On Thursday, July 31, 2014 4:12:55 PM UTC-4, spsffan wrote:

> Of course, Pennsylvania itself is named after William Penn.

IIRC, it's actually for Penn's father.  Penn himself objected to having
something named for him as it violated his Quaker beliefs.

"Philadelphia" stands for city of brotherly love, brought home every night on
the local news with the shootings and carjackings of innocent little kids.

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