I need a title for my local column that will begin running later this month.
The column will focus on family and parenting (stop laughing), but will hopefully attract other readers both to the column and the blog who are not parents (at least, that they know of...wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Therefore, I do not want to name it anything too parent-y that may turn someone off.
Ideas that have been suggested (and summarily rejected) are:
Brutalism at home (Too domestic violence-y.)
Suburban Krackerz (A write-in vote from my oldest friend.)
White rocks by the mailbox. (If you don't get this, I am very disappointed.)Let me know if you have any ideas. If I use your idea, I will interview you for a future post and send you a fabulous* gift.
*"fabulous" obviously being open to interpretation
Some ideas:
ReplyDelete"Countdown to 18"
"*Real Advice Sold Separately"
"Domestic Amiss"
"Who Ate My Sanity?"
Obviously it should be Mexican S'mores and More.
ReplyDeleteHahhahaha. I make myself laugh. Still thinking over here.
"Now with More Umlauts" is appropriately entertaining and non-informing. :)
ReplyDeleteOther equally nebulous phrases:
"Where's my 'Prize Included'?"
"You're No Billy from Family Circus"
"Just Rub Some Dirt in It"
Or perhaps some play on Oakton?
Okay, I'm no help at all.
"Around the Firepit"
ReplyDelete"We Call it Smoketon"
"Parenting Ain't for Sissies"
"What's in YOUR Water Bottle?"
Lifestyles of the Hitched and Ignoramus.
ReplyDeleteOde to dilettante07
ReplyDeleteDilettante07 is my hero
I sure hope dilettante07 finds this funny
Brutal juice (I thought about brutal jews, but that would probably appeal to the wrong audience)
Brutally honest
Umlauts for everyone
Everyone is crazy
Poop is cool
Even cool kids poop
Justin Bieber
How about...Fucked by Calgan.
ReplyDeleteIt's a throwback.
Swinging in Oakton
ReplyDeleteFor 'Rents
How Can I Miss You if You Won't Go to College?
Still thinking.
ReplyDeleteThat's not my suggestion. I'm seriously still thinking.
A Day In The Life of a Black and White Marble Composition Notebook
ReplyDeleteIf The Minivan's a'Rockin, Don't Come a'Knockin
Soccer Mom? I Hardly Know 'er Mom!
(somebody stop me, please. This is getting embarrassing)
You Call It Suburbia, I Call It Brutalism
ReplyDeleteor You Call It Parenting, I Call It Brutalism
ReplyDeleteI think that dodges the "parent brutality" bullet
I'm guessing they're not going to let you use "swingers" in the title, eh? So, I'd go with "You're Results May Vary".
ReplyDeleteI also like the "How can I miss you if you won't go to college" idea.
Only, it would be "YOUR Results May Vary". Sorry, I'm under-caffeinated this morning. I really shouldn't even be allowed near a computer until I've had at least 3 cups.
ReplyDeleteOh, hey, there might be a title in there somewhere, too. I'll let you know once I've had another cuppa.
I like Suburban Krackerz.
ReplyDeleteWhat about " Refrigerate After Opening".
Brutally Honest
ReplyDeleteBrutally Yours
Stop Touching Me
ReplyDeleteIt's All Fun and Games
Go To Your Room
Time Out
Continuing the JV theme:
ReplyDeleteDon't make me stop this car!
You'll poke your eye out.
Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap
You're grounded
Walk it off
Playgrounds and Wine Bars
ReplyDeleteMommy's Little Helper
Moooooog - I don't understand Domestic Amish...I'm not a Mennonite.
ReplyDeleteOh..."Amiss"...
SU&R - I should propose Mexican S'more. Without explanation.
Lacochran - Now with more umlauts would be fantastically random. And I would make a point to weave lederhosen into every post.
(That's actually a personal goal of mine no matter what the title ends up being.)
YMY - How about We Call it Smoketon around the Firepit? At least around YOUR firepit.
You're Lucky - Hits a little too close to home.
Dilettante - I will call it Justin Bieber, and my tweener readership will explode.
Ed - They told me no one would ever see that video...
YMY - Loving these.
SU&R - I'm expecting big things.
YMY - Soccer in the front...liquor in the rear.
Dori - I call it Stoketon. (That merges my Va. Beach/Oakton roots.) Genius, don't you think?
ZenMom - It's all fun and games until swingers actually start reading the column.
ReplyDeleteEr, MORE swingers.
Ms. Givens - That sounds like a punchline to a joke.
Fragrant Liar - I like the Brutally Honest. Hmmm...
JV - I could maybe work with Stop Touching Me...perhaps "Stop Touching Me, Creepy Old neighbor"?
Now I'm being Brutally Honest.
Tante - You'll poke your eye out -- funny. And, mommy and daddy are going to "take a nap" -- for the exact duration of a Sid the Science Kid episode, it turns out.
YMY - How about merging the two? Wine: Mommy's little helper.
"Because I Said So"
ReplyDeleteIt is brief, alludes to parenting, and tells us why we should listen to your sage advice.
You know it is a good title because it bends but it doesn't break.
"I didn't sign up for this."
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