# Band names in other words **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 11, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596 "2013-09-11T19:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/161 "2013-09-14T00:24:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Flatbed Truck Um… REO Speedwagon? > [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > A breakfast condiment made with the product of a sea creature > > An item that requires an opposable thumb to use [ul] [li]Pearl Jam[/li][li]Tool[/li][/ul] New (and I believe, easy): [ul] [li]Lift generators[/li][li]Night rider joins West Coast pro sport franchise[/li][/ul] And to come clean on my “trick” clue above: > [@JRDelirious](#): > > Old epics leading man has unfortunate incident with hymenopterae. **Hornets Attack Victor Mature.** In the West Coast it was a fabrication, but in the East Coast it was a name under which at times were billed those we now know as R.E.M. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/162 "2013-09-14T00:27:12Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Um… REO Speedwagon? Yes! ---
**Author:** ![squidfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@squidfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squidfood)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/163 "2013-09-14T02:51:58Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > [li]Night rider joins West Coast pro sport franchise[/li][/LIST] Paul Revere and the Raiders! New: Possibly Fezzik ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/164 "2013-09-14T03:00:25Z")
> [@squidfood](#): > > Paul Revere and the Raiders! > > New: Possibly Fezzik They Might Be Giants?? New: Stephen King, Hooch’s Partner, and a Tube Screamer Stomp Box ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/165 "2013-09-14T03:09:20Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > New: > Stephen King, Hooch’s Partner, and a Tube Screamer Stomp Box Bachman Turner Overdrive? New: Miniature head fronts ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/166 "2013-09-14T03:39:47Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > New: Miniature head fronts The Small Faces. New: Hoi polloi who oppose us. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/167 "2013-09-14T14:35:36Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > New: Hoi polloi who oppose us. This isn’t it, but I can make a historical pun: [Revolting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolting_Cocks) [Jacques](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquerie) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/168 "2013-09-14T14:55:43Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > This isn’t it, but I can make a historical pun: [Revolting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolting_Cocks) [Jacques](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquerie) No, but I think Hoi Polloi who Oppose Us is probably too oblique a definition. So, for the same group, add: Opponent To The Masses ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/169 "2013-09-14T14:58:34Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Lift generators Wings. New: Triply Soaked ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/170 "2013-09-14T15:01:25Z")
New Ones: Impish British Apartments Cadillac From Scotland Show Anger Towards The Contraption Final Segment Of The Evening News (Hint: All four are from different musical genres) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/171 "2013-09-14T15:03:03Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > New: Triply Soaked Wet Wet Wet ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/172 "2013-09-14T15:06:58Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > The Runaways??? Nope - I’ll add a hint: Feral Male Children ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/173 "2013-09-14T15:11:12Z")
Correct on Wet, Wet, Wet > [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > ] > > Show Anger Towards The Contraption Rage Against the Machine New: Born to Fate ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/174 "2013-09-14T15:19:26Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Nope - I’ll add a hint: > Feral Male Children Beastie Boys? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/175 "2013-09-14T17:07:29Z")
**Impish British Apartments** **Rascal Flatts** New: The MIB’s Illegitimate Offspring ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/176 "2013-09-14T18:58:09Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Beastie Boys? Well done. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/177 "2013-09-14T19:03:20Z")
New: Those who make public announcements ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/178 "2013-09-14T20:21:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > New: > The MIB’s Illegitimate Offspring Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash New: Emaciated Chopper ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/179 "2013-09-14T20:48:27Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > New: Those who make public announcements The Proclaimers? New: Miss Q and the wailers ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596/180 "2013-09-14T20:54:25Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > Miss Q and the wailers Siouxie and the Banshees New: Conflagration at the video parlor [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-in-other-words/668596.md?page=10)