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Essay Titles Crafted to Compensate for My Mediocre Writing Abilitiesby Carrie Shemanski (3/9/2007)
Actual Titles of Victorian Periodicals
by Janice Arnott (3/2/2007)
Musical Numbers From Fight Club! The Musical
by Allysha Powanda and Michael Schulman (3/2/2007)
Words Never Used in the Titles of Remotely Good Films
by Patrick Cassells (3/2/2007)
Long-Awaited Sequels to Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound
by Eric Feezell (2/22/2007)
New Types of Whisperers Unlikely to Gain a Mainstream Following
by Jennifer Byrne (2/22/2007)
I Can’t Remember What It’s Called When You Mix Up the Letters in a Word to Form a New Word
by Dan Kennedy (2/22/2007)
Mildly Disturbing Greeting-Card Messages
by Cal Newport (2/16/2007)
Things I Desperately Wish Women Would Say to Me on First Dates
by Mike Drucker (2/16/2007)
Band Names Rejected by the Smashing Pumpkins
by Ryan Vaughn (2/8/2007)
Opening Sentences to A Tale of Two Cities Rejected by Dickens Before He Settled on “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …”
by John Andreini (2/8/2007)
Subjects of Pictures That Accurately Represent College Life, According to CollegeHumor.com’s Tags on Recently Submitted Pictures
by Katie Cooper (2/8/2007)
Considered but Discarded Names for the Indie Band Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin
by John Flowers (2/2/2007)
The Only “Cute Couple” Halloween Costumes My Boyfriend and I Will Be Able to Use in Our Lifetimes, Because I Am 5’2" and He Is 6’7"
by Susan Howson (2/2/2007)
Reason for Celebrating Every Major Holiday With the In-laws, According to My Mother-in-Law
by CJ Leddy (2/2/2007)
Alternate Titles for House of Flying Daggers
by Zachary Bloom (1/25/2007)
The Meatball Studies Major: Suggested Courses
by Nick Leggin (1/25/2007)
What Members of an Increasingly Petulant Host Family Say to Foreign-Exchange Student Maloka Bibihou
by Andrew Kiraly (1/25/2007)
Things That Get Way More Fun When You Add a “G” to Them
by Brian Case (1/19/2007)
Things an Overbearing Mother Might Say to a Son Just Waking From a Coma
by Mark Tuben (1/19/2007)
Books Written by Kurt Vonnegut While Hungry
by Jeffrey Lang-Weir (1/19/2007)
Possible Titles for the Oscar-Winning “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” If Three 6 Mafia Had Been More Introspective
by James Miller (1/11/2007)
Possible Titles for To Kill a Mockingbird If It Had Been Based on What My Mother Said Was Sinful
by Erin Rooney Doland (1/11/2007)
Other Long-Standing Feuds I’d Like to See Explored in a Commercial a la “Hi, I’m a Mac” … “And I’m a PC”
by Jesse Benjamin (12/21/2006)
Character From a Thomas Pynchon Novel or Someone Who Recently Sent Me Spam?
by Matt Barnhart (12/21/2006)
Comments on My Short Story I’ve Received From My Creative-Writing Classmates
by Robert Hinderliter (12/16/2006)
Comments and Questions in My Greek History Discussion Section on Spartan Society
by Alexandra Marraccini (12/16/2006)
Variants of Walking, As Defined by the United States Department of Agriculture
by Ben Rosengart (12/16/2006)
Foolproof Dinner Party Icebreakers
by Russell Zerbo (12/16/2006)
Nicknames for Yakima: Central Washington’s Crystal Methamphetamine Capital
by Andrew Mudd (12/6/2006)
Things My Father Has Said to Me in Crowded Restaurants
by Erica Korey (12/6/2006)
Vegetarian Alternatives to Bowling
by Christopher Harris and John Painting (12/6/2006)
Poorly Named Game Shows of the Middle Ages
by Matt Osten (12/1/2006)
Cities From Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities or Unique Baby Names From BabyNameWorld.com?
