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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 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.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 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.

[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Elongated Elizabeth

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The London Eye will also be renamed to The London IOU

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Trafalgar Square going to be renamed Transgender Trapezoid

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Pick-a-dildo circus

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 months ago

It is about as trapezoidal as it is square.

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago

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

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I unironically want it renamed massive mohammed now.

[–] Drewdp@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I was cheering for Large Lenny

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

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

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

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

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

Fucken stuped morons beleiveng that bogus

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

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

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Akshually not Big Ben