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eeeeeeeeEeeEEeeeE6 t1_jaqoxjm wrote

i like it. short. to the point. conveys the full message.

I live in a town a while from there and we have something called boodya koort bilya.

took me 5 fucking months to figure out it was a museum.

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CurlSagan t1_jaqqd4a wrote

The people of Perth are very sensible about names. That's why they call themselves Perthlings.

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SmackEh t1_jaqrb1j wrote

Not "Museum McMuseum-face"

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CatchingRays t1_jar3d8b wrote

Seems we are hearing about this poll a little late.

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OldBob10 t1_jar5ix8 wrote

Very sensible and practical. God bless the Scots. 😊

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OldBob10 t1_jar6cwi wrote

Replying to eeeeeeeeEeeEEeeeE6 (#2,150,451)

Uh…I believe the “Perth” in question here is the one in Scotland, since they mention “Perth and Kinross” and the Stone of Destiny (i.e. the Stone of Scone), while I’m guessing you’re referring to the city in Western Australia (of which I have some good memories 😊). But what the heck do I know, I’m just a dumb American…

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CrizzyBill t1_jar76wy wrote

>In 2010, a poll to decide a new tour destination for singer Justin Bieber resulted in North Korea taking the top spot.

Never knew about this one before.

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Drusgar t1_jari6pw wrote

Kind of refreshing, actually. I'd expect something silly like, "Yousee'um Museum."

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akio3 t1_jarryth wrote

Definitely should have been “Heaven Is a Place in Perth.” The name comes with a built-in theme song too.

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Phlanispo t1_jary217 wrote

Wow, I got to the end of the article before I realized this was Perth, Scotland and not Perth, Western Australia. The article started talking about the ancient roots to the Stone of Destiny and I was confused that the museum was honoring Scottish immigrants instead of the Whadjuk Noongar People.

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BitMadIsntIt t1_jary7z0 wrote

Stop hiring shitty leadership that doesn’t have enough experience to understand their audience - they shouldn’t be so bad at their jobs that things need to go to a public poll.

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MustLoveAllCats t1_jasniyp wrote

Good. All these stupid joke names that get voted up in public opinion polls are annoying. I get it, you want to have a bit of fun, but a ship or building shouldn't be stuck with that stupid name.

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esqualatch12 t1_jatrpy0 wrote

Is it "Perth" museum or is it "Perth Museum" museum now?

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mekatzer t1_jaul87k wrote

Runner up: Museum McMuseumface

Oh wait, BBC. Ye Olde Museum McMuseumface

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on_ t1_javcs09 wrote

Marketing branding firm: this will be 200 grands. Thx.

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Antibotics t1_jb8fyhe wrote

Replying to Phlanispo (#2,152,621)

Huh, I live in Perth (Australia) and there were enough references in the article to things from Perth (Australia) to not make an obvious link to Scotland:

  • There's a Museum of Perth
  • There's a suburb named Kinross (I thought it strange this lone suburb was singled out for mention). I didn't think the suburb of Kinross had particularly deep and ancient roots though.
  • There's a George Street in Perth (WA)

I suppose the name of the news site should have been a give away.

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