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Re: Deciding on a large ship acronym
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Thu, 31 Oct 2002 04:37:57 GMT
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In lugnet.space, John P. Henderson writes:
> Or, as I do in my world, anything small is called a "craft".  Spacecraft,
> unlike spaceships, are typically too small to have a bridge, can be piloted
> by just one or two people, and due to their size they lack the supplies
> needed for lengthier space journies on their own.  I compare it to sailing
> ships.  A ship can travel independently oversea, but small craft and boats
> are mostly for coastal travel.  ...The next logical question would be
> whether the word CRAFT or BOAT is an acronym for something too...

CRAFT -
Contemptible Range At Full Transwarp
Can't Run Around For Too long
Cost the Royal Air Force Tuppence

BOAT -
Boring Old Aeronautical Transport
Bicycle On A Thruster
Built On A Thursday

:)

Michael 'The Acronyzer' Dallaston



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(...) Haha! (...) Could work. But what do we mean by "100 studs"? Are we discussing length of the model? What if someone designs a model that is rather wide, deep, or tall? Theoretically, a ship could contain thousands of pieces and still measure (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.space)

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