RE: Ship Class Nomenclature

Yes, but what would you smash against the prow of such
ships to christen them?  A bottle of the wine after
which they're named?  That seems either very
appropriate or darkly prophetic....

--- B Lin <lin@rxkinetix.com> wrote:
> Perhaps not.	There really should be a "Box" class
> freighter for the cheaper wares.  "Port" might be
> nomenclature reserved for "heavy or fortified"
> versions of classes.	"Cognac" might be used for
> "distilled" classes that pack more "punch" than
> their size would normally indicate.
> 
> Also just think of the jibes if you lose to such a
> fleet: "You were thrashed by a Dom Perignon '69 and
> a Magnum of Cabernet"
> 
> It also leads to a new type of game with higher
> stakes - instead of ships, you play with actual
> (full)wine bottles - kills are claimed as victory
> spoils.
> 
> --Binhan
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ryan M Gill [mailto:rmgill@mindspring.com]
> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 5:19 PM
> > To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> > Subject: Re: Ship Class Nomenclature
> > 
> > 
> > At 4:58 PM -0600 8/4/03, B Lin wrote:
> > >Reading Schott's Original Miscellany, I came
> across Wine Bottle 
> > >Sizes, and thought that they would make a good
> series for naming 
> > >classes, they are from smallest to largest:
> > 
> > I take it these crews would spend most of their
> time in port (harhar) 
> > either squishing grapes or standing around in
> snooty bars eating 
> > cheese?
> > -- 
> >   Ryan Gill 	     rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
> >
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