Is "the Tulip" The Right Name For This Building?

[youngmafbog]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6878173/New-1-000ft-central-London-skyscraper-gets-planning-ahead-damage-Tower-London.html

[Calicogirl]

They could have the HQ of The Seaman's Mission there I suppose :) x

[Mamyalynne]

Asparagus.

[retrocop]

Dedinitely not a Tulip. More like a bell...... tower or something similar. :-)

[ToraToraTora]

well it looks nowt like a tulip, I'd go with the stamen.

[hereIam]

It looks like a tulip before flowering.

[Zacs-Master]

Cotton bud doesn't sound as trendy does it.

[naomi24]

If it looks like something rude all I can say is the model has a serous problem.

I like all the diverse designs for the new buildings in London. The Tulip is fine.

[sanmac]

If the building was a financial institution you could name it The Spermatozoa Bank.

[Mamyalynne]

Buildings will always get local nicknames and that's fine - what tickles me more in 2019 is that sperm are seen as rude.

Why?

[Togo]

Will it "vibrate"? Betcha it gets a more descriptive moniker. :))

[elliemay1]

It will undoubtedly get nicknames no matter what it is called.
The Spike in Dublin has the following list:
//The Spire in the Mire; The Stiletto in the Ghetto; The Nail in the Pale; The Stiffy by the Liffey; The Pin in the Bin and our favourite, The Erection at the Intersection.//

[sanmac]

I have re-read my post, and I can't see the word "rude".

[elliemay1]

Sorry, that should be The Spire!

[Mamyalynne]

I am referring to the linked article.

[jackthehat]

Regardless of whatever nickname it eventually acquires, it seems to be a rather pointless development.
Still, it'll be applauded as another triumph for Sir Norman...

[youngmafbog]

Some good answers. The post was of course intended to lighten our mood from all the other 'banter' we have had today.

[sanmac]

On the other hand, if the building housed MI5, MI6, and other clandestine organizations it could be named The Eye Of The Needle. OK, mamy, I get you now.

[Old_Geezer]

Looks like an anti-gravity water "drop".

[Cloverjo]

A letter-writer to the Times suggested the Big Dick.
I hope this doesn’t get asterisked. If it’s ok for the Times it should be ok for AB :)

[Cloverjo]

And it is ok:)