My dad, my sister and I have a lot of fun together because for the most part, we have the same sense of humor.
My sister Abby and my boyfriend Ryan and I were walking to Stauffer-Flint together as my boyfriend was describing how bad toothpaste feels when it gets in his eye. As I was telling him how ridiculous he sounded, he said, "Hey, it hurts. It's fluoride in your eye!" And almost simultaneously, my sister and I said "Which would be a great name for a band- Fluoride in Your Eye!"
One of our favorite things to do is to insert the words "which would be a great name for a band" after a phrase that we deem deserving.
Let me give an example- this one just happened today, actually.
- If you wanna check out how other bands have arrived at their names, you should check out the following sites:
- Cracked.com has "The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History."
- Aralie.com has "How They Got Their Name."
- DigitalDreamDoor.com (though not the most glamorous site) has an extensive list of names of bands in alphabetical order and why those bands have those names.
It really has become our own sort of "That's What She Said" phrase.
Other memorable "great band name" phrases that we've come up with are Cracker on Her Backpack and Wrong Way Down a One Way. I'm sure that there are more that we've had and that I could easily come up with more if I sat and thought about it. But I have found that the best happen organically in everyday conversations.
And since today, I've found some high-quality Web sites (that use Comic Sans and all) that allow a person to generate a band name by either clicking a button or entering keywords.
Though you might come up with some good names through these sites, I'd recommend listening for some in everyday conversation. I think you'll find that those are best.
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