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In reply to the discussion: What is the best band name you've ever heard? [View all]
JT45242
(4,161 posts)27. Toad the wet sprocket because of how they claimed to make the name
4 band members wrote down words and they pulled them randomly in order to name the band.
The assumption was always that the drummer wrote "the" because it was the only word they could spell correctly.
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I was scrolling through the replies to see if Dropkick Murphys got a mention
True Dough
Sep 2025
#43
The Dickies. Producers of the classic punk rock album "Stukas Over Disneyland".
Borogove
Sep 2025
#45