Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Letterhead Bleat
Source: a spam email
Band: Is there such a thing as office-rock? This is the band formed by the guys from Office Space.
Discoverer: Johann the Viking
Band: Is there such a thing as office-rock? This is the band formed by the guys from Office Space.
Discoverer: Johann the Viking
Monday, December 19, 2005
Bumper Car Nuns
Source: a picture at Buca di Beppo (in Indianapolis) of nuns riding bumper cars
Band: Probably a post-punk, fun loving rock band
Discoverer: Nathan
Band: Probably a post-punk, fun loving rock band
Discoverer: Nathan
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Egg Zactly
Source: I was having an IM chat with Johann the Viking, and he made a slight reference to So I Married an Axe Murderer. I replied back with the full quote (...so evil it's pronounced eee ville. Like the frooo its of the deh veeeel.) He replied back "egg zackly".
Band: Any bar band of any genre anywhere. Or a one-hit wonder band, and genre other than country or jazz.
Creator: Johann the Viking
Band: Any bar band of any genre anywhere. Or a one-hit wonder band, and genre other than country or jazz.
Creator: Johann the Viking
Thursday, October 06, 2005
The Uh
Source: Daniel claims this popped into his head while driving. Alternately, this could the The Uhm-kays
Band: As much as this sounds like a joke band, there is a long history of bands with names like The The making it as a mainstream rock band, so this could actually work for almost anyone.
Creator: Daniel
Band: As much as this sounds like a joke band, there is a long history of bands with names like The The making it as a mainstream rock band, so this could actually work for almost anyone.
Creator: Daniel
Friday, September 30, 2005
Cephalopods in Action
Source: My coworker sent me a link to pictures and video of various large squid in action at http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/vetal01/vetal01.html
Band: Maybe a serious/joke band a la They Might Be Giants.
Discoverer: Nathan
Band: Maybe a serious/joke band a la They Might Be Giants.
Discoverer: Nathan
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Temporary Agnostic
Source: I was discussing with Christy how listening to Johnny Cash's "American IV: The Man Comes Around" had strengthened my faith, in exactly the opposite way as entering a Christian bookstore does. In fact, going into a Christian bookstore causes me to be a temporary agnostic.
Band: One that could never sell from a Christian bookstore. Christians would think it was anti-Christian, and non-Christians would probably agree. But its very definition implies not staying agnostic, so it would have to be questioning believers. In other words, this band could not actually exist.
Discoverer: Christy
Band: One that could never sell from a Christian bookstore. Christians would think it was anti-Christian, and non-Christians would probably agree. But its very definition implies not staying agnostic, so it would have to be questioning believers. In other words, this band could not actually exist.
Discoverer: Christy
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Dithering Algorithm
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Munchkin Maiden
Source: Nathan was with friends who were discussing the theology of The Wizard of Oz. Some friends were noting that the movie completely left out that the Tin Man was once a real man in love with a munchkin maiden, which made his eventual missing heart all the more poignant.
Band: A bubble-gum pop band that cover heavy metal songs, including Iron Maiden. There is already a precedent for this; The Cardigans covered Iron Man on First Band on the Moon.
Discoverer: Nathan
Band: A bubble-gum pop band that cover heavy metal songs, including Iron Maiden. There is already a precedent for this; The Cardigans covered Iron Man on First Band on the Moon.
Discoverer: Nathan
Saturday, February 12, 2005
First in Line for Seconds
Source: During a conversation about food, Josh said that he was not going to take a full plate, but that he would be first in line for seconds. I caught the band immediately.
Band: Not as good for a band as for an album, especially a greatest hits album.
Creator: : Nathan and Josh
Band: Not as good for a band as for an album, especially a greatest hits album.
Creator: : Nathan and Josh
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Pooping with Frodo
Source: Email from Josh, with only the band name.
Band: Um, a local geek rock band? Literate hilbilly bluegrass? I really can't imagine who would use this name, but it's too good to pass up.
Creator: Josh
Band: Um, a local geek rock band? Literate hilbilly bluegrass? I really can't imagine who would use this name, but it's too good to pass up.