by Greg Santos (12/1/2006)
Nuclear Plant or Retirement Community?
by Josh Fischel (12/1/2006)
Alternate Titles for O.J. Simpson’s New Book
by Ann Slichter, Jeff Drake, John Roberston and Wendy Molyneux (11/20/2006)
Classic Titles We Tried to Turn Into Fake Titles for O.J.‘s New Book That Turned Out to Sound Too Much Like Real Titles for O.J.’s New Book
by Ann Slichter, Jeff Drake, John Roberston and Wendy Molyneux (11/16/2006)
Potential Nicknames for the Star Player on My Son’s Soccer Team
by Wendi Aarons (11/16/2006)
Reasons Selected Relationships With Women Have Failed, in Autobiographical Order, From Fifth Grade to Present
by Scott Downes (11/16/2006)
Acceptable Written Forms for the Bullwhip Sound Effect
by Adam Koford (11/16/2006)
Other Tobacco Mascots That Met With Disapproval From the American Medical Association
by Eric Feezell (11/16/2006)
Phrases on the Marquee at the Local Strip Club to Cater to a More Literate Crowd
by Jonathan Shipley (11/8/2006)
Jokes Made by Robots, for Robots
by J. Alex Boyd (11/8/2006)
Twist Endings
by Geoff Haggerty (11/8/2006)
Prescription Drug or Metal Band?
by Eryk Salvaggio (11/1/2006)
Self-Help Books for Hipsters
by Jennifer Dziura (11/1/2006)
Reasons I Disagree With the Premise of the Song “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes.”
by Chris Hughes (10/27/2006)
Taboos Never Mentioned at Meetings of the Jane Austen Society
by Chuck Strangward (10/27/2006)
Daydreams I’ve Had About a Giant Hand and One About a Man With an Elongated Arm
by Anthony Messina (10/20/2006)
Titles Still Available for Taut, Fast-Paced Legal Thrillers
by Lars Ostrom (10/20/2006)
Rejected Names for Nerds Candy
by Hannah Schaefer (10/20/2006)
Creationist Astronomers Polled Regarding Pluto’s Status
by David Harnden-Warwick (10/12/2006)
Jewish Holidays for Hipsters
by Michael Schulman (10/12/2006)
Wikipedia Articles Longer Than “Spain.”
by James Hannaway and Thomas Beckwith (10/12/2006)
Probable Sequels to Breakin’ (1984) and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
by Whitey Eckerson (10/6/2006)
The Endings of 10 Famous Novels You Always Meant to Read but Never Got Around To
by Salom Teshale (10/6/2006)
They Might Be Giants, They Might Not—Who Knows?
by Jeffery S. Taylor (10/6/2006)
What Critics and Writers Are Saying About My New Book of Poetry, The Doberman Plot
by Sebastian Bitticks (9/28/2006)
Horror Movie Titles on a Three-Letter Budget (and Subsequent Blurbs)
by Kirk Nelson (9/28/2006)
Poets‚ Pet Names for Their Privates
by Adam Wasson (9/28/2006)
Things You and the Cap’n Can Make Happen
by Sara Afshar (9/21/2006)
St. James Parish Sewing Club Members Whose First Names Sound Like Programming Languages
by Nick Leggin (9/21/2006)
HAL’s Comments While Trapped on a Desert Island, and Your Name Is Dave
by Joyce Hughes and Miranda Burgess (9/15/2006)
Characters From the G.I. Joe Civil War Collection
by Keith Staskiewicz (9/15/2006)
Better Names for Rhode Island
by Dennis Jordan (9/15/2006)
World Leader Fonts
by Michael Meilan (9/7/2006)
For the Coming Post-Chocolate-Milk Paradigm: Other Drinks That Can Be Made by Just Adding Chocolate Syrup
by Matthew Webster (9/7/2006)
Ikea Product or Lord of the Rings Character?
