And now, finally, we have reached the penultimate stage of The Mighty Predicate Band Name Contest. Once and for all, we will know which of the original 295 contenders is the finest.

How the voting works: Rate each band name. The band name with the best score as of next Friday, September 29, wins. Easy-peasy.

IMPORTANT VOTING NOTE: The band name listed as "Made of Hot" should be "Made Out of Hot." Please make a note of it and take it into consideration in your voting.

Poll #827798 The Mighty Predicate Band Name Contest: The Final Round!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 33

Statutory Grape

Gunfire and Glitter

Vague Platitudes

Squirrel Magnet

Your Mom's Protons

Entry Level Pimp

Made of Hot

Explosive Amnesia

Rocket Surgery

The Foul Humors

Cockpunched by the Devil

Emocrats

Android Rage

I'll be posting the final entry in the Mighty Predicate Band Name Contest shortly. To honor this momentous occasion, I present to you the most recent installment of It Came From #predicate:

We got talking about the band Mini Kiss, which is a Kiss tribute band. Made up of four midgets. This is true. The following discussion ensued (I've removed the really dumb and obscure ones, and most of the side conversations):

  <protoveep> There's a Mini Crue.

  <Ajax-> There could be a Mini Clash.  Called "Bump."

 <protoveep> "Skirmish"

   <Ajax-> They Might Be Dwarves.

  <Ajax-> Or They Might Not Be Giants.

  <Osomatic> The Rolling Pebbles

  <Ajax-> Mild Excitement! At The Disco.

 <resplendentoops> Mr. Small

  <Osomatic> Led Balloon.

 <protoveep> Beastie Infants

  <resplendentoops> U1

  <Osomatic> Duran.

  <protoveep> Joy Division By 2

 <Ajax-> Joy Platoon.

 <Osomatic> Green Hour.

  <protoveep> Prince Missile

  <protoveep> Wu Tang Nuclear Family

  <Osomatic> 1.5 Eye Blind

 <MandaX> Pedi-Cure.

 <resplendentoops> Babies2Boyz

  <Ajax-> Kilodeth.

  <MandaX> Kittencat Dolls?

  <resplendentoops> Princess

 <Ajax-> Regent.

 <Osomatic> Small Bad Voodoo Daddy

  <mule> Small Audio Dynamite

  <mule> or Tiny Audio Dynamite, if you want to use "TAD"

   <protoveep> 25 Cent

  <resplendentoops> Pebble Temple Pilots

  <MandaX> Em.

  <Osomatic> Grain of Sand Jam.

  <protoveep> Blink-91

  <mule> Mini-Eminems

  <mule> D-6

  <protoveep> U1

  <Osomatic> L-3.5

  <protoveep> Jay M

 <Osomatic> Cypress Molehill

   <Ajax-> Or Lump.

  <eaton> Cypress Lump

  <MandaX> Cypress Foothill.

  <protoveep> The B-26's?

  <resplendentoops> Pennyback

  <mule> Front 121

  <squorch> the B-26 was a good, if unforgiving, WWII bomber

  <squorch> fyi

  <protoveep> Thompson Twin

  <Osomatic> So don't go to that WWII bomber if you've sinned and want redemption.

  <resplendentoops> Rammjuiceglass

  <Ajax-> I'll remember that for next time I'm in WWII, squorch.

  <squorch> BF2

  <MandaX> Four-and-a-half Inch Nails.

  <protoveep> Sum 10.5

  <protoveep> Er, 20.5

  <Osomatic> Level 21.

  <Ajax-> 5,000 Maniacs.

  <collier> Small Country.

   <protoveep> 2,640 feets Davis

  <Osomatic> MC 450 Foot Jesus

   <protoveep> Jurrassic 2 and a half

   <collier> hey, TatU wouldn't even have to change their name,  just the spelling.

  <mule> Small Pig

   <MandaX> Wumpsnick.

  <protoveep> TaTOne

   <MandaX> Wumpsscratch?

  <Ajax-> ...And You Will Know Us By That One Dead Guy.

   <protoveep> Haircut 50

  <collier> I was thinking "Tattoo."  like fantasy island.

  <mule> 8volt

  <protoveep> A Perfect Arc

  <mule> assemblage 11 1/2

   <mule> Pet Shop Tots

  <protoveep> 1-Pac

  <collier> MINIVAN HALEN.

  <collier> with DAVID WEE ROTH.

  <Osomatic> Collier wins the internet.

