The Cafe.....

SRock · Oct 28, 2008

...... A lame name.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hurt that I didn't win the contest to rename the Brewhouse but come on the Cafe'

Really, that's what won, that's the best name? I mean Badger and Blade offers a little creativity in its name.

There were many, many, many great suggestions during the rename contest and we settled on the Cafe?

That's like naming your liquor store, "The Liquor Store" or calling your sporting goods store, "The Sporting Goods Store". Or how about starting a gas station and naming it "The Gas Station". I could go on and on like this. :lol:

Lame Duck, that's what I'd call it!

Scotto · Oct 28, 2008

Sorry you don't like it. Next time we'll endeavor to please you.

SRock · Oct 28, 2008

Scotto said:
Sorry you don't like it. Next time we'll endeavor to please you.

Sorry Scott I didn't mean to offend. It's just Badger and Blade is both clever and catchy. The Cafe', eh, mediocre at best.

sol92258 · Oct 28, 2008

that would be why it is called the Cafe'''', not simply Cafe'
:biggrin1:

Confuzius · Oct 28, 2008

I'd humbly suggest an "é" (hold alt and type 0233 then let go of alt on windows)
Sure cafe(&#233

might not be as witty as Badger&Blade but it gets the point across and won't be mistaken for a beer forum.

jkh · Oct 28, 2008

*sob*

sol92258 · Oct 28, 2008

yes, it is simple and effective in its message, but as I've stated before, the only reason I didn't list it was it had already been suggested...oh well
not everything has to be catchy and cool, because then everything is the same, and loses some of its edge...kinda like bunnies, with crepes

SRock · Oct 28, 2008

jkh said:
*sob*

Apologies if you were the winner, I did not mean to offend. :blushing:

ouch · Oct 28, 2008

There's a very simple reason why the contest ended the way it did- it was fixed.

jkh · Oct 28, 2008

@SlagleRock - haha, no worries :tongue_sm

I just suggested the name, I didn't pick.

In the end, not everyone was going to be happy. IMHO, "The Brewhouse" was a fantastic name, but is was confusing as it had a duel meaning. I was one of the (many?) members who dropped in the first day expecting to discuss barley, hops, and the pursuit of pint glasses.

kongjie · Oct 28, 2008

SlagleRock said:
That's like naming your liquor store, "The Liquor Store" or calling your sporting goods store, "The Sporting Goods Store". Or how about starting a gas station and naming it "The Gas Station".

This reminds me of one my favorite scenes from Repo Man, when (I think it was Otto) pulls the generic beer from the refrigerator.

Personally I think a liquor store named "The Liquor Store" would be really cool.

Being too clever or creative is a trap when thinking of names. You don't want something that stands out as really clever--you want something that sounds natural.

joel · Oct 28, 2008

ouch said:
There's a very simple reason why the contest ended the way it did- it was fixed.

Seriously though - the reason it was picked was b/c it fit in line with the rest of the forum names.... "The SpeakEasy, The BarberShop, etc, etc" While there were some great names, we all felt "The Cafe'''''' " would best fit in line with the rest of the names - and above all wouldn't confuse any newcomers as to what the topic of the forum was. Some of the names/suggestions were outstanding - however among some unfamiliar with coffee/tea might not have made sense.

Can't please 'em all - but you might want to be a little more tactful in your show of disapproval in respect for differing opinions, etc. If it were your suggestion I don't think you'd appreciate it being called "lame."
:smile:

Doc4 · Oct 28, 2008

Actually, the name came from my suggestion originally. I wanted to call it "The Golden Calf", which would represent the only bovine good enough to provide the milk to match the wonderfull coffee and tea served by the frequenters of the Forum.

Unfortunately, that name was too long for the supporting software, so it had to be shortened to "The Calf".

How we finally arrived at the end-result name is a bit of a mystery to me, but these things tend to happen when Canadians make suggestions to Americans, eh.

Doc4 · Oct 28, 2008

sol92258 said:
there's a joke in there about "de-calfinated", but I won't go there

Mooooooooooo-ving right along ...

ouch · Oct 28, 2008

Long knives?
Golden calves?

Geesh- tough day for the Jews today. Good thing we're used to it.

SRock · Oct 28, 2008

joel said:
Seriously though - the reason it was picked was b/c it fit in line with the rest of the forum names.... "The SpeakEasy, The BarberShop, etc, etc" While there were some great names, we all felt "The Cafe'''''' " would best fit in line with the rest of the names - and above all wouldn't confuse any newcomers as to what the topic of the forum was. Some of the names/suggestions were outstanding - however among some unfamiliar with coffee/tea might not have made sense.

Can't please 'em all - but you might want to be a little more tactful in your show of disapproval in respect for differing opinions, etc. If it were your suggestion I don't think you'd appreciate it being called "lame."

I understand the simplicity of it. I really didn't mean to offend.

I wouldn't mind if any of my ideas were called "lame". People's opinions never meant that much to me (outside of my family). Life is too short to get worked up over what other people think. I do see how it fits with "The SpeakEasy, The BarberShop, etc, etc" though.

rtaylor61 · Oct 28, 2008

SlagleRock said:
I understand the simplicity of it. I really didn't mean to offend.

I wouldn't mind if any of my ideas were called "lame". People's opinions never meant that much to me (outside of my family). Life is too short to get worked up over what other people think. I do see how it fits with "The SpeakEasy, The BarberShop, etc, etc" though.

So you would agree that this entire thread is lame??? :lol:

Randy

SRock · Oct 28, 2008

rtaylor61 said:
So you would agree that this entire thread is lame???

Randy

Yes it went from an opinion to lame in .2 seconds :a29:

Doc4 · Oct 29, 2008

ouch said:
Long knives?
Golden calves?

Geesh- tough day for the Jews today. Good thing we're used to it.

"... hey Moses! We gotta go HOW far for a decent cup of coffee??"

sol92258 · Oct 29, 2008

maybe this thread needs to be locked soon, before things get out of hand....

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