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07-26-2005, 12:29 AM

Why is it that in England you can get away with calling a bank "Lloyds".
Seriously I always joked it would be hillarious to make a bank called "Bills Bank" and have people actually use it.

I could NEVER take a company like that seriously. Now if they renamed themselves "Imperial Bank" or something.. sure I can dig it.

Only in England can you call a corporate something so lax, and end up getting away with it.
I guess I am just not used to the name thing. I mean back home if some dude called his furniture store "Ted's" and charged 25% less than United... I would still go to United because it just SOUNDS better.

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07-26-2005, 12:32 AM

There are tons of lame names, thats why ppl started using surreal ones long ago, Haagen Dasz, they picked that from a phone book in 1 sec

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07-26-2005, 12:42 AM

Lloyd is a very common surname and a quite rare first name over here which is possibly why it doesnt have the same effect on us. Also its part of the banking establishment and you just accept it as as much of an everyday thing as you would say...Macdonalds.

There is also the Lloyds of London insurance market that underwrites most of the worlds insurance policies. I guess that may sound a bit strange too but again its aesthetically normal to us.
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07-26-2005, 01:33 AM

Yeah because that name has really hindered it so much. Only the biggest underwriter in the world but damn they must change that name.

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07-26-2005, 01:45 AM

lloyds TSB kick ass
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07-26-2005, 01:45 AM

[quote]Lloyd is a very common surname and a quite rare first name over here which is possibly why it doesnt have the same effect on us. Also its part of the banking establishment and you just accept it as as much of an everyday thing as you would say...Macdonalds.[quote] i thought so. well said..

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07-26-2005, 01:51 AM

[QUOTE=je_rome][quote]Lloyd is a very common surname and a quite rare first name over here which is possibly why it doesnt have the same effect on us. Also its part of the banking establishment and you just accept it as as much of an everyday thing as you would say...Macdonalds.

i thought so. well said..

So it's more like Hilton Hotels than, say, Bob's Financial...

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07-26-2005, 01:52 AM

Lloyd is not bad, I guess you're not just used to it... There are lots of establishments all over the world use their surname as a sign that they owned that company... And also as a sign of becoming famous and popular...
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07-26-2005, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by BradM

I guess I am just not used to the name thing. I mean back home if some dude called his furniture store "Ted's" and charged 25% less than United... I would still go to United because it just SOUNDS better.

your an idiot then....

but yeh, it is more of a surname around these parts, much like sainsburys. You must remember that america misuses most of the english language, including names.

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07-26-2005, 02:38 AM

Yeah, i totally agree. What the fuck was Henry Ford thinking? Maybe that shit would fly in the UK, but never in the US. Oh, wait.

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07-26-2005, 02:39 AM

I like Lloyds
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07-26-2005, 02:49 AM

Originally posted by BradM

Why is it that in England you can get away with calling a bank "Lloyds".
Seriously I always joked it would be hillarious to make a bank called "Bills Bank" and have people actually use it.

I could NEVER take a company like that seriously. Now if they renamed themselves "Imperial Bank" or something.. sure I can dig it.

Only in England can you call a corporate something so lax, and end up getting away with it.
I guess I am just not used to the name thing. I mean back home if some dude called his furniture store "Ted's" and charged 25% less than United... I would still go to United because it just SOUNDS better.

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What about Lockheed martin then

.. all companys start out as a small thought in one mans head, and the company name dont mean shit.. Think about "Apple" .. who the fuck name a company after a fruit? Should IBM change name to "banana" ?
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07-26-2005, 02:53 AM

I don't know anybody over here that calls it Lloyds.

Everybody I know just calls it TSB.
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07-26-2005, 03:05 AM

Originally posted by cheekycherry

I don't know anybody over here that calls it Lloyds.

Everybody I know just calls it TSB.

Depends on what branch of the company you are using. Down here a lot of the branches are still Lloyds and the insurance part certainly is still Lloyds.
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07-26-2005, 03:07 AM

Sorry, but I don't know who that Lloyd is guys.

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07-26-2005, 03:31 AM

Originally posted by PixeLs

Sorry, but I don't know who that Lloyd is guys.

Here you go...

Lloyds TSB:started in 1765 by John Taylor and Sampson Lloyd. The TSB part (Trustee Savings Bank) was added when the two businesses merged in 1995.

