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Mar 19th 2013, 6:31 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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you cant polish a turd: an expats life

You can't polish a turd, but you can cover it in glitter: An ME expats life

Mar 19th 2013, 6:31 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

Tax free STDs

Mar 19th 2013, 6:34 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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Tax free STDs

I am aiming at a more general market than this niche

Mar 19th 2013, 6:41 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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Originally Posted by RyanC

How to lose friends and alienate people

I like this general idea and I have a few ideas on this same theme

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Originally Posted by Millhouse

2) Returning the favour
4) Exit from Utopia

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Originally Posted by shiva

you cant polish a turd: an expats life

Every second suggestion somehow involves shit

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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy

Was it worth it?

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Originally Posted by al dente

From Rack to Ruin

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Originally Posted by Meow

Sand on the run

Running sands maybe.

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Originally Posted by Millsyisland

Lost in the desert

Some I like so far, also its not totally Dubai based its the general region.

What I have myself are:

Selling Sand to Arabs, a misadventure

Mis-selling the dream

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Mar 19th 2013, 6:47 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

Is the grass greener?

Mar 19th 2013, 6:56 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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Mar 19th 2013, 7:02 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

The Arabian Adventures

Mar 19th 2013, 7:10 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

Arabian Helmet.
The Sand Helmet.
Weasel in the Sand (Helmet Adventures)
Dry Dreams (Of a Washed up Helmet)
Desperate in the Desert (Helmet Strikes Back)

OR

Helmet.

Mar 19th 2013, 7:11 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

Hopes sand dreams

Mar 19th 2013, 7:13 am

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weasel decentral

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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Originally Posted by Scamp

Arabian Helmet.
The Sand Helmet.
Weasel in the Sand (Helmet Adventures)
Dry Dreams (Of a Washed up Helmet)
Desperate in the Desert (Helmet Strikes Back)

OR

Helmet.

It's a novel rather than a blog, and even though both the main protagonist and the author are helmets, I feel that title will only appeal to avid cyclists or bikers

Mar 19th 2013, 7:15 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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Originally Posted by weasel decentral

It's a novel rather than a blog, and even though both the main protagonist and the author are helmets, I feel that title will only appeal to avid cyclists or bikers

Dry Dreams was pretty good I thought...especially as it tied in with the Helmet theme, but you can drop that bit.

Mar 19th 2013, 7:23 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

Wasta blaster

I've had my fil

A lad and khalas

Mar 19th 2013, 7:48 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

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Originally Posted by Fossildog

Wasta blaster

I've had my fil

A lad and khalas

I like that, the other two are a bit to cryptic, although I like the Lad and Khalas one.

Mar 19th 2013, 7:52 am

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Re: Help Me Name My Book

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scamp

Arabian Helmet.
The Sand Helmet.
Weasel in the Sand (Helmet Adventures)
Dry Dreams (Of a Washed up Helmet)
Desperate in the Desert (Helmet Strikes Back)

OR

Helmet.