Derby Name Game
April 4, 2011 1:31 PM Subscribe
Another "Help me pick a derby name" request... Brooklyn Brewser, Tricky Spillane and Sis Boom Bootie have been nixed.
I need to come up with my derby name and fast. Wanna help?
About me:
I was born and bred in Brooklyn but now live in the south
I am 6' tall
I am in my early thirties
I love Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and classic rock in general; also Talking Heads and T Rexx
I drive an old Scout International
I love beer and bourbon
I own guns
I am a feminist
I love hardboiled fiction - Jim Thompson, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are my favorites
Contrary to the above, I am not a lesbian
I am a blocker who uses lotsa booty and hip
Brooklyn Brewser, Tricky Spillane and Sis Boom Bootie have been nixed (though what kind of asshole wouldn't like sis boom bootie?) are already taken (Sammy Automatic, Boom Boom)
Care to help a rollergirl out?
I need to come up with my derby name and fast. Wanna help?
About me:
I was born and bred in Brooklyn but now live in the south
I am 6' tall
I am in my early thirties
I love Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and classic rock in general; also Talking Heads and T Rexx
I drive an old Scout International
I love beer and bourbon
I own guns
I am a feminist
I love hardboiled fiction - Jim Thompson, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler are my favorites
Contrary to the above, I am not a lesbian
I am a blocker who uses lotsa booty and hip
Brooklyn Brewser, Tricky Spillane and Sis Boom Bootie have been nixed (though what kind of asshole wouldn't like sis boom bootie?) are already taken (Sammy Automatic, Boom Boom)
Care to help a rollergirl out?
Phatllip Marlowe
posted by iconomy at 1:40 PM on April 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by iconomy at 1:40 PM on April 4, 2011 [2 favorites]
Best answer: I only have one request, if you're going to go the "pun/wordplay" route ---BY GOD KEEP IT TO ONE PUN PER NAME! For example, I heard about someone kicking around the name Maryland MonRage. NONO! Maryland Monroe -- fine. Marylin MonRage -- fine I guess... Maryland MonRage -- ONE JOKE TOO MANY!
(Sorry, just had to insert my little derby name pet peeve there.)
Anyway I've had this one up my sleeve for a while..."Lisa Injection."
Anyway good luck and knock em dead, kid.
posted by capnsue at 1:40 PM on April 4, 2011 [3 favorites]
(Sorry, just had to insert my little derby name pet peeve there.)
Anyway I've had this one up my sleeve for a while..."Lisa Injection."
Anyway good luck and knock em dead, kid.
posted by capnsue at 1:40 PM on April 4, 2011 [3 favorites]
Without knowing you, I'd say something like Dixie Kickin's.
posted by TheBones at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by TheBones at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011
Response by poster: No picture yet. But... if you think Kristen Johnson from Third Rock days - that's not far off.
Charlotte, NC.
posted by omarlittle at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011
Charlotte, NC.
posted by omarlittle at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Crash L. Hammett
Femme Noir
Crazy Duke
posted by inturnaround at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011
Femme Noir
Crazy Duke
posted by inturnaround at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011
Who nixed Sis Boom Bootie? That's pure awesome.
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 1:41 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Crash L. Hammett
Femme Noir
Genius.
Who nixed Sis Boom Bootie? That's pure awesome.
Agreed. I'm keeping it in my back pocket.
posted by omarlittle at 1:44 PM on April 4, 2011
Femme Noir
Genius.
Who nixed Sis Boom Bootie? That's pure awesome.
Agreed. I'm keeping it in my back pocket.
posted by omarlittle at 1:44 PM on April 4, 2011
I like Crash L. H ammet and Femme Noir. Also Phatlip Marlowe
posted by radioamy at 1:44 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by radioamy at 1:44 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Maltease Falcon?
There's already a Craisy Dukes.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 1:48 PM on April 4, 2011
There's already a Craisy Dukes.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 1:48 PM on April 4, 2011
What neighborhood(s) in Brooklyn did you live/grow up in?
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 1:49 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 1:49 PM on April 4, 2011
Are Brooklyn Bomber and Brooklyn Bombshell taken?
