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[–] [email protected] 91 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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] 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Let's rename it after St Stephen Fry.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

As an atheist, I would happily worship him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Elongated Elizabeth

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Enormous Elizabeth could also work I guess.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 9 months ago

I unironically want it renamed massive mohammed now.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Suddenly gay romance fan fiction

[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The London Eye will also be renamed to The London IOU

[–] [email protected] 50 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Trafalgar Square going to be renamed Transgender Trapezoid

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

lgbtQ Gardens

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

It is about as trapezoidal as it is square.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

I was cheering for Large Lenny

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

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

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

Fucken stuped morons beleiveng that bogus

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

https://youtu.be/wuQk7V6HRfc

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