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Slogans and Ideas Wanted
by SB Sarah | by SB Sarah | December 05, 2008 | Friday at 4:12 pm | 71 CommentsGreetings Bitchery members. I am attacking the final touches on a t-shirt/mug/what the hell ever else operation for the Smart Bitches, and want your slogans. Ideas for shirts? Designs? Absolute must-haves?
Bring. Them. On. Leave ‘em in the comments. Or, better yet, if you have a design idea, please, email me a jpg. If we use it, I’ll hook you up with an item of swag.
So ideas, you has them. Kthxbye.
Filed: But...that's not really about romance novels, General Bitching, The Link-O-Lator
Tagged: tshirts, store, bitchery hq, bitch
eve said on 12.05.08 at 04:47 PM • [link]
How about a shirt that says…
Have you saved someone’s life today?
Only SBTB readers would know….. :)
katiebabs said on 12.05.08 at 04:48 PM • [link]
Thought about doing an LOL SBTB mug or shirt?
mearias said on 12.05.08 at 05:15 PM • [link]
How about a dog with glasses (ie one of the lovely ladies in the header) reading the SB book?
Joanne said on 12.05.08 at 05:22 PM • [link]
For me nothing says the Smart Bitches like your ladies with glasses logo…. that on a mug would be my ideal ‘get the fuck up and move’ morning wakeup call.
amy lane said on 12.05.08 at 05:37 PM • [link]
Maybe a REALLY BAD cover, with the caption, “Let the bitchery begin!” or a woman modeling a hideous outfit with the caption, “C’mon, bitches—bring it on!”
(That about taps me out… I’m always a complete loss for advertising stuff!)
spamword—early69 Uhm, please?
Theresa Meyers said on 12.05.08 at 05:49 PM • [link]
Ladies in glasses holding a romance book. “I’ve made the world a happier place…WTF have you done today?”
“Don’t understand it? That’s because it takes a SmartBitch to get romance.” With lady logo, of course.
“In Ur Internet…Savin’ Ur Life.” With dougnuts as image…or not.
“LOVE is the answer. Who gives a fuck what the question was.” with lady logo.
“You only live once. Read all the Romance you can.” with lady logo.
“Won’t read romance? What’s wrong, no pictures?” with lady logo.
And…
“That’s SmartBitch to you.” with lady logo.
Rebecca said on 12.05.08 at 05:59 PM • [link]
Hi there.
Do you have an end date for receipt of these? I’m at work and have no time to spend on this now, but would love to share an idea or two.
SB Sarah said on 12.05.08 at 06:00 PM • [link]
Hi Rebecca: Nope. Bring on your ideas anytime. No deadline.
SB Sarah said on 12.05.08 at 06:01 PM • [link]
And these are some holy shit awesome ideas. thank you!
Cool baby clothes said on 12.05.08 at 06:03 PM • [link]
I agree about the LOL mug and maybe one that says Meh!
It’s a new inclusion in the english dictionary
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/17/meh/
or respect is not a four letter word!
or sex is not a four letter word!
CT said on 12.05.08 at 06:04 PM • [link]
Reading SmartBitches, saving your life!
Ocy said on 12.05.08 at 06:13 PM • [link]
“It’s Business Time.”
“Burma Sauce Not Included.”
schwartzie said on 12.05.08 at 06:26 PM • [link]
It may not be as creative as all of the above, but I really like your “Everything I need to know I learned from romance novels” quote and pic. Like I said, I know it’s not creative, but I’m really bad at coming up with things like this!
karmelrio said on 12.05.08 at 06:46 PM • [link]
How about showing one of the Smart Bitches on your logo reading the new Smart Bitches book?
“All of the romance. None of the bullshit.”
and of course a tasteful shout-out to smartbitchestrashybooks.com
Idea Time! said on 12.05.08 at 06:48 PM • [link]
Front: LOLarious bodice-ripping mantitty picture
Back: “Don’t judge a book by its cover”
azteclady said on 12.05.08 at 06:55 PM • [link]
Ciaralira’s ferret from one of the January threads on plagiarism!!! Gotta go hunt for it, but man, it was so great.
spamcatcher: looking81—hell, not yet, dammit!
