The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

14 January 2008

I think they should call it "Sonny"

A passel of Tufts University students have put up a blog to — well, the subtitle says it all:

A select group of America's most brilliant students who are actually getting academic credit (if not a stellar grade) for goofing off on this blog.

One post so far, from "The Minions," who advise:

Remember that one of the goals of this project will be to generate traffic from other blogs and from web surfers. Therefore, a name that attracts interest or curiosity is more advantageous than something generic.

As an example, you might find it amusing that one blog that enjoys significant traffic is called "This Blog Is Full of Crap."

I need hardly point out that Laurence Simon objects to his traffic being called "significant." Still, the name for this new enterprise is indeed critical, and to show that I have a heart, I offer an even number of half-hearted suggestions:

  • The Huffington Pissed
  • 19-Year-Old Women With Large Breasts
  • Like Glenn Reynolds, But Without Saying "Heh"
  • We Thought They Were Saying "Woo-burn"
  • Carbohydrate Wisdom
  • My36DD
  • Bin Laden, Done That
  • Duncan Hunter Read This Once
  • Panic! At The Bursar's
  • 20-Year-Old Women With Large Breasts

You're very welcome.

Update: They've tweaked a few things, including the tag line, which now contains the phrase "wait till Dad finds out", and The Minions have given way to The Perfessor.

Posted at 8:43 AM to Blogorrhea , Listing to One Side


How about "Tufts Hit"?

Posted by: McGehee at 12:17 PM on 14 January 2008

I like it. And the faster I say it, the better I like it.

Posted by: CGHill at 12:24 PM on 14 January 2008

Regardless of the name they choose, excellent googlebombing on your part.

Posted by: Brian J. at 12:55 PM on 14 January 2008

This is in fact my class -- which doesn't meet until next week. I set up the template to give them a little poke, so they're motivated to come up with their own changes. As you can see,I changed the name of the blog once already.

Thanks for helping me give them the object lesson in traffic generation!

(I like Panic! At the Bursar's -- most of the others will violate the Tufts Speech Code. Feh.)

Posted by: wavemaker at 5:59 AM on 15 January 2008