   <protoveep> Soft Nucleus

  <mule> Scraping Embryo off the Wall

   <protoveep> Jimmy Eat Moon

  <Ajax-> Suicidal Ideation.

   <protoveep> Urban Dance Group

   <protoveep> Managers of Acid

  <protoveep> Face To Crotch

  <mule> Acid Foal

   <mule> Jimmy

   <protoveep> Mighty Bosstones

  <byrne> LET'S GO TO HORSELAND

  <collier> Smashing Gourds.

  <byrne> YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH HORSELAND

  <protoveep> Ha'pennywise

   <MandaX> Mighty Mighty Middlemanagertones.

   <protoveep> My Life With The Thrill Kill Parish

   <protoveep> Fence of Voodoo

  <Ajax-> Massive Empty Threat.

   <protoveep> Eve 3

   <protoveep> The Jesus Chain

   <MandaX> The Jesus and Mary Link.

    <mule> Barenaked Underaged-Teens


And I still think Collier totally wins the Internet.

Part 3 (last round!) of the Quarterfinals...

Hey, remember this? Through a long and grueling process, we winnowed down hundreds of putative band names to 66 of the very "best." (If you're wondering how we did that, you can view the results of the semifinals here). Now it's time to decide which of these, The Nifty Sixty-Six, will make it to the hallowed, vaunted, and adjectivally-endowed final list.

Here's the rules for the quarterfinals:

1. 11 band names per groups, 6 groups, 2 groups per day. All rounds will close next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Or maybe Wednesday if I'm feeling lazy. Some time next week, anyway.

2. You get three votes per group. Vote for your top three in each group.

3. The poll system will allow you to vote more than three times, but remember that everybody can see who has voted for what, so you will be mocked mercilessly, and I'll bug you to re-do your answers. So to avoid all of that, don't vote for more than three, okay? If you'd prefer to vote for only one or two, that's fine.

4. The top two vote getters in each group will move on to the finals, and earn their place in "That'd Be a Good Name For A Rock Band" History.

Poll #810515 The Mighty Predicate Band Name Tournament: Quarterfinals
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 28

Group 5

Group 6

Aaaand we're done. I'll close 'em out and post results next week!

Part 2 of the Quarterfinals...

Hey, remember this? Through a long and grueling process, we winnowed down hundreds of putative band names to 66 of the very "best." (If you're wondering how we did that, you can view the results of the semifinals here). Now it's time to decide which of these, The Nifty Sixty-Six, will make it to the hallowed, vaunted, and adjectivally-endowed final list.

Here's the rules for the quarterfinals:

1. 11 band names per groups, 6 groups, 2 groups per day. All rounds will close next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Or maybe Wednesday if I'm feeling lazy. Some time next week, anyway.

2. You get three votes per group. Vote for your top three in each group.

3. The poll system will allow you to vote more than three times, but remember that everybody can see who has voted for what, so you will be mocked mercilessly, and I'll bug you to re-do your answers. So to avoid all of that, don't vote for more than three, okay? If you'd prefer to vote for only one or two, that's fine.

4. The top two vote getters will move on to the finals, and earn their place in "That'd Be a Good Name For A Rock Band" History.

Poll #809570 The Mighty Predicate Band Name Tournament: Quarterfinals
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37

Group 3

Group 4

Hey, remember this? Through a long and grueling process, we winnowed down hundreds of putative band names to 66 of the very "best." (If you're wondering how we did that, you can view the results of the semifinals here). Now it's time to decide which of these, The Nifty Sixty-Six, will make it to the hallowed, vaunted, and adjectivally-endowed final list.

Here's the rules for the quarterfinals:

1. 11 band names per groups, 6 groups, 2 groups per day. All rounds will close next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Or maybe Wednesday if I'm feeling lazy. Some time next week, anyway.

2. You get three votes per group. Vote for your top three in each group.

3. The poll system will allow you to vote more than three times, but remember that everybody can see who has voted for what, so you will be mocked mercilessly, and I'll bug you to re-do your answers. So to avoid all of that, don't vote for more than three, okay? If you'd prefer to vote for only one or two, that's fine.

4. The top two vote getters will move on to the finals, and earn their place in "That'd Be a Good Name For A Rock Band" History.

Away we go!

Poll #808869 The Mighty Predicate Band Name Tournament: Quarterfinals
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38

Group 1

Group 2

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( Click here for Round 12. This round is now closed. )

This round is now closed. You can still vote, twice if you're from Chicago, but it won't count in the final tally and all. I'm sure you know the routine by now.