Laura said on 12.05.08 at 07:04 PM • [link]
“Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Because one man’s trash is another woman’s treasure.”
“Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Not your grandmother’s [or mother’s] romance novels.”
A man titty-rific cover with “It’s a whole new world of T&A;.”
ms bookjunkie said on 12.05.08 at 07:05 PM • [link]
These are lame but here goes…
“Yes, I read romance! So?!”
“Reading romance keeps me from attacking annoying people with an axe.” (Yeah, needs refining!)
(Cafepress has that awesome sticker (but only a sticker, and copyrighted I’m sure) saying “I read romance novels so that I do not kill people”. I love it but what am I gonna do with a sticker?)
Hmmm. “Reading romance quiets my homicidal tendencies” ? Silences?
“(List of) Qualities necessary for a romance novel cover hero:
- mullet
- bare chest
- . . . ” (help out, will ya bitchery?!) (And just saying that this was not my original idea. It came up -in cover snark, I think- a few weeks/months ago, don’t know when, where or who first suggested it.)
“Reading romance keeps me sane”
“You don’t understand why people/I read romance? I’m so sorry your life is so limited!”
MaryKate said on 12.05.08 at 07:16 PM • [link]
There’s got to be something there about “what-what in the butt-butt” but I don’t have a creative bone in my body.
And possibly something about flan…
detante said on 12.05.08 at 07:20 PM • [link]
How about “I’m in UR T-shirt, savin UR life!”
Suze said on 12.05.08 at 07:39 PM • [link]
Dominican Bitches + Mantitty = SmartBitches (in flaming pink with lots o’ hearts)
OMFG I really like the in UR t-shirt!
Gin said on 12.05.08 at 07:39 PM • [link]
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books : Saving your life, one ass at a time
LMMaxwell said on 12.05.08 at 07:43 PM • [link]
“Man Titties help me make it through the day.”
“Shitty economy got you down? Fret not, ogle some man titties!”
“Bodice Ripping, Breast Heaving, Member Throbbing, Ass Lovin’. All in a good days work.”
Naturally all would be be accompanied by the SBTB logo and web info.
Amelia said on 12.05.08 at 07:52 PM • [link]
“More Mantitty!” (possibly with a Fabio-esque guy with a cowbell)
“I (heart) mantitty”
Also, I second Theresa’s “That’s SmartBitch to you.”
...and Ocy’s “Burma Sauce not included.” (Classic!)
theo said on 12.05.08 at 07:54 PM • [link]
What about a really bad man-titty pic on the cover with
“Trashy Books? I has ‘em”
and on the back, your women in glasses logo with SBTB.
Or:
Define Trash
Ask a Smart Bitch
My only other idea is along the lines of Laura’s, but it was
One Smart Bitch’s Trash,
Another Smart Bitch’s Treasure…
Staple said on 12.05.08 at 08:12 PM • [link]
SBTB: where bitchery, invisible buttsecks, and romance collide
SBTB: 3 thumbs up!
accompanied by the three-handed lady of course ;)
Bah, that’s all my poor, tired brain can think of right now :(
Kate d Lurker said on 12.05.08 at 08:17 PM • [link]
Well, as far as absolute must-haves… I think I’d really love SBTB bookmarks. Either that or some kind of printed sticky notes with “Luurve Scene,” and, “TSTL Moment,” and, “Big Misunderstanding,” and such on them. They would be a lovely non-destructive way to remind me exactly which parts of my books were worth reading and which parts I should skip over and never. read. again.
Saltypepper said on 12.05.08 at 08:21 PM • [link]
I have always been a big fan of the ladies in glasses logo, and the All of the romance none of the bullshit slogan. Why dilute the brand, so to speak? I also love “come for the dominican bitches, stay for the man titty,” but maybe for this you could change it to, “Come for the Smart Bitches, Stay for the Man Titty.” Don’t forget a nice hot pink url somewhere on there.
“I’m reading ur romance, saving ur life” is a coffee mug that needs to exist.
Theresa Meyers’ “It takes a Smart Bitch to get romance” idea is fantastic.
StacieH4 said on 12.05.08 at 08:51 PM • [link]
How about something like…
SmartBitches: snarking book covers since 2003
or
We may judge a book’s cover, but we don’t judge a book by it’s cover.
meh…lame…
I vote for the SBTB logo and current slogan but I also like Theresa Meyers’ suggestions too.
