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Posted Jun 28, '12 at 9:42am
FrozenPhoenix96
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hi, i'm FrozenPhoenix96
and my question is:
do they really change the name of the BigBen?
i heard some of it, but maybe it's a hoax,
so if somebody knows it, then please tell me ;)
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Posted Nov 1, '12 at 10:43pm
Clancy12
2,642 posts
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Yes it is true. It will be renamed "Elizabeth Tower" to mark the queen's 60th year on the British throne.
I really don't think this will change anything though. Everybody will still call it "Big Ben" no matter what it is officially called.
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Posted Nov 2, '12 at 9:12am
partydevil
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officially "Elizabeth Tower"
it's a stupid name. the bigben was a cool name.
couldn't call that wheel "Elizabeth wheel" and leave the tower as it was?
or can they plz. turn it back when Elizabeth dies?
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Posted Nov 2, '12 at 10:21am
GhostOfHorror
789 posts
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They probably won't change it back when she dies, but will just rename it with the next in line.
It's kind of stupid if you ask me, since nobody will refer to it as 'Elizabeth Tower' not for a while, at least.
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Posted Nov 2, '12 at 5:19pm
pangtongshu
4,448 posts
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I will never refer to it as "Elizabeth Tower"...that'd be like calling the Grand Canyon the "Obama Crevice"
I want to see a survey for how the citizens feel about this name change..
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Posted Nov 2, '12 at 9:35pm
partydevil
4,378 posts
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They probably won't change it back when she dies,
I want to see a survey for how the citizens feel about this name change..
i hope they are going to setup a petition when she's dead.
let her have the tower for the time left. after that atleast she doesn't mind.
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Posted Nov 3, '12 at 9:49pm
Drink
1,251 posts
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stupid question and might make me seem uneducated with such a dumb question but...what is "BigBen" ?
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Posted Nov 3, '12 at 10:04pm
Gamer_Cale
1,214 posts
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stupid question and might make me seem uneducated with such a dumb question but...what is "BigBen" ?
Just a clock tower in london I couldn't care less about it so I don't blame you for not knowing about it.
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Posted Nov 4, '12 at 1:52am
xeano321
1,811 posts
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To all interested parties, I believe Big Ben is the name of the clock (more precisely the largest bell in the clock.) Changing the name of the tower wont affect the name of the clock. It's still Big Ben.
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Posted Nov 4, '12 at 1:55am
VonHeisenbourg
200 posts
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let her have the tower for the time left.
"For the time left"
That just sounds so mean lol... Kind of like something a gold digger would say ;)
I will never refer to it as "Elizabeth Tower"...that'd be like calling the Grand Canyon the "Obama Crevice"
Ah, not quite, the difference is Queen Elizabeth II has been the monarch of England for 60, 60 (I repeat for emphasis) years! It's a thing of respect. Meanwhile Obama has been president for not quite a full term. Huge difference.
I don't disapprove or approve the name of the tower, I'm just saying that your comparison is flawed. Seeing as how I'm not English (from England, I obviously speak English) I'm indifferent.
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Posted Nov 4, '12 at 5:15am
Ernie15
11,225 posts
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I believe Big Ben is the name of the clock (more precisely the largest bell in the clock.
That is correct, Big Ben is the name of the bell inside the clock, even though most people do refer to the clock and the tower as such as well. Before being renamed to "Elizabeth Tower", the clock tower was ever so creatively named "Clock Tower". Now I ask you all, was this change not for the better?
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