Sears Tower To Be Renamed Willis Tower
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I’m gonna go ahead and take credit for this.
The 110-story Sears Tower, tallest office building in the Western Hemisphere, will be renamed the Willis Tower later this year, global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced on Thursday.
Willis said it was leasing multiple floors in the 1,451-foot 442-meter building in downtown Chicago to consolidate several offices. As part of the agreement the building will be renamed the Willis Tower this summer when the move takes place, the company said.
Sears, once the largest U.S. retailer, occupied what was then the world’s tallest building as its headquarters after the structure was completed in 1973 but moved out in the early 1990s.
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I’m just going to point out here that the photoshop possibilities are legion.
Oh boy, now O-Dub’s got a pick-up line for when he runs into Jessica Alba. Great.
Because of one George W. Bush, the Sears Tower still stands.
Because of one George W. Bush, the Sears Tower still stands.
“Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the U.S.”
So by that (moronic) token are we to take that you’re actually conceding that the reason the WTC no longer exists is “because of one George W. Bush”? Heh.
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. Are you referring to those clueless nutjobs in Miami? Are you flipping serious? Oh wait, you probably are.
Now I must away to my tower.
Because of one George W. Bush, the Sears Tower still stands.
Typical posting. Make a statement that has no support and use it to supposedly prove something.
Because of one George W. Bush, the Sears Tower still stands.
No doubt the absolute stupidest thing I will read all day.
Make a statement that has no support and use it to supposedly prove something.
That no one is arguing.
Because of one George W. Bush, I haven’t been eaten by a tiger.
Um, yeah. Dennis. The racist alcoholic uncle in the corner.
Ow. My brain!
Just throwing out some very red meat to see who’d get to it first.
Congrats to Mister ed.
Is that your tower in Chicago or are you just happy to see me?
Obama has kept us safe from a terrorist attack for over one month now.
Why aren’t Dennis-type wing-nuts proverbially fellating him yet?
Beyond the fact that he’s black? Because Dennis, student of Grand Comrade Rushbo, doesn’t understand the concept of hypocrisy?
And hey, the stock market is up too. Eagerly awaiting Dennis’ comment about how awesome-sauce it now is to have a Dem president.
“I think I see my dad!”
Dennis: Just throwing out some very red meat to see who’d get to it first.
Translation: Um, yeah, um I wasn’t really saying anything truly stoopid. I meant that ironically.
Yeahhh! That’s the ticket!” It was a test!
You’re about as accurate with that translation as Hillary’s Russian translator was, Sean D. Martin.
Dennis, how does this translate?:
“The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.”
Maybe it’s out of context.
So, Oliver, gonna put in a wicked-ass techno penthouse suite for your lair? One of those offices with 2 1/2 acres and an Olympic size desk and nothing else in it, ala Lex?
One of those offices with 2 1/2 acres and an Olympic size desk and nothing else in it, ala Lex?
You bet. And a sexy bodyguard.
If I had the money, I’d buy a 4- to 6-story building nearby and rename it the Arnold Building.
J.
If I had the money, I’d buy a 4- to 6-story building nearby and rename it the Arnold Building.</i.
OK, not getting it. ??
Whatchu talkin’ bout, Martin?
J.
I believe Jaytea is (hilariously) referring to this gentleman’s career:
(Although if I had a dime for everytime somebody asked “whatchu talking about Willis”….)
I would note, Oliver, that this is the FIRST time I’ve ever invoked Diff’rent Strokes… and only this time because you brought up the name.
If you think you got it bad, I once knew a guy whose last name was Virgin.
I could just imagine how that went. “Hi, I’m a Virgin. I’ll be a Virgin for the rest of my life. This is my sister — she’s going to be a Virgin until she’s married. My mother wasn’t a Virgin, but she became one when she got married.”
J.
Jay Tea: <I.Whatchu talkin’ bout, Martin?
Ah. No wonder I missed the humor.
lol,
First thing that came to mind when I saw the post title was Bruce Willis and Nakatomi Tower – as in Die Hard films.
Sorry, Sean. I was probably dating myself there. God help me, I actually watched that show.
You should probably consider yourself lucky that you never saw it. And I bet our gracious host wishes no one ever did.
J.