# Let's play the 'the ABC band name" game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726 "2006-01-19T21:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/921 "2006-02-14T18:49:37Z")
Buffalo Tom ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/922 "2006-02-14T18:51:44Z")
**C** amel ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/923 "2006-02-14T19:49:17Z")
The Dell-Vikings (“Come Go With Me”) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/924 "2006-02-14T19:59:00Z")
the Extra Action Marching Band. Try to get to see them if you ever are arround San Francisco. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/925 "2006-02-14T20:15:33Z")
**F** lying Lizards ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/926 "2006-02-14T20:56:21Z")
Nice choice. [The Good Rats](http://tinyurl.com/8jhkn) ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/927 "2006-02-14T21:08:38Z")
[Hives, The](http://www.lyricscafe.com/h/hives.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/928 "2006-02-14T21:10:10Z")
H.i.m. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/929 "2006-02-14T21:12:54Z")
Darn beaten, also the messageboard refused to post H.I.M. and auto lowercased it, strange. Ipso Facto ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/930 "2006-02-14T21:31:20Z")
**J** amul (One-hit wonders who both named themselves after and sang about their hometown: “Sunrise Over Jamul” was the hit. May only have been big in the San Diego County area…) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/931 "2006-02-14T21:45:30Z")
Kronos Quartet, a string quartet that plays Hendrix as well as classical music. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/932 "2006-02-14T21:58:46Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > [Tool was] sed already Sorry – it wasn’t (and still isn’t) in the latest updated list, so I played it. For **L** : Le Roux (also known for a while as [Louisiana’s Le Roux](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hb861vyjzzha~T1)) ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/933 "2006-02-14T23:02:08Z")
**M** assive Attack. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/934 "2006-02-14T23:06:30Z")
The Notting Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/935 "2006-02-14T23:16:49Z")
**O** vary Lodge ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/936 "2006-02-14T23:39:17Z")
Peanut Butter Conspiracy ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/937 "2006-02-14T23:48:27Z")
[The Queers](http://www.lookoutrecords.com/bands/band.php3?bnd_id=50) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/938 "2006-02-15T00:02:11Z")
[**R** adio Massacre International](http://www.rmi.dircon.co.uk/) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/939 "2006-02-15T00:43:06Z")
Squirel Nut Zippers (I’ve been waiting so long for an S, to use this wonderfully named band) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726/940 "2006-02-15T00:49:55Z")
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