Bootie Patootie
Bashiell Hammett
posted by iconomy at 2:03 PM on April 4, 2011
Bootie Patootie
Bashiell Hammett
posted by iconomy at 2:03 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Smack Sabbath
Lick-her Cabinet? (not intentionally sexual, since you like booze, but maybe funny)
Must-Hang Sally
Dread Zeppelin
posted by nakedmolerats at 2:06 PM on April 4, 2011
Lick-her Cabinet? (not intentionally sexual, since you like booze, but maybe funny)
Must-Hang Sally
Dread Zeppelin
posted by nakedmolerats at 2:06 PM on April 4, 2011
Response by poster: Born and raised in Park Slope / lived in Sunset Park and then Williamsburg (Graham stop).
posted by omarlittle at 2:06 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by omarlittle at 2:06 PM on April 4, 2011
Response by poster: Bashiell Hammett
Maltease Falcon
Bootie Patootie
Smack Sabbath
Lick-her Cabinet? (not intentionally sexual, since you like booze, but maybe funny)
Must-Hang Sally
Dread Zeppelin
You all should quit your day jobs and do this full time. Lick-her Cabinet??? That is fantastic.
posted by omarlittle at 2:10 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Maltease Falcon
Bootie Patootie
Smack Sabbath
Lick-her Cabinet? (not intentionally sexual, since you like booze, but maybe funny)
Must-Hang Sally
Dread Zeppelin
You all should quit your day jobs and do this full time. Lick-her Cabinet??? That is fantastic.
posted by omarlittle at 2:10 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Although I see Craisy Dukes (who plays for RI) is not actually on the TwoEvils list. Looks like there's another Charlotte skater by the name of Lykr C'leen.
Flipping Bashiell Hammett around, how about Dashiell Hammer?
Bourbon Belle?
Few people in NC are going to know the neighborhoods in BK, so the joke will be lost on them. Yankee Ripper?
posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:12 PM on April 4, 2011
Flipping Bashiell Hammett around, how about Dashiell Hammer?
Bourbon Belle?
Few people in NC are going to know the neighborhoods in BK, so the joke will be lost on them. Yankee Ripper?
posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:12 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Too-close-to-taken or not, I think "Sis Boom Body" sounds better than "booty."
posted by rhizome at 2:16 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by rhizome at 2:16 PM on April 4, 2011
Leaning toward Scout Flinch, as a compound of your Scout International and your southernness.
posted by dlugoczaj at 2:17 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by dlugoczaj at 2:17 PM on April 4, 2011
Must-hang Sally?! Yes!
Also Crystal Chaos
How are women usually referred to in these hardboiled novels? Toots? Legs for Miles?
Maybe a play on a female spy or detective: Nancy Drill?
posted by jander03 at 2:17 PM on April 4, 2011
Also Crystal Chaos
How are women usually referred to in these hardboiled novels? Toots? Legs for Miles?
Maybe a play on a female spy or detective: Nancy Drill?
posted by jander03 at 2:17 PM on April 4, 2011
Can you play with Tina Weymouth's name, as a Talking Heads fan? Something like Tina Trashmouth or Tina Bigmouth?
posted by dlugoczaj at 2:19 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by dlugoczaj at 2:19 PM on April 4, 2011
Southern Discomfort
posted by jamjam at 2:24 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by jamjam at 2:24 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: You guys are killing it. How the hell am I supposed to pick?!
How are women usually referred to in these hardboiled novels? Toots? Legs for Miles?
Red Harvest is Dinah Brand (though Whisper and MacSwain are great names too); Brigid O'Shaughnessy in Maltese Falcon and Effie Perine was Sam Spade's secretary. Too obscure a reference?
posted by omarlittle at 2:27 PM on April 4, 2011
How are women usually referred to in these hardboiled novels? Toots? Legs for Miles?
Red Harvest is Dinah Brand (though Whisper and MacSwain are great names too); Brigid O'Shaughnessy in Maltese Falcon and Effie Perine was Sam Spade's secretary. Too obscure a reference?
posted by omarlittle at 2:27 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Southern Discomfort's taken, but that's a great one!
FYI--this is the master list of roller derby names. Not all of them are from WFTDA skaters, but as far as I've encountered, people use it as the resource for confirming your name is still available. The catch, as I understand it, is that it takes a while for your league to sponsor your name and get the OK, so you may be skating as Southern Discomfort for a while only to find out that it's ultimately taken because someone was in the approval process before you.
