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Gaiman Naming Auction 171

Posted by Hemos on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:45PM from the oh-neil-good-move dept.

Embedded Geek writes "Neil Gaiman is auctioning the opportunity to help pick a name in his upcoming novel Anansi Boys. Proceeds will go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. "I've got to name a currently unnamed cruise ship in Anansi Boys. I have no idea what to call it, and, a couple of days ago, realised that my utter lack of inspiration could do good things for the CBLDF. If you wish, you can bid to have the ship named after you, your loved one, your dog, or even your favourite word." As of 10AM PST the bidding is up to US $2,225.00, but surely some slashdotter who cashed out of the bubble at the right time can bid it up. Be warned, though - the auction indicates "Successful bidder agrees to pay actual shipping costs.""

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Maybe some of us.... (Score:5, Insightful)

by BWJones ( 18351 ) * writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:46PM (#11938438) Homepage Journal

surely some slashdotter who cashed out of the bubble at the right time can bid it up.

Yeah, so the problem is that while some of us cashed out at the right time, we reinvested it in the stock market and lost our collective asses just like everybody else. Since I was tech heavy (hey, I was in my twenties and did not know anything about investing at the time), much of it disappeared as paper worth. Given that we are five years out from the crash, it is interesting that many estimates say the NASDAQ is another good decade from reaching the levels we had back then, which should teach you younger folks here about the value of market diversification.

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- Re:Maybe some of us.... (Score:2)
  
  by Hatta ( 162192 ) writes:
  
  while some of us cashed out at the right time, we reinvested it in the stock market
  
  Well that was stupid. First rule of gambling: Quit while you're ahead! If you keep going, you will lose it all.
- Re:Maybe some of us.... (Score:2)
  
  by Geoff-with-a-G ( 762688 ) writes:
  
  Yeah, so the problem is that while some of us cashed out at the right time, we reinvested it in the stock market and lost our collective asses just like everybody else.
  
  I think you don't understand the phrase "cashed out"
  
  As in, traded in your chips for cash, and walked away from the table, holding cash. If you win a hand of poker and use the winnings to bet on the next hand, that's not "cashing out"
  
  What the poster obviously meant was that there are some people who cashed out of the bubble, leaving the
- - Re:Maybe some of us.... (Score:2)
    
    by khallow ( 566160 ) writes:
    
    Both guarantee me interest short of a bank collapsing. Everything else suffers from gamblers syndrome: people remember the wins and downplay the losses.
    Hmmm, that's doesn't work with inflation and that's really the big risk now. At least, you get that with real estate or stock. Maybe US Treasury TIPs or blue stocks would be a better bet these days given your risk intolerance.
    OTOH, I burned roughly 50% of my stock investment due mostly to Carly Fiorina and gambling in the airlines prior to the Iraq Inva
More Info (Score:5, Interesting)

by maotx ( 765127 ) writes: <maotx@yCOWahoo.com minus herbivore> on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:47PM (#11938447)

From his site [neilgaiman.com] mentioned in summary:
...are you going to be keeping veto power over the name?

I think we can burn that bridge when we come to it....it's remotely possible that someone at Miramax or Lamy Pens or TeaDirect Tea may decide that this is a heaven-sent opportunity for cheap product placement, and it'll suddenly become the USS Latest Lindsay Lohan Movie or the SS TIVO RULES. But I sort of doubt it'll happen like that.

Sounds like he could be setting himself up for a lot of hurt.

Other than that, here [chizine.com] is an interview with Neil Gaiman talking about this book and his previous one called American Gods and here [google.com] is Google's Print of American Gods.

As for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, here is a site with some [cbldf.org] highlights of cases that they have helped.

