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GhettoChemist t1_ivt97w9 wrote
But they were fine with all the streets named after civil war generals?
Chaoscollective t1_ivtakst wrote
I wonder if The Aussies have an Accadacca street?
ILL_Show_Myself_Out t1_ivti4gc wrote
There was also a Castle Anthrax.
MagicNipple t1_ivtjqnr wrote
Too perilous.
Blutarg t1_ivtoibv wrote
Randomly_Cromulent t1_ivtqzl4 wrote
Many years ago I was getting a new phone. Verizon was pushing a predecessor to Apple Pay or Google Pay from American Express. The name of the app was Isis. I know they changed the name of the app when the other ISIS showed up but I think it just completely went away after that.
FuddyJimbles t1_ivturj1 wrote
There's an AC/DC Lane in Melbourne
Landlubber77 t1_ivtvkk7 wrote
Yep, and Archer (the FX animated spy show) named their spy agency Isis and had to change it once the other Isis came along.
backstage13 t1_ivtvz0p wrote
The love of bridge directed them to the idea of trump st.
aaj617 OP t1_ivtzdx1 wrote
It’s actually the first entry in the article haha. I’ll have to go sometime!
BasketballButt t1_ivu1dll wrote
Hell, there’s been a post metal band named Isis for a long time…to say nothing of my Cousin Isis!
Real-Werner-Herzog t1_ivu2wbe wrote
There used to be a town in Canada called Asbestos.
PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_ivudn7l wrote
you do know that the civil war contained generals from both the winning and losing side, right?
rickybobbyeverything t1_ivui5ik wrote
To add one more to it. A aftermarket parts company was also called ISIS and had to change their name.
technicalityNDBO t1_ivurkjf wrote
Shoulda named the street after the band Skid Row
Alantsu t1_ivuswmo wrote
Well Ill be friggin’ in the rigggin’ with not man. After all, I’m the man!
Evolving_Dore t1_ivutam4 wrote
I hope the name doesn't die totally. It's a great name an reference to Egyptian mythology.
BasketballButt t1_ivuuerj wrote
Yeah, it was sad how it went from a point of pride for her (“I’m named after a goddess!”) to “please call me “Icy” now. I always thought it was a beautiful name.
Canyoubackupjustabit t1_ivuuyzi wrote
I hear that Los Angeles named a whole 50 square block section after them!
dishonourableaccount t1_ivuwfbn wrote
Asbestos mining town. Even though we've known asbestos mining could harm miners longterm since the Romans, it really is a wonder material that was appreciated until a few decades ago. I mean, it's a freaking rock/mineral that can be woven into fiber. Medieval kings would make asbestos cloth that could be cleaned by tossing it in a fire.
Real-Werner-Herzog t1_ivv0tq1 wrote
Asbestos to asworstos in just a few decades, so sad.
Ruleseventysix t1_ivv5e4m wrote
You mean \m/etal.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivv5q8r wrote
They named it ISIS, but your post said they named it Archer. Also, a far funnier way to resolve it would've been Malory being bad that ISIS is giving them a bad reputation and suing them for trademark infringement.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivv5wqk wrote
ISIS isn't even the real name of the terrorist organization, the media just made that up.
aaj617 OP t1_ivvbgqk wrote
*90 actually (and counting tbh)
Canyoubackupjustabit t1_ivvbwsb wrote
Oh dear...
xtossitallawayx t1_ivvdv0k wrote
Can you imagine a street name after Grant?
aaj617 OP t1_ivvejba wrote
Apparently the (official) boundaries are in the 50s, so I’m gonna do the un redditor thing and say that you’ve corrected an LA native haha. I swear I remember seeing 90 somewhere.
Oh and the official name is actually the Toy District. Though you’ll never hear anyone call it that lmao. Skid row.
Airp0w t1_ivvguhu wrote
I always thought they should have just kept the name and had the characters bitch about the new ISIS fucking up their shit.
A storyline with ISIS vs ISIS could have been hilarious.
Snuffin_McGuffin t1_ivvn9xl wrote
If I remember correctly the writers just rolled with UT and actually made icis terrorism jokes in the actual show
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Landlubber77 t1_ivvokq8 wrote
Oh whoops, changed it, thanks
Canyoubackupjustabit t1_ivvqn0j wrote
Haha you're awesome. It'll be 90 blocks soon enough.
JonLongsonLongJonson t1_ivvxrx2 wrote
TheKingCrimsonWorld t1_ivw1svk wrote
You should avoid Anthrax Street. They say the people there are armed and dangerous.
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onairmastering t1_ivwevep wrote
I'm sure all the kings are committed!
But seriously, why spread that disease when you could be in the madhouse, witnessing the persistence of time, keeping it all in the family, not a state of euphoria at all?
Don't be an antisocial, lemme know if you're caught in a mosh, I can deliver an attack of the killer BEEEES!!! \m/
littleblacktruck t1_ivwg8m7 wrote
Anthrax said they were going to change their name to Basket of Puppies. Google it.
NoesHowe2Spel t1_ivwqm9a wrote
Jokingly, it needs to be said.
There was a band which did change their name after 9/11, though. New Zealand rock band Shihad changed their name to Pacifier because they thought their old name sounded too much like "Jihad". They eventually did change it back after a few years, though.
Talenin2014 t1_ivxew7e wrote
And the beacon is wayyyy too confusing.
AdPristine1685 t1_ivxnkj6 wrote
This is over towards Eastover on the outskirts of Fayetteville. Anthrax would probably be healthier than all of the GENX chemical that the DuPont plant has been dumping into the river and water table for at least the last 10 years.
jennc1979 t1_ivxx72v wrote
I knew a girl named Isis growing up.
aaj617 OP t1_ivxyusl wrote
Yikes :/. Is it a superfund site?
Landlubber77 t1_ivt5tn4 wrote
In 2002 the name change finally went into place and all the residents on the new Isis Avenue were thrilled.