Words that are also excellent band names, if the rules below are correctly applied

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Yes, plethora! Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem--one of my favorite bands. ;-)

I've always liked "Skirt," just on its own. And "The Electric Mayhem," which I think I stole from Jim Henson(?).

Oh, well--then brag away!

I know you know, reesetee--I was just bragging. :)

I have Schott's Miscellany, and though it's likeable, I'm not sure it's deserving of the praise that's been heaped on it. Leash is interesting though--I have never heard of that.

Perhaps I should clarify. I know what brace means; I just like the phrase a brace of German Shepherds. In fact, I'm stealing it. :-)

Sausalito is also a delicious kind of cookie manufactured by Pepperidge Farms.

c_b: Schott's Miscellany gives brace as the term for two game birds, leash for three.

I could see "brace" being used for birds, esp. dead ones that are being brought somewhere to be cooked, but I've mostly heard it used for dogs, as in "a brace of greyhounds," or some such. In fact I believe it came from the fact that the two dogs were collared together--just saw some eighteenth-century print depicting this not too long ago. Damn, now I have to go looking for it!

P.S. "The Pus Jewels" is AWESOME. Vile, but awesome.

Oh, also, I would call my band "The Pus Jewels".

Yes, indeed. Two pheasants are a brace. What is the corresponding term for three pheasants?

Note that I use the example of pheasants, rather than german shepherds, because my understanding is that the terms in question apply to game birds.

I'm sure I'm the worst singer in the world ... maybe we have a future together?

I remember a band called "People With Chairs Up Their Noses." Don't know what kind of music they played but probably wasn't as wild as their name.

Yeah. "Brace" means two. I learned that recently and I'm very pleased I had a chance to use it. :)

A brace of German Shepherds?

I have always been partial to these band names, myself (none of them are real, as far as I know):

Velcro
Scrim
Blue Corn Bagel

I think they would work with or without a "The" and pluralization. I also think "Velcro and Scrim" are great names for a brace of German shepherds.

John, that's a great band-name, Testing Email Notification. Techno-rock, I'm sure. ;-)

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I think Arugula could go either way too. And Sausalito is the correct spelling, AFAIK, not Sauselito. (/pedant)

Thanks!

FWIW, in addition to the below-noted Sauselito, a lot of this is derivative. "Cherry Bomb" is a Joan Jett song, the bands Super Furry Animals and The Tragically Hip both have albums called Phantom Power, and there's a dozen songs about kung fu.

Brilliant list. You have a real gift!

Though I'm pretty unfamiliar with the original band, my favorite's Masonic Youth. Also, The Frowned Upon.

By "Sauselito" do you in fact mean "Sausalito," the town in California? And I should mention that I'm fully on board with the punctuational appointments.

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electro music from Ann Arbor. good stuff. Listen to it on WCBN's Crush Collision show.

I vote for arugula

Yeah, you're right, I think Sauselito could go either way. And yes, I stole it from Lost in Translation :-)

Is Sauselito really an exception? 'The Sauselitos' works for me. Incidentally, Sausalito is the name of the band in the hotel in Lost in Translation.

I firmly believe that all band names should be plural, and start with "The", though I didn't list the names above that way so that they would be indexed correctly. When reading the list, please mentally add a "The" and pluralize. So the band names would be "The Peds", "The Ectomorphs", "The Huaraches", "The Masonic Youth", "The Tutus", "The Kung Fus", "The Arugulas", etc.

The only exceptions are: Group Hug, Phantom Power and Magnetic North, which stand as-are, and "Sauselito", to which exhilarating punctuation is added: "¡Sauselito!". If you are in an actual band and would like to use any of these names, they're available for licensing. Have your lawyers get in touch with my agent. Or vice versa.