Creator: Josh
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Needless Apologies
Source: Jacob brought a vacuum cleaner attachment to Christy as she was cleaning, apologizing that it had been in his car. Since Christy didn't let him apologize, he asked if it was a needless apology.
Band: Emo, Trance, MOR, Acoustic Blues, or most any other style since 1950. Would also make a great album or "first single".
Creator: Jacob
Band: Emo, Trance, MOR, Acoustic Blues, or most any other style since 1950. Would also make a great album or "first single".
Creator: Jacob
Driving Vicariously
Source: Jacob was stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle on a twisting highway. When the car ahead of him finally passed the slow car, Jacob was happy for him by driving vicariously.
Band: A good MOR (Middle Of the Road) rock band.
Creator: Jacob
Band: A good MOR (Middle Of the Road) rock band.
Creator: Jacob
Day Old Dinner Rolls
Source: At dinner on Memorial Day, the family was discussing the huge rolls. As we all made fun of them, someone managed to say "day old dinner rolls" and Josh immediately picked up on it.
Band: Probably a cover band down at the local pub.
Discoverer: Josh
Band: Probably a cover band down at the local pub.
Discoverer: Josh
Kamikaze Nuns
Source: Jacob was traveling down a series of mental rabbit trails when he arrived at this destination.
Band: Uncertain. Any band could use it, but few would.
Creator: Jacob
Band: Uncertain. Any band could use it, but few would.
Creator: Jacob
88¢ Yams
Source: Josh and Lindy were grocery shopping and found that the yams were on sale for 88¢.
Band: Local garage band or cover band.
Creators: Josh and Lindy
Band: Local garage band or cover band.
Creators: Josh and Lindy
Monday, May 03, 2004
Two Flying Dogs
Source: Christy was driving her Grand Cherokee with myself in the passenger seat and our dogs in the back. I looked back an saw both dogs had their head out the right window. Given the 50+ MPH headwind they were looking into, I observed that their flying ears made them look like "two flying dogs."
Band: Could also use the variant "Two Flying Mutts." Good for straight-up rock, MOR, some techno, folk or country.
Creator: Nathan
Band: Could also use the variant "Two Flying Mutts." Good for straight-up rock, MOR, some techno, folk or country.
Creator: Nathan
Jacob and the Dogs
Source: Christy and I were to meet her parents after they got out of church so we could all go hiking at The Crags. We called them from close to downtown; Christy informed Lois "We have Jacob and the dogs with us." Mom thought that it would make a great band.
Band: Anything from 1955 onward; as that band-naming schema from the early days of rock and roll can be applied to any style that has been derived from it.
Creator: Christy
Discoverer: Lois
Band: Anything from 1955 onward; as that band-naming schema from the early days of rock and roll can be applied to any style that has been derived from it.
Creator: Christy
Discoverer: Lois
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Egyptian Sand Boogers
Source: When Josh was in the 82nd Airborne Division he spent some time deployed to the Sinai Desert. He was explaining that the sand got into everything there; not only did it damage a lot of gear and personal items, but that he often ended up with Egyptian sand boogers.
Band: Maybe a hard-core political punk band? This is a hard one to guess.
Creator: Josh
Band: Maybe a hard-core political punk band? This is a hard one to guess.
Creator: Josh
Mediocre Meatballs
Source: Christy and I were visiting Lois and Bob at work one day for lunch. Lois suggested that we could eat in the cafeteria, but might not want to as they were serving meatballs. When I said I like meatballs, she noted that these are very mediocre meatballs, and the band was born.
Band: I don't know of any self-respecting band that would include the word "mediocre" in its name, but it's too good not to include in the list.
Creator: Lois
Band: I don't know of any self-respecting band that would include the word "mediocre" in its name, but it's too good not to include in the list.
Creator: Lois
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Experimental Loaf
Source: Lois got a bread maker, and was having fun making all sorts of breads. When Christy noted that she needed high-protein foods for her prescribed diet, Lois decided to make bread with protein powder in it. As she set it on the table for dinner, she noted that she was not sure how it would taste, as it was an "experimental loaf."
