Want to test your mind and help a brutha?

OLS · 01-17-2013, 08:14 AM

My boss is the king of 'original ideas' that are original because they are bad and should not be done
under any circumstances. His latest is for me to design a logo for his pest control company that
encompasses a Blue Shield. OK, that is fine, I am a 3D modeler and animator. I can steal a lot of good
ideas from the oil company that uses deposit shield, blablabla. But the part that makes it one of his classic
ideas is that he wants an acronym using his company color, BLUE. I have been at it for a few days
and I come up with more of them that are funny than those that are useful. So why not open up the
brain teaser to you guys as well. If you stumble impossibly on one, all the better. If YOU, like me,
can't do anything but come up with stupid ones, that is also fine. It will help me by jogging my brain.

My first one was Bugs Live Under Everything, which I thought was great. Of course it is also useless.
it can be a slogan or attributes or really anything. What I mean by attributes is the one I am stuck on
at this moment, where I wrote: B, Loyalty, Utility, Economy...I am stuck on B.

Frankly you'd be hard pressed to come up with a word harder than BLUE to try and acronym well,
especially in the pest control business. He is trying to infer excellence, competence, loyalty,
etc, to show that he is awesommer than everyone else, and we ARE a very good company. But
it seems the creative writer is not as creative as he claims to be. I am sure the winner will get cigars
or something.

So if you get bored, try it.

Blak Smyth · 01-17-2013, 08:36 AM

Because Loyalty Unified Endures
Because Loyalty Unites Excellence
Because Loyalty Uplifts Everyone

OLS · 01-17-2013, 08:48 AM

It has to be tighter-aligned to either pest control or customer service. But I sure can also use the words
there to formulate other ideas. Sometimes its one word that I have not thought of, in this case, "endures"
which might work well with the other ones I have come up with. In fact, let me list mine to show how my
thinking has gone so far. I sent these to my boss so far:

Bugs Live Under Everything

Bug-free Living, Un-matched Excellence

Bonded, Licensed, Un-matched Experience

Build Lasting........Uh......Ehh.......I'm stumped.

Bold Leaders Utilize Everything

B, Loyalty, Utility, Economy....having trouble with the B.

Blak Smyth · 01-17-2013, 08:53 AM

Bolivar Lancero Unreleased Edicione
Bugs Love Upsetting Everyone
Bugs Lose Utilizing Extinction
Bugs Leave Under Extinction

Blak Smyth · 01-17-2013, 09:08 AM

Bugs Living Under Extinction
Bugs Lament Under Extinction
Bugs & Larve Under Extinction
Bug & Larve Unwavering Extinction
Bug & Larve Unified Extinction

kelmac07 · 01-17-2013, 09:14 AM

Best, Loyal, Unmatched, Experienced

Gophernut · 01-17-2013, 09:15 AM

Bugs live until exterminated.

macsauce13 · 01-17-2013, 09:30 AM

It isn't an acronym, but you could do something like "Believe in Blue."

MajorCaptSilly · 01-17-2013, 10:52 AM

Beetles, Lice, Unknown Creatures

MCS

Subvet642 · 01-17-2013, 11:13 AM

Because lice, unfortunately, exist.

Subvet642 · 01-17-2013, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

Beetles, Lice, Unknown Creatures

MCS

That spells BLUC.

Blak Smyth · 01-17-2013, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subvet642

That spells BLUC.

That is silly.

14holestogie · 01-17-2013, 11:19 AM

Better Living Using Extermination

MajorCaptSilly · 01-17-2013, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subvet642

That spells BLUC.

Whoops!

Beetles, Lice, Unknown Entities

MCS

Conch Republican · 01-17-2013, 12:40 PM

I like:
Bugs Love Upsetting Everyone
and Believe in Blue!

As for my 2 centavos:
Big Llamas Urinate Everywhere
Bold Llamas Utter Epithets

Bold Learned Ultra Efficient
Balanced Light Unleashed Effectively
Biologically Learned Under Earth
Balanced Learnings Unite Everyone
Bugs Like Us Everyday!
Bugs Leave Us Eggs
Be Looking Under Everything
Blech! Lookout! Ugh! Eek! (Dont get the Blue's...)

kaisersozei · 01-17-2013, 01:11 PM

Biologically Lethal Ugly Exterminators

OLS · 01-17-2013, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 14holestogie

Better Living Using Extermination

Haha, so far I like this one.

And I like that Kelmac also 'gets it'.

And this one is great, too..."Be Looking Under Everything"....thanks Conch. Its very 'Memphis'.

