The long overdue 'favourite Culture ship name' thread

[xenon]

I like.

You Naughty Monsters
Frank Exchange Of Views
A Series Of Unlikely Explanations

Did think up a couple of my own... Can only remember. GCU. This Way Up.

BTW. State of the Art was on R4 yesterday, for anyone who missed. 1415.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Use of Weapons is the best Culture book, and I say that without having read two of them. Read it now if you haven't. Leave whatever you are doing and read it.

Just posting to say thanks for this piece of advice. I haven't started the book yet but when I went to buy it today I managed to get the cute girl from the bookshop's phone number

Science fiction and girls, who would have thought there'd ever be any crossover there eh?

 

[Cid]

Can we make up our own?

This is actually quite a good idea; if you were a culture ship, what would you name yourself?

I have no idea, but will give it some serious thought when sober.

 

[DotCommunist]

This is actually quite a good idea; if you were a culture ship, what would you name yourself?

I have no idea, but will give it some serious thought when sober.

Your Mum

 

[Crispy]

I am GCU "what does this do?"

 

[PursuedByBears]

GSV "Infinite Number of Monkeys"

 

[yield]

BTW. State of the Art was on R4 yesterday, for anyone who missed. 1415.

IPlayer

 

[likesfish]

I thought likesfish was a culture ship obviously mistaken

theres no charge for awsome would be quite good

 

[Santino]

GVS Thrown Projection

 

[Fruitloop]

ROU Are you looking at my pint?

 

[SpookyFrank]

If we're making them up now then I'll be GSV I told you this would happen and as usual you ignored me.

 

[Cid]

ROU Go on, press the button.

Or maybe GSV I like to watch.

Nah, probably GCU Here, let me try.

 

[Santino]

Just posting to say thanks for this piece of advice. I haven't started the book yet but when I went to buy it today I managed to get the cute girl from the bookshop's phone number

Science fiction and girls, who would have thought there'd ever be any crossover there eh?

Was your opening gambit 'A stranger on the internet told me to come and buy this book at once'?

 

[SpookyFrank]

A stranger on the internet told me to come and buy this book at once...

...it must have been fate. Either that or we're pawns in some nefarious Special Circumstances plot. Whichever is the case we'd be unwise to go against the wishes of powers greater than ourselves, I think you'd better tell me what time you get off work

No, sadly it was nothing like that.

 

[gsv]

BTW. State of the Art was on R4 yesterday, for anyone who missed. 1415.

It was poop.

I've always wondered, and I suppose this has to be the thread to ask...

though for the boards I really should have declared myself a Contact Unit.
Turns out that gsv has...other advantages...

GS(v)

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Unstopable force and Umovable object are just crying out to be names.

 

[Crispy]

It was poop.

 

[dylanredefined]

Me I'd be the contact ship wait out . sorry


Though the Warship names "Oi what you lookin at "
"Did you spill my pint ?" appeal

 

[xenon]

Yep.
I've not read State of the Art but the play was a bit naff.

I've just thought of these.

ROU. Now it's my turn.
GOU. Generally offensive.
GOU. Nice on the inside.
GCU. It's not supposed to do that.
GSV. Something about the quantem flux.
ROU. Be nice to your mother.
MSV. You only had to ask.
ROU. A delicate balance of rage and sarcasm.
Rou. Time waster.
GCU. Shifting perspective.
GCU. Little trupador.

 

[Brainaddict]

I like 'Frank Exchange of Views' and 'Well I was in the Neighbourhood'.


I'd go for VFP Unexpected Inconvenience

 

[kyser_soze]

GCU Oh, alright then, I'll go and look
ROU Hit it again
GSV All Safe and Sound
VFP You shouldn't be driving

 

[DotCommunist]

GCU That Was My Last Beer

ROU I'll Be With You In A Minute

VFP Does Your Mother Know You're Out This Late?


e2a ^^^ made up ones

 

[kyser_soze]

GCU I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

 

[kabbes]

The Player of Games has the best list of ship names. (It also happens to be my favourite Culture book.)

The many highlights from that book are:

Screw Loose, Flexible Demeanour, Just Read The Instructions, Of Course I Still Love You, Limiting Factor, Cargo Cult, So Much For Subtlety, Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence, Youthful Indiscretion and Kiss My Ass

 

[DotCommunist]

The Player of Games has the best list of ship names. (It also happens to be my favourite Culture book.)

The many highlights from that book are:

Screw Loose, Flexible Demeanour, Just Read The Instructions, Of Course I Still Love You, Limiting Factor, Cargo Cult, So Much For Subtlety, Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence, Youthful Indiscretion and Kiss My Ass

Everyone kisses the rectum of Player Of Games, and while I did really enjoy it it is not a patch on Excession or Look to Windwards.

 

[berniedicters]

Me? Er,

GSV "We're Running Out Of Ways In Which It Could Get Any Worse"

or perhaps

ROU "You're Confusing Me For Someone Who Gives A Damn"

 

[kabbes]

I didn't know that Player of Games was popular, actually -- I'm not really a big Banks fan. I am amused to be told that my favourite is apparently one of his more popular -- doesn't happen to me that much!

I didn't like Excession much, though, and I haven't read Look to Windwards.

For the main, I find his Culture novels a bit impenetrable. It's hard to get into the mindset. But when they're good, they're very very good. And I just found Player of Games particularly good.

 

[gsv]

The Player of Games has the best list of ship names. (It also happens to be my favourite Culture book.)

The many highlights from that book are:

Screw Loose, Flexible Demeanour, Just Read The Instructions, Of Course I Still Love You, Limiting Factor, Cargo Cult, So Much For Subtlety, Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence, Youthful Indiscretion and Kiss My Ass

For most of the book he's outside the Culture. Hard to remember where so many ships come in at all!

GS(v)

 

[Santino]

Use of Weapons pisses all over Player of Games. And then uses it as a weapon.

 

[gsv]

Use of Weapons pisses all over Player of Games. And then uses it as a weapon.

Spoiler: Use of Weapons

...then discards it and picks up a rogue Jilly Cooper.

GS(v)