The right title for a SFF story

I tend not to find a title until most of the way through a first draft. I start off calling it something very basic and plot related, like "Shipwrecked" or "The Frozen People One".

Over time, I start to call it something else, and eventually the title coalesces. I find that finding the title generally correlates with my figuring out exactly what story I'm trying to write.

I honestly don't mind if a marketing department changes it. One less thing to worry about, but I understand why people don't.

--GreenSquares

Mark W. said:

Writers rarely have final say on what a book title is. Publishers have big ol marketing departments that will more than likely change anything that you have now. Therefore, don't worry too much about it. Give it a working title that means something to you and then write. Let the suits who get paid to think up things like that do it later on.

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As far as short stories go, it is normally quite the opposite. Unless the title is really bad. Bad being open to interpretation.

So what is the worst title ever?