“Achievers, not whiners. You want to whine, fuck off to the Guardian and whine there””
“Democracy dies in idiot damn stupidity”
References of some sort to liberty or “similar”?
“Not for the hard-of-thinking”
“Alleviating poverty of aspirations”
“So what you’re saying is…”
The realist revolution
“Providing the greatest reduction in absolute socialism in the history of our species”
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
“Wading through shit so you don’t have to”
Squirrels beware.
“Pragmatism over idealism”
“Free men pull in all kinds of directions”
Tim N
That’s one for David Thompson as he is always up-to-his-neck in it.
Make free markets great again
“Evidence based opinions”
‘Kicking the shit into your assumptions’
“Been there, done that.”
“Walking the walk.”
Bringing Enlightenment to a Dark and Benighted Continent?
Ensuring Europe is not as cut off as it used to be?
“Share and Enjoy”
Zero assumptions?
Opening the Overton window?
“Piss on Socialism”
‘Tinkety-tonk’
‘A man is defined by his actions’
‘Not much off-limits’
‘Suck it and see’
‘Sticks and stones …’
‘Rosebud’
‘…of the Hampshire Continental Telegraphs’
“facts not fiction”
“Liberty not leashes”
“The truth will out”
To anger a conservative, lie to him.
To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.
“Comment is editable, but objective reality is sacred”
“This is a place for free speech, but candidly, these are the seven-hundred and fifty-eight rules which govern my editorial control over this publication;
Firstly…….”
That’s one for David Thompson as he is always up-to-his-neck in it.
He complains, but loves it really.
“Telling it like it is”
More seriously, don’t go for something too earnest. Your writing is glib, and the tagline needs to reflect that. Things which mention “truth” or “realism” are too self-absorbed, I think. Something like “Calling it as we see it” is better, IMO.
“And another thing…”
“Liberalism, but not as you know it”
“The Great Pendant swings here and there”.
Might be a touch obscure to new readers, perhaps, but that’s why you have explain pages.
You Couldn’t Make It Up
“Liberalismus macht frei”
(or is it still a bit too soon?)
F * S = k.
Always liked that one. That and “never stand next to someone who’s throwing shit at an armed man”
Or;
There exist minds that think as well as you do, but differently.
Worstall’s corollary: Richard Murphy isn’t necessarily one of them.
I like the “Realists, not conformists”.
“Seeing life through clear-tinted spectacles”
Depends what you think “real” means. The “not conformists” bit is good though.
How about “Ragging on Ritchie”
“Helping to redefine what you know that isn’t so…”
“The only good leftist is an aborted leftist.”
Something for everyone there.
“Rational Thinking”?
“How the World Works”
“How the World Actually Works”
“The Truth, No Matter How Disagreeable” (or “Offensive”)
Signalling virtue reality
You could be rather patrician in a POTUS sort of way:
Draining the swamp of the bloodsucking socialists
“Realists” is obviously a prerequisite, but not a feature. Even Professor Murphy thinks his nostrums are grounded in Realism, because he defines it (editing the axioms of economics if necessary). Most claims of being grounded in reality are not made because they are true. Agree with Tim Newman, make it inviting rather than just descriptive.
Candidly…
Spud-U-Like
“This won’t kill you, and it will make you stronger”
(you need to find the right niche – sorry)
The Truth will Make You Fret
Never lose sight of reality
Thinking. Preceded by Reason not Group.
Its a sort of Anti-Guardian. So, it should be:
The Continental Telegraph – Right about everything, all the time.
or, to be a bit topical:
Facts, not Feels
On the offensive
The dictatorship of the proletariat?
I’ll get me coat then…..
I like BIGs one: Liberalism, but not as you know it.
JIm
Could get some great bun fights if it lulled in sufficient flakes from across the pond. Isn’t that what got Tim the big views over at Forbes?
Candid not “candidly”.
The flavour is about right.
Needs to be short, and no point being rude (you can have a whole relatively hard to find page with the ongoing series of alternative taglines).
But I prefer the neutrally of nouns to the flip self descriptions, so
“Reality, not conformity”
“A moment’s thought….”
Now look here dickhead….
Candid not candied
So what you’re saying is . .
Great looking site Tim.
I suggest:
“Now let’s see if that’s really true…”
Or
“Unexpectedly true and I can prove it”
Diogenes, that is awesome.
I might “borrow” that.
Making England Great Again
Trivial Pursuits……obviously
Squirrels, not nuts.
I liked:
– Ben S’s “Telling it like it is”
– BIG’s “Liberalism, but not as you know it”
Adam Neusens’ “Trivial Pursuits” was good but probably too obscure.