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- Re:More Info (Score:2)
  
  by doormat ( 63648 ) writes:
  
  Good... I'd rather not see SS GOLDEN PALACE.COM...
- Re:More Info (Score:2, Interesting)
  
  by NotQuiteReal ( 608241 ) writes:
  
  Technically, the auction says have the ship named after you, your loved one, your dog, or even your favourite word.
  So, it seems to me, he can go along with something else, but he only has to take a person's name or a pet's name (and he could ask for proof, if it sounds fishy).
  The "worst" it could be is a single "favorite" word. And even most profanities would be explainable, in context, for the name of a ship... some colorful story to explain why it is called "S**t" or even "F**k".
  All-in-all, I'd bet
  - Obvious loophole (Score:2, Interesting)
    
    by xstonedogx ( 814876 ) writes:
    
    They can just have their loved ones renamed. I can see it now: "This is my daughter 'Swiffer's Good'. I'd like the ship named the SS Swiffer's Good please, and thank you." :)
    - Re:Obvious loophole (Score:3, Funny)
      
      by richie2000 ( 159732 ) writes:
      
      Might be easier to rename your dog, though. :-)
- Re:More Info (Score:2)
  
  by shawb ( 16347 ) writes:
  
  Ehh... if it's a name he doesn't like, then he just writes some really bad things about the ship.
- Re:More Info (Score:5, Insightful)
  
  by tverbeek ( 457094 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @08:10PM (#11939224) Homepage
  
  If any /.er puts in a bid, and that bid turns out not to win, I'd like to formally challenge them to send the CBLDF the money (or a substantial portion thereof) regardless. Or if you prefer a more humanitarian (i.e. less political) charity, send it to ACTOR [actorcomicfund.org], or to Comic Relief [comicrelief.com] or some other good cause that Gaiman supports.
  After all, if you'd be willing to part with the money in exchange for something as trivial as this, shouldn't the more weighty reasons for these charities themselves be motivation enough?
  For that matter, if you balked at the $2k+ current bid, figuring you couldn't possibly bid more than $x... why not send them the $x?
  
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Naming tool... (Score:2, Interesting)

by spywarearcata.com ( 841806 ) writes:

And if you are looking for a little lexicographic assistance in finding that perfect name, try the following lists of 6,000 female names, 5,000 male names, and 5,000 surnames:

http://www.spywarearcata.com/babynames_baby_names_ girl_baby_names_boy_baby_names_popular_babies_fema le_male_free_download_unusual_list_naming_children /babynames_baby_names_girl_baby_names_boy_baby_nam es_popular_babies_female_male_free_download_unusua l_list_naming_children.html [spywarearcata.com]

Free and open source.
- Re:Naming tool... (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by networkBoy ( 774728 ) writes:
  
  Amazing.
  I'm trying to come up with a name for my son.
  That he may be named as a result of a slashdot link is scary. Even more frightening is I pondered the name of: /. but wondered what the doc would say. (wife would kill me, that's already been established).
  -nB
  - Congrats! (Score:2)
    
    by nacturation ( 646836 ) writes:
    
    Congratulations, networkBoy, on your healthy baby son! We wish you, your wife, and Goatse all the best.
  - Bad names? (Score:3, Funny)
    
    by TiggertheMad ( 556308 ) writes:
    
    That he may be named as a result of a slashdot link is scary.
    
    Dear god, I don't think the world is ready for a Goatsecx Jones....
    - Re:Bad names? (Score:2)
      
      by Ubergrendle ( 531719 ) writes:
      
      Yes, but "First Post Jones" is in a realm of normalcy... if he hangs w/ Rumour, Scout, Apple, and Dwezzel.
  - Re:Naming tool... (Score:1)
    
    by darth_MALL ( 657218 ) writes:
    
    Bonaventure. Can there be any other name?
  - Re:Naming tool... (Score:2)
    
    by maotx ( 765127 ) writes:
    
    My girl and I agree that if our child is a girl she can name it anything she wants and if it's a boy I can name it anything I want.
    
    I'm shooting for Mark 2.0
    Maybe you should go with networkBoy 2.0?
    - Re:Naming tool... (Score:2)
      
      by networkBoy ( 774728 ) writes:
      
      Funny, my wife jokingly said how bout Marc II
      BTW, you mis-spelled your name (not to be a spelling nazi or anything :-P )
      -nB
      - Re:Naming tool... (Score:2)
        
        by maotx ( 765127 ) writes:
        
        Thanks but it is spelled with a k ;)
        As for my kid, I'm really hoping for a boy. Right now though I figure he is Mark .66 as we're 3 months into it. Still in alpha stage :)
  - Re:Naming tool... (Score:2)
    
    by maotx ( 765127 ) writes:
    
    Oh, better yet, maybe you should auction off the name?
    Thats better than my whole version naming scheme.
- Re:Naming tool... (Score:1)
  
  by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes:
  
  I have a namer program. You could call your kid .. Throne Rage, Klingon Charlie, Bedroom Skull or Blood Artist. Hmm, on second thought, maybe sticking to naming F&SF role-playing characters would be better?
- - Re:Er... (Score:2, Funny)
    
    by drxray ( 839725 ) writes:
    
    It's fine. Not even any ads that I saw (firefox+adblock), though possibly it's some kind of brand-awareness ploy...
    
