How about "SWORDFISHTROM..."
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - May 03, 2007 7:40:23 am PDT #5381 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Fred Pete - May 03, 2007 7:41:12 am PDT #5382 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I really dislike #1. It makes the title look like Sword Fish Tromb Ones. And my immediate reaction is, "Is 'tromb' a real word?"
Liese's suggestion of a diagonal, if feasible (I don't know the publishing/printing world), could create a very intriguing and eye-catching cover. (ETA: Oops. Xpost there.)
DavidS - May 03, 2007 7:41:32 am PDT #5383 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sort of on this topic, cousin K wants to know if Matilda was named after the Tom Waits song.
Matilda's name comes from: Roald Dahl, Tom Waits, all the other Matilda songs, mutual family agreement.
Incidentally, there really was a Mathilde that Tom had an affair with in Copenhagen. She was a Danish folk singer.
She would also like me to tell you that "I can't tell you how many times I've listened to "I wish I was in New Orleans" while bawling over the 15 years I was gone. Of course now it makes me cry happy tears that I'm back!"
That song is especially sad because its full title is "I Wish I Was in New Orleans (in the 9th Ward)."
sumi - May 03, 2007 7:44:15 am PDT #5384 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I think that they need to break Trombones at the actual syllable break rather than tromb ones.
hippocampus - May 03, 2007 7:48:49 am PDT #5385 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Can't they, I dunno, slant it or something?My first thought too.
Typographically, it could still carry a sense of joining together disparate things, if they broke each line at equal length... and kerned it boxy:
swor
dfish
tromb
ones
since the title is up top right also, you can afford to play.
JenP - May 03, 2007 7:52:18 am PDT #5386 of 10001
LOL Trek.
Ohmygodsofunny.
George the terrier, rest well, little tiger.
Any thoughts Buffistas?
I guess #2 without hyphens if you have to pick one of the three, but I like either of your suggestions at the bottom better than any of the three covers so far.
ita, I'm glad you had a pain free day yesterday and, needless to say, hope it continues.
ETA: I definitely dislike the tomb ones break, because I read it as tromb wons, phonetically.
Kat - May 03, 2007 7:52:38 am PDT #5387 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Kat, was she always going to name him Noah?
Yes, or at least I think so. anyone want to go to ikea with me?
beekaytee - May 03, 2007 7:53:02 am PDT #5388 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Given the vertical orientation of the 33 1/2, could Trombone be sent off the cliff? End Swordfish with a horizontal T and orient that word vertically. Perhaps tucked under the h, to maintain the one-word continuity.
Sue - May 03, 2007 7:54:13 am PDT #5389 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Yes, or at least I think so. anyone want to go to ikea with me?
I do! It'll just take me a while to get to California.
JenP - May 03, 2007 7:59:30 am PDT #5390 of 10001
Oh, and I hope Allyson gets to keep the mouse. I like the mouse. And yay for niece.