And that, friends and neighbors, is that. At least for the semi-finals of the Mighty Predicate Etcetera. We’ll be taking a good long break, first to let all the rounds close, second to help relieve "band name fatigue" and third because I need a dang break.

We’ll be back in a few weeks with the quarterfinals, whose exact form has not yet been determined. There should be about 60 names to vote on, and we’ll want to reduce them to about 10. Your suggestions are welcomed.

In the meantime, bookmark http://home.pacbell.net/ericrapp/The_Mighty_Predicate_Band_Name_Tournament.htm
to keep track of the tournament’s progress, if that’s your thing. I'll update the file as I close rounds.

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( Click here for Round 11. This round is now closed. )

This round is now closed. But vote anyway! Maybe it'll get you a few points when you finally end up in front of those pearly gates.

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( Click here for Round 10. This round is now thoroughly closed. )

This round is closed. You could vote, and maybe the universe will end and maybe not, but your vote definitely will not count in the official results.

I probably should have done this as soon as rounds started closing, but oh well. Anyway, here's the results (in fact, the entire spreadsheet) in html format:

http://home.pacbell.net/ericrapp/The_Mighty_Predicate_Band_Name_Tournament.htm

I'll update it each time I close a round, and post the link. It's just my way of giving you good customer service.

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( Click here for Round 9. This round is now cloooooosed. )

This round is now closed. You can vote, and perhaps it will give you a warm feeling inside. But it won't count in the official votes, so ha ha ha.

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( Click here for Round 8. This round is closed. )

This round is now CLOSED. You could vote, if it would give you a thrill. But it won't count in the official results.

The results of the first round of the mighty band name contest are in the can. By "can" I mean "the Excel spreadsheet I'm keeping this on." I'm not going to update every time a round closes but just so y'all know, this contest really *is* going somewhere.

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( Click here for Round 7. This round is now CLOSED. )

This round is now closed. You can still vote if you really want to for some weird reason, but it won't count for the official results.

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( Click here for Round 6. This round is now CLOSED. )

This round is now CLOSED. You can still vote, but it won't count in the official results.

Woohoo! We're halfway done! A bit more than halfway, actually, since the last round will be short two groups. Time for an All-Star Break! Imagine your favorite band names so far dancing around... okay, All-Star Break is over. More to come tomorrow.

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( Click here for Round 5: This round is closed. )

This round is now closed. You can still vote, but it won't count for the official results.

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( Click here for Round 4. This round is now CLOSED. )

This round is now closed. You can still vote, but it won't count in the official results.

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( Click here for Round 3. This round is now CLOSED. )

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This is probably of interest only to predicate.com and #predicate habitues, but an explanation is in order for those who aren't. (And I promise, you'll never see this long post again, just a couple of lines and then a cut.) Basically, we have a bot that will add band names (as in a Dave Barry-ish "That would be a good name for a rock band") to a database.

Every single one of these phrases grew out of a normal conversation (well, as normal as it ever gets on #predicate), and were almost certainly not intended for anything other than, well, normal conversation. But they struck someone as perhaps being a good name for a rock band, and were immortalized as such.

At this point, we've got 290 band names in there. Some of them are pretty funny. Some of them are odd. Some of them totally suck. Surely there must be some good, scientific way to determine which is the best of them all.

Instead of that, here's how we're going to do it:

1. The band names have been broken up into groups of 5, in order of when they were added, with the submitter's name removed. You vote for your favorite of each group of 5. There are 58 groups. I'll put them up for your vote at the rate of about 5 groups per day (or so), so there will be about 20 rounds. (Yeah, this is going to take a while.)

2. Voting will last for one week, give or take, on each round. I'll post the closing date for each round. Any votes after the closing date won't count in official results.

3. Capitalization isn't saved, so I've capitalized them myself. If you disagree with my capitalization, do your own damned tournament.

4. I have not added "The" in front of any names that didn't have it, so if you feel that a band name would be the best if only they'd said "The Whatevers," go ahead and put it there mentally. Or punish it (bad band name! NAUGHTY band name!) by not voting for it.

5. In case of ties, both band names will move on.

6. Eventually, we'll have a list of 58 semi-finalists (or possibly a bit more if there are ties). Then, we'll... do something else, I dunno. I haven't figured it out yet.

7. Eventually eventually, we'll have a WINNER! The undisputed champ of the Predicate Band Names.

( Round 1 begins here. This round is now CLOSED. You may still be able to vote, but it won't count for purposes of the tournament. )

This round is now CLOSED. You may still be able to vote, but it won't count for purposes of the tournament.