Re: Ship Naming Convention (was: RE: What, no messages?)

>>-Escort/Aegis cruiser - famous battle sites (Normany, Okinawa,
>>-***Falklands,Dunkerque, Kursk, Ardennes, Midway, Gettysburg,
>>-Vistula,Agincourt, etc)
>>
>>***Isn't that supposed to be Malvinas? *hitting the dirt*
>-Hey, I'm a dumb American; what do I know? Educate me!  :-)
>
>Warning, WAY OFF TOPIC: Hey, I'm one of those, too. I was just sending
a
>little tease towards our friends in the UK. Malvinas is what the
>Argentinians call Falklands. I would almost prefer Falklands/Malvinas,
>honoring the fallen on both sides.

See? I learn something (almost) every day.  :-)

>>-Medium cruiser - Native American tribes, other Seneca, Chippewa,
>>-Cherokee,Sioux, Manetaree, Aztec, Mongol, Zulu, etc)
>>Course, the NAC corvette/lancers are already Native American; have to
look
>>again whether there are other FT conventions you're skirting...
>-Heheh. Well, I kinda was doing it on my own, without much (any)
prompting
>-from the FT line of ship classes.
>
>I know what you mean, again, small teasing on my part. By the way,
Allan
>was actually replying to me about the 'Mongol and Zulu not fitting', I
>think. I almost said: Oh, by other you mean indigenous peoples
portrayed as
>barbarian by western culture. 

Yeah, something like that.

>However, I know somebody would see through my
>(American)liberal tendencies. ;->= I think most of us realized what the
>'other' was for. I would point out that I consider Aztec to fit, as the
>whole hemisphere is 'the Americas'. Hmmm... that could be off topic,
>likewise. Whatever.

But if it generates more names for the pool, it's on topic for the
thread	:-)

>>Right now, only care on this one cuz I'm hoping to complete that story
>>about my daughter. ;->=
>-Oh yeah! When's the next installment? And is she cute, single?
>
>What can I say? Writer's block of the worst kind: get great ideas, but
when
>sitting down to paper or computer screen, nothing comes out. *sigh* 

Take heart, I know only too well how you feel. I have a couple of real
life
trip reports that I have yet to finish up.  :-(  (and it's been a few
years
for each of 'em, too)

>By the way, all dads consider their daughters cute; she would disagree,
but
>not too strongly. Yes, single, but a tad underage. Now, are you trying
to
>pick a fight? ;->=

"It's going to be a long trip."

:-)

Mk
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