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Drunk Nerds: Jan 25, 2011; Just close your eyes; Fun Shoe

Just keep it as Lady Antebellum and claim you meant it to refer to the blissful time before the extremely racist War on Drugs.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 04:56

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 17:02

Piss Meridian: Mar 25, 2020; by Pragmatica

Drunk Nerds posted:

Just keep it as Lady Antebellum and claim you meant it to refer to the blissful time before the extremely racist War on Drugs.

Maybe they can pivot into being hardcore racists agitating for a race war?

# ? Jul 10, 2020 05:16

1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

Emily Spinach posted:

I think you mean "If I Die Young" which is by the Band Perry, which is named for its members and not, as far as I know, anything to do with slavery, except in the sense that they're white folks from Mississippi.

The person who listened to way too much country radio around a decade ago has logged on.

To be fair, this matches pretty well with Lady Antebellum being a bunch of has-beens no one cares about.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 05:30

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Drunk Nerds posted:

Just keep it as Lady Antebellum and claim you meant it to refer to the blissful time before the ~~extremely racist War on Drugs.~~ Finno�Korean Hyperwar.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 05:36

Drunk Nerds: Jan 25, 2011; Just close your eyes; Fun Shoe

Piss Meridian posted:

Maybe they can pivot into being hardcore racists agitating for a race war?

pivot?

# ? Jul 10, 2020 06:50

EoinCannon: Aug 29, 2008; Grimey Drawer

Memento posted:

There's a New Zealand band named Shihad that changed their name briefly between 2001 and 2004 to Pacifier, because they got their name from the Dune movie where they misheard the word "jihad". Then they realised they were pandering to American nationalism and changed it back.

This may not be true but I heard the punk band Frenzal Rhomb changed their name to Shihad to take the piss after Shihad changed their name. Funny anyway and seems like something they would do

# ? Jul 10, 2020 10:09

Pookah: Aug 21, 2008; 🪶Caw🪶

PHIZ KALIFA posted:

I think it's been a bit longer than that, Your Papacy.

No, because 100 years ago we were controlled by the British Empire, the priest infestation was a fun bonus on top of that. Unfortunately our first head of state after independence basically handed the country over to the church

# ? Jul 10, 2020 10:21

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Memento posted:

There's a New Zealand band named Shihad that changed their name briefly between 2001 and 2004 to Pacifier, because they got their name from the Dune movie where they misheard the word "jihad". Then they realised they were pandering to American nationalism and changed it back.

The Irish band Lankum went by the name of Lynched up until 2016 (after founders Ian and Daragh Lynch)

# ? Jul 10, 2020 10:32

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

https://twitter.com/iskandrah/status/1281328078443208706

# ? Jul 10, 2020 11:04

Inspector Gesicht: Oct 26, 2012; 500 Zeus a body.

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# ? Jul 10, 2020 11:18

zedprime: Jun 9, 2007; yospos

The Bloop posted:

Lady A is a stupid non-change for them anyway because it's still implying the word, like you still think the word, so they're still saying it

As if someone made their username Nstompter88 or whatever, yeah that's still the thing

This is making me imagine how hard it must be to find a unique, useful Gmail if your name is Nathan S Tomper, born in 1988.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 13:57

Queen-Of-Hearts: Mar 17, 2009; "I want to break your heart💔 and give you mine🫀"

The Bloop posted:

Lady A is a stupid non-change for them anyway because it's still implying the word, like you still think the word, so they're still saying it

As if someone made their username Nstompter88 or whatever, yeah that's still the thing

Like their dipshit heritage, they just can't take the L.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 15:54

hyperhazard: Dec 4, 2011; I am the one lascivious
With magic potion niveous

christmas boots posted:

The Irish band Lankum went by the name of Lynched up until 2016 (after founders Ian and Daragh Lynch)

George Lynch still has a band called Lynch Mob, which is in pretty terrible taste.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 17:33

Tobermory: Mar 31, 2011

Conversely, Da Lench Mob was really pretty good.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 20:20

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

BRB starting a band called the Lunch Mob.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 20:22

Lady Demelza: Dec 29, 2009; Lipstick Apathy

Phanatic posted:

No, they approached her to say �we�ve changed our name to name you perform under, we hope we can come to some arrangement,� and she said �sure, pay me $10 million� and they said no and are taking her to court to ask a judge to rule that they don�t have to pay her anything. She never sued them, she just asked to be paid.

Willing to sell them my name for the bargain price of $1.5million and full rights to my mediocre posting history.

Hit me up, Lady Antebellum.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 20:38

Phlegmish: Jul 2, 2011

I am selling my slightly less desirable name for only $420,000

# ? Jul 10, 2020 21:50

bunnyofdoom: Mar 29, 2008; THE HATE CRIME DEFENDER HAS LOGGED ON

Phlegmish posted:

I am selling my slightly less desirable name for only $420,000

I am selling this guys name for only $500,000

# ? Jul 10, 2020 21:52

sweeperbravo: May 18, 2012; AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)

lol if you don't just sell enrique's name

# ? Jul 10, 2020 22:08

zedprime: Jun 9, 2007; yospos

sweeperbravo posted:

lol if you don't just sell enrique's name

Where do you think Enrique Iglesias got his name?

# ? Jul 10, 2020 22:16

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

https://twitter.com/GenePark/status/1281306805306642432?s=19

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:21

Blood Nightmaster: Sep 6, 2011; “また遊んであげるわ！”

"Heat stroke likely" indeed :allears:

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:36

Knormal: Nov 11, 2001

Cleretic posted:

The Dixie Chicks could lose the 'Dixie' from their name and still do fine, because 'The Chicks' isn't a world away from where they started and some people probably called them that anyway. But the only noteworthy part of the name 'Lady Antebellum' is the word they're trying to distance themselves from.

Speaking of that...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chicks

(Uness you meant "could" as in that's why they could, and that was your point, in which case never mind.)

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:37

Tunicate: May 15, 2012

Cleretic posted:

The whole thing is a no-win situation for name recognition vs. name not-being-awful, because the only way to completely excise the word 'antebellum' from it is to basically change the whole name, which would lose them any name recognition because it's the only distinguishing part of the name.

The Dixie Chicks could lose the 'Dixie' from their name and still do fine, because 'The Chicks' isn't a world away from where they started and some people probably called them that anyway. But the only noteworthy part of the name 'Lady Antebellum' is the word they're trying to distance themselves from.

Lady Annabelle

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:48

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Blood Nightmaster posted:

"Heat stroke likely" indeed

It's so good. It didn't need the hand or the bulb at the bottom of the thermometer at all, but they put them there, and bless them for doing so.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:10

Sir Lemming: Jan 27, 2009; It's a piece of JUNK!

Six-Of-Hearts posted:

Like their dipshit heritage, they just can't take the L.

You mean they should be Ady Antebeum?

# ? Jul 11, 2020 03:58

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To oohs😮 to ahhs😱 to 👏big👏applause👏
With all of my 😡anger I scream🤬 and shout📢
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Lady Anatolia

# ? Jul 11, 2020 04:47