--- description: After playing a Twitter game that poked fun at Debbie Harry's band name, Rowling and Harry had a social media exchange. title: J.K. Rowling Had to Clear Up a Misunderstanding with Blondie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling and Blondie Cleared Up a Misunderstanding Via Tweets  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 10, 2018 7:13 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 10, 2018 7:13 PM CUT One of the most amusing parts of Twitter is the daily, seemingly infinite hashtag games that take place on the social media platform. From #RejectedProductNames to #CreativeNamesForWinterStorms, users attempt to one-up each other with puns, viral stories and plays on words. On Tuesday, the hashtag [#MakeABandLessInteresting](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MakeABandLessInteresting&src=tyah "undefined") started trending, prompting people to come up with their funniest twists on classic artist titles. So of course [queen of Twitter](http://time.com/5021405/jk-rowling-writing-advice/ "undefined") J.K. Rowling got in on the fun, submitting “Blandie” into the mix — as a significantly less exciting replacement for the iconic [band Blondie](http://time.com/106324/review-blondie-ghosts-download/ "undefined"), of course. (For reference, others went the route of monikers like [“Panic! At the Costco”](https://twitter.com/proud%5Fand%5Ftall/status/950813364267225088 "undefined") and “[Extremely Mild Bell Peppers.”](https://twitter.com/KuckHammett/status/950799686243438594 "undefined"), toning down the rebellious spirit of those rock bands.) But Blondie’s [Debbie Harry](http://time.com/3328219/blondie-interview-debbie-harry-chris-stein/ "undefined") plays the Twitter game, too, and happened upon Rowling’s message. “Ironic, cause we have on occasion gotten a crap review that’d go there,” Harry’s official account resonded. To which Rowling tweeted: “Never from me,” appending a heart emoji. Looks like all’s well that ends well in the Twitterverse — and now we know that Rowling herself is a Blondie fan, too. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/950738737109045248) > [](https://twitter.com/BlondieOfficial/status/950741685721542656) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/950806440318468098) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5097305/jk-rowling-blondie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5097305/jk-rowling-blondie/"},"headline":"J.K. 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