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What is so wrong with it? Does it sound like every other seagoing vessel before it? No but who cares. It's unique and wonderful that human beings have a sense

by rubyfan 11y ago

What is so wrong with it? Does it sound like every other seagoing vessel before it? No but who cares. It's unique and wonderful that human beings have a sense of humor. Maybe public works projects need more of this.

spacecowboy_lon 11y ago
Well for one She is a Ship not a Boat - and Maritime types get quite upset if you refer to their ship as a boat. (think Pissed off Gibbs from NCIS) I did like that "Forward Unto Dawn" (the ship in halo) was 4th at one point
- arethuza 11y ago
  I think it was "Pillar of Autumn"
  - coderdude 11y ago
    I think Pillar of Autumn is the coolest name ever given to something fictional. Followed by Shadow Moses island.
    - Klathmon 11y ago
      Halo had the best names. Some others: Forward Unto Dawn, Shadow of Intent, Long Night of Solace, Point of No Return.
      - arethuza 11y ago
        Well, if you want to go full Culture you have ship names like (in this case a warship): Mistake Not My Current State Of Joshing Gentle Peevishness For The Awesome And Terrible Majesty Of The Towering Seas Of Ire That Are Themselves The Milquetoast Shallows Fringing My Vast Oceans Of Wrath
- Nutmog 11y ago
  It's also a thing not a woman so I don't think maritime types really have much credibility when it comes to word choice.
- arethuza 11y ago
  The chaps from the Special Boat Service might disagree with you on that point! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service
  - chrisseaton 11y ago
    I don't think so - their name refers to the small boats and canoes they originally operated from.
    - arethuza 11y ago
      Aren't submarines referred to as boats? :-) [NB Apologies, I was being silly with that original comment, as far as I know you are correct.]
      - kuschku 11y ago
        That refers to the German name for them, where they’re U-Boot (Undersea Boat)
  - chris_wot 11y ago
    Yes, a "special" boat much like the Special Olympics.
- blantonl 11y ago
  Fine. Shippy McShipface it is.
- boothead 11y ago
  Well you could hardly call it Shippy McShipface could you? (Try saying it 5 time fast)
  - zanny 11y ago
    I for one would immediately vote for calling a ship The Shipfaced.
    - pbhjpbhj 11y ago
      How about "Royal Research Ship Happens"?
      - u02sgb 11y ago
        Sounds like an Iain M Banks ship name.
  - Jordrok 11y ago
    Good point. Instead, I'd like to nominate "The Seaward".
- awesomerobot 11y ago
  RSS Pedantry
  - Loughla 11y ago
    Honestly, based on my (albeit limited) experience in the UK, this would be a fitting name for any number of things. Buildings, bridges, ships, people, places. Name it.
  - mikeash 11y ago
    USS Pedantry, just for that extra blow.
- uremog 11y ago
  Frankly, I think that makes it an even better name.

by rubyfan 11y ago

spacecowboy_lon 11y ago

Well for one She is a Ship not a Boat - and Maritime types get quite upset if you refer to their ship as a boat. (think Pissed off Gibbs from NCIS) I did like that "Forward Unto Dawn" (the ship in halo) was 4th at one point

arethuza 11y ago
I think it was "Pillar of Autumn"
- coderdude 11y ago
  I think Pillar of Autumn is the coolest name ever given to something fictional. Followed by Shadow Moses island.
  - Klathmon 11y ago
    Halo had the best names. Some others: Forward Unto Dawn, Shadow of Intent, Long Night of Solace, Point of No Return.
    - arethuza 11y ago
      Well, if you want to go full Culture you have ship names like (in this case a warship): Mistake Not My Current State Of Joshing Gentle Peevishness For The Awesome And Terrible Majesty Of The Towering Seas Of Ire That Are Themselves The Milquetoast Shallows Fringing My Vast Oceans Of Wrath
Nutmog 11y ago
It's also a thing not a woman so I don't think maritime types really have much credibility when it comes to word choice.
arethuza 11y ago
The chaps from the Special Boat Service might disagree with you on that point! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service
- chrisseaton 11y ago
  I don't think so - their name refers to the small boats and canoes they originally operated from.
  - arethuza 11y ago
    Aren't submarines referred to as boats? :-) [NB Apologies, I was being silly with that original comment, as far as I know you are correct.]
    - kuschku 11y ago
      That refers to the German name for them, where they’re U-Boot (Undersea Boat)
- chris_wot 11y ago
  Yes, a "special" boat much like the Special Olympics.
blantonl 11y ago
Fine. Shippy McShipface it is.
boothead 11y ago
Well you could hardly call it Shippy McShipface could you? (Try saying it 5 time fast)
- zanny 11y ago
  I for one would immediately vote for calling a ship The Shipfaced.
  - pbhjpbhj 11y ago
    How about "Royal Research Ship Happens"?
    - u02sgb 11y ago
      Sounds like an Iain M Banks ship name.
- Jordrok 11y ago
  Good point. Instead, I'd like to nominate "The Seaward".
awesomerobot 11y ago
RSS Pedantry
- Loughla 11y ago
  Honestly, based on my (albeit limited) experience in the UK, this would be a fitting name for any number of things. Buildings, bridges, ships, people, places. Name it.
- mikeash 11y ago
  USS Pedantry, just for that extra blow.
uremog 11y ago
Frankly, I think that makes it an even better name.