Will your seat be a Sinatra or a Kylie come the election?
Our producer on the Politics Show, Paul Ging, had a flash of genius last week.
He coined the phrase "Sinatra Seat" to describe the Tory target of Sunderland Central.
The logic - if the Conservatives "can make it there, they can make it anywhere."
Good isn't it.
But ever competitive, I've now felt compelled to try and top his moment of inspiration. It's not big and it's certainly not clever but here goes.
So far I've come up with the following:
A Kylie Seat - chances are pretty hopeless, ie Labour candidate says to friend: "I should be so lucky" to win in Penrith and the Border.
A Gaynor Seat - crucial to Gordon Brown these. "I will survive," he thinks, "if I win seats like Stockton South."
An Abba Seat - Copeland could be one of these. A seat that could win the Tories a parliamentary majority. The kind of seat where "The Winner Takes It All".
An Elton Seat - Increasingly rare. Blyth Valley's one. The sitting MP is staying on. In fact, Ronnie Campbell insists "I'm Still Standing."
A Sam Cooke Seat - No sitting MP, and even the boundaries have been redrawn. "A change is gonna come," in Houghton and Sunderland South.
A Snap Seat - A crucial one which could make or break the election. The Tories win Tynemouth and we can truly say to them "You've got the Power."
All right, I admit it's all getting a bit desperate (particularly that last one).
I know I should really be spending my time working out percentage swings and studying majorities, but 'll do anything to avoid proper work.
The challenge is though, can you come up with anything better?
I'm Richard Moss, the BBC's Political Editor for the North East and Cumbria. Welcome to my irreverent - but hopefully insightful - northern take on reporting politics for Look North and the Politics Show. 
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