What about “Facts are sacred”, to wind up the Guardian?
Or “Economic Offensive” – combines warfare and offending people.
But the best one is the one you’re already using for this blog. Presumably as they’re both yours, there’s no problem with cross-use?
I always liked the good old:
Don’t Tread on Me
once more into the breech
The world as it is
“once more into the breech”
Sounds like it’s a midwifery blog.
Check your assumptions (at the door).
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H. L. Mencken
How about “The Real Why” or “Considered Commentary”?
Kind of depends on what you’re aiming to do with it. Is it going to be mainly opinons, or have some news? Is it just you, or 4 or 5 people, or will it have loads and loads of contributors of all sorts?
All the meat, none of the potato!
I liked Matthew L’s “Evidence based opinions”
Can I suggest a sub-heading “Speaking Truth to the Powerless”? or
“Quis custodiet …?” – who guards “The Guardian”?
Out of interest will there be an RSS feed for the new site?
I finished my workload for the day 20 minutes earlier than usual what with the end of this blog meaning fewer distractions.
Hopefully the ONS are looking in and will include this improvement when they make up next quarter’s productivity figures
How about:
“and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”
I know its only half the quote, but you don’t want the strap line to be too long.
Or a bit of Bastiat:
“The unseen”
“Out of interest will there be an RSS feed for the new site?”
I just copied the home page URL in to feedly, works a treat.
It is all obvious or trivial except…
Realists: no pretending allowed™
Tim
If others have asked, apols, but are you able at some stage to do this on the new site – and more rather than fewer entries is good (just the last 20 is a bit rubbish if it’s getting busy).
Ie, it’s often the comments (later after you have read something) that are interesting, but you don;t want to keep lots opem or always be on a thread by thread feed? (we all have our different ways…)
Freedom: it ain’t that bad
You need a matching Facebook page too, even if it’s just to share links to the site
As just posted at ASI in response to an article plugging this:
Quite so.
Followed Tim on El Reg and with his own blog. But this new enterprise requires one to “sign in” before you can even read it. Like the dying Telegraph.
So, like the Telegraph, it can fuck off. I’ll just have to do without your (usually worthwhile) words of wisdom Tim.
“Achievers, not whiners. You want to whine, fuck off to the Guardian and whine there””
“Democracy dies in idiot damn stupidity”
References of some sort to liberty or “similar”?
“Not for the hard-of-thinking”
“Alleviating poverty of aspirations”
“So what you’re saying is…”
The realist revolution
“Providing the greatest reduction in absolute socialism in the history of our species”
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
“Wading through shit so you don’t have to”
Squirrels beware.
“Pragmatism over idealism”
“Free men pull in all kinds of directions”
Tim N
That’s one for David Thompson as he is always up-to-his-neck in it.
Make free markets great again
“Evidence based opinions”
‘Kicking the shit into your assumptions’
“Been there, done that.”
“Walking the walk.”
Bringing Enlightenment to a Dark and Benighted Continent?
Ensuring Europe is not as cut off as it used to be?
“Share and Enjoy”
Zero assumptions?
Opening the Overton window?
“Piss on Socialism”
‘Tinkety-tonk’
‘A man is defined by his actions’
‘Not much off-limits’
‘Suck it and see’
‘Sticks and stones …’
‘Rosebud’
‘…of the Hampshire Continental Telegraphs’
“facts not fiction”
“Liberty not leashes”
“The truth will out”
To anger a conservative, lie to him.
To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.
“Comment is editable, but objective reality is sacred”
“This is a place for free speech, but candidly, these are the seven-hundred and fifty-eight rules which govern my editorial control over this publication;
Firstly…….”
That’s one for David Thompson as he is always up-to-his-neck in it.
He complains, but loves it really.
“Telling it like it is”
More seriously, don’t go for something too earnest. Your writing is glib, and the tagline needs to reflect that. Things which mention “truth” or “realism” are too self-absorbed, I think. Something like “Calling it as we see it” is better, IMO.
“And another thing…”
“Liberalism, but not as you know it”
“The Great Pendant swings here and there”.
Might be a touch obscure to new readers, perhaps, but that’s why you have explain pages.
You Couldn’t Make It Up
“Liberalismus macht frei”
(or is it still a bit too soon?)
F * S = k.
Always liked that one. That and “never stand next to someone who’s throwing shit at an armed man”
Or;
There exist minds that think as well as you do, but differently.
Worstall’s corollary: Richard Murphy isn’t necessarily one of them.
