Landlubber77 t1_ivtvkk7 wrote
Reply to comment by Randomly_Cromulent in TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617
Yep, and Archer (the FX animated spy show) named their spy agency Isis and had to change it once the other Isis came along.
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!
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.
jennc1979 t1_ivxx72v wrote
I knew a girl named Isis growing up.
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.
Landlubber77 t1_ivvokq8 wrote
Oh whoops, changed it, thanks
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.
rickybobbyeverything t1_ivui5ik wrote
To add one more to it. A aftermarket parts company was also called ISIS and had to change their name.
locks_are_paranoid t1_ivv5wqk wrote
ISIS isn't even the real name of the terrorist organization, the media just made that up.
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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