Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Bad titles for Journal/ Conference Papers

"What's the point: Bush is just going to send them all away to get killed anyway" - David
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29 comments:

  1. Stacy RhectNovember 22, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Wow, that's a great title.

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  2. Stacy RhectNovember 22, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    How about

    "Friends: Why don't psychological researchers have them? A deficiency hypothesis for socially deficient smart people."

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  3. MoonPieNovember 22, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    I'm a big fan of question marks, especially when they're necessary.

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  4. Stacy RhectNovember 22, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    Your comment is totally necessary. I really like it.

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  5. David KovazNovember 22, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    LSA?: Sorry I don't take drugs.

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  6. MoonPieNovember 22, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    I really like your name, Rick. Helps me know what not to name my children.

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  7. Dr. MNovember 22, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    I think the dingo ate your baby.
    What?
    The DINGO ate your baby!

    "Comparison: The Final Frontier. These are the Voyages of the Optimal Learning Lab. It’s 5 year mission- to explore strange new concepts, to seek out new theories and new models, to boldly go where no researcher has gone before."

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  8. Dr. MNovember 22, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Hey, Luno. I like your name. I'm going to call you moon-pie.

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  9. MoonPieNovember 22, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    "Don't you hate that feeling?: The deleterious effects of cacti bristles in the nasal cavity while studying."

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  10. MoonPieNovember 22, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    "Your mom: A case study."

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  11. Stacy RhectNovember 22, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    "Hanging Indents: A swinging essay about paragraphs."

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  12. Stacy RhectNovember 22, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    "What's a meta 4? There are more than 3 and less than 5 types of literary figures of speech."

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  13. MoonPieNovember 22, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Dunbar, excuse me, Danbo and I had our paper entitled “What do you think?: A Null Hypothesis Speaks." - accepted for publishing with The Saskatchewan Weekly Journal of Pesticide Ingestion and Holiday Novelty. Congrats again Dimpy, I mean Dando.

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  14. David KovazNovember 23, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Self-driven brass instrument auditory emanation using Auto Tooter

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  15. Dr. MNovember 23, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Hey Loony, excuse me, Linda. I was going to announce that piece of good news at our surprise congratulations party I was throwing for us, so thanks for ruining it. Please refrain from emailing my family. I have ordered dozens of copies to send out as Christmas cards to everyone. Don't screw that up too. Thanks again Lump, I mean Loser.

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  16. Dr. MNovember 23, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    "Behaviorism: No Matter What You Say, We Hate You. We Study The Mind. That's Why We're so Closed-Minded."

    Submitted to The Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, and How to Find the Best Dog Trainer for Your Dog Newsletter.

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  17. MoonPieNovember 23, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    "One sick puppy: Fyukyu's Coughing Syndrome in beagles produces vocal aberrations resembling human coughs disguising derogatory comments."

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  18. Stacy RhectNovember 25, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    "Really good sects: A comparative analysis of intimate Mormon apparel"

    "Fat stats: Gaining weight using Likert scales."

    "The Burrowed Frow: Examining consternation in dyslexic German female groundhogs"

    "Colon blows: Overusing punctuation in shitty titles sucks."

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  19. Stacy RhectNovember 28, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    For those who didn't get my 3rd one... frow is "frau" the German word for woman. Now go back and look and see that title in a whole funnier light and see the juicy humory goodness.

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  20. Stacy RhectNovember 28, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    "Language: Fact or diction?"

    "How do you dew: A light rain analysis."

    "A summary of Pecans in a nutshell"

    and...

    "Add renal: Summing up catecholamines and corticosteroids. I'm not kidneying around."

    If you don't get the last one, you didn't say it out loud, and that's not my problem. I mean, oh, you're totally brilliant.

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  21. MoonPieNovember 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    So now we're redirecting posts? Here's mine ... for those that didn't get my "Fyukyu's" gag from my last post, here it is again ... Fyukyu ...

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  22. MoonPieNovember 28, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    "Spellbound mimes:semim dnuoblleps: A look at mirrors, and their impersonating abilities when provoked, and ignored."

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  23. Stacy RhectNovember 28, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Yes men at the FedEx Institute of Technology: The aye-aye-S.

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  24. MoonPieNovember 28, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    But the FedEx Institute of Technology isn't in Mississoppi, is it?

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  25. MoonPieNovember 29, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    "Paraphrusion: Paraphrasing Fusion"

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  26. Stacy RhectNovember 30, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    "Basil ganglia: pungent pugilist or tasty in Thai food?"
    By Willie Nelson Mandela

    "My two scents worth: from the rooter to the tooter."

    "Embodiment is for suckers, but we keep publishing this shit anyway."

    "Can I get an A-men? Searching for church-going males with Go(o)d grades"

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  27. MoonPieNovember 30, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    "How Fowl: Birds answering questions about ... about? ... fowl-mouths?"

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  28. MoonPieDecember 1, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    "Reminder Reminders: Forgetting to Remember and the Effects on Memory"

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  29. Dr. MDecember 7, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    "Do You Hear What I Hear?: How Seasonal Affective Disorder Affects Schizophrenia"

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