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Sears Tower now named Willis Tower. Surely there is a joke somewhere in here, if only we knew what they were talking about (msnbc.msn.com) |  |
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| NittLion78 | 2009-07-16 01:27:21 PM |
csxtrainwreck
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2009-07-16 01:31:45 PM |
Nothing lasts forever folks. At least Bruce Willis tower won't be under siege by East German terrorists. Even if it does come under siege, Seagal is around for back up.
| Kirk's_Toupee
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2009-07-16 01:33:42 PM |
fark that. it will always be called sears tower by me.
395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
and national airport is called national airport. eff Reagan.
/off my lawn
//whipper snappers.
395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
and national airport is called national airport. eff Reagan.
/off my lawn
//whipper snappers.
| Rev. Skarekroe
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2009-07-16 01:52:01 PM |
As far as I'm concerned, it's the Burma/Myanmar of architecture.
| ne2d
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2009-07-16 01:55:45 PM |
"If we're good corporate citizens and do what we should, hopefully Willis and the tower and Chicago will all become synonymous."
If you were a good corporate citizen, you wouldn't piss people off by renaming one of the most famous landmarks in the country.
If you were a good corporate citizen, you wouldn't piss people off by renaming one of the most famous landmarks in the country.
| absoluteparanoia | 2009-07-16 02:04:20 PM |
| HempHead | 2009-07-16 02:04:34 PM |
| amylou | 2009-07-16 02:04:44 PM |
| Reverend Otis | 2009-07-16 02:04:50 PM |
Serious Tower now, Serious Tower forever.
| wjllope | 2009-07-16 02:05:00 PM |
| amateur6 | 2009-07-16 02:05:12 PM |
OLD. FARKING. NEWS.
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
| The Madd Man | 2009-07-16 02:05:17 PM |
Kirk's_Toupee: fark that. it will always be called sears tower by me.
395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
and national airport is called national airport. eff Reagan.
/off my lawn
//whipper snappers.
Yeah, and I can't find a single person who says they're going to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Seriously people, stop renaming important shiat.
395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
and national airport is called national airport. eff Reagan.
/off my lawn
//whipper snappers.
Yeah, and I can't find a single person who says they're going to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Seriously people, stop renaming important shiat.
| mcreadyblue | 2009-07-16 02:05:31 PM |
| Huck Chaser | 2009-07-16 02:05:31 PM |
ne2d: "If we're good corporate citizens and do what we should, hopefully Willis and the tower and Chicago will all become synonymous."
If you were a good corporate citizen, you wouldn't piss people off by renaming one of the most famous landmarks in the country.
Bingo.
If you were a good corporate citizen, you wouldn't piss people off by renaming one of the most famous landmarks in the country.
Bingo.
| HunterNIU | 2009-07-16 02:05:35 PM |
| wjllope | 2009-07-16 02:05:40 PM |
dammit - too late and too obvious
i fail
i fail
| incircles | 2009-07-16 02:06:21 PM |
How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
| sboyle1020 | 2009-07-16 02:06:26 PM |
amateur6: OLD. FARKING. NEWS.
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
And what was your headline? Probably not as good as this one...
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
And what was your headline? Probably not as good as this one...
| PumpUpDaFark | 2009-07-16 02:06:52 PM |
| S.A.S.Q.U.A.T.C.H. | 2009-07-16 02:08:10 PM |
PumpUpDaFark: Kirk's_Toupee: 395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
Shirley? You can't be serious.
Don't call me Shirley
Shirley? You can't be serious.
Don't call me Shirley
FeeltheIllinoise
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2009-07-16 02:08:21 PM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
about a mile and a half.
about a mile and a half.
| EZ Writer | 2009-07-16 02:08:26 PM |
Am I too late to make a Different Strokes reference?
/Whatchu talkin' 'bout Sears?
/Whatchu talkin' 'bout Sears?
| tricycleracer | 2009-07-16 02:08:28 PM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
That's a trick question.
Rock and Roll McDonalds is IN Willis Tower.
That's a trick question.
Rock and Roll McDonalds is IN Willis Tower.
| HunterNIU | 2009-07-16 02:08:30 PM |
amateur6: OLD. FARKING. NEWS.
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
Really? Then you're late to the party too. I submitted "What you talkin' bout Willis Tower?" near three months ago.
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
Really? Then you're late to the party too. I submitted "What you talkin' bout Willis Tower?" near three months ago.
| PC LOAD LETTER
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2009-07-16 02:08:56 PM |
| deebee230 | 2009-07-16 02:09:11 PM |
| CrankMyBlueSax | 2009-07-16 02:09:58 PM |
I was holding out for UFIA Tower.
| EZ Writer | 2009-07-16 02:10:39 PM |
FTFA: "Willis is investing in Chicago. Willis is investing in Chicago. That's positive," Plumeri said during Thursday's ceremony.
