Germany's uneconomically named economics minister forced to resign

But not because of his long name. It’s because he plagiarized while at the university:

Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jakob Philipp Wilhelm
Franz Joseph Sylvester Feiherr von und zu Guttenberg

Dear DMC

The man with the long name has unfortunately come a cropper.

Regards

Steve Reszetniak
London

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Click here to read our blog posting about the economics minister with the uneconomic name.

2 Comments

Tom Bland on March 1, 2011 at 2:35 pm

This resignation will help the German economy. No longer having to print the long name will save ink and paper. It also will speed up the ministry’s operations. Less time will be needed for the minister to sign him name.
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lcarlson on March 1, 2011 at 2:38 pm

This resignation will help the German economy. No longer having to print the long name will save ink and paper.

It also will speed up the ministry’s operations. Less time will be needed for the minister to sign him name.
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