12 pointsby Stratoscope5 hours ago8 comments
  • Stratoscope4 hours ago
    Here are the name finalists:

      • Sweet Stone Chicago
      • No ORDinary Rock
      • Chicago Rocks
      • O'Rock
      • Orchard Rock
      • Da Rock
    
    "No ORDinary Rock" and "Orchard Rock" are the winners for me. They both pay tribute to how O'Hare got its IATA airport code in the 1940s, when it was called Orchard Field.

    So deciding between the two, Orchard Rock is my pick! It's subtle, but the plaque can explain it.

  • karlkloss10 minutes ago
    Rocky McRockface
  • cmrx644 hours ago
    https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/11/rock-star-meet-guy-who-exca...

    here’s a picture of the actual rock - and digger! phew!

  • bcaulfield4 hours ago
    Should name it Dwayne Johnson and never explain further.
  • matthewsinclair4 hours ago
    Surely it has to be “Boulder McBoulderface”?

    [0]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36225652

  • mindslight3 hours ago
    There's something about finding huge rocks in the ground while digging that makes you just want to take them out and like, use them for something? The last one I found I had to make myself leave it there (well I moved it over a foot so a pipe didn't have to go around it). Like no, it has sat here for thousands of years just fine, it can keep sitting. Glad to hear it applies to 50 ton ones, as well.
  • powerbroker4 hours ago
    There is another rock sitting alongside a chief artery about 25 miles NW just beyond Schaumburg. Silly to give these things a name.
    • Stratoscope4 hours ago
      There are big rocks everywhere. But surely we can be allowed to have a little fun?
      • powerbroker3 hours ago
        OK, OK. just drag it up to Schaumburg. Put it next to the other rock. Then call it 'micro-henge'.
        • Stratoscope2 hours ago
          That works for me! Can you help me drag this 50-ton rock?
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