Robin said on 12.05.08 at 08:54 PM • [link]
how about some variations on “Where Smart Bitches come to (fill in the blank)”
Where Smart Bitches come to read
Where Smart Bitches come to talk Romance
Where Smart Bitches come to play
(I’m trying to avoid the obvious naughty joke here, but I’m sure it’s occurred to you already, lol)
Stephanie said on 12.05.08 at 09:11 PM • [link]
I’d just like to second “A whole new world of T&A;”.
Silver James said on 12.05.08 at 09:55 PM • [link]
Smart Bitches Read Romance and are Damn Proud of It
The few, the proud, the romantic - Smart Bitches
One of the “lady in glasses” pics with a thought balloon filled with all the acronyms and terms we use: SBTB, HEA, TSTL, Mullet, Man-titty etc.
What’s wrong with a happy ending?
Smart Bitches - because we don’t need pictures (yeah. That one’s a little obscure but….)
karmelrio said on 12.05.08 at 10:58 PM • [link]
a blast from the past…. from SB Sarah herself, in a 2005 post on whether snarking on a heinous cover was fair game for the site:
“Stand by your Snaaaaark!”
Jessa Slade said on 12.05.08 at 11:32 PM • [link]
I liked the idea of the lurid man-titty cover except captioned with “Go ahead and judge. I dare ya” on one side and the SB logo etc on the other.
A TSTM coffee mug would be absolutely lovely for work, cuz only a special few would know what it meant and I would feel very smug.
And Theresa Meyers’ suggestion of ladies in glasses holding a romance book. “I’ve made the world a happier place…WTF have you done today?” is also fantastic.
Lorelie said on 12.05.08 at 11:35 PM • [link]
One vote for travel mugs over regular ones. Or at least have the travel style.
Second vote for “In ur t-shirt, saving ur life.”
And a non-vote for the “really bad cover + X” ideas. Sorry, as funny as they sound, I’d wonder if that would get the SBs into trademark/copyright hot water.
Diane Whiddon-Brown said on 12.06.08 at 12:08 AM • [link]
Okay, I LOVED every one of Theresa Meyers’ suggestions. They rock. Do all of them. My particular faves were “That’s SmartBitch to you” and “You only live once. Read all the romance you can.” I would own both of these on oversized coffee mugs.
Also, “I’m in ur internet, savin’ ur life” would totally be the tote bag I’m taking to conference next year.
Kris Kennedy said on 12.06.08 at 12:14 AM • [link]
Ooh, loved Jessica’s: “Lurid man-titty cover except captioned with “Go ahead and judge. I dare ya” on one side and the SB logo etc on the other.”
I also really liked Silver’s idea: “What’s wrong with a happy ending?” With the lurid cover, of course. :-)
I like the idea of bookmarks (maybe really nice ones? Not just glossy finish ones, that often get tossed or mangled, but material ones—good for gifts or savers). Also post-its are a great idea.
And yes, mugs. Definitely mugs. Tote bags. Stress balls. :snicker: Lighters. Christmas ornaments . . . . Do it up! :-)
I’m putting in a vote for at least some items I could wear/display around my kid.
I am not embarrassed by what I read, or write, and we’ve already talked about how the guy on my first cover—the bare-chested hottie with the sword—is a GOOD GUY. :-) (My son is 4) But I’m not going to curse or be foul-mouthed around him, nor have it on my clothes.
So, a couple non-cursing options might be nice for moms. Or for those days when you want to spread the word, but not necessarily offend. Or, say, spread the word at work, where I won’t be cursing or WTF-ing much. :-)
Kris
Kris Kennedy said on 12.06.08 at 12:19 AM • [link]
Addendum: Okay, I guess ‘bitches’ would be considered a non-work-friendly word. But tucked within a web addy, it seems to fade in its curse-ness.
:-)
Kris
Poison Ivy said on 12.06.08 at 12:21 AM • [link]
Did somebody already suggest this?
“Saving the world, one romance at a time.”
With logos, illos, or whatever.
