At least I have chicken

The Klingons have chicken? Is there a KFC franchise on Kronos?

I can't speak to the Klingon connection, I could never stand more than a few minutes of Star Trek, but the Leeroy Jenkins reference would certainly catch my eye.

I don't know this genre, so comments are on that basis.

Use the phrases if they really suit your book.

But don't use them if you are primarily doing so to entice hardcore fans of the genre who'll get the references. I could be wrong, but my suspicion is that even among genre fans those quotes would be obscure/esoteric, meaning that any benefit you'd derive (from a small number of people "getting" the references) wouldn't be worth the effort if you use them instead of other titles you prefer.

If you don't have other titles in mind and these ones suit your book, go for it. They are quirky, silly and fun. If that's the intention, why not?

Jack Asher said:

I've been playing around with book titles and decided I like either:
At Least I Have Chicken
-or-
Your Nose is Shiny


if you were looking for a book to make you laugh would you pick up one of those?

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They are odd-ball and different enought that I would at least pick them up and give them a look/read the jacket, etc., so mission accomplished, I think.

NRoach said:

the Leeroy Jenkins reference would certainly catch my eye.

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I expected some sort of World of Warcraft thing in this thread, to be honest!

I might look at the blurb for At Least I Have Chicken if the cover caught my eye, although I don't have a particular liking for the title itself...but it sounds like it could be in the realm of genres I gravitate towards.

Your Nose is Shiny doesn't jive with me, for some reason.

(For informational/demographic purposes: I don't know anything about Klingons.)

I only clicked on this thread because At Least I Have Chicken caught my eye, so that's probably a good sign

thisprovinciallife said:

I only clicked on this thread because At Least I Have Chicken caught my eye, so that's probably a good sign

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Ditto.

Your nose is shiny wouldn't have gotten me to click. At least I have chicken would probably have wider appeal.

Agree with those who prefer At Least I Have Chicken. I wouldn't get that either is a Klingon saying, and Your Nose Is Shiny could be anything from a book about Rudolph to chick lit about make-up fail.

Y'know, actually, the whole Leeroy Jenkins clip makes a lot more sense if he IS Klingon. Huh.

I'm wondering what exactly you're trying to signpost for your readers? "Your nose is shiny" wouldn't work for me. If we're going for geek references, "shiny" makes me think Firefly in which case that might be a pickup line? A really bad one?

Marlys said:

Agree with those who prefer At Least I Have Chicken. I wouldn't get that either is a Klingon saying, and Your Nose Is Shiny could be anything from a book about Rudolph to chick lit about make-up fail.

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haha! yeah, I would have no idea either. I think the number of people who would get the reference would be very small, although if you were writing sci-fi and that was your market... probably more than a general fiction readership. Still, like Pellshek I wonder at the wisdom of using this title SOLELY for the sci-fi geek reference. If it otherwise suits your novel, then great.

KateJJ said:

If we're going for geek references, "shiny" makes me think Firefly in which case that might be a pickup line? A really bad one?

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LOL! Fanfiction plot bunny right there

Jack Asher said:

wow, that looks really bipolar up there, doesn't it? Oh well.

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Hi! Not a mod, just a member, but it really bothers me when people use clinical mental illnesses as colloquialisms. Would you mind not doing so? Thanks in advance! (You might really have bipolar, but if we don't know that it looks like you're using it as a casual label. I appreciate the consideration. )

As to your title, my vote is with the rest. Chicken all the way. (FWIW, I'm a trekker and I didn't know either of these Klingon sayings, but I like the chicken one anyway and hearing it's Klingon gives it an extra funny to me. )

I would at least pick up and check out any book with the title, At Least I Have Chicken.

I love Star Trek front to back. Great, great series, and I've watched every episode multiple times, but I have no clue about Klingon language.

At Least I Have Chicken is a title that would absolutely catch my eye/ear and make me curious enough to find out more about it--no matter the genre.

NRoach said:

I can't speak to the Klingon connection, I could never stand more than a few minutes of Star Trek, but the Leeroy Jenkins reference would certainly catch my eye.

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No idea it was a klingon reference, even though I watched Star Trek for years. But I had no idea they had chickens. I thought they ate roasted tribbles I'd be wondering if Leeroy Jenkisn would fit in. I wouldn't expect a serious book, certainly.

For a comedic book, I could see that title working. It captured my attention.

I would go for the Chicken. It would catch my eye.

Shiny would me think chick lit and I'd avoid it like poison.

Another vote here for chicken title. It would have to actually be relevant in some way to the contents though, otherwise I'd feel a bit conned.

Hopping on the back of the bandwagon. I'd definitely take a closer look at the Chicken book. Would not pick up the Shiny Nose. (Pick? Pick? See what I did there? *groan* sorry, long day...)

I thought this thread was going to be about Leeroy Jenkins.

So we're not talking about WoW? Then good day to you, sir! I said good day!

ETA: A casual reader will not get these references. The cover would have to emphasize the humor and maybe justify the title.