Project codename generator

project_names.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Project naming scheme (roughly; funny trumps the rules): 
    <weird/funny animal> + <word which should be rude but isn't>

Useful if management / fellow developers are taking themselves too seriously."""

import random

thing = """PROJECT OPERATION PLAN PROGRAM DIRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVE INCIDENT SCENARIO""".split()
#print(thing)

animals = """
    BADGER BEAVER FERRET WEASEL POSSUM SQUID PLATYPUS GOOSE DONKEY AARDVARK
    ROOSTER MANATEE GIRAFFE HONEYBADGER DINGO HIPPO LOBSTER CRAB 
    LLAMA SQUIRREL TURKEY MONKEY LEMUR IGUANA LEMMING BABOON 
    ZEBRA OCELOT MARMOT BUDGIE SHRIMP""".split()
random.shuffle(animals)
# not quite funny enough? CATFISH TOUCAN COW SEAHORSE 
#print(animals)

words = """
    CREVICE NIBLICK CROUTON TITBIT DINGHY CUMQUAT DONGLE ARSON 
    DITTY MANHOLE FLANGE SHUNT SPATULA NUGGET LINGUIST FRACAS
    GHERKIN DICTUM TRUMPET DISCO FIRKIN FURPHY BINGO BRICOLAGE
    SCHISM TROUBADOUR PICCOLO COWBOY BEBOP NOODLE WRANGLE FANDANGO
    IMBROGLIO KLAXON HOEDOWN VORTEX CONTEXT CUSTARD GRAVITAS
    NUDGE WINK FLAP""".split()
random.shuffle(words)
# not quite funny enough? SERVICE VERANDAH CREDENZA RISSOLE ORATORY SQUINT 
# quite funny WADDLE SCRUPLE SAUSAGE
# bit too rude COCKPIT BULGE 
#print(words)
    
for i in range(15):
    print(random.choice(thing), animals[i], words[i])

"""
good ones so far:

    OPERATION BADGER CREVICE        PROJECT LOBSTER DISCO
    OPERATION LEMUR TRUMPET         OPERATION BEAVER GHERKIN
    OPERATION MONKEY DITTY          PROJECT IGUANA NUGGET
    PROJECT SQUIRREL ARSON          OPERATION LLAMA LINGUIST
    OPERATION WEASEL CROUTON        PROJECT TURKEY FRACAS
    OPERATION ROOSTER SPATULA       OPERATION DINGO NIBLICK

"""