Posted by Robert Hill on October 26, 2005 at 17:07:27 from 195.92.168.169 user eclrh.
In Reply to: Re: Re the naming of boats and boat parts posted by andyb on October 26, 2005 at 09:31:06:
I'd always favoured traditional names, birds etc ubtil I read Iain Banks (or is it Iain M Banks) who has space ships with names like "Clear Air Turbulence" and "On meeting a new lover for the first time" bit of a mouthful though.
I like the idea of a spaceship called "Clear Air Turbulence" even though there's no air in space.
Does he by any chance have one called "Controlled Flight Into Terrain"? That's my favourite among the technical terms for categories of air accidents.