# Band Name Synonym Game!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607 "2001-05-26T18:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/301 "2001-05-27T20:34:07Z")
Person Suffering an Asthma Attack = Weezer It’s Possible They’re Extensively Large = They Might Be Giants River of the Greek Underworld = Styx Female Monarch = Queen Oyster Product Jelly = Pearl Jam ---
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/302 "2001-05-27T20:36:03Z")
Clueless Symphonic Machinations - Orchestral Manuevers in the Dark Gossiproosters - Buzzcocks Profound Amethyst - Deep Purple Deviate Jazz Devotees - Stray Cats Flesh Pummel Communique - Meat Beat Manifesto ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/303 "2001-05-27T20:36:40Z")
It’s Possible They’re Extensively Large = They Might be Giants River of the Greek Underworld = Styx Female Monarch = Queen (sorry to take the easiest again) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/304 "2001-05-27T20:37:43Z")
And even sorrier to have been beaten to them. **Ginger** , my goddess, how are you today? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/305 "2001-05-27T20:40:37Z")
Set On Fire = Ignite x^2 + y^2 = R^2 = Area ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/306 "2001-05-27T20:41:34Z")
5 for 5 pink kitten, wtg. I have to quit this thread, otherwise I will get no work done. Luv ya, do not change. ---
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/307 "2001-05-27T20:45:21Z")
Here is one - Cheese Whiz Employment I also have to go…but first, the band that started this game (they don’t exist yet) Rage Against the Garden ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/308 "2001-05-27T20:46:18Z")
Oyster Product Jelly = Pearl Jam Incredibly Powerful CEO Sounds = Mighty Mighty Bosstones It’s Possible They’re Extensively Large = They Might Be Giants River of the Greek Underworld = Styx Female Monarch = Queen Tres Entryways Below = 3 Doors Down Cement Airhead = Concrete Blonde ---
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/309 "2001-05-27T20:49:27Z")
Okay, two more just because… 😃 Large Aural TNT Orange shirt, Purple pants ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/310 "2001-05-27T20:55:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pink kitten \* > \*\*Orange shirt, Purple pants \*\* Clash ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/311 "2001-05-27T20:56:23Z")
Large Aural TNT = Big Audio Dynamite Hitler’s Dog = Blondie ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/312 "2001-05-27T20:58:39Z")
Large Aural TNT = Big Audio Dynamite Everybody’s leaving? Boo-_hoo_! How about “The Magnificent Two-seater Fords”? ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/313 "2001-05-27T21:01:15Z")
The Magnificent Two-seater Fords = The Fabulous Thunderbirds Update for the new page coming shortly. I’ll include hints for the ones that I did. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/314 "2001-05-27T21:02:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DMC \* > I’ll include hints for the ones that I did. Thank God! ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/315 "2001-05-27T21:12:51Z")
Mind-Altering Pelts = Psychedelic Furs Tyne = Little River Band rectum aquatic sportsmen = Butthole Surfers These are still outstanding. If the contributors would like to give hints, that would be great. \*\*Divided by septum (easy, if you know what a septum is) Cadillac Helper, just add ground beef (70’s supergroup) The poisonous berries (Christmas time, in the 60’s) Friend of one of those poisonous berries (easy if you get the above band) River Bed In Egypt Very Wide Forefront Cafeteria Wordprocessing Pioneer “Journalist” Island of the mists Highfalutin Herb The Lonely Mad Croatian Inventor Slightly more than Between a half-dozen and a dozen mementos Seducer Vacuum Trepidation Plant Defense Publications Habit Detached Stoners Vogue Contraption Big Score Pleasantry HURRY Notes About Poon-Tang Appalling Isthmuses Pallet Argument The Really, Really Shy People cardio-workout gullwing-car citrus fruit vision Cheese Whiz Employment\*\* Are any of these bands known only on a local level, perhaps? Aerobic DeLoreans, for instance, is not something that I’ve seen at the record store. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/316 "2001-05-27T21:21:43Z")
Thanks for the hints, **DMC**! Cadillac Helper, just add ground beef (70’s supergroup) = Fleetwood Mac The poisonous berries (Christmas time, in the 60’s) = The Hollies Friend of one of those poisonous berries (easy if you get the above band) = Buddy Holly Island of the mists = Avalon HURRY = Rush (didn’t we do that one on page 1?) I’ll give hints on mine when they’ve aged a little. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/317 "2001-05-27T21:22:59Z")
I should play fair. Let me correct one of mine: Instead of cardio-workout gullwing-car, let it be: cardio-workout gullwing-carmaker ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/318 "2001-05-27T21:24:42Z")
Yes, Rush has come up before, but with a different clue. We can’t really expect the new folks to go read this gigantic thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pink\_kitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pink\_kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pink_kitten)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/319 "2001-05-27T21:26:27Z")
Mad Croatian Inventor = Tesla? HURRY = Rush The Really, Really Shy People = The Shrinking Violets or The Wallflowers ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607/320 "2001-05-27T21:26:27Z")
Divided by septum (easy, if you know what a septum is) OK, I found a band called Nose. If that’s it, I’m going to tear yours off and beat you to death with it. I kid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-synonym-game/66607.md?page=17)