Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 months agoMassive Mohammedsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down10
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imageMassive Mohammedsh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareSubArcticTundralinkfedilinkarrow-up30·11 months agoCalling it Elizabeth Tower instead of Big Ben is like calling it X instead of Twitter.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-211 months agoExcept 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.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoLet’s rename it after St Stephen Fry.
minus-squareSubArcticTundralinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoAs an atheist, I would happily worship him.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoI’m not entirely sure I don’t already.
Calling it Elizabeth Tower instead of Big Ben is like calling it X instead of Twitter.
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.
Let’s rename it after St Stephen Fry.
As an atheist, I would happily worship him.
I’m not entirely sure I don’t already.