The bank has offices and owns banks in 30 countries including the Bank of London and South America in Brazil and the National Bank of New Zealand.
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07-26-2005, 03:42 AM

Theres far more thats fucked up about England than Lloyds.

it's only western country in the world that you can arrive at being a known terrorist and not only do they let you in, they also give you money to live on while you spread hatred and recruit other motherfuckers to murder people.

How fucked up is that!

there's alot wrong with the the USA but at least they dont knowingly allow people into the country to spread thier fucking vile hatred.
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07-26-2005, 03:43 AM

Originally posted by chodadog

Yeah, i totally agree. What the fuck was Henry Ford thinking? Maybe that shit would fly in the UK, but never in the US. Oh, wait.

LMAO! Yep that would never catch on in the states

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07-26-2005, 05:26 AM

Originally posted by onceapilgrim

there's alot wrong with the the USA but at least they dont knowingly allow people into the country to spread thier fucking vile hatred.

Thats right - I remember when they prevented Cat Stevens from entering a while back - damn musicians - of course previously (in 2001) they allowed him in to sing "Peace Train" at a benefit/memorial for firefighters and policmen.

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07-26-2005, 05:28 AM

Originally posted by onceapilgrim

Theres far more thats fucked up about England than Lloyds.

it's only western country in the world that you can arrive at being a known terrorist and not only do they let you in, they also give you money to live on while you spread hatred and recruit other motherfuckers to murder people.

Yeah.... I dunno how we moved from "Lloyds Bank" to "UK Immigration Policy" but i actually do agree with you on that.

UK Immigration Policy = sucks

Lloyds Bank = rules

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07-26-2005, 05:54 AM

Dude you eat at a place called Wendy's why the fuck wouldn't you bank at Lloyds?
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07-26-2005, 07:59 AM

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UK Immigration Policy = sucks

Sadly the vast majority of the UK agree with you The really stupid thing is the nutters and scroungers get in and ponce off the state for years living on handouts whilst many with genuine reasons get kicked straight back out. Sadly despite election bullshit to make the system better no political party ever seems to

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07-26-2005, 08:10 AM

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07-26-2005, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by sarah_webinc

I'm thinking you are just hating on baddog again Brad...tsk tsk

The only reason I can think for changing the name is that it has to be the most butchered name in history.

I have had people spell it: Loyd, Lyod, Llyode, Lyode, Loyde . . . and countless others.

I was thinking of having it legally changed to LLwyd which is an old English version as I recall.
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07-26-2005, 12:35 PM

I really don't see whats wrong with calling a bank lloyds ?
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07-26-2005, 12:48 PM

How about the Dutch aviation company called Fokker?
They built a lot of aircraft over the years.

Established in 1919, went bankrupt in 1996, and then was acquired by a company called Stork Aerospace.

So now they're called Stork Fokker. :D

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07-26-2005, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by sarah_webinc

Depends on what branch of the company you are using. Down here a lot of the branches are still Lloyds and the insurance part certainly is still Lloyds.

I always thought "Lloyds of London" was an entirely seperate company.

Infact I'm quite sure it is

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07-26-2005, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by baddog

I was thinking of having it legally changed to LLwyd which is an old English version as I recall.

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07-26-2005, 12:59 PM

Yeah, but I bet you search for meaningful information on something named "Yahoo!"

"YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" will be the next search engine.

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07-26-2005, 12:59 PM

Also I wouldn't sugest you change you name to LLwyd, cos you will not be able to pronounce it properly

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07-26-2005, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by evanmorgan

your an idiot then....

but yeh, it is more of a surname around these parts, much like sainsburys. You must remember that america misuses most of the english language, including names.

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07-26-2005, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by BradM

Uh.... I am Canadian. And I really shouldn't be listening to a dumbass that can't even spell YOU'RE. Stop throwing around insults until you get your head out of your ass.

Was there a big earthquake or something that caused Canada to no longer be part of America?
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07-26-2005, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by thinkx

There are tons of lame names, thats why ppl started using surreal ones long ago, Haagen Dasz, they picked that from a phone book in 1 sec

I always wondered where it came from

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07-26-2005, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by sarah_webinc

Yeah because that name has really hindered it so much. Only the biggest underwriter in the world but damn they must change that name.

I'm thinking you are just hating on baddog again Brad...tsk tsk

Baddog is called lloyd ?

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07-26-2005, 01:20 PM

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07-26-2005, 02:10 PM

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Baddog is called lloyd ?

Last I heard...though I think most here should be happy with calling him 'sir'
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