by Caley Feldman (9/7/2006)
Suggested New Names for “Curry in a Hurry” After Last Saturday’s Dining Experience
by Ryan Paxton (8/30/2006)
Physical Characteristics I Wished My Boyfriend Possessed During Last Night’s Power Outage
by Kristie McClanahan (8/30/2006)
Original Title Suggestions by J.D. Salinger’s Publisher That Could Have Been Deleterious to the Success of His Magnum Opus
by Eric Feezell (8/30/2006)
Biblical Horror Movies
by Jonathan Shipley (8/25/2006)
Lesser-Known Joe Jacksons
by Eli Musser (8/25/2006)
Ways in Which Spider-Man Does Not “Do Whatever a Spider Can.”
by Jon Mitchell (8/17/2006)
Toddler T-Shirt Slogans
by Darryl Berger (8/17/2006)
Chapter Titles for Rachel Carson’s 1962 Book Silent Spring That Were Rejected for Being Too Alarmist
by Caredwen Foley (8/17/2006)
Philip K. Dick’s Lost Submissions to Better Homes and Gardens
by Matthew Hunziker (8/9/2006)
Small Businesses Poorly Named After Classic Literature
by M. Trevor Higgins (8/9/2006)
Alternatives, Should You Not Like Pina Coladas and Getting Caught in the Rain
by Leighton Stevenson (8/9/2006)
Upcoming Amazing Stunts by Magician David Blaine
by Jonathan Shipley (8/4/2006)
Some of Dan Brown’s Works in Progress
by Vince Licata (8/4/2006)
What the “It” Refers to in Gatorade’s “Is It in You?” Campaign
by Stan W. Kost (8/4/2006)
Strange Compliments I’ve Received Because I’m Not Very Attractive
by Kate Sullivan (7/27/2006)
Five Things Rick Astley Is Never Gonna Do
by Travis Nicholson (7/27/2006)
Failed NASA Space Programs
by Jonathan Shipley (7/19/2006)
Shows I Pitched VH1
by Brian Beatty (7/19/2006)
Groups Shocked at the Revelation That Judas May Have Been Jesus’ Most Loyal Disciple
by James Yeh (7/19/2006)
Some Entirely Realistic Suggestions Following the Failures of the Quixotic “War on Drugs” and “War on Terror.”
by Andrew Meek and James Murray (7/13/2006)
Bullet Points Written on a Conference Room Easel, Left Over From a Meeting at Which I Wish I Had Been Present
by Ryan Hebert (7/13/2006)
Board Games Inspired by the Bush Administration
by Eric Feezell (7/7/2006)
Hoover Dam Fast-Fact Pamphlet If Hoover Dam Were a Scale Model Made of Legos
by Orr Goehring (7/7/2006)
Actual Month-by-Month Headlines From the Past Year of the Gmail Sidebar Advertisements That Google Determined Were Relevant to My Life by Matching Them to Keywords in My E-Mails
by William Callahan (7/7/2006)
Avian Maladies Commonly Misdiagnosed as Bird Flu
by Curt Lund (6/20/2006)
Transformers No One Bought
by Henry S. Kivett (6/20/2006)
Disneyland Rides If Disney Were Bought Out by the Campbell Soup Company
by Jonathan Shipley (6/20/2006)
Plot Synopses for Episodes of a Gilligan’s Island Remake Starring Members of the Bush Administration
by Peter Norvig (6/15/2006)
That’s So Raven
by Martin Bell (6/15/2006)
People Who Know My Sins
by Bob Evans (6/15/2006)
If Anchorage, Alaska, Had Been Named by Someone Less Upbeat About Life at Sea
by Mike Richardson-Bryan (6/7/2006)
Apparent Passions of My Upstairs Neighbors
by Glenn Lingle (6/7/2006)