Re: [OFFICIAL] New ESU ships: NAMING HELP REQUEST!

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Phillip Atcliffe wrote:

> Re: [OFFICIAL] New ESU ships: NAMING HELP REQUEST!Me say:
>   >> One [name for a new ESU ship], courtesy of my Russophile son, is
the "Strelets" class. It's a 17th-century Russian term for a rifleman or
militiaman, so it might be a good name for one of the smaller classes,
particularly if the ESU thinks of them as attrition units. <<
> Jon say:
> > OK, ta for that one - would fit nicely for either the FF or DD, I
reckon. Individual ships could then be named for Russian or Chinese
grunts, real or fictional... <
>
> <sings in horrible faux Russo-Chinese accent>
> "To the ever-rasting grory of the infantly,
> Shines the name, shines the name of Roh Dger Yung..."
>
> <ducks and runs>

The Narns are going to need a stiff drink. Then they're going to have a
*long* talk with you. They might need another stiff drink afterward.

Brian
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