Apparantly it's so positive that it must be repeated it must be repeated.
Oh... and
Apparantly it's so positive that it must be repeated it must be repeated.
Oh... and
| ferro_man | 2009-07-16 02:10:50 PM |
the wesley willis tower?
| ottosmom
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2009-07-16 02:10:54 PM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
Rock over London, rock on Chicago.
Wheaties - breakfast of champions.
Rock over London, rock on Chicago.
Wheaties - breakfast of champions.
| buzzvert
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2009-07-16 02:11:22 PM |
| busy chillin' | 2009-07-16 02:12:03 PM |
| mitchcumpstein | 2009-07-16 02:12:15 PM |
Rock over London, Rock on Chicago. The Willis Tower, it was named after me!
| CitizenTed
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2009-07-16 02:12:15 PM |
The Madd Man: Seriously people, stop renaming important shiat.
Totally. Pretty soon tourists will be visiting the Siemens Gate in Berlin, the Peugeot Tower in Paris and the Westinghouse Monument in Washington DC. And you'll be paying your parking tickets at the local WalMart County Courthouse.
Totally. Pretty soon tourists will be visiting the Siemens Gate in Berlin, the Peugeot Tower in Paris and the Westinghouse Monument in Washington DC. And you'll be paying your parking tickets at the local WalMart County Courthouse.
| BunkoSquad | 2009-07-16 02:12:41 PM |
Yo dawg, I heard you liked pictures of Gary Coleman so I put a picture of Gary Coleman inside your picture of Gary Coleman
| Sobrrr | 2009-07-16 02:12:42 PM |
The Willis Monolith. I mean, since you're farking around with the name anyway...
| star_topology | 2009-07-16 02:12:53 PM |
| nirwana
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2009-07-16 02:13:54 PM |
Willis Tower was awesome. It whupped a camel's ass.
| sboyle1020 | 2009-07-16 02:14:27 PM |
Anyone post this yet?
| ODDwhun | 2009-07-16 02:15:10 PM |
YAY! I have my own tower now.
/Last name is Willis, so getting a kick yada yada...
/Last name is Willis, so getting a kick yada yada...
| MeinKampfyFark | 2009-07-16 02:15:26 PM |
...i can't believe i'm the first one!!!11!
| tricycleracer | 2009-07-16 02:16:13 PM |
Anyone post Gary Coleman yet?
| BobaFeet | 2009-07-16 02:16:17 PM |
someone should post this:
| buzzvert
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2009-07-16 02:16:47 PM |
THIS building will always remain "Willis Tower".
| beefoe | 2009-07-16 02:16:59 PM |
Yes, I hate when they re-name things. Well, off to New York International Airport, which is located in New Amsterdam, to fly to Constantinople.
| VonAether | 2009-07-16 02:17:41 PM |
| 8-bit-nintendo | 2009-07-16 02:18:20 PM |
RIP BRUCE WILLIS
/Can't believe I and the Weeners this picture...
| VonAether | 2009-07-16 02:18:24 PM |
Damnit, buzzvert, you beat me to it.
| Hand Banana | 2009-07-16 02:18:31 PM |
I've never been to Chicago but this is BS. It's not like this no name company will be there very long.
| squishy2 | 2009-07-16 02:19:17 PM |
/hotter than Mrs. Drummond
| HunterNIU | 2009-07-16 02:20:33 PM |
| xiola | 2009-07-16 02:20:37 PM |
It is called Willis and don't call me Shirley!
/what?
/what?
| mitchcumpstein | 2009-07-16 02:20:45 PM |
You guys need to focus on the correct Willis:
| odinsposse | 2009-07-16 02:21:09 PM |
I honestly can't get too worked up about this. The Sears Tower was named for its corporate owner Sears, Roebuck and Co. Now it's been renamed for it's new corporate owner Willis Group Holdings. That doesn't seem like a huge desecration of history to me.
| louiedog | 2009-07-16 02:21:42 PM |
Dammit. I'm going to Chicago in 2 weeks and was really hoping to see the Sears Tower. No one wants to see a picture of me on facebook in front of the damn Willis Tower! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRGHHHGHGHGHGROOOOOOOO!
| Kittrina | 2009-07-16 02:21:42 PM |
Good luck getting everyone to actually call it that. They tried the same crap in Toronto for their "Rogers Center" its still the damn Skydome
| CapitolG | 2009-07-16 02:22:42 PM |
At who should we(you) be mad?
The folks who pumped money in to the local economy? Or, The Company that chose to bail out on the city of Chicago and sell the building?
