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Message 1045211 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 12:04:06 UTC - in response to Message 1045146.  
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I favor sagan, with carl as a second choice. vader is a last name; most others are first (or only) names. I think carl is not sufficiently specific. I see no two part names so carl sagan is deprecated. I also see no long names, so carl_sagan and supercalafragalisticexpialadocious are out too.


:) Try:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

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The name on the sign that marks the hill is "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu", which translates roughly as The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one. At 85 letters, it has been listed in the Guinness World Records as one of the longest place names in the world.
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Or try some of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English


 


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Message 1045214 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 12:53:34 UTC

I'm still partial to "Wally".
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Message 1045216 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 13:15:54 UTC - in response to Message 1045211.  

Honorificabilitudinitatibus , like this one ;-).

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Message 1045218 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 13:48:58 UTC
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How about Columbia or Challenger? I know most of the other servers have been named after Sci-Fi characters, but the Shuttle program is drawing to a close, and those seem like good names to use. Future servers could also be named after other famous real life space vehicles.

If you don't like those and want to stay on the Sci-Fi theme, then Enterprise would also be a good name.
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Message 1045224 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 14:39:11 UTC - in response to Message 1045218.  

How about Columbia or Challenger? I know most of the other servers have been named after Sci-Fi characters, but the Shuttle program is drawing to a close, and those seem like good names to use. Future servers could also be named after other famous real life space vehicles.

If you don't like those and want to stay on the Sci-Fi theme, then Enterprise would also be a good name.



Challenger, is a good name, cause it is a challence keeping this kind of database working.


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Message 1045228 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 15:17:54 UTC - in response to Message 1045181.  

One has already been designated as Oscar


Then my vote goes for Meyer


gee almost as funny as the first time it was suggested


Possibly... But there must be other Oscars or associates of an Oscar.


Or how about:

Osrac

Scaro

Rasco

Oracs

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Message 1045231 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 15:25:08 UTC

Didn't Jeff say they were looking at FEMALE names for Oscar's twin?
Now where are Mom's old Bobbsey Twins books?
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Message 1045235 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 15:37:34 UTC

Well at least no one has mentioned either Angela or Excelsior(the Starship from the search for Spock). Or at least I don't think anyone has mentioned either one of them. :D
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Message 1045253 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 17:02:51 UTC
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If Seti wants a female name and one that could be construed as alien, How about Miriya(Parina/Sterling)? She was said to be the greatest combat pilot of the Zentraedi in the Macross Saga of Robotech. Oh and She was an alien clone. Oh and Happy Halloween.


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Message 1045259 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 17:31:43 UTC - in response to Message 1045146.  

vader is a last name; most others are first (or only) names.


I always thought Vader was an only name (like Sting or Madonna), as I have always considered "Darth" to be a title or honorific of some sort, as evidenced by his predecessor being Darth Maul.
(odd that my spell check doesn't know "Darth" but knows "Vader"... weird)
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Message 1045304 - Posted: 31 Oct 2010, 21:20:48 UTC

Friday. RAH again.
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Message 1045449 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 15:08:13 UTC - in response to Message 1045304.  

How about Gordon or Freeman. Heck, the only scientist to survive Black Mesa and the Xen war should make this a perfect pick


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Message 1045450 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 15:09:23 UTC

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Message 1045453 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 16:00:49 UTC - in response to Message 1045189.  

Name: Scotty

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I Like it!!! ;-)

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Message 1045468 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 17:36:36 UTC - in response to Message 1043274.  
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I vote for Mearth - M&M's egg played by Jonathan Winters.
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Message 1045470 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 17:46:28 UTC
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whenever i think of oscar it's "FELIX" from the 'Odd Couple'
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Message 1045485 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 19:57:37 UTC

I second or third the nomination of: Scotty
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Message 1045495 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 21:10:27 UTC

How about Tiberius?

Guess where that one refers to.
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Message 1045515 - Posted: 1 Nov 2010, 22:12:17 UTC

Now I really wonder which name will be picked, all these choices, all these opportunities...I still go with Mork Junior though...Another name on the list;)
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Message 1045565 - Posted: 2 Nov 2010, 2:53:39 UTC

How about Enterprise?


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