I like the “Realists, not conformists”.
“Seeing life through clear-tinted spectacles”
Depends what you think “real” means. The “not conformists” bit is good though.
How about “Ragging on Ritchie”
“Helping to redefine what you know that isn’t so…”
“The only good leftist is an aborted leftist.”
Something for everyone there.
“Rational Thinking”?
“How the World Works”
“How the World Actually Works”
“The Truth, No Matter How Disagreeable” (or “Offensive”)
Signalling virtue reality
You could be rather patrician in a POTUS sort of way:
Draining the swamp of the bloodsucking socialists
“Realists” is obviously a prerequisite, but not a feature. Even Professor Murphy thinks his nostrums are grounded in Realism, because he defines it (editing the axioms of economics if necessary). Most claims of being grounded in reality are not made because they are true. Agree with Tim Newman, make it inviting rather than just descriptive.
Candidly…
Spud-U-Like
“This won’t kill you, and it will make you stronger”
(you need to find the right niche – sorry)
The Truth will Make You Fret
Never lose sight of reality
Thinking. Preceded by Reason not Group.
Its a sort of Anti-Guardian. So, it should be:
The Continental Telegraph – Right about everything, all the time.
or, to be a bit topical:
Facts, not Feels
On the offensive
The dictatorship of the proletariat?
I’ll get me coat then…..
I like BIGs one: Liberalism, but not as you know it.
JIm
Could get some great bun fights if it lulled in sufficient flakes from across the pond. Isn’t that what got Tim the big views over at Forbes?
Candid not “candidly”.
The flavour is about right.
Needs to be short, and no point being rude (you can have a whole relatively hard to find page with the ongoing series of alternative taglines).
But I prefer the neutrally of nouns to the flip self descriptions, so
“Reality, not conformity”
“A moment’s thought….”
Now look here dickhead….
Candid not candied
So what you’re saying is . .
Great looking site Tim.
I suggest:
“Now let’s see if that’s really true…”
Or
“Unexpectedly true and I can prove it”
Diogenes, that is awesome.
I might “borrow” that.
Making England Great Again
Trivial Pursuits……obviously
Squirrels, not nuts.
I liked:
– Ben S’s “Telling it like it is”
– BIG’s “Liberalism, but not as you know it”
Adam Neusens’ “Trivial Pursuits” was good but probably too obscure.
What about “Facts are sacred”, to wind up the Guardian?
Or “Economic Offensive” – combines warfare and offending people.
But the best one is the one you’re already using for this blog. Presumably as they’re both yours, there’s no problem with cross-use?
I always liked the good old:
Don’t Tread on Me
once more into the breech
The world as it is
“once more into the breech”
Sounds like it’s a midwifery blog.
Check your assumptions (at the door).
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H. L. Mencken
How about “The Real Why” or “Considered Commentary”?
Kind of depends on what you’re aiming to do with it. Is it going to be mainly opinons, or have some news? Is it just you, or 4 or 5 people, or will it have loads and loads of contributors of all sorts?
All the meat, none of the potato!
I liked Matthew L’s “Evidence based opinions”
Can I suggest a sub-heading “Speaking Truth to the Powerless”? or
“Quis custodiet …?” – who guards “The Guardian”?
Out of interest will there be an RSS feed for the new site?
I finished my workload for the day 20 minutes earlier than usual what with the end of this blog meaning fewer distractions.
Hopefully the ONS are looking in and will include this improvement when they make up next quarter’s productivity figures
How about:
“and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”
I know its only half the quote, but you don’t want the strap line to be too long.
Or a bit of Bastiat:
“The unseen”
“Out of interest will there be an RSS feed for the new site?”
I just copied the home page URL in to feedly, works a treat.
It is all obvious or trivial except…
Realists: no pretending allowed™
Tim
If others have asked, apols, but are you able at some stage to do this on the new site – and more rather than fewer entries is good (just the last 20 is a bit rubbish if it’s getting busy).
http://www.timworstall.com/comments/feed/
Ie, it’s often the comments (later after you have read something) that are interesting, but you don;t want to keep lots opem or always be on a thread by thread feed? (we all have our different ways…)
Freedom: it ain’t that bad
You need a matching Facebook page too, even if it’s just to share links to the site
As just posted at ASI in response to an article plugging this:
Quite so.
Followed Tim on El Reg and with his own blog. But this new enterprise requires one to “sign in” before you can even read it. Like the dying Telegraph.
So, like the Telegraph, it can fuck off. I’ll just have to do without your (usually worthwhile) words of wisdom Tim.