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Well I know one author who hasn't heeded your advice. In his novel a Task Force from 2021 is sent back though time and the flagship is the U.S.S Hilary Clinton (the best President ever to lead in the war on terror)

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Now that's funny!

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This thread brings back a few memories. Back when I PBEM'ed Stars! I had a list of names I used. My memory is failing, but a some of them were:

Angry Sphincter Spluttering
Mint on Liver a la Blood
Ulcerous Foot (minelayer)
Festering Stool
Severed Finger Signalling
Happy Tumor Bursting
Gleeful Goiter Gurgling Grandly
Dark Dreams (cloaked spy/minelayer)

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LOL AHAHAHAHA What dumbass thinks Hillary Clinton would be a good president LOL.

126. Cheeseburger
127. Nutcracker
128. Major Payne
129. HelluvaBigTarget (saw it once and laughed my butt off)
130 SS BUTTCRACK! (saw farscape? you'd get it)
131. G'String
132. Women's Lib
133. Girl Power
134. Posh Spice (or the other three)
135. The Feminist
136. Bullsh!tter
137. c#ck juggling thunder c#nt (Aww learning new cuss words from Blade 3)
138 SS Bullseye
139. Pamela Anderson's Left
140. Pamela Anderson's Right (why no they're the size of base ships?)
141. Deathstar
142. Spaceball 1
143. Ohio (watch the news)
144. The Governator
145. Boozehound
146. BeerdrinkinBubba
147. KAAAABOOOOOM!
148. The Frenchmen (hey maybe their unwashed scent will scare the enemy away)
149. Brass Balls
150. Dick Gozinya (SEEN IT)
151. DickHurtz
152. Troll Doll
153. Dingy
154. SnoopDogg (A ship getting "doggystyle" is just wrong, for that matter lets stop him from saying that about anything ever again)
155. Monkeylover

Edit
156. GhetoStar
157. LoveMonkey

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ROFLMAO

I have a lot more, but the language restictions here on the forum prevent me from posting them.

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158. You Are About To... Ooh, donuts!
159. lAAAzy!
160. I'm Too Sexy For My Ships
161. Mobile Potential Triple-Molly!!!!! (for a scout)
162. Press Here To Self-Destruct
163. (the location and defenses of your Homeworld)
164. (the location and strength of your fleet, moving around the enemy to attack him in the rear while this ship is designated to distract the massive enemy leets)
165. The Philanthropic Ferengi
166. I'm Living In The US Illegaly, Does This Make Me Look Stupid?
167. Bin Laden (except on a ramming ship)
168. Saturday Night Live
169. CNN
170. UPS
171. MOO 3 Is Better Than SEIV
172. MOO 1 Is Better Than SEIV
173. Goofy
174. Garbage Scow One (on your most massive battlemoon)
175. (the above if it's actually TRUE)
176. Oh No! An Escort! Heeeeeeelp!
178. Democracy Sucks!
179. That Organic Infestation Over There Looks Like My Pet!
180. Massive Overkill! (on an unarmed scout)

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181. Gilligans Ship. (A three-month flight...)

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Wouldn't that be Gilligan's Colony?

You could call your colony ships "SS Minnow" for an obscure reference.

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Abandon Ware
Fart Knocker
Brain Fart
Puff Puff Give
Pimp Daddy
Idaho - Think about it - Ebonics = I da ho

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Lets not leave out...

The famious:

Titanic
K-19
Exxon Valdez

And the great body counts of 2000+:

Sultana
Wilhelm Gustloff
Evening Star
Goya
Junyo Maru
Toyama Maru
Cap Arcona
Lancastria
Dona Paz
Kiangya
Provence 11
Thielbek
General von Steuben
Yamato
Neptunia
Oceania
Bismarck
Sinfra
Ural Maru
Awa Maru


And what was the name of that Dutch Man-O-War that capsized and sunk before it cleared the harbor?