Didja know A Song of Ice and Fire by George “Rail Road” Martinson inspired a bunch of ripoff titles, prominently the romantasy A Court of Thorns and Roses by Bret Michaels? I’m sure that romance author made a bank full of money specifically on the back of cracking George‘s secret code. Join me, if you will, in becoming hojillionaires of literary science. What should we write?
- A Bunch of Elfs and Dwarfs
- A Torrent of Cats and Dogs
- A Personality of Quirks and Flaws
- A Time of Clocks and Watches
- A Load of Cock and Bull
- A Herd of Turtles and Cats
- A Flock of Seagulls and Synthesizers
- A Pile of Sleepyheads and Snugglebugs
- A Network of Freethoughts and Blogs
- A Bongload of Kush and Resin
- A Hooptie of Fellas and Freaks
- A Bevy of Beaus and Beauties
- A Joy of Mans and Desirings
- A List of Jokes and Failures
Hey, cats made the list twice. I’m losin’ it. Again, I outsource the upkeep of this blog to the comment section. Write your own below! It’s not optional!
–
quick, before john machine generates a bunch
I kinda liked the hooptie one…
I haven’t read A Court of Thorns and Roses because it gives the impression of being too YA. I’e seen it everywhere.
With my tongue firmly in cheek…
A Tree of Apples and Pears (you could do a lot with trees, really. A tree of roses and wine springs to mind.)
A Mug of Chocolate and Milk
A Cake of Chalk and Cheese
A Pail of Water and Salt
A Chicken of Feathers and Fear
An Arrangement in Grey and Black
A Window of Sun and Time
A Can of Bacon and Beans
A Seating of Nobles and Plebeians
A Game of Homonyms and Metonymy
Happy Holidays!
Long ago in some theatre in NY, i saw a Godard film, whose current title I forget, but at the time it was called “A Gallery of Losers,” and tht’s always stuck with me as a good title.
I’ve long liked titles that are better than what they are for. “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” I found nearly impossible to read. Alan Ginsburg wrote a book of otherwise unexceptional verse calle “Reality Sandwiches.” I’ve forgotten a bunch of others, but I’m sure there are plenty.