Band: Prog-rock maybe? It's a hard one to guess. I suppose it could work for any band from Canada, though I can't explain why.
Creator: Lois
Band: Prog-rock maybe? It's a hard one to guess. I suppose it could work for any band from Canada, though I can't explain why.
Creator: Lois
The Happy Meals
Source: A preacher was mentioning how Americans are too hard to satisfy and overeager for fulfillment; so much so that Sears can offer "The good life at a great price." ("Hi; can I have $12.97 of the good life please?") He said we needed to be more like children, where a Happy Meal can really make you happy.
Band: Swing, Ska, or maybe even 'happy' Punk.
Discoverer: Nathan
Band: Swing, Ska, or maybe even 'happy' Punk.
Discoverer: Nathan
Faster than Fiction
Source: A few months ago Christy and Jacob were having a conversation in which they were discussing the speed of something unimportant. They started one-upping each other, and modifying the end of the phrase. When Christy said "Faster than fiction." we all sat up and knew that we had just discovered a killer band name.
Band: Pretty much any kind of band; pop, rock, metal, funk, hip-hop, electronica, or any combination. An ultimately meaningless name that sounds meaningful; this is as good as it gets for band names.
Creators: Christy and Jacob
Note: This band name may not be used by anyone but Christy and I, with the exception of Ben and Lori from Neenah Pool if they ever want to rename their band, and even they must tell us beforehand. This is the name Christy and I would use for our own band.
Update: There may already be a "band" called Faster than Fiction; it is just one guy playing emo and rock in the Boise area. No shows, no label, no CDs.
Band: Pretty much any kind of band; pop, rock, metal, funk, hip-hop, electronica, or any combination. An ultimately meaningless name that sounds meaningful; this is as good as it gets for band names.
Creators: Christy and Jacob
Note: This band name may not be used by anyone but Christy and I, with the exception of Ben and Lori from Neenah Pool if they ever want to rename their band, and even they must tell us beforehand. This is the name Christy and I would use for our own band.
Update: There may already be a "band" called Faster than Fiction; it is just one guy playing emo and rock in the Boise area. No shows, no label, no CDs.
The Patient Refused Autopsy
Source: Originally from a South African patient's medical chart, and spotted in a daily calendar of humorous quotes.
Band: A college band, a cover band, or a humor-folk band.
Discoverer: Nathan
Band: A college band, a cover band, or a humor-folk band.
Discoverer: Nathan
Militant Moderates
Source: Christy and I were having a discussion where I lamented the fact that there is not much moderate media. Most books, radio, TV, magazines, music, et. al. are published with either a liberal or conservative slant. I postulated a hypothesis that this is because the further one moves from a moderate viewpoint, the less one can believe that opposing viewpoints may have valid reasons behind them, and the more adamant (and vocal) one becomes. I told Christy that what we really need are some militant moderates to loudly proclaim the wisdom of the middle ground. Christy decided that Militant Moderates was the band du jour, and proclaimed that she wanted to be in that band.
Band: A political-rock band unlike any other. Pretty much every poli-rock band has a liberal slant, and most fall closer to the leftist extremist camp. A moderate poli-rock band would be strange both for being moderates in a typically leftist-only field, and for being, well, militant moderates.
Creators: Nathan and Christy
Band: A political-rock band unlike any other. Pretty much every poli-rock band has a liberal slant, and most fall closer to the leftist extremist camp. A moderate poli-rock band would be strange both for being moderates in a typically leftist-only field, and for being, well, militant moderates.
Creators: Nathan and Christy
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Strawberry Mulch
Source: I bought a lot of strawberries yesterday and decided to make Strawberry daiquiris. As I was making some strawberry puree for the daiquiris, Jacob said "Oh, strawberry mulch!"
Band: I imagine it as a funk band, or maybe the lead singer or bass player of a funk band. A country band would also be a strong possibility.
Creator: Jacob
Band: I imagine it as a funk band, or maybe the lead singer or bass player of a funk band. A country band would also be a strong possibility.
Creator: Jacob
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