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City of Derby considering Lara Croft Way for a road name photo

Ol' Pointy Boobs McGee may have a street named after her when its all said and done. There's currently a voting processing to pick from eight potential names for a road in the UK city Derby, which was the home of Core Design, original birthplace of Tomb Raider.

If you're asking videogamers, none of the other names matter: John Flamsteed Way, Griffon Way, Merlin Way,  Sorocold Way, Steve Bloomer Way, Eagle Way and Mercian Way. Eagle Way? Come on! What a crap name.

I know I'm not a resident, but I voted anyway. For Lara. And it isn't like I'm a big Tomb Raider fan or anything. I mostly voted because the other names are stupid. My apologies to Jon Flamsteed, whoever the hell he is.

[via Joystiq]








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watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:54
watermanx
Not Darby, nottingham is where it's at (because we've got timespliters)
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:55
watermanx
Derby sry not Darby
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:57
RonBurgandy2010
Isn't this incredibly old?
Scroll's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 17:59
Scroll
Derby is an awful awful place. Oh wait, sorry Core Design.
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:05
watermanx
Oh and lara croft way is winning by 93%
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:26
Diverse
Well, he looks Asian, so that man is probably a lover of flat, like any sensible man should.
Durga AI's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:26
Durga AI
@Scroll - How so? I've lived here all my life and though it's not big or eventful (e.g. lots of shooting like Notts) it is a nice place to live.
Themightylebeau2009's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 18:34
Themightylebeau2009
Now't wrong wit' Derby. Except the Westfield Center which has killed the skyline with a big grey box of ugliness. Nice on the inside tho lol
Joshua Whitmore's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 19:02
Joshua Whitmore
haha awesome, glad i live fairly local to there
Hopeless Savage's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/01/2009 19:29
Hopeless Savage
it sucks and is stupid that lara croft is a video game icon.

just thought I'd throw that out there.
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