Posts Tagged ‘names’

The science of naming planets

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

According to CNN, 32 planets have been discovered outside Earth's solar system.

With ridiculous names like Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus, it's obvious that scientists know dick-all about how to name things in any type of compelling way. I'd like to offer my services, and here are the 32 names that I suggest:

  1. Giantkiller
  2. Napoleon
  3. Royale With Cheese
  4. The Freshmaker
  5. Black Power
  6. Thundercats
  7. Mr. Brown
  8. Spaceballs the Planet
  9. Ninjas
  10. Mike Hunt
  11. Death by Chocolate
  12. Kardashian
  13. Awesome Planet Awesome of the World of Awesomeness
  14. 42
  15. Cunty
  16. Mimekiller
  17. Jason Bourne
  18. Mogo
  19. Snap
  20. Max Power
  21. Avitable
  22. Elm Street the Planet
  23. Fitty Cent
  24. Death Star
  25. Krypton
  26. World of Fish
  27. Crackle
  28. Burt Reynolds
  29. Boner
  30. Avril
  31. Gravitas
  32. Wolfcastle

What would you name a planet if you could name it anything?

What Not to Name Your Baby

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

A post over at Mental Floss (great site and great magazine, by the way) listed 6 baby names that you probably shouldn't use, including Batman, Eclipse Glasses, and Adolf.

I thought I'd add to this helpful advice for the mother- and father-to-be and list off some more names that you really shouldn't use for your newborn's name.

  • Bruise Punchface
  • Heyyoulittlefucker
  • Phagit
  • Underwear
  • Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  • Hubert
  • Eunice
  • Fishysmell Tunapants
  • Soup, although Boyardee is perfectly acceptable
  • Lemonjello, Orangejello, or anything else you can get from your pantry (eg Browniemix)
  • Moist
  • iPod
  • Scout
  • Glasgow, Baghdad, or Moscow
  • Flanders

And just in case I just picked all of the names you were just thinking about choosing, here are some names that are not only acceptable, they're kick ass!

  • Optimus Prime
  • Kal El (yes, I know, don't tell me that Nic Cage named his kid that. I'm not a fucking moron.)
  • Killer
  • Thor
  • Deus Ex
  • Max Power
  • Cheetara
  • Einstein

Go forth. Be fruitful. Multiply. And don't come up with a douchey name for your kid, okay?


In other Avita-news, we need your vacation photos! Not just any photos, though. We need specific vacation photos that show you and/or your family standing in front of something. Whether it's Niagara Falls, the world's largest ball of twine, or just some picturesque scenery, we need photos! If you send in a photo of you, with or without your family, standing in front of touristy shit, we will use that photo as part of the decorations for the huge 2009 Halloween Party! Just email me at adam (at) avitable (dot) com with the photo as an attachment, or use the form below. You don't have to be attending to participate, and the more people who submit, the more fun it will be!

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