I personally would not feel comfortable wearing a t-shirt that had a swear word on it. I live in a conservative area and don’t want to offend strangers. I prefer to offend only the people I know.
mzspell said on 12.06.08 at 12:31 AM • [link]
I would TOTALLY but a “That’s SmartBitch to you.” T-shirt (especially if it was available in the “ladies” style instead of/in addition to the boxier style)! And bookmarks that say “What’s wrong with a happy ending? WANT!
Hey, spamword looking81, I’m only24 (on the Internetz, no one knows your true age)!
Polly said on 12.06.08 at 12:31 AM • [link]
I really, really want a mug with the ladies in glasses on it and Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, all of the romance, none of the bullshit. That’s the picture and logo I know and love!
rebyj said on 12.06.08 at 12:45 AM • [link]
” Make the burning stop” over on the tag cloud cracks me up , for goodness sakes it TOPS nora roberts on the list!! hahaha Stick it on a coffee mug.
Sarah said on 12.06.08 at 01:03 AM • [link]
I’m one smart bitch (with pic of woman reading a romance novel.)
Wryhag said on 12.06.08 at 01:22 AM • [link]
Smut Lives
Wryhag said on 12.06.08 at 01:31 AM • [link]
Smut Rulz
I Can Haz Smut? (There must be a cat pic somewhere to fit that.)
Smut: A Recession Obsession
(Sorry. Blame it on holiday overload.)
RachelE said on 12.06.08 at 02:33 AM • [link]
“Duck Muck Truck
Yuck Cluck Buck Puck
Stuck Suck Luck
What are you missing? Read Romance.”
All I could think of in my Friday fog.
BrutallyHonestBabes said on 12.06.08 at 02:39 AM • [link]
Real Women Read Romance
BrutallyHonestBabes said on 12.06.08 at 02:43 AM • [link]
I like my books like I like my men - long, hot and with a happy ending
Gram said on 12.06.08 at 03:27 AM • [link]
Love “That’s smart bitch to you!’ :)
hope101 said on 12.06.08 at 03:33 AM • [link]
Apron or mugs with the SBTB logo and caption: “SmartBitch’n in Your Kitchen”
sadieloree said on 12.06.08 at 03:41 AM • [link]
Men are like Romance Novels - The good ones are hot, long and keep you up all night.
theo said on 12.06.08 at 04:16 AM • [link]
I really like Wryhag’s I can haz smut?
I read trashy books because I’m a smart bitch
Trashy books for Smart Bitches
I Love My Bitchery Trash
shay said on 12.06.08 at 05:23 AM • [link]
Romance: Betcha can’t read just one.
You deserve a HEA today!
“Veni, Vidi, Bitchi” I came, I saw, I snarked.
ev said on 12.06.08 at 05:54 AM • [link]
Mine’s on the back window of my truck.
And i would put a Smart Bitch one there too. Right next to my fagbug one.
Ashley said on 12.06.08 at 08:16 AM • [link]
I liked Ideatime!‘s suggestion: “Front: LOLarious bodice-ripping mantitty picture Back: ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’”
boy would I buy that. Also, Kate d Lurker’s post-its and Sadieloree’s “Men are like Romance Novels - The good ones are hot, long and keep you up all night.” made me laugh. but srsly, I love IdeaTime.
KimmieB said on 12.06.08 at 08:35 AM • [link]
I will buy anything that has a “savin ur life” on it. Anything!
J Davis said on 12.06.08 at 09:29 AM • [link]
This is a rough translation of ‘I’m in your ass saving your life’. (did I mention it was a very rough translation?)
intus vestri tergum succurro vestri vita
It’s not the catchiest but it’s still pretty fun if you put it below the SB logo.
Qadesh said on 12.06.08 at 09:54 AM • [link]
Since I have Christmas on the brain at the moment, what about a Christopher Radko type glass ornament of the logo lady with the glasses. I would hoot every time I put it on my tree.
These suggestions are LOL great!
Inez Kelley said on 12.06.08 at 10:23 AM • [link]
Rather be a smartbitch than a dumbass.
