Come up with a clever phrase, get $25

[jacki]

I'll split a $50 prize if someone here can come up with a title for a new feature being started at my newspaper.
Here's the description of the feature:

[ QUOTE ]

Starting next week, the State Journal will add a list of five fast facts on page one meant to help busy readers digest news quickly.

The feature will serve double duty, giving readers with limited time some basics on the news of the day, while helping other readers find more in-depth coverage throughout the paper. The feature will run Monday through Friday because it is aimed at busy weekday readers.

[/ QUOTE ]

Fast Five has already been shot down.

I'll submit every reasonable idea posted in the this thread, and if your (my) entry is the winner, I'll split the prize with you.

Reader's Digest

[RJT]

Take Five.

RJT

[bills217]

Five for the Drive.

(to work?)

[young nut]

"Fiveline"

[MonkeeMan]

Fact Attack
Speed Read
Five Inside

[deadmoney98]

Flash Five or maybe Five in a Flash

[Doc7]

Quick Notes


lol

[HoldingFolding]

Five Live
or
Live Five

[tolbiny]

five fast facts

Hmmmm?
How about "the fast five" - How do i come up with these things?

[Sooga]

Fact Force Five

[jacki]

[ QUOTE ]
Fact Force Five

[/ QUOTE ]

This would be my winner so far.

But remember, this is for a daily newspaper. We're going for creative, but not too creative.

[utmt40]

I like "Take Five" the best.

Fact Force Five was atop my list of the dumbest in the thread, and it wasnt even close.

I really like Take Five, too. Fits.

[Sooga]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Fact Force Five

[/ QUOTE ]

This would be my winner so far.

But remember, this is for a daily newspaper. We're going for creative, but not too creative.

[/ QUOTE ]

Then I guess I'd submit something more current like 'Fantastic Five' or something

[jacki]

[ QUOTE ]
Fact Force Five was atop my list of the dumbest in the thread, and it wasnt even close.

I really like Take Five, too. Fits.

[/ QUOTE ]

It's a play on Fox Force Five, from Pulp Fiction. And Take Five is so vanilla, it just might win.

[Tilt]

Does it have to have five in the title?

Assuming they are in bullet point format, how about "Bullet News"

[bills217]

Dive for Five.

[Klepton]

Not Cliff's Notes.

[jacki]

[ QUOTE ]
Does it have to have five in the title?

Assuming they are in bullet point format, how about "Bullet News"

[/ QUOTE ]
No
and No.

[housenuts]

V Card

[man]

NEWS TO BOOT

why!? because people wear boots when the read the news!... plus the rhyme..

[soko]

Five facts, fortified with fiber.

[dblgutshot]

Five for Fighting
World at a glance (or change world with your state/city)
Your World in 5

The High Five

[eviljeff]

(The) Fiver
Think Five
(The) One Through Five
Speed Read
Sum Five
(The) Front Five
Act Five
Give it Five
Fivel Goes West
This Journal for Dummies

[Doc7]

What if someday they want to change it to 3, 4, or 6 or 7? including the number is old and cliche.

Five Things First...

[chesspain]

News For Retards

[eviljeff]

[ QUOTE ]
What if someday they want to change it to 3, 4, or 6 or 7? including the number is old and cliche.

[/ QUOTE ]

this is by far the worst submission so far

[PoBoy321]

Newsflash, it's simple, it's easy, and it cuts to the hard of the matter.

[eviljeff]

[ QUOTE ]
Newsflash, it's simple, it's easy, and it cuts to the hard of the matter.

[/ QUOTE ]

I was going to say "I'll cut your heart", but then I realized you butchered the expression

[RJT]

Not to sound like I am campaigning, but in case you are not familiar: Take Five is also an allusion to the jazz album by Dave Brubek. I am not very knowledgeable in jazz, but most consider it a “masterpiece” I believe.

[istewart]

Five and ten, without the ten. Or the and.

[DangerGoodson]

is this the Wisconsin State Journal or Cap times?

Five-For-All

[lastchance]

Daily Digest

[jacki]

[ QUOTE ]
is this the Wisconsin State Journal or Cap times?

[/ QUOTE ]

State Journal

[Stuey]

Cave Window

[housenuts]

QuintEssential News

just send me the $25

[BradleyT]

Flop, Turn, River

[OtisTheMarsupial]

Cheat Sheet
Quick Bits
News Flash
Pieces
Bitesize News
Cup O'News
Speed Read

[MonkeeMan]

[ QUOTE ]
Cheat Sheet
Quick Bits
News Flash
Pieces
Bitesize News
Cup O'News
Speed Read

[/ QUOTE ]

you and eviljeff aren't quick enough for Speed Read, better luck next time.

[Andrew Fletcher]

"The Decline of Modern Journalism"

tl;wr

(too lazy; won't read)

[Jdanz]

tl; dr

edit: damn goes that long with no one saying it and a minute before i get it in....

