We were looking at the lineup for this year's Outside Lands festival and arguing about the proper pronunciation of the name of the band !!!. Although we later found out that Wikipedia says it's pronounced "chk chk chk" (which is really not much better than !!!), we settled on Bang Bang Bang.
That, of course, derailed the conversation into a discussion of an internet classic, a typographical poem about a system error:
< > ! * ' ' #
^ " ` $ $ -
! * = @ $ _
% * < > ~ # 4
& [ ] . . /
| { , , SYSTEM HALTED
This, of course, only makes sense if you pronounce the character's names, and explained by About.com (by "sense" we mean "has a rhythm and a rhyme" and by "names" we mean "slang terms for").
However, this put us on the track of some truly outrageous and unique band names! For instance:
' ' ! * (Tick Tick Bang Splat, rockabilly)
The /!s (The Slashbangs, punk)
# to the $ (Pound To The Dollar, a rap outfit or a smooth jazz band of bankers, you choose)
The @@s (The AT-ATs, a star wars band)
144< (144 Karat, a hip-hop artist)
0=2 (Not Equal To, a political band for just about any cause)
And many, many more. Have fun, and suggest new ones in the comments!
No comments:
Post a Comment