# It sucks to be ISIS... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088 "2014-10-12T03:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/1 "2014-10-12T03:14:35Z")
[The band](http://www.stereogum.com/1701371/idiots-are-confusing-isis-the-band-with-isis-the-terrorists/news/). šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/2 "2014-10-12T03:27:14Z")
Archer has the same problem. But the doctor can erase memoriesā€¦ [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/10/archer-drops-isis-the-fx-series-dumps-the-spy-org-s-name-in-light-of-recent-events.html](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/10/archer-drops-isis-the-fx-series-dumps-the-spy-org-s-name-in-light-of-recent-events.html) > [@](#): > > Archer creator Adam Reed and executive producer Matt Thompson explain why they decided to erase ā€˜ISISā€™ from the show, whose sixth season returns in January. > > It seems, on the surface, like a throwaway shot. During the premiere episode of the sixth season of Archer, FXā€™s outrageously funny animated spy series, spy matriarch Malory Archer (Jessica Walter) is seen speaking on the phone with her juvenile, coddled son. In the background, you can see two movers rolling out a large, circular blue ISIS sign. > > You see, for the past five seasons, ISIS (International Secret Intelligence Service) has been the name for the underground, non-government approved, New York City-based spy organization at the heart of the show. In light of recent events, however, the creative team behind the Emmy nominated seriesā€”creator Adam Reed along with executive producers Matt Thompson and Casey Willisā€”made a decision to quietly eliminate the acronym from their show. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/3 "2014-10-12T03:33:59Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > [The band](http://www.stereogum.com/1701371/idiots-are-confusing-isis-the-band-with-isis-the-terrorists/news/). šŸ˜ƒ [What band?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WToCce62BZw&t=0m45s) šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/4 "2014-10-12T12:20:45Z")
Dunno if anyone still worships that ancient Egyptian goddess, but if so, theyā€™ve probably switched to Osiris by now. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/5 "2014-10-12T13:39:40Z")
It also sucks to be Isis Wallet, the company with the app that allows you to pay for stuff in stores just by swiping your phone in front of a sensor. It sucks so badly that they hastily changed their name to Softcard over the summer. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/6 "2014-10-12T14:05:59Z")
Well Iā€™m just happy the media seems to have settled on ISIS. They were pushing IS for a while and that was going ruin everything. We were going to have to get a new patriotic verb to replace the word ā€œisā€. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/7 "2014-10-12T14:15:58Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > Well Iā€™m just happy the media seems to have settled on ISIS. They were pushing IS for a while and that was going ruin everything. We were going to have to get a new patriotic verb to replace the word ā€œisā€. It depends on what the meaning of ā€œISā€ is. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/8 "2014-10-12T14:50:48Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > It depends on what the meaning of ā€œISā€ is. I know. I was trying to figure out how to go edit Clinton to make him use a more patriotic word. Like eagle. ā€œIt depends on what the meaning of ā€œEagleā€ eagle.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-sucks-to-be-isis/701088/9 "2014-10-12T15:13:43Z")
**LANA!** [/SPOILER][SPOILER]What?