salix sericea (@Ripple13216)<p>The city of Modesto, CA, got its name because the wealthy banker they wanted to name it after declined the honor. They called him modesto, Spanish for modest, and promptly named the place Modesto. </p><p>I think of this every single time a living politician or a dude with too much money "is honored to accept" that their name goes on a building, an institution, or even just a gussied up outhouse.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modesto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/randomthoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>randomthoughts</span></a></p>