News You Can Bruise for 2001 October 16 (entry 0)

Tue Oct 16 2001 07:43 argv: Man, VA is being flaky with their hosting of the Crummy/Segfault machine. I'd look for somewhere else to host, but I'm afraid to even touch the Segfault code for fear it will collapse.

I've discovered a form like preposition-buzzword form, though it's not something I use myself. It's organism-artifact form and it's used in the titles of books and articles and the like. What better name than one which combines the organicness of an organism and the humanness of a (possibly cultural) artifact? eg.

• The Whale and the Reactor
• The Lexus and the Olive Tree
• The Ape and the Sushi Master
• The Girl and the Hairbrush (today on Salon)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The Quark and the Jaguar fits if you are also a fan of Constructing Quarks. The Alphabet and the Goddess (artifact and mythical organism) and The Professor and the Madman (two organisms described in terms of their cultural labels) are borderline cases.

So don't delay! Name your next work after an organism and an artifact today!