Crazy's Corner

[ononimo]

[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News

just send me the $25

[/ QUOTE ]

agreed

[LondonBroil]

"Read this [censored] news now or your gonna [censored] die"

[housenuts]

a little bit of an anger problem?

[eviljeff]

[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News

just send me the $25

[/ QUOTE ]

this is way too intelligent for the average reader

[trying2learn]

Fast News

news-on-the-go

The Water Cooler

things you should know

Fast Happenings

[housenuts]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News

just send me the $25

[/ QUOTE ]

this is way too intelligent for the average reader

[/ QUOTE ]

oh ya, i forgot it was an american paper. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[4_2_it]

In Brief

Read These and You Wont Look Stupid, Stupid

Focus On Five

[DoomSlice]

The Doomsday Digest
Sideline Snippets
News Shorts
Short News
The Terse Times
News "for Dummies"
Rushed Reader News
The Busy Man's Bugle
Short on Time?
Why Buy the Newspaper when you Can Just Read This?

[DrSavage]

Inside

[nyc999]

Talking Points

[tonypaladino]

Enjoy!

[jaxUp]

Quick Picks

[bwana devil]

"who's so damn busy he can only read 5 bullet points, you freakin' moron? you think youre more important than everyone else? [censored] you."

[jacki]

Thanks guys!

I've compiled and submitted most of these.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
My favorites that actually have a chance of winning are:
QuintEssential News and Water Cooler

"Back in Five"

Show me the money

[RJT]

[ QUOTE ]
Thanks guys!

I've compiled and submitted most of these.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
My favorites that actually have a chance of winning are:
QuintEssential News and Water Cooler

[/ QUOTE ]

QuintEssential News is very clever. (I think it might be too clever for the target market, though.) Wouldn’t mind losing (Take Five) to this one at all.

[ononimo]

[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News is very clever. (I think it might be too clever for the target market, though.)

[/ QUOTE ]

it's really depressing to think that this play on words could be beyond the comprehension of the average reader. i really hope that's not true.

Gimme Five

[CrazyEyez]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News is very clever. (I think it might be too clever for the target market, though.)

[/ QUOTE ]

it's really depressing to think that this play on words could be beyond the comprehension of the average reader. i really hope that's not true.

[/ QUOTE ]
Keep in mind we're talking about Wisconsin.
6 out of 10 will comprehend the word "quintessential."
3 out of 10 will get the "quint" part.

[RJT]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News is very clever. (I think it might be too clever for the target market, though.)

[/ QUOTE ]

it's really depressing to think that this play on words could be beyond the comprehension of the average reader. i really hope that's not true.

[/ QUOTE ]

Keep in mind the target audience is folk who want their news in Five Easy Pieces. Hey, not a bad idea for the title. Might be too late.

[11t]

Dude, you should send this in yourself and make the 50 bucks.

QuintEssential News is by far the best and I am ashamed I didn't come up with it myself.

[Duke]

QR:

Don't bother with a title. Instead of numbers, just start each line with the following:

o
r
l
y
?

~D

[MonkeeMan]

[ QUOTE ]
Thanks guys!

I've compiled and submitted most of these.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
My favorites that actually have a chance of winning are:
QuintEssential News and Water Cooler

[/ QUOTE ]

When is the decision being made? I need that $25 for Christmas shopping.

[eviljeff]

[ QUOTE ]
QuintEssential News is very clever.

[/ QUOTE ]

perhaps too clever by half

[jacki]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Thanks guys!

I've compiled and submitted most of these.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
My favorites that actually have a chance of winning are:
QuintEssential News and Water Cooler

[/ QUOTE ]

When is the decision being made? I need that $25 for Christmas shopping.

[/ QUOTE ]

The feature starts in Monday's paper, so the decision is likely to be made before the end of the day today.

[Duke]

Your Morning Quincunx

Be sure to arrange the entries correctly. Ths is also good because it doesn't really imply that there is an ordering of importance.

~D

Is it too late?

"Featured Five" - Top Stories of the Day.

[NutzyClutz]

Hark!
Pentegram
Eventions
Forward Five (state motto)
Cheese Wheel
Wifive (ooh a internet demographic reference)

Just Enough
Daily Dose
Single Serving News

[henrikrh]

"5 things the President f-cked up today..."

[jacki]

Nobody wins.

The winning selection was .....















Five on the Fly.
Meh.

[housenuts]

[ QUOTE ]

The winning selection was .....















Five on the Fly.
Meh.

[/ QUOTE ]

booooo! QuintEssential News was probably the best thing I've ever come up with in my life

[RJT]

[ QUOTE ]
Nobody wins.

The winning selection was .....Five on the Fly.

Meh.

[/ QUOTE ]

Pathetic. Do they have a zipper next to the title?

[RJT]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]

The winning selection was .....















Five on the Fly.
Meh.

[/ QUOTE ]

booooo! QuintEssential News was probably the best thing I've ever come up with in my life

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, be content that you have kudos and accolades from those of us on the forum who appreciate your (budding) genius.

RJT