fun from before 1066

We used a cardboard packing box the other day that had a little logo on the side with the words:

POISON PREVENTION WEEK COUNCIL CORPORATE SPONSOR


Pretty good noun chain there. Actually, the "Corporate" is an adjective, but the effect is the same. The thing about noun chains is that each new word places a frame around the entire preceding idea, distancing it that much further. "Hi. I'm the Poison Prevention Week Council Corporate Sponsor ... Guidebook ... Design ... Team ...

...Representative.

... Advisor.

Still, the record in my direct experience belongs to the ALASKA AIRLINES MILEAGE PLAN TRAVEL SAVINGS COUPON BOOK. No joke.

Ah, the English language and its German ancestry!

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