McSweeney’s LISTS Reject – Nautical Flair

(cc) Flickr user Drivenbyboredom

(cc) Flickr user Drivenbyboredom

McSweeney’s LISTS are good for a chuckle. They’re even fun to write, but when you submit them, you may find the editors have an upper limit on the wackiness they will tolerate. The list below was rejected with a nice note.

And now, borrowed from my personal blog two years ago, I give you…

PRODUCT NAMES IF MORE FOOD MANUFACTURERS HAD FOLLOWED THE LEAD OF CHIPS AHOY! AND CAP’N CRUNCH TO NAME THEIR CREATIONS WITH A NAUTICAL FLAIR

  • Sloop Loops
  • Mooreos
  • Bilgequick
  • Bo’s’n’honey
  • Jibs
  • Skiffles
  • Topsail Ramen
  • Mrs. Ballastworth’s
  • Dinghy Moore
  • Starrrghburst
  • Tackle Jack
  • Fla-Vor-Ice Fo’c’si’c’le’s