It might take me a little more time than I thought to move to the new site, so I’ll probably be using Typepad for the next couple of days, at least. On a positive note, I did manage to move all my archives over to Typepad, so search away.
Oh, and yes, I’m changing the name of the blog to something a bit more "Korea-centric." The name above is the tentative selection. I’ll take suggestions, as long as they’re made politely.
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My only suggestion is, nothing that begins with “Land of the Morning…” Good luck on your switchover Mr. Marmot.
“From the Yalu to the Nakdong”
Sounds like a title of a fictitious Chinese invasion.
How about “From the Halla to the Paekdu”?
What about “The Marmot Ilbo”?
“The Chosun Hole”?
I might stay away from anything connected with the Chosun Ilbo or Marmot, but reversing the names of the rivers, i.e., “From the Nakdong to the Yalu,” might not be such a bad idea.
Marmot’s All-Purpose Korea-centric Blog
Dynamic Blog-o-rea
38th Parallel a few parallel
Best Truck Stop on the Inter-Korean Information Superhighway
Echorea Chamber
The K?buks?n [and I will stop coming here if you spell it Geobukseon]
St. Marmot’s Chorea
KoreaPages
The ROK
ROK around the clock
Anyway, a cursory check shows that “Ahssa Hole” is not yet taken. I’m hereby copyrighting anything I suggest if you don’t use it.
Hurray for Hallyuwood
Hub of It Hurts Our Pride
Soju Wanna Know About Korea
A shrimp between whales
Han on the Han
Yangnom
Yangnom’s Hole
Flying Yangban II (my favorite)
Frog in a Well Full of Coolpis
I’m Blogger
Humanism Thru Digital
Blog & Feel
Blogosphere-ku, Marmot-dong
Super Action Blogger Special!!!
Rivers of Vitriol
I’m ROK. You’re ROK.
I, Marmot.
Monster Island (actually a peninsula)
Koreana
Foreana
Just say Roh to drugs
Pride of Korea Blogosphere
Hanbok-Wearin’ White Guy Apologist (just funnin’ ya Marmot)
The Blog Formerly known as Marmot’s Hole
Blogogi
This Blog is Uri Tang!
Snuppy ate my Blog
The Disenchanted Expats Republic of Korea
Hanpundit
Live…from PC Bang!
Ku-raeji Blo-gu
M * A * S * H
Nogulri’s Goo-mong
That last one has a certain je ne sais quoi, Bluejives.
I don’t know the Korean word for “marmot”. “Nogulri” is some animal, as well as being an instant noodle soup.
“From Pungseo-ri to Mara-do and Jinheungrodongjagu to Juk-do”
“Humanism Thru Digital” . . . “Monster Island” . . .
At least I’ve had a good belly laugh from these suggestions. They are better than something like “The Curious Edicts of Hwang-ban”.
ROK out with your co-… okay, no.
how about “Marmot’s spacious suburban apartment”?
Or “Korea… egh”.
Or “Korea but with a C”.
A longer but more whimsical title
“Korea, Korea, bo borea
Banana fana foe forea
Fe fi mo morea
Korea!”
BoshinBlog
Swellville, Korea
How about the Daehan Observer.
Sounds a bit formal but gives an air of importance.
If you are set on something geographical, how about “From The Yellow Sea to the Sea of Japan”…
I don’t like the idea of a longish phrase for a title.
Hanpundit
I, Marmot
Blogogi
are my favorites so far.
Something that uses one of the several non-Korea names for Koreans would be cool.
OeguginNews
OeuginPages
The site is large enough now that you probably wouldn’t need to worry about marketing. And you’ve decided to use your name instead of the title, so that frees us up a bit.
-Korean Boobies and Boobs (to capture your coverage of racing queens and politicians)
-Nulji’s Litterbox
“Humanism Thru Digital” . . . “Monster Island” . . .
At least I’ve had a good belly laugh from these suggestions. They are better than something like “The Curious Edicts of Hwang-ban”.
I’m glad you liked “Monster Island,” but it should be written out in all its glory: “Monster Island (actually a peninsula).”
For those who don’t know, this is a Simpsons reference. In “Lisa on Ice,” the straight-A student Lisa worries about failing P.E.
LISA
I have to join the team or I’ll get an F that will haunt me for the rest of my life.
[Lisa imagines here future, where her future self is being sworn in as President of the United States]
CHIEF JUSTICE
I now pronounce you President of these United –
REPORTER
Stop the inauguration! I just discovered our President-Elect got an F in second grade gym class!
[The crowd gasps and the future Lisa is handcuffed.]
CHIEF JUSTICE
[with serious look] In that case I sentence you to a lifetime of horror on… Monster Island.
[He then whispers to her.] Don’t worry, it’s just a name.
[We suddenly see future Lisa and others are chased by fire-breathing monsters]
LISA
[while running in horror, is shouting toward a man running alongside her] He said it was just a name!
MAN
What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula.
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I just love that (it’s better when you see it than if someone describes it), and it’s a great name, given some of the incidents and attitudes and everything, plus the fact that Korea is actually a peninsula.
Monster Island (actually a peninsula)
Some others…
Peninsupundit
Dprk Angel
ROK blogster
I’ve been saving this for myself but I’d be honored (and expect royalties) if you used it.
???? (????)
Or “Korea but with a C”.
Them is fightin’ words, Jing.*
The Uri Blog (TUB)
Ministry of Forean Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Bloggers
???? Shinnoguri
The New Millennium Blog
I spent ten years in Korea and all I got was this lousy blog
Blog Death
The Naengsugi
??? ?? ???
The Pojangmacha
Komnaru
* “Them is fightin’ words” is not one of the suggestions. By the way, I liked Octaviuz’s suggestion (you should use it, if Marmot doesn’t).
Or how about “Nagari” (a go-stop reference)?
Because no how many good points people think they’ve made, nobody actually wins.
Koehler’s Korea Tales
Koehler’s Korea
kushibo’s suggestion
The Pojangmacha
Is pretty cool…although you need to factor in the news aspect of it.
My current favorite is now officially
Koehler’s Korea
Blogogi (with the subhead of)
Koehler’s Korea Tales
that would also rock, now that I think of it…
but Koehler’s Korea is exactly what we need.
Blogogi (with the subhead of)
Koehler’s Korea Tales
But they aren’t really “tales.” That sounds more personal and less current events-ish.
Blogogi (with the subhead of)
Koehler’s Korea
how about that?
Regardless, “Koehler’s Korea” is the key. It’s exactly what the blog needs (esp. given the new address). Whenever I name something like a blog, I think about, “How would it sound in the following sentence: ‘Yeah, I saw that on….”
Whenever I name something like a blog, I think about, “How would it sound in the following sentence: ‘Yeah, I saw that on….”
In that sense, Shelton, I think Koehler’s Korea works. But if something sufficiently succinct but in-the-know clever can be found, that might be better. Like Marmot. Just how on Earth did Koehler become the Marmot. Are there other Marmot’s? Should we expect the world’s first marmot-to-marmot dynasty transfer anytime in the future?