# Google Band Name Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-band-name-game/274088>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 10, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-band-name-game/274088 "2004-11-10T21:46:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-band-name-game/274088/21 "2004-11-11T07:02:12Z")

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> [@Rubystreak](#):
>
> I got a couple:
> 
> transcendent borborygm
> 
> transcendent: 782,000  
> borborygm: 12,100 by new rules  
> 794,100 by original rules
> 
> Eritrean orchiectomy
> 
> Eritrean: 321,000  
> orchiectomy: 90,500 by new rules  
> 411,500 by originial rules
> 
> I’m embarrassed to admit how long I had to screw around on google to get these.

I’m impressed. And somewhat regretful that I just looked up orchiectomy. 😉

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-band-name-game/274088/22 "2004-11-11T07:31:11Z")

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I think I found a front runner so far!

Wuornos Perovskite!

Perovskite - 197,000  
Wuornos - 130,000

together - zilch!!!

130,000 baby!

(no dont ask me how long I did it for.)

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-band-name-game/274088/23 "2004-11-11T07:49:24Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
>
> I think I found a front runner so far!
> 
> Wuornos Perovskite!
> 
> Perovskite - 197,000  
> Wuornos - 130,000
> 
> together - zilch!!!
> 
> 130,000 baby!
> 
> (no dont ask me how long I did it for.)

Rules questions, not to be grumpy: Wuornos is strictly a name and not a word, ie., it’s not in the dictionary. I know, I know, Eritrean has a capital letter, but it’s a proper adjective and does pop up on [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com). **tim314** , can we get a judge’s ruling on this?

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