Red Harvest is Dinah Brand (though Whisper and MacSwain are great names too); Brigid O'Shaughnessy in Maltese Falcon and Effie Perine was Sam Spade's secretary. Too obscure a reference?
Too obscure, I think.
Charlotte Trampling, after the British actress? Likely also too obscure!
Charlotte Fever? (Apologies to Harlot Fevah, of the Boston Derby Dames.)
posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:36 PM on April 4, 2011
FYI--this is the master list of roller derby names. Not all of them are from WFTDA skaters, but as far as I've encountered, people use it as the resource for confirming your name is still available. The catch, as I understand it, is that it takes a while for your league to sponsor your name and get the OK, so you may be skating as Southern Discomfort for a while only to find out that it's ultimately taken because someone was in the approval process before you.
Red Harvest is Dinah Brand (though Whisper and MacSwain are great names too); Brigid O'Shaughnessy in Maltese Falcon and Effie Perine was Sam Spade's secretary. Too obscure a reference?
Too obscure, I think.
Charlotte Trampling, after the British actress? Likely also too obscure!
Charlotte Fever? (Apologies to Harlot Fevah, of the Boston Derby Dames.)
posted by Admiral Haddock at 2:36 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Dangit, Smack Daniels is taken.
BoilHer MakeHer? Bourbon ChaseHer? Too literal?
Pistol Packin' Mama?
Straight Outta Brooklyn?
posted by KathrynT at 2:51 PM on April 4, 2011
BoilHer MakeHer? Bourbon ChaseHer? Too literal?
Pistol Packin' Mama?
Straight Outta Brooklyn?
posted by KathrynT at 2:51 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: I've always wanted to see a roller derby chick named Mary Fuck Kill because I think that would be hilarious.
posted by mathowie at 3:02 PM on April 4, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by mathowie at 3:02 PM on April 4, 2011 [5 favorites]
Certainly Harlotte O'Hara is taken.
Sick Tracy
A play on "here's Looking at You, Kid"?
posted by jander03 at 3:08 PM on April 4, 2011
Sick Tracy
A play on "here's Looking at You, Kid"?
posted by jander03 at 3:08 PM on April 4, 2011
Response by poster: I've always wanted to see a roller derby chick named Mary Fuck Kill because I think that would be hilarious.
Oh hell. There are CHILDREN at these games for fuck's sake. But I'm putting that one in my other pocket.
posted by omarlittle at 3:13 PM on April 4, 2011
Oh hell. There are CHILDREN at these games for fuck's sake. But I'm putting that one in my other pocket.
posted by omarlittle at 3:13 PM on April 4, 2011
How about Mary F. Kill then? I think everyone over the age of 20 would get it, those below, would miss it appropriately.
posted by mathowie at 3:20 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by mathowie at 3:20 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
There's a "Mary Kill" on the South Jersey Derby Girls, which might knock out Mary F. Kill (which is a great name).
posted by Admiral Haddock at 3:24 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by Admiral Haddock at 3:24 PM on April 4, 2011
Response by poster: There's a "Mary Kill" on the South Jersey Derby Girls, which might knock out Mary F. Kill (which is a great name).
I just saw that :|
Mary Screwer-Kill, Mary Fuchor-Kill...
posted by omarlittle at 3:31 PM on April 4, 2011
I just saw that :|
Mary Screwer-Kill, Mary Fuchor-Kill...
posted by omarlittle at 3:31 PM on April 4, 2011
If it helps any, I learned the game as "Shag, Marry, Cliff."
you could skate as Mary Cliff.
posted by KathrynT at 3:34 PM on April 4, 2011
you could skate as Mary Cliff.
posted by KathrynT at 3:34 PM on April 4, 2011
Best answer: Mary Fuck Hill is hilarious.
Mary Dewer Kill?
posted by iconomy at 3:36 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Mary Dewer Kill?
posted by iconomy at 3:36 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Brooklyn Egg Scream
posted by Iris Gambol at 3:37 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Iris Gambol at 3:37 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks everyone. These are amazing. I'll report back.
posted by omarlittle at 3:51 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by omarlittle at 3:51 PM on April 4, 2011
Not much to add except support for capnsue's one-pun-per-name thing and also Lisa L'Injection.
