# What do you think would be a cool band name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899 "2002-10-04T21:50:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/141 "2003-02-16T13:14:39Z")
I’ve got a good one how about; GRAPEFRUIT MASSACRE! (hmmm? hmmmm? What?) ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/142 "2003-02-16T13:16:05Z")
Or Serve in Heaven Rule in Hell? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/143 "2003-03-31T21:46:25Z")
Here’s another one courtesy of **Spoz** : **Sky Gravy** I took it from this blog entry of his (gotta provide the context, ya know… 😉 ): > [@](#): > > gravity feeling altogether heavier today… > like walking thru gravy… > dunno why… > > “Sky Gravy”… hmmm, that’d be a trippy name for a cheesy psychedelic 70’s artrock band… wot’cha reckon? > ok, I’m rambling… > perhaps this is a freewheelin’ out’ve me mind kinda day? > cool 🙂 There’s also one that I saw around here recently, but forget where. It was a typo for something else, but the typo’s stuck with me: **Vitriol Knob** (what can I say… it reminds me of a joke about turning up the knobs that certain friends of mine had a few years ago…) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/144 "2003-04-01T02:46:14Z")
sphincter painting ---
**Author:** ![Omorka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Omorka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omorka)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/145 "2003-04-01T03:47:14Z")
Two local bands that I thought had good names: The Schwa Sound The Bicycle Thieves One that was not so good but that I thought was funny anyway: Cowjazz One that really sucked, but was before my time: Bruiser Barton and the Dry Heaves The one I’ve always wanted to name a band is: Nuclear Buddha (There’s a really dumb story behind that one . . .) ---
**Author:** ![RawkStah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/146 "2003-04-01T04:25:27Z")
My real/fake band’s name is Bongwater Taffy. [http://www.mp3.com/shakenmoneymakersynd](http://www.mp3.com/shakenmoneymakersynd) I’ve also considered Shaken Moneymaker Syndrome and Rebar Pie. Ran across a band YEARS ago called Wonderbus. The claim was that they were a band of severely retarded people. Gotta be fake. Another one that’s taken is Dangerous Psychotics. When one of my friends hits Powerball, we’re going to be the most offensive band EVER. Shock rockers will blush when they hear about us. Also used: Glamgarden. Our first album is going to be a double CD set. Concept album. All cover songs, all hair metal, all connected by a common thread. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/147 "2003-04-01T18:37:00Z")
I always thought **Squad Brutus and the Support Weapons** would make a pretty good band name. When my friends Sean and Tricia had their baby, it was 20 inches long and weighed seven pounds. I got it backwards and reported it as a **20 Pound Baby**. Presto! Instant band name! I haven’t read the whole thread yet… has anybody mentioned **Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives**? ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/148 "2003-04-01T19:23:18Z")
Oh yeah… We had a discussion here at work during a code review (I’m a computer programmer) that revolved around using “lexical parameters.” In a later discussion related to the same program, there was a function called “destroy variant.” Voila - **Lexical Variant Destroyers**! I had a picture in my cube of what I thought a Lexical Variant Destroyer should look like for a long time. It just sat there by itself, until… We were searching through the index of _UNIX for Dummies_, hoping to find some information on the awk scripting language, when we came across a reference to an obscure set of Motif widgets developed for MIT’s Athena Project (see page 42 of that book for more info) known as **The Athena Widget Set**. So, I had a picture of an Athena Widget Set next to my Lexical Variant Destroyer. I eventually took them down, but I briefly thought about reviving them when a coworker of mine began working with our **Gauntlet Decomposer**. I even found a suitable picture for that, too, but by then, the idea had lost its charm. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/149 "2003-04-16T06:37:48Z")
(Full-Throttle) Sinus Mint Implosion (taken from **Spoz** ’s MSN name… he’s suffering from the flu right now, and taking Fishermen’s Friends for it) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/150 "2003-04-17T07:11:41Z")
