Should Establishments Be Renamed?

[ZombieCake]

There's a petition going around to rename Birmingham Airport 'Ozzy Osbourne International Airport'.
I reckon it could be done:
> All Airbus and and Boeing need to do is re-tune their engines to correspond with the whine of Randy Rhoads Flying V guitar
> Once passengers are embarked the Captain says over the Tannoy "This is your Captain speaking: ALL ABOARD!!!!'
> Rumble strips on the runway strategically placed to accentuate the bassline.

 

[Pitlamp]

Almost as good an airline as this:

 

[Cantclimbtom]

I've been to George Best Belfast City airport, so why not "Ozzy Osbourne International airport (Birmingham)". Actually seriously... why not?

Before anyone complains Ozzy wasn't a squeaky clean role model, George Best said: "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

 

[tdobson]

If err caving establishments were renamed, what would be renamed to what after whom?

 

[Lankyman]

Almost as good an airline as this:

That is not a long way off Aeroflot which I flew on just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Our inflight meal was a chicken drumstick in a plastic bag (salt was provided). You carried your own luggage on board (why did auto spell just suggest 'coffin'?!!). When the plane banked all the overhead lockers opened and spilled out their contents. The flight attendants were a bit like on Yorkshire Air but without the charm.

 

[Lankyman]

Can you imagine rolling down the runway with the doom-laden chords of 'Black Sabbath' tolling out of the cabin speakers?
'Oh God, help me ... !'

 

[Pitlamp]

I love the bit where the (well fed) stewardess instructs: "Wipe thy bloody feet!".

Cracks me up every time!

 

[RobinGriffiths]

In the spirit of the daft name changes of various British companies a few years ago, perhaps Inglesport could rebrand itself as Eclipra, or maybe Ascentra?

 

[wellyjen]

There is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, formerly Speke, so another musical name.

 

[kay]

All very well remaining, but then you have to google to find which city you need to travel to to find your airport. Birmingham Airport gives you a bit of a head start. While we're on the subject "the other" university in Leeds has changed its name so often recently I haven't a clue what it's called now, and I live within 5 miles of it. (Grumpy Old Woman mode on tonight).

 

[Inglesport]

An Inglesport rebrand you say?

Troglomart – tagline: “We deal in the dark arts”.

We’re open to suggestions. “Ascentra” sounds like a probiotic yoghurt, and “Eclipra” gives off strong sci-fi villain energy.

 

[Lankyman]

If they ever try to rename this place I shall
write to the government

Road to Twatt, off the A966 © Nick Mutton 01329 000000

... I wonder just how many people have stopped to be photographed at this sign? It's a surprise that the Scottish Tourist board haven't found a way to charge us all for it.

www.geograph.org.uk

 

[andys]

Whilst over in Donegal, the daughter of the owner of this chippy really did want her mum to chnage its name....

 

[RobinGriffiths]

She was only a fishmonger's daughter. But she laid on the...... etc.

 

[ZombieCake]

This is a really good one. Redneck Air anyone?

 

[Robbie Gee]

If they ever try to rename this place I shall
write to the government

Road to Twatt, off the A966 © Nick Mutton 01329 000000

... I wonder just how many people have stopped to be photographed at this sign? It's a surprise that the Scottish Tourist board haven't found a way to charge us all for it.

www.geograph.org.uk

Many years ago, longer than I care to remember whilst serving in NI, to relive the boredom one evening I wrote a letter to the postmaster of Twatt post office (the only person I could think to write too) asking him for some lovely Glossy Twatt mags.. to his eternal credit he wrote a lovely letter back with a lovely brochure of the surrounding area.