I have been thinking of renaming my blog from The Curt Jester to the The Catholic Jester. I don’t feel as curt as I once did and am hopefully more Catholic. So if you are inclined to helping me out her on this question please answer the poll question or leave a comment.
Update: OK, The Curt Jester it remains and for the good reasons mentioned in the comments. Besides sticking with the pun is more my style. I originally choose the name in homage to the Danny Kaye movie The Court Jester which I own and love and have watched repeatedly. I so enjoy Danny Kaye movies for his great talent and humor and The Court Jester is a classic with some of the greatest movie lines. Thanks for participating in this poll.
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How about “The Curt Catholic Jester”
Though I see your point, I voted against the idea because I think you are too well known under your current “brand” to change now (maybe it might have been OK a few years ago, but not now). I also thinkthat the current name is a good pun, while the second is not a pun at all.
Curt Jester is a good pun and worth keeping. Plus, it’s a brand, go with it. Catholic Jester is lame in comparison. Always stick with your first choice.
Have to agree, “Curt Jester” does sound better. Glad you’re less feisty, but there’s still no shortage of things to pick at.
+1 for keeping Curt Jester. It is what it is.
Don’t change it.
It should remain, both because it is the “brand” under which you are known, and for the sake of tradition. It is not uncommon for something to transform beyond what it originally was, while the original name is yet kept for the sake of its origins and tradition. The same ought be true here.
I’ve always loved “The Curt Jester” partly because it reminds me of the “The Court Jester”, one of the finest films ever made (catch the pun in that and you deserve a new bell in your cap!). It’s a sweet, lighthearted and cleverly funny Danny Kaye spoof of Robin Hood adventure movies…which, for some reason, now seems to remind me of you…
Keep name. (Is that curt enough?)
You lose the pun if you change the name – your blog was probably the first Catholic blog I ever came across, and the pun was quite striking.
Hi~
I know you decided against a name change, but just for reference…
Cork jester – because you are trying to reign in your curt tongue
Kurt jester – because you are going through a science fiction phase
Pork jester – because you are far from being kosher
Borg jester – because you have been assimilated with the Magisterium
Corps jester – (that’s pronounced CORE, not CORPSE) – because you are one with the Body of Christ, His Church
Cord jester – because your wit & knowledge is very much a tie that binds us all, please keep up the good work regardless of the pseudonym you use!
Shirley
“The Curt Jester”
It’s yours and it’s a great! Don’t change it!
(I’m not curt; I just like to rhyme… it’s, after all, how I spend my time!)