Place your anger where it is deserved, not at the folks who pumped millions in to the city.
The folks who pumped money in to the local economy? Or, The Company that chose to bail out on the city of Chicago and sell the building?
Place your anger where it is deserved, not at the folks who pumped millions in to the city.
| buzzvert
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2009-07-16 02:22:46 PM |
| offacue | 2009-07-16 02:23:04 PM |
| BabyEater | 2009-07-16 02:23:14 PM |
I was actually stopped today walking to work and a man asked me "Where's the Sears Tower?"
I responded "It doesn't exist anymore."
He's like "What are you talking about?"
And I Interrupted, "Willis Tower. It's over there."
I pointed, and walked away happy.
/it is worth it to note he was foreign, so "what are you talking about" came with an indian accent
//turban, not feather
I responded "It doesn't exist anymore."
He's like "What are you talking about?"
And I Interrupted, "Willis Tower. It's over there."
I pointed, and walked away happy.
/it is worth it to note he was foreign, so "what are you talking about" came with an indian accent
//turban, not feather
| Mr_Fabulous | 2009-07-16 02:23:28 PM |
I worked in that building for five long, awful years. It was a living hell. Cold in the winter, hot in the summer, and when the wind blows it creeeeeeaks back and forth like an old sailing ship. And the insanity of working for Sears itself was no picnic either.
Fark that place. I don't give a shiat what they call it, I'm never going back.
Fark that place. I don't give a shiat what they call it, I'm never going back.
| Enrico Pallazzo | 2009-07-16 02:23:36 PM |
SHUTDOWNEVERYTHING!/Christ it's a slow day at work
| Shadowknight
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2009-07-16 02:23:56 PM |
Me think corporate America has done lost their mind. No one is going to call it the Willis Tower. The only way that you're going to get "Willis Tower" written anywhere is if it's flollwed by "...formerly the Sears Tower..."
| Brainsick | 2009-07-16 02:24:10 PM |
/yeah yeah, I know it's in LA
| get2thachoppa | 2009-07-16 02:24:44 PM |
Willis fit in yo mowf?
| ne2d
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2009-07-16 02:24:49 PM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
LOL I didn't even make that connection.
/rubbed heads with him way back when
LOL I didn't even make that connection.
/rubbed heads with him way back when
| louiedog | 2009-07-16 02:25:00 PM |
BabyEater: /it is worth it to note he was foreign, so "what are you talking about" came with an indian accent
//turban, not feather
Most people don't jump to hearing a Canadian accent when you describe foreign Indians.
//turban, not feather
Most people don't jump to hearing a Canadian accent when you describe foreign Indians.
| mitchcumpstein | 2009-07-16 02:25:00 PM |
odinsposse: I honestly can't get too worked up about this. The Sears Tower was named for its corporate owner Sears, Roebuck and Co. Now it's been renamed for it's new corporate owner Willis Group Holdings. That doesn't seem like a huge desecration of history to me.
The corporate owner of the 'Willis Tower' is CB Richard Ellis - it was sold around 2004-2005 if I remember correctly. Willis is just leasing the name of the building. I don't think it will work that well in Chicago - I still call the Aon Building the Standard Oil building...
The corporate owner of the 'Willis Tower' is CB Richard Ellis - it was sold around 2004-2005 if I remember correctly. Willis is just leasing the name of the building. I don't think it will work that well in Chicago - I still call the Aon Building the Standard Oil building...
| 8-bit-nintendo | 2009-07-16 02:26:16 PM |
I think the FARK filter is in the fritz again... it totally destroyed my last post...
/wtf?
/wtf?
| fark the casbah | 2009-07-16 02:27:13 PM |
ne2d: incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
LOL I didn't even make that connection.
/rubbed heads with him way back when
Was that some sort of circular jerking thing? Disthgustin
LOL I didn't even make that connection.
/rubbed heads with him way back when
Was that some sort of circular jerking thing? Disthgustin
| hrins27 | 2009-07-16 02:28:43 PM |
John Hancock building FTW.
| stebain | 2009-07-16 02:28:51 PM |
"It's always going to be the Sears Tower. It's part of Chicago and I won't call it Willis Tower. In Chicago we hold fast," Chicago teacher Marianne Turk, 46, said as she stood in line this week to go up to the building's Skydeck.
Fuggin' muzzies, standing up to the new name.
Fuggin' muzzies, standing up to the new name.
| stebain | 2009-07-16 02:29:30 PM |
| WrongTrousers | 2009-07-16 02:30:18 PM |
| tuxq | 2009-07-16 02:30:33 PM |
DURK!
| milehighstar | 2009-07-16 02:32:09 PM |
Subby +1 on the headline.
