this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2024
392 points (100.0% liked)

196

16784 readers
3678 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
all 28 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 91 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

The tower is the Elizabeth Tower, so Large Liz might be appropriate. It's been this way since Lizzie's Diamond Jubilee (it's a Brit thing) in 2012.

Big Ben is the largest bell in LL which was often confused for the tower itself, with much media calling the tower Big Ben when it was actually St. Stephen's Tower, or Sizeable Steve

You can call it whatever you want, but you'll have to explain you mean Big Ben, the giant clock tower unless your friend is up on recent Westminster history.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Calling it Elizabeth Tower instead of Big Ben is like calling it X instead of Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Except that before 2012 it was St. Stephen's Tower. Big Ben was the largest bell in the tower.

If there's some point that the tower was officially named Big Ben I haven't found it. Granted that was the popular nickname of it during the 20th century.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Let's rename it after St Stephen Fry.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

As an atheist, I would happily worship him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I'm not entirely sure I don't already.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Elongated Elizabeth

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Enormous Elizabeth could also work I guess.

[–] 9point6 72 points 11 months ago

I unironically want it renamed massive mohammed now.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Only the tower wil be named Massive Mohamed. Big Ben will still be dangling inside Massive Mohamed.

[–] SomeGuy69 7 points 11 months ago

Suddenly gay romance fan fiction

[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The London Eye will also be renamed to The London IOU

[–] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Trafalgar Square going to be renamed Transgender Trapezoid

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

lgbtQ Gardens

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It is about as trapezoidal as it is square.

[–] gmtom 22 points 11 months ago

Anyone who falls for something like this doesn't deserve the right to vote.

[–] Drewdp 14 points 11 months ago

I was cheering for Large Lenny

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Why would you censor people that have Facebook (?) Accounts with name and face? They seem to not care

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fucken stuped morons beleiveng that bogus

[–] JeeBaiChow 7 points 11 months ago

They voted to leave the EU. Can confirm they're stuped(sic) morons.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

It's so good when stuff like this exposes the inhuman people.

[–] adambowles 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Here’s a good video on the naming of Big Ben

https://youtu.be/wuQk7V6HRfc

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/wuQk7V6HRfc

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.