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To think this is the most offensive band name

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Nora2012 · 22/09/2013 19:09

In the pub I bumped into some people I knew from school days and haven't seen in 15+ years one was telling me he'd set up his own record label, which I though was great, then he took off his hoodie and reviled the latest band merchandise. The band was called "cot death" WTAF!! I must have looked shocked/appalled and I said I didn't think it was an appropriate name, after a quick exchange of cross words in which he said he thought I "used to be cool" we parted company and avoided each other for the rest if the night. Is this offensive?

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quoteunquote · 22/09/2013 19:11

Of corse it is, it's meant to be, was he particular thick at school?

phantomnamechanger · 22/09/2013 19:13

I thought it might have the c word or something misogynistic.......not expecting THAT level of crassness, bleurgh and

fluffyraggies · 22/09/2013 19:16

God how old is he?

As a youngster it may seem cool and subversive - as an adult - mixing with other adults who may well have been devastated by a cot-death, he's being a wanker to think it's still ok.

Kids get away with it 'cos they're kids.

AllTwerkNoPlay · 22/09/2013 19:16

No. That's disgusting.

Nora2012 · 22/09/2013 19:16

He wasn't thick. I know this is some kind of attention seeking thing, but we should have all grown out of that now. He ha

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JCDenton · 22/09/2013 19:17

I opened this thread thinking that there's no way it could beat 'Anal Cunt' but fair play, you've found worse.

Nora2012 · 22/09/2013 19:17

He's 30! And had a really lovely set of parents, I think his dad died, a few years ago but that's not an excuse.

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pigletmania · 22/09/2013 19:28

I initially thought it would be something like The Retards, but this takes the Busicuit

FeckOffCup · 22/09/2013 19:31

He is a wanker. Hopefully his record label will be short lived if he doesn't wise up and stop trying so hard to be offensive/controversial.

OneStepCloser · 22/09/2013 19:32

Well his band is not going to go far with that name, so he might think they are edgy and controversial but they're just a bit stupid and sad really.

ILetHimKeep20Quid · 22/09/2013 19:34

It's edgy and contraversial if you were 13

ICameOnTheJitney · 22/09/2013 19:35

Reminds me of the not so nicely named "Cradle of Filth". It's an old and boring shock tactic....

ScariestFairyByFar · 22/09/2013 19:41

Reminds me of the band of a guy I went to uni with his band was PSV which stood for putrid stinking vaginas. I thought that was awful but yours tops it.

Nora2012 · 22/09/2013 19:45

I get the whole shock factor as (misplaced/poorly judged) means of marketing but surely there's no way it could work and it just made me want to shake some sense into him. What's wrong with some people.

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KatyTheCleaningLady · 22/09/2013 19:55

I clicked on this thread thinking it would be "Dying Fetus." I like that band but would never wear one of their shirts because I'd hate to upset someone who'd suffered a miscarriage.

GetStuffezd · 22/09/2013 19:58

What a dick. Reminds me of a terrible, terrible online date I went on once where the bloke told a truly awful joke involving sex with a baby really loudly in a quiet pub. People looked over shocked; I was absolutely mortified.
Some folk are just incredibly dense.

MoveYourArmsLikeHenry · 22/09/2013 19:58

Horrible, disgusting name. My sister died from cot death and I don't find this name amusing at all, be the band members 13 or 73.

KatyTheCleaningLady · 22/09/2013 19:58

The name wouldn't hurt the band's chances of success if the genre ws death metal or some other genre where such names are common.

StuntGirl · 22/09/2013 20:04

Well I doubt they're a cheery pop band, so the name likely suits the genre. Some extreme metal bands have horrible names, it's part of the genre.

Nora2012 · 22/09/2013 20:07

Jeez Katy is that a band name too? I just don't understand why, whatever the genre. Stuff, no second date then? Ha

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StuntGirl · 22/09/2013 20:10

You're not meant to get it Nora :) It's meant to offend and appall you.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 22/09/2013 20:13

Does he think he's a rocker?

Twatty offensive shock-value name

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Nora2012 · 22/09/2013 20:14

Mission accomplished stunt?!? Maybe he's right and I did used to be cool. Now I feel how my mum must have when in was trying to explain why I loved nirvana!

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PinkFairyArmadillo · 22/09/2013 20:17

It's the one thing in certain genres to try and come up with the most shocking and/or offensive name possible.

Even as a teenager, heavily into various forms of black metal, I remember being rather uncomfortable with a band called Zyklon-B.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 22/09/2013 20:17

You don't have to be cool at 30.

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