I lol'd.
Oh to be a kid again. Simplier times.
I lol'd.
Oh to be a kid again. Simplier times.
| Treetop1000 | 2009-07-16 02:33:49 PM |
buzzvert: THIS building will always remain "Willis Tower".
Remember, if Gozer asks you if you are a god, just say yes.
OK?
Jeez, every time we go to a party here I have to remind everybody...
Remember, if Gozer asks you if you are a god, just say yes.
OK?
Jeez, every time we go to a party here I have to remind everybody...
| wee beastie | 2009-07-16 02:34:34 PM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
WW was a very scray dude when you hung around him for any length of time
WW was a very scray dude when you hung around him for any length of time
| TheKnownUniverse
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2009-07-16 02:36:34 PM |
Was it named for Rumer's chin?
| BaconDoubleGeniusBurger | 2009-07-16 02:37:38 PM |
Does this mean I get to buy a new LEGO model?
| PC LOAD LETTER
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2009-07-16 02:38:23 PM |
buzzvert: www.evilinternet.com
Thank you, that's what I was planning on doing, but I don't have a photoeditor at work.
Thank you, that's what I was planning on doing, but I don't have a photoeditor at work.
| NittLion78 | 2009-07-16 02:40:50 PM |
I just took this like 15 mins. ago. Sadly, it's da troof.
| gunga galunga | 2009-07-16 02:43:03 PM |
csxtrainwreck: Nothing lasts forever folks. At least Bruce Willis tower won't be under siege by East German terrorists. Even if it does come under siege, Seagal is around for back up.
I see what you did there.
I see what you did there.
| farkingatwork | 2009-07-16 02:45:51 PM |
who the hell is willis anyway?
| Tigggy | 2009-07-16 02:47:21 PM |
Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
| Mugato
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2009-07-16 02:48:17 PM |
"I read about it in 'Forbes'".
| Sgeo | 2009-07-16 02:49:24 PM |
Is it sad that I thought of Willian Gallis?
/Too obscure for Fark
//Almost too obscure for Google.
/Too obscure for Fark
//Almost too obscure for Google.
| Masso | 2009-07-16 02:49:28 PM |
beefoe: Yes, I hate when they re-name things. Well, off to New York International Airport, which is located in New Amsterdam, to fly to Constantinople.
Why did they changed it? (Not a real question)
Why did they changed it? (Not a real question)
| Wireless Joe | 2009-07-16 02:50:03 PM |
Everyone said the same thing about Komiskey Park; "I'll never call it by it's corporate name!" That was just a few years ago, and I never hear it referred to anything but US Cellular Field or The Cell any more.
| Fark Master Flex | 2009-07-16 02:50:27 PM |
What you talkin' bout motherfarker?
| markyp09 | 2009-07-16 02:51:00 PM |
Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
Here you go.
Here you go.
| Mugato
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2009-07-16 02:51:48 PM |
| NittLion78 | 2009-07-16 02:52:23 PM |
Wireless Joe: Everyone said the same thing about Komiskey Park; "I'll never call it by it's corporate name!" That was just a few years ago, and I never hear it referred to anything but US Cellular Field or The Cell any more.
Part of that is because it's not the original stadium anymore. The same reason goes for the United Center (not exactly because it was always called that) even though it was built in basically the same location as the old Chicago Stadium.
Part of that is because it's not the original stadium anymore. The same reason goes for the United Center (not exactly because it was always called that) even though it was built in basically the same location as the old Chicago Stadium.
| EdNortonsTwin | 2009-07-16 02:53:48 PM |
That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
| bhcompy | 2009-07-16 02:54:21 PM |
Brainsick: /yeah yeah, I know it's in LA
That's totally awesome.
Enrico Pallazzo: SHUT
DOWN
EVERYTHING!
/Christ it's a slow day at work
I had the same thought
That's totally awesome.
Enrico Pallazzo: SHUT
DOWN
EVERYTHING!
/Christ it's a slow day at work
I had the same thought
| EdVenture | 2009-07-16 02:54:40 PM |
Masso: beefoe: Yes, I hate when they re-name things. Well, off to New York International Airport, which is located in New Amsterdam, to fly to Constantinople.
Why did they changed it? (Not a real question)
People just liked it better that way. (Not a real answer)
Why did they changed it? (Not a real question)
People just liked it better that way. (Not a real answer)
| BunkoSquad | 2009-07-16 02:56:07 PM |
EdVenture: People just liked it better that way. (Not a real answer)
It's in NY, so it's really nobody's business but the jerks
It's in NY, so it's really nobody's business but the jerks
| 2chris2 | 2009-07-16 02:57:07 PM |
It will never be known as the Willis Tower.
