November Linkfest

In this season of gratitude I'm giving thanks for...

1. Typocalypse, a set of fonts accompanied by the subliminal messages they're communicating. See image, left. (Via monKey Art Awards, which more typically takes aim at the ridiculous redundancy, and the redundant ridiculousness, of movie posters and movie advertising.)

2. The First Unitarian Jihad Name Generator, the perfect complement to Jon Carroll's 2005 column about Unitarian Jihad ("The vote of our God subcommittee is 10-8 in favor of one God, with two abstentions. Brother Flaming Sword of Moderation noted the possibility of there being no God at all, and his objection was noted with love by the secretary"). My Unitarian Jihad name: Sister Joyous Blade of Enlightened Enlightenment. And thank you for asking. (Hat tip: Everything You Know About English Is Wrong.)

3. The Secret Service Code Name Generator, which I learned about from someone on Twitter who I hope doesn't mind being anonymous. In real life, the Secret Serviced get to choose the first letter of their Secret Code Names; the Obamas—Renegade, Renaissance, Rosebud, and Radiance—are brought to you by the letter R.

4. Wordie's nutty compilation of names for mongrels and mutts, from a list "actually published by the American Canine Hybrid Club." Havamalt? Why, thanks; don't mind if I do.

5. Unfortunate Names, a blog devoted to the inadvertent double-entendre, the cringeworthy Engrish, and the creepily sincere. The blog's subtitle says it all: "Revel in the immaturity."

6. The funniest Internet error message ever. Period.

Comments

[Bill Brohaugh]

In regard to #6, the site that you cant get to likely has a site map labeled Here Be Dragons at the edges.

[Jessica]

Now that Im a dog owner, I found the canine hybrid naming just fascinating. Now heres a question prompted by my cousin: With all the mixed breeds that include poodles these days, will it be necessary to identify the purebred poodle differently to distinguish it from, e.g., the yorkie-poo, cockapoo, Labradoodle, goldendoodle? If so, in the spirit of the acoustic guitar and snail mail, I offer you the poo-poo.

And yes, I am gravely sleep-deprived. And I cant tell you how much I love havamalt as a breed name.