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Thanks to everyone who played this past weekend’s WGC, which ran over into Monday due to the holiday.
We’ve whittled 500+ entries down to only 20 finalists. (Remember, we were looking for phrases that you’d think would bring up some hits somewhere on Google.) The staff will be voting on your entries today, and we’ll announce the winner Wednesday morning. Feel free to vote on your favorite of these entries if you’d like to try to sway us. The contest is now closed, but if you’d like to see some of the great entries we received, click here.
The finalists (in alphabetical order):
1. “argyle recliner”
2. “aromatic toddler”
3. “cool beachballs”
4. “craftily unethical”
5. “cranky pimp”
6. “Dogbert collar”
7. “genealogical marvel”
8. “Grandma’s famished”
9. “gunky tabletops”
10. “infectious skunk”
11. “kitten critic”
12. “lack granola”
13. “ninety Jellos”
14. “punctual hostess”
15. “Santa’s toothache”
16. “soup buffer”
17. “Starbucks lunatics”
18. “superb lumberjacks”
19. “unflattering toenails”
20. “viewing eyesores”
Comments (25)
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“Starbucks lunatics”
aren’t we all?
posted by SongLee on 11-27-2007 at 9:17 am
“craftily unethical” and “starbucks lunatics” are both very good–I can think of more than a few fitting examples of each.
posted by cb on 11-27-2007 at 9:38 am
Does it count that these are all now google-able, due to this post?
I’m voting for gunky tabletops.
posted by Jill on 11-27-2007 at 9:51 am
kitten critic or superb lumberjacks.
absolutely.
posted by ashley on 11-27-2007 at 9:52 am
Kitten Critic!
www.kittenwar.com
posted by jenny on 11-27-2007 at 10:27 am
I’m surprised that some of these weren’t on google…especially dogbert collar…(I’m too lazy to check). And I’m totally voting for kitten critic.
posted by Lindsay D on 11-27-2007 at 10:36 am
I can’t believe “cool beachballs” wasn’t anywhere on the internet. Amazing!
That’s my vote.
posted by Brook P on 11-27-2007 at 10:44 am
Anybody want to help me start a band called the Craftily Unethical Starbucks Lunatics? I call trombone.
posted by Roger on 11-27-2007 at 11:09 am
since we should vote for what *should* be google-able…
“infectious skunk” and “unflattering toenails”
posted by Lisa on 11-27-2007 at 11:15 am
“argyle recliner”
posted by Felicia on 11-27-2007 at 12:32 pm
Roger- I was just thinking, now I have names for my next 20 bands. I think I’ll start with “Grandma’s Famished.” Could have a picture of a very angry-looking, skinny octogenarian with a fork pointed at the viewer. Any song requests?
posted by Molly on 11-27-2007 at 12:45 pm
Argyle recliner…sounds very fashionable. With argyle making a comeback you would think that people would consider it for furniture.
posted by Ali on 11-27-2007 at 1:45 pm
This may be sour grapes, but “find a pair of words that gives zero hits on Google” doesn’t strike me as a test of genius, just patience. Now, finding a name for such pairs, and finding that pair is one of those pairs; winning a t-shirt would be superfluous, I’m satisfied that I found “stillborn query” to be a stillborn query.
posted by Randy MacDonald on 11-27-2007 at 2:16 pm
Molly - the first single for Grandma’s Famished should be “Argyle Recliner,” off the album Genealogical Marvel!
Now back to the studio, to finish laying down the backing vocals to “Infectious Skunk.”
posted by Roger on 11-27-2007 at 2:22 pm
My vote would be for “unflattering toenails.” Not that I have them, but I would think that could’ve been found on the internet…with cures for foot fungus, ingrown toenails, and whatever happens to someone’s nail to make it thick and flaky. Yuch.
posted by Michele on 11-27-2007 at 2:33 pm
Starbucks lunatics .. there are so many in this world! You see the people addicted to coffee everyday, and it just might be you! Oh how much money they make everyday on overpriced coffee.
posted by Regina on 11-27-2007 at 3:09 pm
aromatic toddler should win hands down.
along with punctual hostess, it sounds the most natural, least contrived of the entries.
kitten critic was cute. argyle recliner was delicious (and while natural sounding enough - unflattering toenails - was not)
posted by dmflaxman on 11-27-2007 at 4:02 pm
My own entry is #15, but I have to say, “cranky pimp” is my favorite. I mean, how are there not multiple references to a cranky pimp on the internet, considering It’s Hard Out There For them?
posted by CJ on 11-27-2007 at 6:26 pm
I love “cranky pimp”…who knew that they were so were upbeat all the time? It definitely puts that occupation in a new light…
posted by liz on 11-27-2007 at 7:35 pm
A double billing?
Cranky Pimp with headliner Grandma’s Famished. Get your tickets now!
posted by Jim on 11-27-2007 at 7:55 pm
I vote for “cool beachballs”. It sounds like something that should have been out there already.
posted by Christi on 11-27-2007 at 9:25 pm
The truth of the matter…Beach Ball is two words.
I am digging seeing a “cranky pimp” sitting in his “argyle recliner”
posted by Billy on 11-27-2007 at 10:10 pm
voting for kitten critics
posted by matt on 11-27-2007 at 10:37 pm
Cool beachballs has to win. I don’t care that it may be two words. The fact that no beachball marketer has ever described their balls as cool is astounding.
posted by Ian on 12-2-2007 at 3:26 pm
I am late at this but wow all these entries are pretty good! Mine is “Starbucks lunatics.” And I was so surprised it was a finalist! And I am happy I won! I was caught up in finals and stuff so I was away from this site… but I am so happy! And glad everyone liked it!
posted by B. Patel on 12-2-2007 at 6:41 pm