# Rock Star Name = Instruction

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 6, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051 "2014-03-06T22:20:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051/21 "2014-03-07T21:27:29Z")

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This is why people make fun of us.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051/22 "2014-03-07T21:40:23Z")

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It’s not the _only_ reason.

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051/23 "2014-03-07T21:44:17Z")

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Yeah, and this is kinda fun. They make fun of us for much more legit stuff than this.

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**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051/24 "2014-03-07T21:56:42Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> If Northern California and Southern Oregon ever form a new state, they’ll need air transport. But since nobody really lives there, they’ll only need one.

Jefferson Airplane

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051/25 "2014-03-08T00:48:27Z")

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If you don’t want to Google, the thing mentioned is worn by Dexter Morgan a lot.

I think the OP is really pushing the definition of “rock star.”

> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Back in the days of pay toilets, would a dime be considered Johnny Cash?

If it gives you change, you may think score! But actually it’s the worst toilet in the world, because it gives you

Nickelback

> [@silenus](#):
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> If Northern California and Southern Oregon ever form a new state, they’ll need air transport. But since nobody really lives there, they’ll only need one.

You’d better pray that they never develop space travel and build that city. Because then everything’s gone awful.

I’m not sure what a “Mick Jagger” is doing, but most definitions for “jag” suggest it’s a hate crime.

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**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-star-name-instruction/683051/26 "2014-03-08T01:30:27Z")

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An obvious one

_Clap_ Yeah

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