    I'm not so sure about the quality of the list. "W" as a potential name for your baby girl? Possibly to go with middle and final names "T" and "F"?
Why? (Score:1, Interesting)

by Imidazole ( 775082 ) writes:

Please, can someone explain to me... Why?
- Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by foobsr ( 693224 ) * writes:
  
  Marketing.
  
  CC.
- Immortality (Score:1)
  
  by ackthpt ( 218170 ) * writes:
  
  Please, can someone explain to me... Why?
  It's not a new thing. Michael Stackpole offered this glorious opportunity, to have characters in one of his books named for bidders in a charity auction. Names within reason, of course, subject to refusal by writer and/or publisher if you think you'll pull a funny, but lewd prank.
  It appeals to the fan no less than the Daddy Warbucks out there, who likes to have a university, civic center or new species grant some sort of immortality. Besides, you could wave it
I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)

by MagicDude ( 727944 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:49PM (#11938472)

"Mike and Alice said goodbye to their friends at the dock and then boarded the USS www.goldenpalace.com, eager to start their long deserved vacation."

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- Re:I can see it now... (Score:2)
  
  by lukewarmfusion ( 726141 ) writes:
  
  Grilled cheese sandwiches, people's skin, and breast implants may come and go...but a cruise ship in a fiction novel will last forever.
  - Re:I can see it now... (Score:2)
    
    by grumpygrodyguy ( 603716 ) writes:
    
    I'd enter this contest just to win the ability to un-read your post.
- Re:I can see it now... (Score:1)
  
  by Flamingcheeze ( 737589 ) writes:
  
  Oh, man... The winner just has to call it the "Filthy Whore."
  Wasn't that the ship's name in Cabin Boy [imdb.com]?
- - Re:I can see it now... (Score:2)
    
    by plover ( 150551 ) * writes:
    
    I dunno. They're the Anansi Boys, why not call it the "Drew", as in "Nancy Drew"? Get it? Huh? Huh? Anansi Drew?
    Check ... check ... hey, is this mic on?
Huh? (Score:4, Funny)

by SteelV ( 839704 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:49PM (#11938475)

"surely some slashdotter who cashed out of the bubble at the right time can bid it up"

Naw, I waited until all of my investments went to under 10 cents before cashing out. And I don't know how Neil Gaiman is. Maybe I'm not as nerdy as I thought... No, I'm still a nerd! [alden-conger.org]

(courtesy of Yahoo! image search -- don't get me wrong, I love Google, but Yahoo! image search is much more up to date).

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- Re:Huh? (Score:2)
  
  by SteelV ( 839704 ) writes:
  
  I love how I talk about losing all my $$$ and I get modded funny. Thanks for the support, MODS! lol
Heh, hope it isn't a Slashdotter who wins... (Score:5, Funny)

by InterruptDescriptorT ( 531083 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:50PM (#11938489) Homepage

We might end up seeing the SS CowboyNeal, or, worse yet, the SS Goatse! :-)

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- Re:Heh, hope it isn't a Slashdotter who wins... (Score:1)
  
  by DavidD_CA ( 750156 ) writes:
  
  You know, Slashdotters could unite and each put in $1 to have it named the SS Goatse.
  
  Then again, when have slashdotters ever agreed on anything?
- Re:Heh, hope it isn't a Slashdotter who wins... (Score:2)
  
  by csguy314 ( 559705 ) writes:
  
  Hmm... no... I'm pretty sure if a /.er won we'd see the SS Breasts...
- - Re:Heh, hope it isn't a Slashdotter who wins... (Score:1)
    
    by arbitraryaardvark ( 845916 ) writes:
    
    how about the
    Andre Maru?
I would choose... (Score:1)

by SheldonYoung ( 25077 ) writes:

Ahardy Drew
Too bad.. (Score:1)

by ackthpt ( 218170 ) * writes:

Too bad Starship Titanic has already been used, we could sure use a new patron.
careful... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:53PM (#11938524)

If you wish, you can bid to have the ship named after you, your loved one, your dog, or even your favourite word."

