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« Reply #375 on: September 22, 2009, 05:28:28 pm » |
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A long time ago, I have decided that whatever ship I'd ever own, whether a sailing boat, submarine, airship or spaceship, would have to be named Stargazer. [Geek mode]
Named after that NCC-2893 Constellation Class starship of the Star Trek universe, first vessel commanded by Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
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And not the song by Rainbow? Theres no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides
Why hes lighter than air
yes but then it goes on to say in the sequel Reaching for somebodys star
Cant believe it all
Did he really fall
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« Reply #376 on: September 22, 2009, 06:09:22 pm » |
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HMAS Queen Mary Todd.
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When Friday comes, we'll all call rats fish.
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« Reply #377 on: September 23, 2009, 12:49:24 am » |
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I dream someday of owning (or building) and learning to fly my very own thermal airship.
I shall call it "Audacity."
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Ennui is the mind-killer.
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« Reply #378 on: September 23, 2009, 12:58:40 am » |
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It would have to be, of course, The Flying Castle. Thousands of gigantic balloons carrying a castle! Yes! YES! YEEEEEES!
... Or possibly "The Phoenix's Folly".
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« Reply #379 on: September 23, 2009, 02:32:03 am » |
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Ah, I'm currently designing my airship Der Schwarze Rauch. Nothin' grand, just summat to get me from point A t' point B.
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Ambrose P. Atwater
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« Reply #380 on: September 23, 2009, 04:36:24 am » |
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Garuda's Feather.
Mythology is where I originate.
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« Reply #381 on: September 23, 2009, 04:11:17 pm » |
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Paint it red, call it the Oscar Meyer!
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Chas.
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wire: captain_lyerly, at wire office "Yahoo dot Qom"
"You'd think he'd learn."
"Heh! De best minions neffer do!"
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« Reply #382 on: September 23, 2009, 04:31:10 pm » |
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« Reply #383 on: September 23, 2009, 06:17:16 pm » |
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A long time ago, I have decided that whatever ship I'd ever own, whether a sailing boat, submarine, airship or spaceship, would have to be named Stargazer. [Geek mode]
Named after that NCC-2893 Constellation Class starship of the Star Trek universe, first vessel commanded by Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
[/Geek mode]
And not the song by Rainbow? Theres no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides
Why hes lighter than air
yes but then it goes on to say in the sequel Reaching for somebodys star
Cant believe it all
Did he really fall
What to do now I dont know Wait... there's a sequel to Stargazer??? Tell me more! |
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The_Steam_Master
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« Reply #384 on: September 23, 2009, 06:26:05 pm » |
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A long time ago, I have decided that whatever ship I'd ever own, whether a sailing boat, submarine, airship or spaceship, would have to be named Stargazer. [Geek mode]
Named after that NCC-2893 Constellation Class starship of the Star Trek universe, first vessel commanded by Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
[/Geek mode]
And not the song by Rainbow? Theres no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides
Why hes lighter than air
yes but then it goes on to say in the sequel Reaching for somebodys star
Cant believe it all
Did he really fall
What to do now I dont know Wait... there's a sequel to Stargazer??? Tell me more! its called A Light In The Black, its on the same record, the next track actually, both of them together are over 16 minutes so it took up the entire B side with pure epic  |
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« Reply #385 on: September 23, 2009, 08:18:00 pm » |
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Doh! I know about Light in the Black i didn't realise they were thematically linked... And [hastily back on topic] how about some wrong/bad/funny names for airships Bob Gasbag The Sag The Drift but worst of all The Floater  |
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« Reply #386 on: September 24, 2009, 12:53:19 am » |
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Pb? That would go down like a Lead Zeppelin... *groans* could be good names for a four-airship fleet.. RMAS' Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones.. you could even have the sleeve symbols from IV as their ensigns and crew epaulettes.. ooh and two long-range supply carrier ships the RMS' Dazed and Confused  |
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« Reply #387 on: September 24, 2009, 01:49:11 am » |
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The Porcelain Delilah. Long story short, I needed a name, and me and Miss Kins ended up with it.
How very extraordinary! Have you ever heard of The Citadel of Porcelain by First Light? (not an airship BTW) KB, pilot and gunner as needed in various positions aboard the Faraday |
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« Reply #388 on: September 24, 2009, 05:09:52 am » |
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No, I haven't. Is it good?
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« Reply #389 on: September 24, 2009, 07:48:03 am » |
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« Reply #390 on: September 24, 2009, 09:04:10 am » |
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Currently reading (and really enjoying) Toby Frost's Space Captain Smith...which features a (space) ship called Systematic Destruction..which would be a great name for a Warship Zepplin..
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
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« Reply #391 on: September 24, 2009, 10:07:35 am » |
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My choice would be HMAS Victoria's Particular Satisfaction
a free imaginary goldfish if you can workout why (and can be bothered to !)
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C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre
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« Reply #392 on: September 24, 2009, 02:04:49 pm » |
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hm, if i had a small fleet of ships, i would call the 2 'lead' ships the 'endeavor' and 'perseverance'
i have always thought it would be a great thing to give drastic names to ships of the sea going variety, so i imagine it would work for airships as well... things like the 'penultimate' and the 'forthright'
very good drastic names...
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« Reply #393 on: September 24, 2009, 02:13:54 pm » |
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My own personal airship...I'd probably call it The Glorious Failure.Ever the pessimist, everything seems to go wrong spectacularly and I doubt my ship would be any different.  |
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« Reply #394 on: September 24, 2009, 02:21:19 pm » |
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My own personal airship...I'd probably call it The Glorious Failure.Ever the pessimist, everything seems to go wrong spectacularly and I doubt my ship would be any different. thats along the lines of my 'gin swill' |
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« Reply #395 on: September 24, 2009, 02:26:49 pm » |
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Actually re-reading over your vision of the gin swill, they are remarkably similar. I've always kinda leaned towards the smuggler/explorer side of things rather than all the air pirates and such. |
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« Reply #396 on: September 24, 2009, 04:15:25 pm » |
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Either "Yhosal-Monyr" or "The Light of Infinity" if we had enough paint "Falling Toward Apotheosis" |
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« Reply #397 on: September 25, 2009, 12:46:08 am » |
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Actually re-reading over your vision of the gin swill, they are remarkably similar. I've always kinda leaned towards the smuggler/explorer side of things rather than all the air pirates and such. barely held together but always on time, hehe, yes the smuggler/explorer/adventurer is much more along my lines |
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« Reply #398 on: September 25, 2009, 05:18:55 am » |
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The Etherblade! Which appears in a story I wrote. I rather like the ring to it.  |
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Oddfellow
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« Reply #399 on: September 25, 2009, 06:02:14 am » |
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This is really just on a whim, but I was thinking something like Bonhomme Richard for a light cruiser. Bonus points if you get the reference without having to Google/Wiki it. Ultimately though, I think I'm more a fan of conventional boats. Epic battleships and the like.
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