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[Angry Dragon]

1. yes

[Spazito]

2. Hmmm, I think I need to make a trip to the library before...

I formulate an answer.

[SidDithers]

3. Welcome to DU...

Sid

[B2G]

4. Do we have to paint it too? nt

[B2G]

20. Reside it? nt

[LanternWaste]

6. More accurately, rename again.

More accurately, rename again. At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.

When predicating an entire hypothesis on a lack of relevant knowledge, historicsm can indeed, be rather difficult for the myopic or dogmatic to understand.

[FSogol]

9. Myopic or dogmatic? What about the obvious ones?

[lame54]

7. that would have been six years ago

[DrDan]

8. aren't we getting a little carried away?

[FSogol]

11. A now banned member once described a technique "called "zealotry trolling"

"The purpose is to draw out the minority of DU members who are angry enough and naive enough to jump on the bandwagon, thus making the site as a whole look more like a bunch of unreasonable extremists and hypocrites."

[DrDan]

17. sure seems to be an abundance of "zealotry trolling" these past few days

[FSogol]

18. True dat. n/t

[tblue37]

36. = agents provocateurs. nt

[nc4bo]

42. We watch for the inevitable slip-up then pounce.

It will happen eventually.

[demmiblue]

12. Here we go again.

[KamaAina]

13. Did you forget something?

, perhaps?

[Bonx]

14. Rainbow House

Why not ?

[wendylaroux]

15. welcome to you:)

what is your agenda?

I smell a polecat.

[Purveyor]

16. Yes however my thoughts for the new name isn't nice, not

nice at all.

[whatchamacallit]

19. The Hen House

Come and get it.

[MohRokTah]

21. .

trinityisstillmyname

[Dont call me Shirley]

22. Yes, it can be appropriately renamed: Corporate Headquarters

[-none]

24. Finally, the thread win.

[Dont call me Shirley]

43. Yay, my first thread win! Thanks and Welcome -none!

[nc4bo]

26. How painfully appropriate. nt

[Chisox08]

23. Bank of America House

Rename the West Wing to the Goldman-Sachs Wing
The Oval Office would be the Microsoft Office
The Rose Garden would be the 1800-FLOWERS Garden

[nc4bo]

25. Didn't slaves help build it?

Perhaps we can start there?

...just talking outloud.

[geek tragedy]

28. No, and people who are acting like Obama is the worst president ever

need a brain transplant.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Yes

Built By Slaves House



Just kidding - but seriously? Who peed in your wheaties?

[ananda]

30. CACA -- Corporate Administrative Castle of America

..

[Glassunion]

31. Why don't we just ban it?

[Aristus]

32. Low post count - check. Flame-bait - check.

[tblue37]

39. Heh. Just last week I read an urban fantasy short story about the Fremont troll statue. nt

[LWolf]

33. As long as it doesn't become the purple house.

If we're going to rename it, I'd go for the Green House, myself.

[Aerows]

34. No, but as far as I'm concerned

every politician that championed and/or voted to pass the TPA is in the dog house. .

[99Forever]

35. Rename?

I'll leave that up to it's multinational corporate owners.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

37. .

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

41. I am ashamed to admit, I was halfway through the comments before I figured out the 'why' of the OP.

However, I don't really think it's racist to call it the 'white' house when it's literally white in colour.

[davidn3600]

40. Name it like we do with football stadiums

Whichever corporation pays the most money can name it for 5 years.