So Skatje is setting up a new weblog, and she’s looking for suggestions for a new name. Make a suggestion! Just to make it interesting, let’s make it a contest: whoever comes up with a wonderful idea that Skatje accepts will receive a fabulous prize plucked from my collection of biology textbooks, and including some spectacularly cheap plastic cocktail squid.
You might also drop a hint that she really ought to have her father’s blog on her blogroll. I’m feeling rebuked.
Chuck Morrison says
“Skattered Thoughts”
Scott Hatfield says
Cephalopodaughter?
Turnip says
“Skatalouge” or “Skattergram”. Not knowing how to pronounce “Skatje” makes it a bit tougher, though.
Turnip says
“Skatalouge” or “Skattergram”. Not knowing how to pronounce “Skatje” makes it a bit tougher, though.
Steviepinhead says
Hmmm, I’m not sure that heading in the scatalogical direction is quite where we want to go.
Skaldic Skatje? Skeptical Skatje? SkatterShot? SkateKism?
Not SkatterBrain, certainly.
This is kind of tough. Time to get back to something easier, like debunking Creationists…
Rheinhard says
Turnip – from the “About me” page:
Kristine says
I hope this isn’t too obscure:
Eskatjelogy
the end of the End Times.
(Mary had a little hap(loid)–oh, my aching head!)
PZ Myers says
I was going to suggest Skatology, but she might hit me.
If she uses it, though, everyone else has to send me a prize.
(By the way, maybe you should make your suggestions at skatje.com.)
Ken Mareld says
Hmmm,
I’m thinkin’
Skat Skog. Mix it up with Swedish (Ya sure, Minnesota) and you get forest poop.
Don’t hit me I’m in the real northwest – Washington State.
Ken
Warren says
Close to yours, PZ; my thought was Skatjology.
Rey Fox says
I like what she’s got up there now.
craig says
I say she should call it “Allahu Snackbar.”
Why? Because I thought of starting a blog myself just to use that name, but I don’t feel like blogging. So it would cool to see someone else use it.
SEF says
Hmm… Having looked back at a past blog entry on the pronunciation of the name and then belatedly reading the comments here, I wonder if there’s still a US-UK mismatch. But it did make me break out into nonsense rhyme:
Well if Skatje hasn’t gotcha
Then it’s Skatje right back atcha.
Slightly more sensibly, how does she feel about Skatjazz (normally spelled “scat jazz”)? Or is that completely the wrong background music for her vaguely (dis)connected thoughts?
Andy Groves says
I was going to go with “The Portable Skatalog” after this fine book:
http://tinyurl.com/ygs3xo
Ray says
Skatjeomyces cerevisiae, a bud from the Pharyngula mold
Ian H Spedding says
Duns Skatjeus?
SEF says
Following the amazing success (not!) of the attempt to find a symbol for atheism, agnosticism, naturalism or whatever it was that various people were disagreeing over, she could try spending some time as the symbol formerly known as Skatje. :-D
Or, as the foreign language suggestion: “wúshénlùn” (atheism/atheist = approx. without / starting from scratch + deity / magic + view / opinion / statement).
Ian H Spedding says
Squidditch?
SEF says
(Note to self: I really should be doing something more sensible.)
Skatje’s Scratches
(etchings might be more traditional …)
Enlightenment The Technological Way
(obvious double entendre)
Does My Blog Look Big In This?
(referring to the new skin of course …)
SEF says
Isn’t that what PZ has got since the flooding disaster? :-D
rlrr says
I dunno, I kind of like ‘Sklog’ — I wouldn’t change it.
Steviepinhead says
Skatje’s Scratches/etchings? ==> Skjetches?
raindogzilla says
“CatSkatjeFever”
“Itchy and Skatje”
“Skatje-n-Soda”
“Hopskatje”
“Single Malt”
“If I Had Killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, This Is How I Would Have Done It”
“Jockey Full of Bourbon”
“Ishkabibble”
Mike says
If she wants to invite comments ‘Cat Skatje Tongue’
SEF says
That’s interesting: HopSkatje was going to be my next one – except that I actually did go off and do something (marginally) more sensible for a while instead of fighting with PZ’s blog and commenting system and working on puns of scotch, rum and pirates. I rather like that tongue one though.
natural cynic says
Skatje on Thin Ice
dana says
Skatyngula
dcb says
Infotorium
MasonMcD says
“Skatjelogical”
Daephex says
I prefer to name everything exactly what it is– My last radio show was “Radio Show for Resume”, my current one is “It’s Too Damn Early”… my blog is named “Startling Moniker”…
Perhaps your daughter could name it “Catchy Appellation” …
John Wilkins says
On your Skatje.
DrFrank says
“Embarrassed Daughters Anonymous”
Just kidding PZ ;)
Pat Silver says
Twisting her name a little and taking a fishy theme, how about naming it after a member of the Skate family,
Rajidae? Or if she’s feeling spiky the Thornback Ray is called Raja clavata
Pat
mark says
“Sklog” is a cool name! I think Skatje should get the prize. It would sure save on postage!
Lynne says
I don’t know the age of the daughter involved, and any reference to scatology is either pornographic or confined to poop examination, but I do know that I would link up anyone if I were promised plastic squid for it.
SEF says
Is Skatje on message for the launching of cephalopodmas? If so, rather than the tired old “penny for your thoughts”, a commenting blog could be a nearly as old but extremely inflationary “sick squid for your thoughts”.