Half of slashdotters have the same word for two of the above.

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- Re:careful... (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by Core-Dump ( 148342 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @07:06PM (#11938656)
  
  If you mean B*tch, then it's 3 out of 4
  
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  - Re:careful... (Score:2)
    
    by MrScience ( 126570 ) writes:
    
    slashdotters? or words?
  - Re:careful... (Score:2)
    
    by wildsurf ( 535389 ) writes:
    
    If you mean B*tch, then it's 3 out of 4
    
    So, what is your favorite word then?
- if (dog==you) (Score:1)
  
  by bluenirve ( 470125 ) writes:
  
  Since we don't have a 'loved one', you named your dog after yourself?
Whiners! (Score:2)

by RobertB-DC ( 622190 ) * writes:

I looked at the eBay feedback, and was reminded of why it would suck to be a big-time seller on eBay. What a bunch of whiners!

"It took a month to even ship, very annoyed but at least they apologised!" "Took over a MONTH to arrive!!! geez! A Neutral because of my relief it showed up" "A little slow but well worth the wait!!!!! Would buy from again!!!!" "Shipping took too long, but great item and an awesome organization - THANKS!!!"

Or maybe the fund really is kind of slow to ship. Well, there hadn't bett
- Re:Whiners! (Score:2)
  
  by drinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes:
  
  If someone doesn't ship within a week I get completely pissed off. There is no excuse whatsoever for that kind of tardiness. You can place the auction whenever you want, so you KNOW when it ends. I have never shipped an auction item I have sold in more than four days.
  - - Re:Whiners! (Score:2)
      
      by drinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes:
      
      I have noticed this. Amazon is piss-poor about shipping things. This really sucks when you're trying to buy schoolbooks through them.
- Re:Whiners! (Score:2)
  
  by tverbeek ( 457094 ) writes:
  
  The feedback system at eBay is well named: it's about as informative as feedback in a PA system, and damn near useless. It consists of A) losers giving each other handjobs of hyperbolic praise ("AAA+++++ best eBayer since Jesus!!! hope to do business with him nightly!") hoping to get the same ejaculatory feedback in response, and B) complainers trying hopelessly to besmirch the reputation of both those professional cheats who deserve it and those hapless amateurs who do not.
  - Re:Whiners! (Score:3, Funny)
    
    by nacturation ( 646836 ) writes:
    
    A+++++++ insightful comment!!! prompt posting!! would read again!
Shipping Costs (Score:4, Informative)

by willmeister ( 709686 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @06:56PM (#11938558)

The winner of this auction "will receive a signed, first edition of Anansi Boys when it is published this Fall." - This explains the shipping costs.

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- Re:Shipping Costs (Score:2)
  
  by PsiPsiStar ( 95676 ) writes:
  
  If I have to pay to name a ship, is that considered shipping costs?
  
  *ba doom boom*
Anansi Boys..? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

Well, 'Nancy Boys' is a name suitable to where the ships' located; especially if it's of "Titanic proportions", and thereby 'goes down' alot..
I named it (Score:1)

by nilbog ( 732352 ) writes:

I named it "The USS I-won-an-auction-and-all-I-got-was-this-stupid-spa ceship-named-after-me"

priceless...
Comic Book Guy? (Score:5, Funny)

by nacturation ( 646836 ) writes: <nacturation@gmai l . c om> on Monday March 14, 2005 @07:02PM (#11938619) Journal

Proceeds will go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Oh my! Is the Comic Book Guy in trouble? Worst... lawsuit... ever!

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Heh. (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @07:03PM (#11938625)

The Good Ship "Overtly gratuitous use of profanity".

Actually, that sounds a lot like an Ian Banks Culture ship.

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Something that'll piss him off... (Score:2)

by goodEvans ( 112958 ) writes:

The USS Spawn Would Kick Sandman's Ass In A Fight
HMS NeverWhoCares
The SS Morpheus? Isn't He In The Matrix?

