Clark, TX Renames Itself DISH for 10 Years of Free Satellite TV. CHICAGO (AFP) - A Texas town has changed its name to DISH in exchange for 10 years of free satellite television service. All 125 residents of the town formerly known as Clark will get basic service and a free digital video recorder satellite TV receiver, a move that has some people joking that the Fort-Worth suburb will become a town of couch potatoes. "We joke that in ten years everyone will come out and say wow when they see the light," said secretary Michelle Going, 32. Going is not worried that her three boys will go square-eyed because she is going to stick to her old rules of only allowing two hours of television a day, and only after homework and dinner. And the new system also has parental controls which will allow her to limit the channels the boys can watch. Despite the jokes, the switch is incredibly popular, said Mayor Bill Merritt. The city council meeting to vote on the name was packed on Tuesday night and about 12 people -- 10 percent of the town's population -- stood up to support the name change, which passed unanimously. "I'm sure there are some people who are attached to the name (Clark) like the man who founded the town and named it after himself," he told AFP Wednesday. "At the meeting last night we had no naysayers." The town made the change for more than just a 50 dollar monthly savings per household, Merritt said. The hope is that publicity and a budget-neutral giveaway will lure new residents. "The getting our name out there is working and the second part is really to market ourselves - come here and you get something out of it," he said. The best part of the contract, Merritt said, is the free television will be extended to anyone who moves to Dish and any land that is later annexed by the town. The new town signs, designed and paid for by DISH Network, were a bonus.
Damn, I need to move over there...I wonder if they can thow in NBA league pass if I spary paint DISH RULES on the side of my new house... DISH sh*t is crazy...
I wonder if I can make the people in my town to vote to change the name to Toyota or Honda so everyone can get a free car.
Weren't they originally trying to get a person to change their name? That would have been cheaper than a whole town. Clark's city founders are rolling over in their graves right now...
From now on, I'm going to study really hard, and hopfully some day I'll become the mayor of some city, so I can rename that city to Jessica Alba.
IIRC Clark is still alive. This town was in the news a few months ago when Clark lost a contested election for mayor. The spiteful new mayor led a movement to change the name in addition to taking Clark's job. No doubt this move will get him re-elected.
Did any other math fan here catch that 12 people is 10% of that town? This means that 108 people didn't vote... or said NO, maybe... someone check my math, please, I am going crazy thinking I can make my own town with my family alone... YES, I am MEXICAN and we have only a few cars...