Chicagoans are going to keep calling it the Sears Tower, and within 10 or 15 years, someone else will end up owning the building and they'll rename it again.
Chicagoans are going to keep calling it the Sears Tower, and within 10 or 15 years, someone else will end up owning the building and they'll rename it again.
| Wireless Joe | 2009-07-16 02:58:24 PM |
NittLion78: go Sta
Wait until they put all the new chrome-shiny windows and cladding on it; it won't be the same skyscraper either. The Shiny Chrome Willis Tower.
Wait until they put all the new chrome-shiny windows and cladding on it; it won't be the same skyscraper either. The Shiny Chrome Willis Tower.
| radioman_ | 2009-07-16 02:58:43 PM |
16th Street in Huntington, WV was renamed Hal Greer Boulevard, but because Hal Greer was black the old-timers still call it 16th Street.
/The road *to* 16th Street is named 16th Street Road. I'll be damned if it doesn't make sense in a strange way.
/The road *to* 16th Street is named 16th Street Road. I'll be damned if it doesn't make sense in a strange way.
| exparrot | 2009-07-16 03:01:22 PM |
Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
MAN
MAN| replaced by golf cart | 2009-07-16 03:08:32 PM |
| because good is dumb
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2009-07-16 03:08:46 PM |
2chris2: It will never be known as the Willis Tower.
Chicagoans are going to keep calling it the Sears Tower, and within 10 or 15 years, someone else will end up owning the building and they'll rename it again.
And then everyone will complain that it will never go by another name but Willis Tower.
Chicagoans are going to keep calling it the Sears Tower, and within 10 or 15 years, someone else will end up owning the building and they'll rename it again.
And then everyone will complain that it will never go by another name but Willis Tower.
| DRFS Rich
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2009-07-16 03:11:07 PM |
Sitting in it, 11th floor. I think the whole effort was pretty stupid. It gets Willis' name out there but they're not exactly a consumer company, so I don't see it helping much.
- R
- R
| MiddleyMcCentrist | 2009-07-16 03:11:24 PM |
markyp09: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
Here you go.
EdNortonsTwin: That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
Okay - here you go:
Here you go.
EdNortonsTwin: That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
Okay - here you go:
| IamSoSmart_S_M_R_T | 2009-07-16 03:13:24 PM |
Wireless Joe: Everyone said the same thing about Komiskey Park; "I'll never call it by it's corporate name!" That was just a few years ago, and I never hear it referred to anything but US Cellular Field or The Cell any more.
I was actually discussing the same point with a friend earlier this week. I talked about going to Comiskey after they'd done the renovation and renamed it to "US Cellular or whatever shiat we're supposed to call it now."
/Still Comiskey to me
//Just like it'll always be the Sears Tower
///And Marshall Field's will never be Macy's
I was actually discussing the same point with a friend earlier this week. I talked about going to Comiskey after they'd done the renovation and renamed it to "US Cellular or whatever shiat we're supposed to call it now."
/Still Comiskey to me
//Just like it'll always be the Sears Tower
///And Marshall Field's will never be Macy's
| MiddleyMcCentrist | 2009-07-16 03:15:36 PM |
MiddleyMcCentrist: markyp09: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
Here you go.
EdNortonsTwin: That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
Okay - here you go:
exparrot: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
MAN
We both screwed up - here's the photo:
Here you go.
EdNortonsTwin: That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
Okay - here you go:
exparrot: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
MAN
We both screwed up - here's the photo:
| Another Government Employee | 2009-07-16 03:16:29 PM |
Yipee Ky Yay.
| MiddleyMcCentrist | 2009-07-16 03:16:51 PM |
Goddamnit.
| ne2d
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2009-07-16 03:17:59 PM |
| markyp09 | 2009-07-16 03:18:56 PM |
MiddleyMcCentrist: markyp09: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
Here you go.
EdNortonsTwin: That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
Okay - here you go:
+ 
Here you go.
EdNortonsTwin: That was Gary Oldman who uh, looks older. Can someone please post a picture of Gary Coleman.
Okay - here you go:
+ | markyp09 | 2009-07-16 03:19:32 PM |
ne2d: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
Oh. God damn it.
Oh. God damn it.
| Shyla | 2009-07-16 03:23:40 PM |
... And no one says a thing about the fact it's located on "Wacker" drive...
| Rann Xerox | 2009-07-16 03:37:00 PM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
[WESLEY_WILLIS.JPG]
The thread is done. Last one out turn off the lights.
/I SMOOOOKE WEEEED.... I SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE WEEEEEEED!
[WESLEY_WILLIS.JPG]
The thread is done. Last one out turn off the lights.
