I have a question for the BDBheads, or the BDBers, or the BDB kids in the hall. (What do we call this taxonomy of folk?)

I post here because I see a community in formation, with some potential to be interesting. I hope that sentiment is shared.
So we need a name. I used to belong to group that had a name and it worked for a while.
So, folks, what is the name for members of the community?
Some suggestions
- BDBrawlers
- BDBumpkins
- BDBros
- BDBangers
- BDBeauties
- BDB plorables (before you are deplorable, one must be plorable, no?)
- BDBicans
Your suggestions needed. It takes a community to agree on a catchy phrase, it takes a committee to screw one up.



Really? Why?
Can’t we just be different and not name ourselves anything? Just be us/we/them/them. Free to be. . . wasn’t there some econ guy who did a PBS series called something like that.
If not: I’d go for something derogatory.
Dunno. Never was a fan of “belonging” – to a motorcycle group, a gang, a social club, what have you.
If you insist, ?how about 2SDers, as in 2 Standard Deviations (out). Never did like being with the crowd; probably what drew me to the Marines.
Ball Diamond Ball doesn’t lend itself to a catch rabblesque brand, but I like the sentiment.
Appreciate the sentiment, for what good is a club without a name or motto? We can’t go all the way back to Calvin’s Get Rid of Slimy Girls, but surely we could think up some palatable moniker. We don’t need to distinguish ourselves in opposition to anybody, so how about something plebeian like ….
Since the ladies would object to BDBastards, my vote goes for BDBicans.
My opinion is we need to have about four times the people to achieve critical mass. It will depend on the nature of those people what name is used. I think we should have a name that is for something.
Off the top of my head, “RiCons”. This would be pronounced as “recons” as in reconnaissance. The term is ambiguous and could be defined in various ways.
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I agree. One way to keep people coming back is to feel a sense of belonging to a group. It takes time to build, but you need some identity to make it a habit.
People are not logic engines, but a pile of emotional needs inside a bag of skin.
Some people prefer the emotional distance the internet allows, but more prefer to feel a sense of belonging.
So far, the site seems to attract people who balance political theory with the hard school of reality. Pragmatic Dreamers, or Ideology Tempered by Life Experience. A catchy identity will draw more and improve the site.
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So ITLE.
Love this one; it not only describes my world view but adds a tongue-in-cheek reference to ‘idle.’
You mean like “The ITLE Rich were too busy to care” for tongue in cheek?
Au contraire! It means that you rarely become rich if you’re not ITLE. :)
It is called branding. Often companies make up a word that has a feeling that elicits emotions that connect to the product. Lexus means exactly what. Accura? The customer makes up the definition which helps in the selling of it.
So I-Templars.
?Or how about CHAOS. It was Mattis’ call-sign.
Incidentally that stands for:
Colonel Has An Outstanding Solution.
Thanks, Dev! You’ve added to my knowledge. (Of course, he has.)
The site has a name…Its denizens have names or pseudonyms. (Unless you’re creating a political party, that is.)
In honor of my esteemed colleague Dime I suggest “The Lint Trap”
Brent, it is your steamed colleague Dime. Dryers have a way of raising my temperature.
Ball and MLH. The sock puppet has been hacked. Change his password on the back end.
No way Ten Cent came up with this snappy retort!
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You guys are trying to make me feel at home.
Okay I will throw out the descriptor
PRAGMUDGEON
To show the pragmatic aspect combined with the cynicism of life experience. No True Believers here, just do not screw with me types who have a sense of humor and irony.
I would like to agree with this, but I never want to be associated with the term “mudgeon.”
I’m way too cool for that. :)
How about the Unforgiven? That’s what we are.
I am more Unforgettable than Unforgiven.
Nah! That’s the name of a totally forgettable Clint Eastwood movie.
There is no such thing as a forgettable Clint Eastwood movie.
Have to agree; not to mention his outstanding directorial skills. I rarely cry after movies but Bridges of Madison County and American Sniper just shattered my public composure.
“The Wrecking Ballers” – like that “Wrecking Crew” of session musicians in the Sixties?
Ball Diamond Ballers?
It just gets worse from there.
How could it get worse?
Ballderdashes.
Rabble.
We still use that name from time to time at Ricochet, but there seems to be a curious amount of overlap here, it is a perfectly serviceable name, can be lengthened to Rabble Alliance, and we are all pretty comfortable with it.
If we think of any Establishment Poobah as “Squish Lords” then it serves as an extended metaphor, which was the context that it was originally coined for.
Terrible to be honest like that.