YMCA Changing Its Name, The Village People Not Amused

By Alex in Music on Jul 12, 2010 at 5:42 pm

First Sci-Fi Channel, then Radio Shack, now the YMCA is changing its name to a shorter, hipper The Y. As you can probably understand, the Village People is "deeply dismayed":

"We are deeply dismayed by today’s announcement from the YMCA that they feel a name change and a rebranding are in order after 166 years," the group said in a statement released this morning.
"Some things remain iconic, and while we admire the organisation for the work they do, we still can’t help but wonder Y."

Link


Email This Post
Tweet This Post 
Share This Post on Facebook

Tags: , , ,


Neat stuff from the NeatoShop:


  1. Johnny Cat
    Jul 12th, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    Wow, I thought that was an Onion headline/story at first. Too funny!

  2. Dave Hall
    Jul 12th, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    So they decided to drop 4 letters. Sure gonna make that song sound dumb.

    “At the Y um um um!
    Y um um um!”

    The hand motions will be easier!

  3. Dave Hall
    Jul 12th, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    uh three letters . . .

  4. Dave Hall
    Jul 12th, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    Um. Three letters

  5. Joachim Schoder
    Jul 13th, 2010 at 1:43 am

    To be honest I am surprised they didn’t change their name much earlier. I would epect that having a name which is also the name of the “homosexuality anthem” in the often anti-gay US is deadly for business.

  6. Professor
    Jul 13th, 2010 at 5:15 am

    Maybe the song can become “…the Y why? why? why???”

  7. Muzition
    Jul 13th, 2010 at 7:49 am

    Y would they do that?

  8. Eil
    Jul 13th, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    I always thought it should be changed; it stands for the Young Men’s Christian Association. A little out of date, don’t you think?


Keep track of the comments with Comment RSS

Don't Miss: New Stuff | Bestsellers | The Cute Store
                   Funny T-Shirts | Zombie Shop

Need a gift? Get unforgettable gifts for:
Geeks | Pranksters | Kids | Hipsters | Shutterbugs

Lijit Search

Old school? Bookmark us! RSS Feed Twitter Facebook Page