/I SMOOOOKE WEEEED.... I SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE WEEEEEEED!
| Mopmonster | 2009-07-16 03:37:40 PM |
| fifthhorseman | 2009-07-16 03:39:50 PM |
I had a great time tripping balls there at night in the '90s.
| SomeCapn | 2009-07-16 03:40:07 PM |
| Trainspotr | 2009-07-16 03:42:35 PM |
amateur6: OLD. FARKING. NEWS.
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
Well, the knowledge that it was going to be renamed is old news. The fact that it officially happened today, with the new signage unveiled, and pomp and ceremony, is quite new.
I'm pretty sure we had a thread about this weeks ago, too, so that's probably the one you should be bitter about.
/bitter
//submitted this weeks ago
Well, the knowledge that it was going to be renamed is old news. The fact that it officially happened today, with the new signage unveiled, and pomp and ceremony, is quite new.
I'm pretty sure we had a thread about this weeks ago, too, so that's probably the one you should be bitter about.
| BaconDoubleGeniusBurger | 2009-07-16 03:43:18 PM |
Jerry Coleman?
| KangTheMad | 2009-07-16 03:43:24 PM |
As a person who lives in Chicago-land area, FARK YOU, ASSHATS! DON'T RENAME THE MOST FAMOUS SPOT IN CHICAGO, DUMBASSES!
I would post more, but I'm sure the modmins would censor it.
I would post more, but I'm sure the modmins would censor it.
| VoiceofGod | 2009-07-16 03:43:49 PM |
What you talkin' bout willis?
| Nelly Furtaco | 2009-07-16 03:45:38 PM |
"Sure you can change the name of your historic building... as long as you defeat me in a kung fu smackdown."
/noticed Wacker Drive, too. Syphilitic minds think alike and all that.
| ColdPack | 2009-07-16 03:46:16 PM |
Big Willy
| Inigo_Montoya | 2009-07-16 03:49:12 PM |
I think it's a stroke of marketing geniuis. I, for one, plan to go out immediately after work and buy a whole bunch of..ummm....whatever it is that Willis sells!
| jshine | 2009-07-16 03:52:02 PM |
They should also change the name of the Empire State Building, but more for political-correctness -- I've heard that imperialism is bad.
| CallMeVD | 2009-07-16 03:53:08 PM |
Hey replaced by golf cart,
Do I get any points for correctly identifying the location of that building as being in Wausau, WI?
/Nothing too obscure for fark
//slashies
Do I get any points for correctly identifying the location of that building as being in Wausau, WI?
/Nothing too obscure for fark
//slashies
| cr0sh | 2009-07-16 03:55:34 PM |
I am still ticked that our former governor renamed Squaw Peak to Piestawa Peak. It's been known as Squaw Peak for over a hundred years, but because of 9/11, the war in Afghanistan, and because some woman dies in an ambush because she made a wrong turn (and this somehow makes her a "hero"), the name of a mountain had to be changed.
/meh
/meh
| germ78 | 2009-07-16 03:57:38 PM |
Came for the Wesley Willis references, leaving satisfied.
/and all I have to say about Gary, Indiana, is THE SMELL, IT BURNS!!!
//seriously, there's a pretty simple reason the Jackson family is all farked up
/and all I have to say about Gary, Indiana, is THE SMELL, IT BURNS!!!
//seriously, there's a pretty simple reason the Jackson family is all farked up
| mechgreg | 2009-07-16 03:58:11 PM |
Someone should build a really short tower right next to the Willis tower, paint it the same black colour and call it the Arnold tower.
| jshine | 2009-07-16 03:58:41 PM |
cr0sh: I am still ticked that our former governor renamed Squaw Peak to Piestawa Peak. It's been known as Squaw Peak for over a hundred years, but because of 9/11, the war in Afghanistan, and because some woman dies in an ambush because she made a wrong turn (and this somehow makes her a "hero"), the name of a mountain had to be changed.
That also probably has something to do with the cycle of political correctness. Due to some confusion in etymology, some people think the word "squaw" is offensive.
There's a whole sad, stupid story about this wharrgarbl in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaw
That also probably has something to do with the cycle of political correctness. Due to some confusion in etymology, some people think the word "squaw" is offensive.
There's a whole sad, stupid story about this wharrgarbl in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaw
| Arklop | 2009-07-16 04:03:41 PM |
How about we all pitch in, buy the thing back, and re-rename it Fark Tower.
| jshine | 2009-07-16 04:04:39 PM |
| Huck Chaser | 2009-07-16 04:12:25 PM |
jshine: cr0sh: I am still ticked that our former governor renamed Squaw Peak to Piestawa Peak. It's been known as Squaw Peak for over a hundred years, but because of 9/11, the war in Afghanistan, and because some woman dies in an ambush because she made a wrong turn (and this somehow makes her a "hero"), the name of a mountain had to be changed.
