Little Buttons--looking for a few good words

[nancylebov]

With a bit of luck, I'll have 1" buttons for sale at worldcon. I'm just testing the market,so I've ordered buttons, but I won't have a press for making custom buttons.

I've started on the political buttons (Reluctant Libertarian for Kerry, Reluctant Republican for Kerry, Reluctant Non-Voter for Kerry, Reluctant Green for Kerry, and possibly Reluctant Anarchist for Kerry--there might be a theme involved), and I'm shocked at how small a 1" button is compared to my usual 2 3/8"--unless I've blown the math, a 1" circle is only about 1/5 the area.

I *might* be able to do 10 words on a little button, but 7 seems like a better bet.

So I'll be doing "Go Me!" and "Cat Herder" and "Got books?", but most of my slogans take up a little more room. If you've got any short slogans you'd like to see, please let me know asap--I want to get the designs in the mail on Monday.

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Reluctant or otherwise anarchist for Kerry here.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Offhand, do you still have any of the RASSEFARIAN ones? Mine's lost :(

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I'll bring one to Worldcon.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

Short slogans we have loved:

CLANK
HONK
TWEET

(that's all one)

I can't transcribe this next correctly: check the spelling with a true fan: "Gort, Klaatu Barada Nikto."

"Nonsense, bombs don't unscrew."

I've got others but I'm on my way out -- I'll check in later.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Is CLANK HONK TWEET a reference to something?

It's Klaatu Barata Nikto, and I'll include it.

What's "Nonsense, bombs don't unscrew from?"

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

CLANK HONK TWEET is just silly.

"Nonsense, bombs don't unscrew" is from "War of the Worlds."

Aiee, Nancy -- how late are you up, three hours later than me? I was designated driver, and that is amusing.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I've been sleeping sort of randomly, but I'm going to try to get on a more reasonable schedule for Worldcon. I hate it when I need to conk out at 11 and wake up at 3AM when everyone else is asleep--and the dealer's room will be opening at 10AM rather than the more usual-for-worldcons 11.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Got Filk?

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I'll include it.

[aliza250.livejournal.com]

FANNISH

FIAWOL

I READ
and
I VOTE

Will my vote count?

More TREES
Less BUSH

Friends don't let friends run cons

EX-CON chair

Dance like nobody is watching

WWCD? (what would Cthulu do?)
WWLD? (What would Loki do?)
WWWBD (What would Bugs Bunny do?)
WWGD (What would Gandalf do?)
etc.

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[laughing-fox.livejournal.com]

*heehee* Here's a few more cthulian ones:

Hey, is that a tentacle?
Cthulu Fthagn!
Yog-Sothoth! Cthulu!

and the universal, "DOH!"

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I'll do "Cthulhu fthagn!", and somehow, I was reminded that the round TUIT is a good choice.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm at least doing "WWJD? JWRTFM!". I'm still finding out how small I can get away with writing. Maybe "What would Cthulhu do?" will fit.

I'm dubious about people understanding most of those if they're just the initial letters.