What you talking about?

Posted at 12:24 PM on March 12, 2009 by Bob Collins (7 Comments)
Filed under: Surveys and trivia

Quick! What is the name of this building?

Here's a hint:

... and here's the story.

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Comments (7)

Upon reading the story, I made the same connection.

Posted by bsimon | March 12, 2009 1:01 PM

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Point II: after 40-odd years, They'll have about as much renaming that building as if they tried to rename Wrigley Field.

Posted by bsimon | March 12, 2009 1:02 PM

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The Willis Tower has a nice wring to it; much better than The Sears Tower. Helps that, according to the article, this appears to be a reflection of one company's (i.e. Willis Group Holdings Ltd.) development, as apposed to another company's (i.e. Sears Corp.) demise.

Posted by Tyler Suter | March 12, 2009 1:14 PM

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Funny enough, a friend of mine in his blog mentioned this, and the first thing I thought of when I heard the name was "Different Strokes"

Posted by Paul | March 12, 2009 1:15 PM

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I'm trying to think of what other name in the history of situation comedy would be as recognizable as Willis. You know, just in case the Hancock Building needs renaming.

Posted by Bob Collins | March 12, 2009 2:03 PM

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>>I'm trying to think of what other name in the history of situation comedy would be as recognizable as Willis.

Gomer.

I get 10% commission on building names, thank you very much. :)

Posted by JohnnyZoom | March 12, 2009 2:11 PM

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Is there a company named Tootie by any chance?

Posted by Bob Collins | March 12, 2009 2:23 PM

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