That also probably has something to do with the cycle of political correctness. Due to some confusion in etymology, some people think the word "squaw" is offensive.
There's a whole sad, stupid story about this wharrgarbl in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaw
What about when my girlfriend asks me to do something and I respond "that's squaw work"?
That also probably has something to do with the cycle of political correctness. Due to some confusion in etymology, some people think the word "squaw" is offensive.
There's a whole sad, stupid story about this wharrgarbl in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaw
What about when my girlfriend asks me to do something and I respond "that's squaw work"?
| mrsirjojo | 2009-07-16 04:14:54 PM |
I for one, refuse to start calling a building something else just because someone pays someone else to tell me I should.
I never refer to the new Montreal forum as the Bell Center. Sorry, my brain's real estate ain't for sale.
I never refer to the new Montreal forum as the Bell Center. Sorry, my brain's real estate ain't for sale.
| mochunk | 2009-07-16 04:18:55 PM |
Yeah, plenty of people have taken to calling it the Wesley Willis tower instead already.
They were playing WW songs on the radio yesterday, right aquigly?
They were playing WW songs on the radio yesterday, right aquigly?
| jshine | 2009-07-16 04:23:50 PM |
Huck Chaser: What about when my girlfriend asks me to do something and I respond "that's squaw work"?
I don't know your GF, but I would imagine it gets met with the same response that "that's womens' work" would get...
/which, I admit, I do toss out around my S/O on occasion
//when I'm feeling masochistic
I don't know your GF, but I would imagine it gets met with the same response that "that's womens' work" would get...
/which, I admit, I do toss out around my S/O on occasion
//when I'm feeling masochistic
| litmusdragon | 2009-07-16 04:26:39 PM |
| Tobin_Lam | 2009-07-16 04:28:02 PM |
mrsirjojo: I for one, refuse to start calling a building something else just because someone pays someone else to tell me I should.
I never refer to the new Montreal forum as the Bell Center. Sorry, my brain's real estate ain't for sale.
The Ballpark in Arlington has a corporate name, Ameriquest Field I think, but no one calls it that. It is always The Ballpark in Arlington, even if you are actually already in Arlington.
I never refer to the new Montreal forum as the Bell Center. Sorry, my brain's real estate ain't for sale.
The Ballpark in Arlington has a corporate name, Ameriquest Field I think, but no one calls it that. It is always The Ballpark in Arlington, even if you are actually already in Arlington.
| good_2_go | 2009-07-16 04:28:39 PM |
| utardsRock | 2009-07-16 04:30:18 PM |
Willis Dikfit?
| CapitolG | 2009-07-16 04:31:05 PM |
mrsirjojo: Sorry, my brain's real estate ain't for sale.
But the name of the building is....
I get being upset, but this "I will Never Call it that" is just silly.
So you would rather be indignant than correct?
But the name of the building is....
I get being upset, but this "I will Never Call it that" is just silly.
So you would rather be indignant than correct?
| pope183 | 2009-07-16 04:37:10 PM |
RIP Sears Tower
| harlock | 2009-07-16 04:37:38 PM |
Huh-huh. It says "Wacker".
| pope183 | 2009-07-16 04:39:28 PM |
RIP Tower
| Zumaki | 2009-07-16 04:40:14 PM |
| replaced by golf cart | 2009-07-16 05:01:48 PM |
CallMeVD: Do I get any points for correctly identifying the location of that building as being in Wausau, WI?
/Nothing too obscure for fark
//slashies
Soup for you!!
/Nothing too obscure for fark
//slashies
Soup for you!!
| SuperCatBarf
|
2009-07-16 05:16:54 PM |
Suck a doberman's dick.
| realtorofthemonth
|
2009-07-16 05:26:11 PM |
Shyla: ... And no one says a thing about the fact it's located on "Wacker" drive...
THIS, because just last week we were walking by the "Sears" tower, and we were talking about the name change. My 5 year old son piped up- It's "Big Willie!"
that makes wacker all the moar funnay
THIS, because just last week we were walking by the "Sears" tower, and we were talking about the name change. My 5 year old son piped up- It's "Big Willie!"
that makes wacker all the moar funnay
| jessika4646 | 2009-07-16 06:12:41 PM |
| badgerb
|
2009-07-16 06:21:17 PM |
ne2d: Tigggy: Hey, can someone post a picture of Gary Coleman for me? I can't seem to find one anywhere!
It would be my pleasure.
