Lara Croft Way, part of a new ring road in Derby, officially opened this week, with a Tomb Raider look-a-like posing for photos.
As any Tomb Raider fan would know, Ms. Croft was conceived in Derby, so the voluptuous star was a natural choice, topping an online poll to choose the road name.
Lara Croft Way Sign, she's all over …
Derby is still a dump regardless of any popular road names. Im surprised the lookalike wasn't covered in drool by the slackjawed inhabitants (and yes I unfortunately lived there for 9 years).
... so dingy. So concrete, industrial, 9-to-5, small office, shuffle the papers, another cup of coffee, and Lara Croft shoehorned into it as if that could change anything about ash-grey Derby.
Actually the funniest thing since yesterday's Stob. I'm still giggling. Should have had chips in one hand & pint of ale in 'tother, youth, and in the clubs by ten.
That's bloody hysterical, pics cos it *actually happened*!
it is rather odd to hear of a town naming a road after a fictional character who is only notionally from it. But other cities have real people who were born there with similar claims to fame.
Will Brighton soon inaugurate a Katie Price Way?
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Apparently, the Council have been thinking about it but they haven't yet found a road containing only gaudily false-fronted shops that actually consist of nothing more than rancid, evil-smelling but ultimately empty basements.....
I used to work at Core Design during the tail-end of the Tomb Raider era.
Before they opened the bridge at the train station it was pure hell walking to work. You had to cross that horrible ring road at the "Cockpit" and pray you could walk along the river if it hadn't flooded. If not, you had to go over the bloody road bridge with mad Mercedes and BMW drivers momentarily loosing control at 80mph as they were caught out by the shape of the bridge.
And nights out. Oh god. I've had a gun pointed at my face in anger and felt safer then than I ever did on a night out in Derby.
There's just nothing nice about that town. Naming some road after a virtual big-boobed bimbo won't do the place any favours.
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Lara Croft, the Way in Derby
Lara Croft Way, part of a new ring road in Derby, officially opened this week, with a Tomb Raider look-a-like posing for photos. As any Tomb Raider fan would know, Ms. Croft was conceived in Derby, so the voluptuous star was a natural choice, topping an online poll to choose the road name. Lara Croft Way Sign, she's all over …
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Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:20 GMT
heyrick
Mmmm, looks like the good end of town... #
:-) Isn't there supposed to be a sign at each end of a road? Was the other end worse?
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 09:03 GMT
David 49
It's a ring road #
It has no ends. Duh.
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 09:03 GMT
Parax
Not only but also... #
Yes at each end AND on both sides of the road so at least 4 Location/Directions to choose from.
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:20 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Its still a dump tho #
Derby is still a dump regardless of any popular road names. Im surprised the lookalike wasn't covered in drool by the slackjawed inhabitants (and yes I unfortunately lived there for 9 years).
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:20 GMT
Anonymous John
Councillor Lucy Care #
Same initials. Coincidence?
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:20 GMT
Alan J. Wylie
Another related story #
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/27/letsby_avenue/
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:57 GMT
irish donkey
Ahhhhh Miss Croft.......... #
we've been expecting you........
finally a good reason to visit Derby
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:58 GMT
BlueGreen
So british ... #
... so dingy. So concrete, industrial, 9-to-5, small office, shuffle the papers, another cup of coffee, and Lara Croft shoehorned into it as if that could change anything about ash-grey Derby.
Actually the funniest thing since yesterday's Stob. I'm still giggling. Should have had chips in one hand & pint of ale in 'tother, youth, and in the clubs by ten.
That's bloody hysterical, pics cos it *actually happened*!
Next stop Paris Hilton in Walsall with a kebab.
Made my day! <happy>
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 12:11 GMT
Anonymous Coward
What do you expect... #
It's a ring road around the centre of town, it's meant to keep traffic away from anything pretty so it's bound to be grey.
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 21:58 GMT
Anonymous Coward
hmmm #
That lookalike looks more like Angelina than any Lara. LOL
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 22:22 GMT
dogged
re: hmmm #
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 12:10 GMT
Anonymous Coward
RE: hmmm #
The look-a-like has nice legs but her juggs aren't half as bix as the pixelated babe she's impersonating...
Posted Wednesday 28th July 2010 22:22 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Derby is shit? #
Well, yes. It's the home of Nexsan...
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 06:48 GMT
John Savard
Is Brighton Next? #
it is rather odd to hear of a town naming a road after a fictional character who is only notionally from it. But other cities have real people who were born there with similar claims to fame.
Will Brighton soon inaugurate a Katie Price Way?
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 07:52 GMT
Professor Tinklepants
Will Brighton soon inaugurate a Katie Price Way? #
Apparently, the Council have been thinking about it but they haven't yet found a road containing only gaudily false-fronted shops that actually consist of nothing more than rancid, evil-smelling but ultimately empty basements.....
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 06:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
That photo sums us up! #
Something even vaguely glitzy and what do we get as a backdrop? A car park at the back of some dreary local industrial area!
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 12:11 GMT
Anonymous Coward
RE: That photo sums us up! #
Exactly my first though too, yet another reason why I need to get gone from this dump of a city. Moving here was a terrible idea...
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 07:52 GMT
Studley
A ring-road? How fitting... #
...for a game series which has been going around in circles for the past decade.
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 12:09 GMT
TooMuchCoffee
Last time I looked... #
Derby already had TWO ring roads.
Are they trying to get one up on London?
Posted Thursday 29th July 2010 12:15 GMT
Len Mackin
God it... #
Looks grim there!
Posted Wednesday 4th August 2010 15:58 GMT
Anonymous Coward
It's grim alright... #
I used to work at Core Design during the tail-end of the Tomb Raider era.
Before they opened the bridge at the train station it was pure hell walking to work. You had to cross that horrible ring road at the "Cockpit" and pray you could walk along the river if it hadn't flooded. If not, you had to go over the bloody road bridge with mad Mercedes and BMW drivers momentarily loosing control at 80mph as they were caught out by the shape of the bridge.
And nights out. Oh god. I've had a gun pointed at my face in anger and felt safer then than I ever did on a night out in Derby.
There's just nothing nice about that town. Naming some road after a virtual big-boobed bimbo won't do the place any favours.
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