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Basic rules for naming your band

Funny article.

"#1. No puns allowed. Let's get something straight here: Puns should be relegated to chess club meetings, punch lines for jokes on candy wrappers and 1950s standup routines. It's freakin' rock 'n' roll, not Mr. Dorkus' Comedy Hour."

Which do people hate more, puns or mimes? I always feel uncomfortable for people who make puns because they just don't get it. Most of the time they seem to think they are the only ones who thought of the wordplay, when the truth is that everyone else also had the same fleeting thought, but they were the only ones who found that thought worth articulation. (Little kids spit out pun after pun effortlessly because they have not yet developed the "discard" mechanism.) When the creators happen to create a really contrived one that nobody else thought of, it turns out to be a perfect example of goat-roping: something that takes effort, but serves no purpose and amuses nobody but themselves.

The only punster I find amusing is Jon Stewart, because he freely admits that stuff like "Mess o' Potamia" is awkward, lame, obvious, and just plain dumb - but he likes it anyway.