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| Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh
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| The Culture's starship names - got any suggestions? One of the many small parts of Bank's SF that really got me hooked was the fact that the AI ships chose their own names, and had no qualms about choosing offbeat or alarming names like: Funny, It Worked Last Time..., I Thought He Was With You and Shoot them Later. This Website has a great list of some of the names - I tried to find a definitive list, but this was the best I could do. Do you have a particular favourite? Or suggestions for alternatives? I thought it could be fun to try and think of other names in the style of Banks' ship's names. |
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| Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London
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| my suggestions: Please wait to be seated Now you've gone and done it The fat of the land Once upon a time Hail to the chief Giving it large Junk food Pass the bottle You didn't want to do that Dumb and dumber Room service Up on your high horse I give up Take me to your leader Cutting the red tape Consuming pleasures Neither here nor there Up, up and away Bloody typical ![]() |
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| Rattus Norvegicus Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway
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| Re: The Culture's starship names - got any suggestions? (Iain M Banks) Not Wanted On Voyage Well I Was In The Neighborhood Synchronize Your Dogmas You'll Thank Me Later God Told Me To Do It Boo! Space Monster |
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| Lord of the Skies Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ceredigion
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| Re: The Culture's starship names - got any suggestions? (Iain M Banks) End of the Line Time to go Whatever pleases you I let myself in Worst Case Scenario I've had my cake and ate it! Must be something in the water |
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| frell! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norfolk
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| Re: The Culture's starship names - got any suggestions? (Iain M Banks) Or, to quote a certain Vorlon... Understanding is a three edged sword. (If anyone is interested, the sides being, their side, your side and the truth.) |
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| Boggart Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Medway
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| Re: The Culture's starship names - got any suggestions? (Iain M Banks) Press Enter Post-Imperial Melancholy Pastoral Symphony Interstellar Anarchist - (A reference to M John Harrison) A Very Persistant Illusion |
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| Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ASIA:
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| Re: The Culture's starship names - got any suggestions? (Iain M Banks) The names aren't supposed to follow any scheme, so anything is ok, I guess. Some names are actually no differeent from present day ship names (Naval, Aero, or Space) - esp. many of the single/two word names. Only some of the names are strikingly original. I also loved the way Banks' classified the ships. You should't have mixed the authentic names with the fan-made ones! Could mislead readers. I think only Thadlerian gave an authentic list of names. Of the made-up names, I like the following: A Very Persistant Illusion I give up (Personally, I think I'd like "I Surrender!" better, though I do understand the difference in meanings, and the possibly intended ambiguity of your version.) |
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