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[–] thisbenzingring 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

well now I know where the band Low Hums got an album name

https://lowhums.bandcamp.com/album/zzyzx

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Stone Sour also has a song named after this road.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I like the commitment with the shortened version of 'road'

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I drive past this road whenever I drive to Vegas. After a few times I decided to Google it up and read all the stuff on the Wiki. I'm assuming OP did the same?

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Not driving to Vegas! I don't remember when I first heard of it, but I was reminded of it talking to someone who worked at the Desert Studies Center

Awful pronunciation.

"Zisk" sounds much cooler than "ZY-ziks"

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

When they couldn't remember of any names they hadn't used a dozen times already...

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It was the name given to the shady organisation in the series Kyke XY. Somehow missing in the pop culture references

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Well at least I’ll know where any landmines are.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

played this as a word for hangman once

also zzyzx road is a movie that only sold like 6 tickets. director felt so bad he just refunded them