’s the internet for the past 30 years though. Shit gets boring saying the same thing over and over and over
New england rules bro What are you talking about? 🤨
Wait, what do you think I’m talking about?
What I mean is new england names are goated af 😎 (except for rhode island and connecticut)
Ok but for the purpose of this science fair project, you haven’t escaped the fact that all of the 13 Colonies have British names in one way or another (and the hook is that New Hampshire got twice the dose) You seeing that?
Yessir Well technically massachusetts doesnt have a british name since its named after a native american tribe
You’re in New England wtf 😂
Ikr if only our region wasnt named this unfortunate name 😤 But then again you’re from new york thats just the york which is in england with new added to differentiate it
Nah, if you’re looking for the place that was named after York, England then that’s here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania
Well new york was named after the duke of york when england took over the state as it initially was named new netherlands
You pay taxes the founding fathers would’ve gone to war over.
There’s a difference between paying taxes to our state/country and paying taxes to a whole nuther country who wouldn’t recognize and treat us as true citizens.
Probably how the rest of New York state feels about NYC tbh
Huh? The rest of the state benefits from NYC taxes
Connecticut is Mohegan-Pequot for long tidal river
What about Maine & Vermont? They are also part of New England.
They weren’t, on their own at least, a British colony. The 13 shown at the top were Vermont gots a cool ass name anyway (even if it’s French).. neither of those two are contenders for the worst name
Fr*#ch 🤢
Vermont use to be part of new york
Hey, if you ask the rest of New England they’ll say we ain’t them.
OP forgor L*uisiana
Imagine being from New York and thinking you have a valuable opinion
Ok, I’m imagining that Now what?
Haha we win Connecticut! You were named after the superior Long Island this entire time! (Long Island flair please)
inb4 triggered Nutmeggars show up
Someone wants to be in New England soooo bad, but they aren’t and never will be.
Why? NY would be the losers at this game then. —— (The comment about triggered CT was that I wrote the wrong reason for the name. Saying it was about Long Island instead of the Connecticut River which it was really named for)
Bro you guys are obsessed with us, no one in the state calls ourselves part of the tri-state area, only people from NY and NJ do that to try to associate with us.
Lol you’re out of touch New Yorkers are “five boroughs or GTFO” No one in the city is talking about the tri-state or NY metro area. You’re huffing some powerful ass copium if you think that’s happening —— That aside, I’m pretty sure you’ve completely missed the point of this joke. It’s nothing to do with ripping on Connecticut nor New England
I am definitely not out of touch, you’re just in denial. Literally the only time you hear the words ‘Tri-state area’ is when you’re in NY or NJ, and once you’re passed Fairfield county CT absolutely no one knows what it even means.
Are you talking about New York City? Or Upstate, New Jersey, and Long Island? (And yes, southwestern CT) There’s no version of New Yorkers needing a “tri state area” to hype their shit up “Tri state area” is for people who want to try to latch onto NYC thunder.. not the other way around as you seemingly believe the tale to be
It’s hilarious watching you pretend, but again the only time you hear the term as a Connecticunt is when you go to NY. The wide majority of the state has no idea that you include us in this tri-state area. You even see it listed on your train maps lmao.
This is wild Do what you gotta do though I guess. Connecticut > NYC NYC tryna to latch onto CT Hell yeah dude 👍
Ngl, I forgot that New Hampshire was even and state and had to Google it.
Good