Thumper
06-03-2024, 09:35 AM
I remember when Prince changed his name to become that silly symbol of some sort. I'll admit, I liked Prince's music and could take a bong hit, crank up the volume and listen to Purple Rain over and over, but I always thought the "name" change was one of the dumbest things I'd ever seen. How did he sign his name? Draw a picture? Did he carry a rubber stamp to use on anything that required a signature? Who knows? But what always baffled me is how, whenever the print media referred to him by name, they'd print the symbol, then add in parenthesis, (formerly known as Prince). Or if simply writing about him his "name" would become "Artist Formerly Known As Prince"! Stupid.
But now, since Elon purchased Twitter and changed the name to X, why is it ALWAYS referred to as "X - formerly known as Twitter"? Can't we just live with "X"?
I mean really, name changes are nothing new, but you never see dumb shit stuff like, SUBWAY - formerly known as Pete’s Super Submarines. Or GOOGLE - formerly known as BackRub. Or e-Bay - formerly known as AuctionWeb.
Heck, maybe I'm thinking too much today ... I think I'll go find something constructive to do. Carry on ...
Thumper - formerly known as Jim
But now, since Elon purchased Twitter and changed the name to X, why is it ALWAYS referred to as "X - formerly known as Twitter"? Can't we just live with "X"?
I mean really, name changes are nothing new, but you never see dumb shit stuff like, SUBWAY - formerly known as Pete’s Super Submarines. Or GOOGLE - formerly known as BackRub. Or e-Bay - formerly known as AuctionWeb.
Heck, maybe I'm thinking too much today ... I think I'll go find something constructive to do. Carry on ...
Thumper - formerly known as Jim