File this under stupid: PETA wants the Pet Shop Boy to change their name.

[ronnykmarshall]

http://www.towleroad.com/2009/04/pet-shop-boys-to-change-name-to-rescue-shelter-boys-for-peta.html#comments

Jesus! :eyes:

[flvegan]

1. Yay! PETA thread!

nom :popcorn: nom

[arcadian]

26. How do you always get in first? n/t

[TZ]

27. he must have a special radar for this.

[Dr. Strange]

29. He comes fast.

That's right, you heard me.

[flvegan]

31. 30mph like most guys.

Unless I'm on nitrous.

[Barack_America]

2. I vote for "Puppy Mill Guys".

Yeah, I'm big time for animal rights, but ridiculous is ridiculous.

[Democracyinkind]

3. Let's change their music first. popcorn=?

[Kolesar]

4. I want a dog

A chihuahua
When I get back to my small flat
I want to hear somebody bark

[TwilightGardener]

5. They are only about 20 years beyond Pet Shop Boys relevance.

"West end girls...do doo do doo..."

[Xithras]

28. Hey, I just bought their latest album last week.

"Yes" is actually a very good album.

[flvegan]

32. They're still really big in the UK, etc.

They were on Graham Norton last Sunday, matter of fact.

[billyoc]

6. PETA Shop Boys.

:evilgrin:

[depakid]

9. Since the topic's been broached...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIC6_nApwjc

[Xithras]

30. How about one from this century.

From their new album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBiaRBUjUs

[depakid]

34. That'll do

Understood.

Thanks for that

[Gormy Cuss]

7. Nah. PETA just wants to euthanize them.

:popcorn:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

8. The Pet Shop Boys

should change just about everything except their name.



PETA needs to get a new hobby too.

[redqueen]

10. You know I wonder if the ridiculousness isn't intentional...

it would seem to be a good way to attract more attention... and *if* people are attracted by the nonsense, but end up learning that pet shops are the worst places to get most pets... well... that'd be good.

[parasim]

11. Yup, I think that was their whole point in doing it.

Of, course, they know that The Pet Shop Boys wouldn't change their name. But it did some get attention and a direct link from the band's website.

[redqueen]

14. Well if that is the case then I have to say well done.

:)

[MADem]

21. Well, it could be. If it's not, then you've gotta wonder how they survive from day to day. nt

[kestrel91316]

12. Who's next? The Stray Cats? Eartha Kitt? Cat Ballou??

[BurtWorm]

13. I think Cat Power is safe.

:patriot:

[depakid]

16. Perhaps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODFrMvLYkMY

[KamaAina]

15. The Sea Kittens

:eyes:

[Touchdown]

18. You forgot DB's album Diamond Dogs

[MADem]

23. How about Snoop Dog? And that guy on the Idol show that calls everyone DAWG?

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will have to go, too--after all, kitty's little paws go "ouch ouch" out on that hot metal!

[Touchdown]

25. Skinny Puppy

[Touchdown]

17. I suppose West End Girls will have to change to...

Sunset sector of town womyn.:eyes:

[tammywammy]

20. LOL! n/t

[marmar]

19. What have they, what have they, what have they done to deserve this?

:P

[EstimatedProphet]

22. Are you sure this isn't from The Onion?

[Ex Lurker]

24. I won't post the SNL Pet Shop Boys parody video

but it's hilarious.

[Ian David]

33. They also want The Dead Milkmen to change their name to "Delicious Soy Milk"

And The Swinging Steaks have to become "Tofu Cubes."

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. Some possible responses?

- What Have I Done to Deserve This?
- I'm with Stupid

[Lance_Boyle]

36. Hey, it worked with Cat Stevens.

I understand David Grisman goes by "Dawg" instead of "Dog" for the very same reason. Snoop Dogg, too.

[flvegan]

37. What's funny is the Pet Shop Boys took it to heart, unlike much of DU.

Oh, the shock.

http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/browser.aspx

The organisation PETA Europe, dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals, has written to Pet Shop Boys with a request they are unable to agree to but nonetheless think raises an issue worth thinking about. Their Special Projects Manager, Yvonne Taylor, wrote the following letter:
"Dear Neil and Chris,
You have many loyal fans of the Pet Shop Boys here at PETA. We have a request that may at first seem bizarre, but we hope that after considering the following facts, you will understand why we are asking this of you: will you please consider changing your name from the Pet Shop Boys to the Rescue Shelter Boys?
Most dogs and cats sold in pet shops are sourced from profit-hungry breeders who may have bred them in cramped, filthy conditions. With an emphasis on quantity rather than quality, unmonitored genetic defects and personality disorders pass from one generation of puppies and kittens to the next. Many animals end up with abnormalities that result in both heartbreak and high veterinary bills for the unsuspecting people who buy them.

etc.

[Starry Messenger]

38. Mink Farm Lads?

:hide: I keed, I keed.