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When I started Tehachapiltdownman I was a newsman, Romenesko addict and AJR reader. And so when I started my blog, even though I followed the lead of blogging friends and made it personal in topic, I had a desire to produce something of journalistic value. Thus the name Tehachapiltdownman.
Tehachapi because I was in the know in Tehachapi. I could let readers know things before they would otherwise know. I could be the city's inside source.
Piltdown Man because I felt like a fraud and was not sure I would provide my blog with any follow-through. I didn't know where blogging would take me, but I felt like I was moving onto ground where I did not belong.
The name was awkward and confusing and I never really liked it, although it has grown on me some. But as Lady Steed and I are preparing to leave Tehachapi and as I have never been Mr Eye-on-Tehachapi, I can no longer delay changing the name.
One thing that has kept this name change a long time in coming is that the name I want to give it, Safety First!, has an accompanying graphic that I cannot find anywhere. My favorite second choice is Ample Portions.
Next time I post I will reveal the new name of the late great Tehachapiltdownman. Your thoughts are most certainly welcome.
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When are you guys moving? Are you leaving state or just town?
ReplyDeleteOoh, the anticipation is killing me. I might just skip work today and tomorrow until I find out the new name of your blog.
ReplyDeleteI vote for... Meh. I can't think of anything clever.
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ReplyDeleteWell, unless someone comes up with something brilliant, it's between Safety First! and Ample Portions.
Already excluded but previously considered:
Bedrock Blues
Lesson in Baizzerizm
Rude Awakening
Scary Yard of Straw
Fishstick Central
xMonger Watch
Actually, I just made most of those up, but you get the idea.
(To Mandi--just nearer to my place of employment. This three-hour communte is killing me and making proper lesson preparation a near impossibility.)
May I suggest a few names?
ReplyDeleteGrandma's Britches
A Little Slice of Heaven
Blatant Disregard for Rhombi
Vicious Monkeys (for that matter)
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Jefferson
I Wish I Had A Better Looking Mole
And finally
My DAD is an HONOR STUDENT at Central Junior High.
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ReplyDeleteDon't you love that Vicious Monkeys link?
(blog name suggestion from word verification: lovopext)
This three-hour communte is killing me...
ReplyDeleteI wondered how long it would be before you cracked! It was killing ME just knowing about it!!!!!!!!!
PS: I like Ample Portions
PPS: I also was leaning toward Blantant Disregard (minus the "for Rhombi")
How about:
ReplyDeleteThe Times They Are a Changin'
Stop, Drop, and Roll
My Bologna Had a First Name, Then He Died
Seven Ways to Achieve Nirvana
Lucky Stilts
Tick Tock Clock, the Clock is Ticking for You
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ReplyDeleteMan. So many good suggestions....
Must ... think ... harder ....
I kinda sorta like the Vicious Monkeys. And if that's not available, there's always Viscous Monkeys.
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time understanding the Ample Portions, but I guess that's because you I just don't have a visual image of you that coincides with a title like that. The curse of you being a People I Wish I Knew instead of a People I Know.
Alright, I thought of more now:
ReplyDeleteThmazing (I like it cuz it's simple and mysterious, and you)
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That's Thmazing or That's Thincredible
tee hee hee
ReplyDeleteThmazing's Thmusings
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ReplyDeleteThmazing's Thmusings.... Heh heh. That's a good one.
Is it too hard to say though?
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ReplyDeleteYou need to think of my intellectual largesse.
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Ah. Well, of course I didn't think of that. My minimal faculties are incapable of fathoming the expanses of your intellectual largesse.
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ReplyDeleteIntellectual Largesse
Narcissism Central
Return to Narcissism
Is Awesome
Inability to Choose
Paralyzed by Indecision
Are these new title choices? I'm immediately drawn to the Paralyzed by Indecision. That rocks.
ReplyDeleteWho cares how you say it?
ReplyDeleteThe blog is meant to be read not said. In fact, one day I am going to write a fantasy novel that is purely satirical.
The title character:
Thrarthr.
It's gotta be funny enough to make people talk, but when they talk about it, they will cringe at having to say any of the names aloud...
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ReplyDeleteGood luck. I know a little something about writing books with character names people hate.
---thindecisive
Whatever you name it, I will follow your links.
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