Intelligent literate woman = smartbitch
Men have The Victoria Secret Catalog, women have romance novels.
megalith said on 12.06.08 at 10:28 AM • [link]
Although this picture is all the hell over the webz, sadly I don’t know if it’s in the public domain. It it were, it would be genius for all ferret-related warez. (She’s actually holding a ferret, not the ermine of the title.)
megalith said on 12.06.08 at 10:44 AM • [link]
I think my last post got eaten by the spamblocker, but essentially:
I don’t know if it’s in the public domain, but Da Vinci’s Lady With an Ermine (she’s actually holding a ferret) is a natural for anything ferret/plagiarism related.
“Plagiarize and the ferret will kick your ass.” or some such
eaeaea said on 12.06.08 at 03:01 PM • [link]
Front:
tall, dark, handsome - tick
hoo-haw sex - tick (channelling Doc Turtle here)
happy ever after - tick
Back:
logo/picture SmartBitch with the thought bubble: only in a romance novel…
azteclady said on 12.06.08 at 08:46 PM • [link]
Okay, I don’t have clever slogan ideas (yeah, no surprise there) but here are the things I would love to have:
==large coffee mug
==post its (huge fan of these)
==same for smallish notebooks
==tote bags, particularly those with flat bottom (for books, obviously) and perhaps a side pocket (for keys) and zipper
==t-shirts
*waiting anxiously to see what is available*
Deb Kinnard said on 12.06.08 at 09:37 PM • [link]
Mug, definitely. If it’s relatively clean, I can drink from it at work and help take the genre’s fame up a notch!
My suggestion: LOLCat in the bitchery glasses with slogan “Love is the answer. Who cares what the question was?”
Cannot use WTF at work, that would be home-use-only. Our goal is to get the Eternal Bitchery OUT THERE!
spamword was81—no, but some days I feel like I’m already there
CantateForever said on 12.06.08 at 11:58 PM • [link]
I love the Burma Sauce one, and Theresa Meyers suggestions. I can’t wait to see what the Bitchery products are going to look like.
hope101 said on 12.07.08 at 12:02 AM • [link]
SBTB—Where mockery, mullets and mantitty thrive
SBTB—Where a snark a day keeps mediocrity away
Roses are red
The language is blue
When SmartBitches talk
And books they review
SBTB OJ: In ur glass, savin ur life
SBTB Scottish Oats: In ur lass, savin her life
SBTB hosts (Catholic/Anglican church): In ur mass, savin ur life
(Okay, gettin’ a little silly here)
Joanna S. said on 12.07.08 at 12:19 AM • [link]
I would like to vote for: “Veni, Vidi, Bitchi†I came, I saw, I snarked.
I would definitely wear a tee-shirt or tote a tote with this phrase!
And I would like to add to the pool ‘o possibility:
SBTB: So what if we snark? It keeps us out of the kitchen.
SBTB: Savin’ romance one HEA at a time.
SBTB: Barefoot and pregnant with Greek Tycoon’s secret baby!
Lucy said on 12.07.08 at 01:09 AM • [link]
Voting for hope101’s “Roses are red…”
As well as all the variations on “life-saving”.
(Smart Bitches Go to School: i’m in ur class, savin ur life!)
Alex said on 12.07.08 at 04:29 AM • [link]
Well, I’m in kind of a down mood, but, lessee…
Some for the guys to wear:
“I like Smart Bitches.”
“Proudly supporting both Smart Bitches and Trashy Books since (random date here).”
“Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: I read it for covers. *wink*”
“Smart Bastard, who reads Trashy Books.”
“Romance readers romance better.”
Diane Whiddon-Brown said on 12.07.08 at 04:33 AM • [link]
How about the Smart Bitches logo and tagline with the eloquent internet quote, “OMGWTFBBQ!”
hope101 said on 12.07.08 at 08:35 AM • [link]
Socks, with logo and caption: SBTB—Stamping out bad romance since (date of inception here)
T-shirt or coffee mug: Picture of book with “Romance” on front cover hitting the wall. Caption: SBTB—Ridding the world of wall-bangers, one book at a time
T-shirt with arrow pointing toward head. Caption below: This Dazzling Intellect Enhanced by SBTB
Want your romance without the cheese?
SBTB—a site for the dairy-intolerant
Or variation: Tired of reading cheesy romance?
SBTB—serving the lactose-intolerant since (date of inception)
Asthma inhaler label: SBTB—Beyond Heaving Bosoms
(Okay, that last one’s scraping the bottom of the barrel, but what can I say? It amused me)
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