As for the others, I am not trying to put the man OUT of business, but keep him in it, lol.

Hell keep it up, I already have some stirrings thanks to this experiment. AS for one of the good
suggestions that came from Macsauce, I AM and have been trying to convince the boss that
just because he has an idea, that doesn't mean that it is possible, good or the best route to go.
I like a logo with a plain slogan under it, which would get this ridiculous acronym thing out of
the running. But he already does have a logo, in use for 30 years or better. This is a ancillary
program dealie-o.

14holestogie · 01-17-2013, 03:38 PM

Well, at least I got something accomplished at work today.

01-17-2013, 08:14 AM	#1
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Want to test your mind and help a brutha? My boss is the king of 'original ideas' that are original because they are bad and should not be done under any circumstances. His latest is for me to design a logo for his pest control company that encompasses a Blue Shield. OK, that is fine, I am a 3D modeler and animator. I can steal a lot of good ideas from the oil company that uses deposit shield, blablabla. But the part that makes it one of his classic ideas is that he wants an acronym using his company color, BLUE. I have been at it for a few days and I come up with more of them that are funny than those that are useful. So why not open up the brain teaser to you guys as well. If you stumble impossibly on one, all the better. If YOU, like me, can't do anything but come up with stupid ones, that is also fine. It will help me by jogging my brain. My first one was Bugs Live Under Everything, which I thought was great. Of course it is also useless. it can be a slogan or attributes or really anything. What I mean by attributes is the one I am stuck on at this moment, where I wrote: B, Loyalty, Utility, Economy...I am stuck on B. Frankly you'd be hard pressed to come up with a word harder than BLUE to try and acronym well, especially in the pest control business. He is trying to infer excellence, competence, loyalty, etc, to show that he is awesommer than everyone else, and we ARE a very good company. But it seems the creative writer is not as creative as he claims to be. I am sure the winner will get cigars or something. So if you get bored, try it.

01-17-2013, 08:36 AM	#2
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: Want to test your mind and help a brutha? Because Loyalty Unified Endures Because Loyalty Unites Excellence Because Loyalty Uplifts Everyone __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Last edited by Blak Smyth; 01-17-2013 at 08:44 AM.

01-17-2013, 08:48 AM	#3
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Want to test your mind and help a brutha? It has to be tighter-aligned to either pest control or customer service. But I sure can also use the words there to formulate other ideas. Sometimes its one word that I have not thought of, in this case, "endures" which might work well with the other ones I have come up with. In fact, let me list mine to show how my thinking has gone so far. I sent these to my boss so far: Bugs Live Under Everything Bug-free Living, Un-matched Excellence Bonded, Licensed, Un-matched Experience Build Lasting........Uh......Ehh.......I'm stumped. Bold Leaders Utilize Everything B, Loyalty, Utility, Economy....having trouble with the B.

01-17-2013, 08:53 AM	#4
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: Want to test your mind and help a brutha? Bolivar Lancero Unreleased Edicione Bugs Love Upsetting Everyone Bugs Lose Utilizing Extinction Bugs Leave Under Extinction __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Last edited by Blak Smyth; 01-17-2013 at 09:07 AM.

01-17-2013, 09:08 AM	#5
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: Want to test your mind and help a brutha? Bugs Living Under Extinction Bugs Lament Under Extinction Bugs & Larve Under Extinction Bug & Larve Unwavering Extinction Bug & Larve Unified Extinction __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Last edited by Blak Smyth; 01-17-2013 at 09:17 AM.

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01-17-2013, 12:40 PM	#15
Conch Republican 10-78 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 2,879 Trading: (60)	Re: Want to test your mind and help a brutha? I like: Bugs Love Upsetting Everyone and Believe in Blue! As for my 2 centavos: Big Llamas Urinate Everywhere Bold Llamas Utter Epithets Bold Learned Ultra Efficient Balanced Light Unleashed Effectively Biologically Learned Under Earth Balanced Learnings Unite Everyone Bugs Like Us Everyday! Bugs Leave Us Eggs Be Looking Under Everything Blech! Lookout! Ugh! Eek! (Dont get the Blue's...) __________________ "Ceiling fan stirs the air, the cigar smoke does swirl" --Jimmy Buffett You can help out and win some cool stuff in the 2016 Troop Support supplies contest!

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14holestogie Serial banter killer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Clintonville, WI Posts: 4,341 Trading: (52)	Re: Want to test your mind and help a brutha? Well, at least I got something accomplished at work today. __________________ *I loves me a Parti*