Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: geeky
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Derby girls unite!

I'm working on an InCryptid-universe novella called "Bad Dream Girl," about Antimony and roller derby. And I need derby names!

So here's your chance. Suggest your best, wildest roller derby names, following these simple rules. The best derby names will appear in the story, giving you bragging rights. The rules:

1. Avoid profanity.
2. Sexual and violent innuendo is cool, "kill them all" is not.
3. Do not intentionally use the name of an existing derby girl.

I'm looking for terrible puns and bad jokes in name form. There is a database of roller derby names; I'm not using it both because it's extensive enough to have become extremely tortured, and because I'd like some believable variety. So come on. Help a girl out, and take to the track with Antimony and her team.

Game on!
Tags: incryptid, party games, requesting things, roller derby
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Britney Cain

November 5 2012, 02:53:09 UTC 4 years ago

Please check the two evils roster but also do a google search for the name you choose. It took almost a year for my name to get up on the roster and some people don't bother with it. I am a low level skater on a rural team and you can still find me via google. You might want to search it on facebook too, a bunch of my friends use their derby names as their handles. I have an amazing looking friend list. (And, honestly, get really confused when some random chick named Mary tries to friend me until I realize we were knocking the crap out of each other on the track that weekend.)

On that note I suggested Scrape Suzette to a friend and still wish she would have taken it. Allie Mo was another.

I would totally give you permission to use my name, Cleo Patricide, and it is on the registry. If you want to use girls names most would say yes (minus the very few that have ginormous derby careers)

You will want to register your character's name (email the people who run it, they registered the names for Whip It) so someone won't take your name.

If you ever have questions, I am more than willing to answer.

seanan_mcguire

November 18 2012, 05:32:07 UTC 4 years ago

I'm definitely making sure to avoid well-known or established derby names, and I'm googling everything, although I'm not doing serious detective work—if something doesn't pop up in the first five links, I probably won't see it. I'm not worried about someone deciding to use a name I give a character, since names aren't really copyrightable; more about making sure to get the "flavor" right without offending anyone. :)

I do know about and have referenced the derby name registry. I also know that a lot of names don't ever reach the registry, and that it can take a long time for retired names to come down. So I'm being cautious but also trying to have fictional fun.

Thanks for the input!