I Could Use Your Advice

Hey peeps,

I’ve come to a realization this week. An understanding of a topic tremendously dear to me, and perhaps, to you too.

It’s not something I take lightly.

In fact, I deemed it so groundbreakingly important that I wanted to bother you for a quick moment this week.

Because I can’t figure it out myself.

So here it is…

I need a new name!

I didn’t realize before (Read: Too lazy) that ‘WTFact’ is a sub-brand name used by a large tyrannical corporation that goes by the seemingly innocent callsign of Encyclopedia Britannica—whatever that means.

I guess I could look up the meaning, but where?!!

Anywho, as I want to avoid any potential future lawsuits and possibly giving up the three scraps of lint left in my pocket to the corporate machine, I figured it’s time for a name change.

And who better to ask than the people who continue to shock me the most—the people that actually read my scribbles every week.

Yes, you, dear reader. Help me!

As for what name to choose for this, I’m basing it on my last name both because names are pretty solid in copyright law, and I’m a bit of a self-aggrandizing douche on occasion — 2 birds, 1 newsletter.

Eat that, Gladwell.

So please, let me know in the comments which one you like best (or easily make a far better suggestion):

1. Pryor Opinion

2. Pryor Knowledge

3. Pryority

4. A Pryory

5. Pryor Authorization

6. The New York Times

Thanks!

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From J.J.’s Vault

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From My Life:

• I once bought condoms in Asia from a grandma and her granddaughter. You might enjoy this one. I did. Just not while it happened.

• There’s a weird experimental writing contest on Medium right now. Here’s my crack at category #1 of 4. It’s about cookies and ice cream. Sort of. TBH, not sure I quite nailed the board on this one. I may have gotten a bit carried away in my head even though I spent a decent amount of time on it. Either way, any support (claps, reads, etc) on Medium for this one might help restore my distraught ego.

Thoughts on Society:

• There’s this cool story about old fake villages in Russia called “Potemkin Villages.” But in a way, they’re kind of all around us in the modern world—shittily so. While I thought it was a good read, a writer friend of mine described it as “not bad for an overdeveloped fluff piece.” With former friends giving compliments like that, who wouldn’t jump for joy in puddles of tears?

Medium on Medium:

• Medium just released a new affiliate revenue model, which is neat, I guess. Here’s my thoughts on how they could drastically improve that, because I speak for everyone, clearly.

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That’s it for this week. I’m looking forward to hearing your ideas for what to call the newsletter going forward! Hopefully, the comment section isn’t full of the sound of crickets by then, or else that might have be the new name.

Have a great one peeps!

J.J. Pryor

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