Buddy Holly (the SDMB user, not the dead rock-and-roll star) wrote, in his signature:
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That’s what I said to myself when I first discovered, to my great shock, that a woman’s vagina was … damp.
Er … carry on.
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I had mentioned earlier in my screen name origin post, The Jackbatties came from a National Lampoon article on band names, and I still think it applies. As soon as I get a band together and get a record deal, you WILL see The Jackbatties on the top 100 list.
Also, from the ol’ college days, we had message boards too, which was hampered by the fact that the internet did not yet exist. Instead we put note pads and pens on strings on our dorm room doors along with the topic of the day. On our topic of band names, we received many entrees - none of which I can remember, except this one which did stick with me -
Pontius Pilate and the Nail Drivers
OK first real band names that sound odd:
Sick Of It All, No Use For A Name, Less Than Jake, Lag Wagon, Mustard Plug, At The Drive-In, Dilated Peoples…most of them are punk bands, my friend is into some of them.
And on to the outrageous creations of my mind:
Trained Attack Squirrels
Priceless Mucus
Passing Craze
General Population
Wedgie
And the best trick of all: A band should name their first CD after themselves, then name their second cd “Self-Titled.” If for no other reason than to piss off radio dj’s.
Oh yeah and if I ever form a band of my own (likelihood of that happening is 2%), my friend came up with a name that describes my life perfectly: Useless Fodder.
I always thought if I wanted to start a band or maybe a record label, it’d be Bleuwhore.
I was in a band called “The Funky Dix.” But we had to assume the temporary identity of “Dixieland Dandies” so we could work at amusement parks.
One I came up with that I like but can’t explain why:
Edible Desicant
My sister and I have come up with more than 350 possible band names for our rock band; once we get some band members and learn to play instruments, we’ll be set.
Among our favourites:
Oscar Material
Five Guys Named Leon (works best if it’s a four-person band)
The Worthless Bastards
The Sticky Nickel
Underpants
We Hate Our Fans
I was in a band once called
Hung Like A Donkey.
We had a great way of starting a gig
“Good evening, we’re hung like a donkey”
I always thought 5th Limb would be a good name.
There are so many to choose from. I was always partial to Free Beer, whose concerts were particularly well attended. 
(They had three albums out in the early 70s.)
Other band names I’ve liked:
It’s a Beautiful Day
The Fugs
Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys
Old and In The Way
The Anemic Boyfriend (singers of the classic “Guys Are Not Proud”)
The Flying Lizards
Don’t Quit Your Day Job Players
Aztec Two-Step
The Teardrop Explodes
XTC
13th Floor Elevators
I always thought The Red Snappers would be a fantastic name for a (preferably all girl) band. Also, Clueless Nazi Girlfriends, and the Mersybeats.
It’s been said before, but bears repeating. REO Speedealer is a great real name.
Red Snapper is also a real name.
MY all time favorite?
John Cougar Concentration Camp
Most of my suggestions are Windows dialogue:
Unknown exception thrown
A Fatal Exception Occurred
You will lose unsaved information
A lot of my favorite ideas are to use actual scientific terms that sound totally bogus.
Vitreous Humour
Fracture Zone
Once had a “fake” band called “Dain Bramage and the Null Set”. Black tshirts with white nulls (the zero with the line through it) and all that…
Rickn’?? did you know there is a band out there called TRS-80? When they get up to Apple IIe I’ll know I’m old
Anyway, my good band names list:
Buddha Body
Loco Ohno
No way! Grrrrrr–I was taking up guitar again just to start a band with that name. Wait. . . are they Red Snapper or the Red Snappers?
One more that my friends agree sounds good, inspired by the movie Speed: Shoot the Hostage. It’s just such an oddball phrase, it sounds like it could work for a band.
I saw a band called Fully Erect a few years back.
Moses Tattoo would be a cool name.
It’s Red Snapper. You are in luck.
Me again. I keep remembering names that I had thought up in the past. How about using one of my favorite Cold War terms: Mutually Assured Destruction.
Shampoo Accident