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  1. Its that time of year where every is working their butts off trying to regain financial stability after U2 going crazy with remasters, tours etc. for 3 years straight.

    Can't say I'm active myself ! But I love lurking here and see everyone around.

  2. Custom Skin for my Mac arrived today.
  4. Well that is an awesome laptop skin
  5. I was just checking out Monza (Italy) on google maps and by coincidence I noticed a supermarket called U2 supermercato.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6449673,9.2660088,3a,37.5y,313.51h,92.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D45.894535%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

    I thougt PopMart was the only U2 supermarket, but there seems to be an entire chain of U2 supermercato's in the north of Italy/Milano area (https://u2supermercato.unes.it/). Anybody knows the story behind that name and has it something to do with our band?? I can understand the logic behind the U2 metrolines in Berlin and Vienna, but why would you name a supermarket U2 (other than you just love the band)??
  6. Originally posted by Ricku2:I was just checking out Monza (Italy) on google maps and by coincidence I noticed a supermarket called U2 supermercato.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6449673,9.2660088,3a,37.5y,313.51h,92.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D45.894535%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

    I thougt PopMart was the only U2 supermarket, but there seems to be an entire chain of U2 supermercato's in the north of Italy/Milano area (https://u2supermercato.unes.it/). Anybody knows the story behind that name and has it something to do with our band?? I can understand the logic behind the U2 metrolines in Berlin and Vienna, but why would you name a supermarket U2 (other than you just love the band)??
    ahah i live there
  7. Originally posted by Ricku2:I was just checking out Monza (Italy) on google maps and by coincidence I noticed a supermarket called U2 supermercato.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6449673,9.2660088,3a,37.5y,313.51h,92.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D45.894535%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

    I thougt PopMart was the only U2 supermarket, but there seems to be an entire chain of U2 supermercato's in the north of Italy/Milano area (https://u2supermercato.unes.it/). Anybody knows the story behind that name and has it something to do with our band?? I can understand the logic behind the U2 metrolines in Berlin and Vienna, but why would you name a supermarket U2 (other than you just love the band)??
    Perhaps they really liked the Spyplane
  8. Originally posted by Ricku2:I was just checking out Monza (Italy) on google maps and by coincidence I noticed a supermarket called U2 supermercato.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@45.6449673,9.2660088,3a,37.5y,313.51h,92.19t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DUu6KIowfU4Djyq0czJcoSw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D45.894535%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192

    I thougt PopMart was the only U2 supermarket, but there seems to be an entire chain of U2 supermercato's in the north of Italy/Milano area (https://u2supermercato.unes.it/). Anybody knows the story behind that name and has it something to do with our band?? I can understand the logic behind the U2 metrolines in Berlin and Vienna, but why would you name a supermarket U2 (other than you just love the band)??
    It looks like it’s a subsidiary of ‘Unes’ so ‘Unes 2’ shortened to ‘U2’.
  9. yes ok, but unlike the metrolines which are just numbered consistently U1, U2, U3, U4, this seems to be a deliberate choice for U2. Your explanation clearly makes sense, but I guess there still where many other options available.
  10. Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
    yes ok, but unlike the metrolines which are just numbered consistently U1, U2, U3, U4, this seems to be a deliberate choice for U2. Your explanation clearly makes sense, but I guess there still where many other options available.
    Depending on the store size:

    U! 600 -> 1500 m²
    U2 400 -> 1000 m²

    etc
  11. ok, we have these kind of constructions in Holland as well, but they choose different names;
    AH -> AH to Go (not AH2)
    Coop -> SuperCoop (not Coop2 of C2)
    Jumbo -> Jumbo City (not Jumbo2 or J2)
    So, U2 makes sense in some ways, but it's not like it was the only logical option. So I still wonder what made them choose the name U2 in the end.
  12. Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
    ok, we have these kind of constructions in Holland as well, but they choose different names;
    AH -> AH to Go (not AH2)
    Coop -> SuperCoop (not Coop2 of C2)
    Jumbo -> Jumbo City (not Jumbo2 or J2)
    So, U2 makes sense in some ways, but it's not like it was the only logical option. So I still wonder what made them choose the name U2 in the end.
    Write to them.