It would be my pleasure.
| Jippy Jay | 2009-07-16 06:24:06 PM |
Has this been posted yet?
| MiddleyMcCentrist | 2009-07-16 07:00:48 PM |
... finally got a pic of Gary Coleman:
| xria | 2009-07-16 08:25:23 PM |
CitizenTed: The Madd Man: Seriously people, stop renaming important shiat.
Totally. Pretty soon tourists will be visiting the Siemens Gate in Berlin, the Peugeot Tower in Paris and the Westinghouse Monument in Washington DC. And you'll be paying your parking tickets at the local WalMart County Courthouse.
If something is named after a historical person, war, president or whatever I agree. If the name of a building is a gigantic advert then who cares if the next corporation that moves in wants to change it.
Totally. Pretty soon tourists will be visiting the Siemens Gate in Berlin, the Peugeot Tower in Paris and the Westinghouse Monument in Washington DC. And you'll be paying your parking tickets at the local WalMart County Courthouse.
If something is named after a historical person, war, president or whatever I agree. If the name of a building is a gigantic advert then who cares if the next corporation that moves in wants to change it.
| Cubicle Jockey | 2009-07-16 08:28:54 PM |
My company renamed Citigroup Center in NYC to 601 Lexington Avenue. The weird thing is it's physical address is 153 East 53rd Street.
| safeinsane | 2009-07-16 08:39:14 PM |
Because you guys are slacking here.
| 80sKnight | 2009-07-16 08:58:35 PM |
What, no Gary Coleman/David Hasslehoff pic?
/thread is lacking
/thread is lacking
| IamSoSmart_S_M_R_T | 2009-07-16 09:27:39 PM |
| maamold | 2009-07-16 10:11:37 PM |
Huck Chaser:
What about when my girlfriend asks me to do something and I respond "that's squaw work"?
"that's That'em squaw work"?
FTFY
What about when my girlfriend asks me to do something and I respond "that's squaw work"?
"
FTFY
| theropod | 2009-07-16 11:56:44 PM |
Of course, anyone old enough to read this right now will still call it the Sears Tower for the rest of their life.
| Winkler099 | 2009-07-17 12:28:58 AM |
MiddleyMcCentrist: ... finally got a pic of Gary Coleman:
For some reason, I instantly thought of Gavin Rossdale in Constantine when I saw that picture....
For some reason, I instantly thought of Gavin Rossdale in Constantine when I saw that picture....
| Somaticasual
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2009-07-17 12:36:16 AM |
Anybody heard any rumers about the name?
| Vash's Apprentice | 2009-07-17 01:23:47 AM |
"If we're good corporate citizens and do what we should, hopefully Willis and the tower and Chicago will all become synonymous."
Good citizen, riiiight
Good citizen, riiiight
| HappyFarker | 2009-07-17 02:53:10 AM |
odinsposse: I honestly can't get too worked up about this. The Sears Tower was named for its corporate owner Sears, Roebuck and Co. Now it's been renamed for it's new corporate owner Willis Group Holdings. That doesn't seem like a huge desecration of history to me.
Its not the new Corporate Owner, its just a large tenant. They bought the rights along with the space. The leasing company was desperate in this economy to sell the space so they offered it as a bonus.
Its not the new Corporate Owner, its just a large tenant. They bought the rights along with the space. The leasing company was desperate in this economy to sell the space so they offered it as a bonus.
| angrygrizzly | 2009-07-17 03:55:16 AM |
| nucular bum | 2009-07-17 04:15:44 AM |
incircles: How far away is the Sears Tower from the Rock and Roll McDonalds?
nirwana: Willis Tower was awesome. It whupped a camel's ass.
mitchcumpstein: You guys need to focus on the correct Willis:
This, this and THIS. It's about time Wesley Willis got his just recognition. He truly was a Chicago treasure, and the tower showed up prominently in many of his line drawings, like this one:
/hot like a doberman's dick with tabasco sauce
nirwana: Willis Tower was awesome. It whupped a camel's ass.
mitchcumpstein: You guys need to focus on the correct Willis:
This, this and THIS. It's about time Wesley Willis got his just recognition. He truly was a Chicago treasure, and the tower showed up prominently in many of his line drawings, like this one:
/hot like a doberman's dick with tabasco sauce
| Mmmm_Hogfat | 2009-07-17 05:18:25 AM |
| Ishidan
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2009-07-18 04:32:19 AM |
Kirk's_Toupee: fark that. it will always be called sears tower by me.
395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
and national airport is called national airport. eff Reagan.
/off my lawn
//whipper snappers.
But can I still go there to catch my TWA flight to Constantinople?
395 in dc area is called Shirley hgwy
and national airport is called national airport. eff Reagan.
/off my lawn
//whipper snappers.
But can I still go there to catch my TWA flight to Constantinople?
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