Comments on: It's not gonna be "Camp Doyouwannalayme"

Question: It's not gonna be "Camp Doyouwannalayme"

gavia — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:49:29 -0800

Can you provide some name suggestions for a summer camp?

Calling all those former campers out there: I'm looking for some suggestions for a name of summer camp. While I don't think it's entirely relevant, this is a summer camp for adults.

We're looking for a name that:

-is easy to spell if you've only heard it spoken
-isn't a first-nations-based (or sounding) (e.g. "Camp Cherokee)
-may have metaphorical significance
-has some relationship to the natural world or a classic camp activity
-could be turned into a .com

But really, any idea would be appreciated.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:16:31 -0800

Camp Beaver

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:20:33 -0800

How about Summer Camp? The domain my be tricky to get, but you can't get more iconic/nostalgic (if that's what you are going for) than that.

By: Gucky

Gucky — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:30:40 -0800

Legal challenges and URLs are always more difficult to overcome than coming up with a clever name. (USPTO is a good place to start the trademark search, make sure to only search relevant classes, live marks)

I'd create a formula that sounds like a typical camp and run a whole bunch of possibilities through it until you find one that clears.

Something like Camp (RealWord)-a-lot, Camp (RealWord)amee, Camp (RealWord)akee, Camp (RealWord)aka and other suffixes stolen from real camp names; replace RealWord with words related to camp.

By: Loto

Loto — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:34:41 -0800

So, using Gucky's idea... Camp Layamee?

By: Oddly

Oddly — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:56:28 -0800

backat camp

indiansummer camp

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:41:07 -0800

Is there anything we should know about this camp? Is it in the mountains, by the shore, by a lake, based on art, based on writing, teaching circus skills, teaching meditation, etc? Is it in a named scenic area of a state?

By: scarabic

scarabic — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:43:08 -0800

Camp Diablo

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:56:40 -0800

Is there a geological feature nearby like say XXX Creek or XXX Mountain or XXX Island?

By: rob511

rob511 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:57:26 -0800

Camp Lanyard
Camp Skeeter
Camp 3Leaves
Camp Rufnit
Camp Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
and ...
Camp Granada!

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:55:19 -0800

I understand "Jesus Camp" may be available...

By: jaysus chris

jaysus chris — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:06:20 -0800

Camp Infesto?

By: Bighappyfunhouse

Bighappyfunhouse — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:43:10 -0800

Band Camp

By: Glow Bucket

Glow Bucket — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:10:08 -0800

Camp Crystal Lake
Camp Damp
Camp Hiking Cramp

Camp Ing
Camp Y

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 04:42:10 -0800

Camp Exclusive
Camp Cell-Out
Camp No Signal
Camp Boot
Camp It-Up
Camp Chlamydia
Camp Mosquito Feast
Jurassic Park

By: headspace

headspace — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:29:03 -0800

Camp Whitman

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:29:41 -0800

Camp Ervanbeethoven

By: JekPorkins

JekPorkins — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:06:46 -0800

Camp Freddy, of course.

By: box

box — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:18:53 -0800

Notes on 'Camp.'

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:29:29 -0800

Camp Bug Juice
Camp in Vermont for pretentious Manhattanites

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:30:28 -0800

Seriously, I do like "Summer Camp." Or just "Camp."

By: salvia

salvia — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:43:19 -0800

Random, camp-related words, combine as you like:

flagpole, taps, sunrise, sunset, cots, sleeping bag, cobwebs (Camp Cobweb?), mildew, koolaid, fruit punch, lemonade, peanut butter sandwiches, smores, campfire, bonfire, ghost stories, plastic bags and aluminum foil, skunks, raccoons, opossums, black bears, dew, grass, forest clearing, cabin, rustic, weathered wood, kerosene, lanterns, flashlight, toothbrush, soap caddy, daddy long-legs, other spiders, horseback riding, swim cap, canoe, counselors, school bus.

P.S. There's no word to encapsulate how bad camp songs are, like this one: "my mom gave me a nickle / she said, go buy a pickle / but I didn't buy no pickle. / Instead! / I bought bubble gum! / Bazooka-zooka bubble gum! // My mom gave me a dime / she said, go buy a lime..."

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:53:42 -0800

Ooh, if it were a camp for lawyers it could be "Camp Counselor"!

By: JamesMessick

JamesMessick — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:55:33 -0800

How about Camp Kidsaway, or camp Beekay.