UK derby girl here - welcome to the gang!
posted by corvine at 4:07 PM on April 4, 2011
UK derby girl here - welcome to the gang!
posted by corvine at 4:07 PM on April 4, 2011
oh shit - capnsue, my team plays yours on Sunday :D
posted by corvine at 4:10 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by corvine at 4:10 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
The Long Goodbye
Tara Byrne
Savannah Byrne
Thigh Bama Slamma
Corpus Christy
Thigh-85
posted by toadliquor at 4:59 PM on April 4, 2011
Tara Byrne
Savannah Byrne
Thigh Bama Slamma
Corpus Christy
Thigh-85
posted by toadliquor at 4:59 PM on April 4, 2011
oh shit corvine! i'm not on the all stars (more like a uh, regular star?) but I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE GAMES THIS WEEKEND! I'm waking up at 6am and everything to watch it on DNN...yeah!
glad you're with me on the one-pun thing, corvine!
One other rule that I think is good to go by when picking derby names....in general I have found that "-her" as a suffix for names is pretty overused and kind of meh. For example "Frida Beater", good, "Frida BeatHer" -- too much. Don't know why, it's a subtle thing, but it makes all the difference.
Have a rad game sunday, corvine!
posted by capnsue at 5:35 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
glad you're with me on the one-pun thing, corvine!
One other rule that I think is good to go by when picking derby names....in general I have found that "-her" as a suffix for names is pretty overused and kind of meh. For example "Frida Beater", good, "Frida BeatHer" -- too much. Don't know why, it's a subtle thing, but it makes all the difference.
Have a rad game sunday, corvine!
posted by capnsue at 5:35 PM on April 4, 2011 [1 favorite]
I finally signed up for a MeFi account just so I could post a name suggestion that makes me want to join a roller derby myself!
Liesl Injection
posted by hetobeto at 5:42 PM on April 4, 2011
Liesl Injection
posted by hetobeto at 5:42 PM on April 4, 2011
Mary Boff Kill
posted by codswallop at 8:39 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by codswallop at 8:39 PM on April 4, 2011
Wow, MegoSteve, I love Lauren Order. Great ref name, too! Wonder if it's taken...(and kicking myself for not thinking of it!)
posted by capnsue at 9:16 PM on April 4, 2011
posted by capnsue at 9:16 PM on April 4, 2011
The Jeepster
posted by doctor_negative at 3:02 AM on April 5, 2011
posted by doctor_negative at 3:02 AM on April 5, 2011
capnsue, you and I are totally in the same boat with regard to thoughts on derby names.
(We had a referee named Ref by Lethal Injection, and apparently actually had some people attendees complain about his name. He went to a different league for a while and became Walter Ego, which he uses when he refs for us.)
posted by Lucinda at 6:35 AM on April 5, 2011
(We had a referee named Ref by Lethal Injection, and apparently actually had some people attendees complain about his name. He went to a different league for a while and became Walter Ego, which he uses when he refs for us.)
posted by Lucinda at 6:35 AM on April 5, 2011
Response by poster: Capnsue - I completely agree re. the no-double-pun and overuse of 'her.
Lauren Order
The Long Goodbye
Mary Dewer Kill?
Mary F. Kill
Bourbon Chaser
Must-hang Sally
Sis Boom Body
Sis Boom Bootie
Maltease Falcon
Smack Sabbath
Licker Cabinet
Dread Zeppelin
Crash L. Hammett
Femme Noir
Right now - friends are leaning heavily toward Mary Dewer-Kill and Sis Boom Body. And diaper girl... which I don't find funny at all.
posted by omarlittle at 8:34 AM on April 5, 2011
Lauren Order
The Long Goodbye
Mary Dewer Kill?
Mary F. Kill
Bourbon Chaser
Must-hang Sally
Sis Boom Body
Sis Boom Bootie
Maltease Falcon
Smack Sabbath
Licker Cabinet
Dread Zeppelin
Crash L. Hammett
Femme Noir
Right now - friends are leaning heavily toward Mary Dewer-Kill and Sis Boom Body. And diaper girl... which I don't find funny at all.
posted by omarlittle at 8:34 AM on April 5, 2011
More violent alternative to Maltease Falcon > Maultese Falcon
posted by Lucinda at 9:49 AM on April 5, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Lucinda at 9:49 AM on April 5, 2011 [1 favorite]
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Where in the south are you?
posted by TheBones at 1:38 PM on April 4, 2011