The name that only entomologists will love: Piercing, Sucking Mouthparts (it’s the indicator of a ‘true bug’ rather than a mere insect) Geeky and rude at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/151 "2003-04-17T07:38:13Z")
Yes. **What Do You Think** would be a cool band name. It would become Whad’yathink verbally and eventually **WDYT** for the later albums. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/152 "2003-04-17T19:01:17Z")
**Silly Phyllis.** The first album would be named “Feel the Burn.” ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/153 "2003-06-04T20:05:40Z")
**Dilapidated Cranium** But don’t use that one, as **Spoz** has declared intentions of filing it away for himself. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/154 "2003-06-29T08:01:16Z")
Here’s another one courtesy of **Spoz** … but it’s probably a bit on the edgy side. **Cocaine Blowjobs** F\_X ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/155 "2003-06-29T10:25:12Z")
**The Piss Shivers The Train Wrecks Doggy and the Missionaries Salvador’s Deli Cat’s Ass** (a band I belonged to in high school) I once wrote a story (or started it, anyway–it wasn’t going anywhere) involving a band that did death metal covers of Jimmy Buffett songs. They were called **Lost Shaker Assault**. Dr. J ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/156 "2003-07-24T23:17:02Z")
Here are some more courtesy of **Spoz** : **The Backup Puppets Tickle Bitch Flop It Out Yellow Snow Midgets Walks Like A Duck Bouncy Castle Spastic Vindaloo The Tampon Fuckoffs Tiny Gay Santa** F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/157 "2003-07-24T23:54:20Z")
Here are some more courtesy of **Spoz** : **The Backup Puppets Tickle Bitch Flop It Out Yellow Snow Midgets Walks Like A Duck Bouncy Castle Spastic Vindaloo The Tampon Fuckoffs Tiny Gay Santa** F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/158 "2003-07-25T00:02:48Z")
That bad double post can be explained by my friend Yazmine calling me before I was sure the initial post had gone through. I won’t fash too much over the coding, though it’s not perfect. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/159 "2003-08-23T21:37:54Z")
**Spoz** has [a website](http://www.geocities.com/spoz_no1/rockname-list.html) for these things. Pretty cool. 🙂 Here are his thoughts on it: > [@](#): > > as regular readers of this blog would well know… > (and wot a foul smelling bunch of low life’s YOU ARE… hahahahha… j/k…) > I have a habit of coming up with really idiotic band names… > > it’s a bit of a drunken hobby of mine… > I just keep on blurtin’ 'em out… > if only I could keep track of 'em… I’d have MILLIONS of crazy names… > > aaaanywaze… years ago, I made a website for 'em… > a list of 101 band names… most of them REALLY STUPID… > > but, since posting that website… back in 1999, I’ve been receiving weird e-mails… > > the first, came from #44 on the “fictional list” - The “Heroine Sheiks”, apparently a REAL punk band from New York, who took offence at me calling them a “stupid band name”… little did I realise at the time in writing the list… that my invented name, wuz actually real… > > today… I received an e-mail from #41 on the list - “Deviated Septum”, also… apparently a REAL band… > > it continually freaks me out… > (and some of you may’ve noticed posts about this in the past - you KWAZY trainspotters!) > when idiotic / misguided… and mostly drunken ideas of mine… > become reality… out there in the real world… > > my stupidity… made real… > > it’s a scary concept… > I’m a bit worried about the power of my imagination now… > am I some kinda unassuming demi-god for weird shit in the world? > is my mind a conduit? > > how many OTHER bands out there… have the same names as silly ideas I come up… > > for instance… > are any of these bands real? > > 1. The Toilet Messiahs > 2. Armpit of Smurf > 3. The Midget Fuckoffs > > if those are yours… lemme know… > g’on… FREAK ME OUT MORE! Anybody else? F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899/160 "2003-10-14T22:40:38Z")
Here’s one taken from a conversation **Spoz** and I were having a couple weeks ago: **Latent Robot Tendencies** F\_X [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-would-be-a-cool-band-name/130899.md?page=9)