Personally, I think the best name ever for a ship was the Size Isn't Everything in Iain M Banks' Culture novels
And the name is... (Score:2)

by gremlins ( 588904 ) writes:

Monster.com
the CORAL LINER (Score:2)

by Nathdot ( 465087 ) writes:

Now anybody gonna lend me the money to make this happen :)
The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:4, Funny)

by scovetta ( 632629 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @07:20PM (#11938783) Homepage

I think someone should commemorate /. by naming the ship by a common /.ism, like
* U.S.S. Slashdot
* The Cowboy Neil
* The Goatse.cx
* All Your Ship Are Belong To Us
* In Russia, The Ship Names You!

I'm sure someone else can come up with more witty suggestions in this vein.

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- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by Repugnant_Shit ( 263651 ) writes:
  
  All aboard the SS Hotgrits!
- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2)
  
  by XPulga ( 1242 ) writes:
  
  * USS Welcome To Our New Dolphin Overlords
  * USS Welcome To Our New Iceberg Overlords (Titanic only)
  * USS First Post
  * USS Back in the USSR
  * USS DarlMcBrideSuxALot
  
  and the list goes on, and on
  - Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:1)
    
    by dschu1 ( 867754 ) writes:
    
    Did you say "Da List"? Mister Wilson, I think you're lagging a bit.
- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2)
  
  by LordOfYourPants ( 145342 ) writes:
  
  I would donate $30 to a fund for the ship to be named Junis. [slashdot.org]
  
  To those who don't know who Junis is, I can honestly say that you missed the golden age of Slashdot. It was a melting pot of both great trolls and great expertise.
  
  I'm really surprised Junis doesn't have a wikipedia entry.
  - - Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2)
      
      by LordOfYourPants ( 145342 ) writes:
      
      What's stopping me is either writing an entry portraying Junis as a troll when he's an actual human being or vice-versa.
      
      Truth be told, *I* don't know much about Junis aside from the Slashdot phenomenon and I don't think making an entire biographical entry using Slashdot as the source would do much to help Wikipedia's cause.
      - Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:1)
        
        by LordOfYourPants ( 145342 ) writes:
        
        To clarify, I have made Wikipedia entries in the past, just not about Junis or other topics/facts I'm not completely sure of.
- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:1)
  
  by Aggrav8d ( 683620 ) writes:
  
  Let's not forget the HMS Natalie Portman.
- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by tool462 ( 677306 ) writes:
  
  The Beowulf
  The RTFA
  Anonymous
  The IANAL
  - Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:1)
    
    by rzebram ( 828885 ) writes:
    
    Considering the book, I think "IANAL" might be the most appropriate ship name.
- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:1)
  
  by sjlutz ( 540312 ) writes:
  
  The U.S.S. Profit? (now waiting my 20 seconds)
- Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2)
  
  by PsiPsiStar ( 95676 ) writes:
  
  My fav is still the pre-slashdot;
  
  "SS Esses"
  - Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? (Score:2)
    
    by Feztaa ( 633745 ) writes:
    
    That's the best name ever! Named in the same fashion as slashdot itself ;)
the worrisome implications (Score:2)

by tverbeek ( 457094 ) writes:

Althought I'm pleased that Mr Gaiman has found a way to make lemonade of this patch of writer's block, I'm a bit disturbed at what this means to those of us who look forward to his writing. If he can't think up a better name for a boat than he expects to get from some fanboy who can't even think up better ways to drop a few thousand dollars... that's got to be a Martian-desert-sized dry spell he's facing.
- Re:the worrisome implications (Score:5, Insightful)
  
  by fireduck ( 197000 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @07:40PM (#11938960)
  
  i doubt this is really writer's block, but rather an attempt to help an organization he genuinely likes to help. He's been involved with a number of auctions with proceeds going to CBLDF.
  
  Certainly he can come up with a name for a boat; just about every character in his writing has an interesting name. This is likely just a case of "I'm going through draft 0 of the story and realized I still have USS (insert name here) in the text and need to correct that. Let's try something fun and unusual and worthwhile for one of my fav organizations."
  
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In true rip-off tribute nerd style... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

We could go with "SS More powerful than Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, and the Incredible Hulk combined"

The money provided to the cause could be used to sue your ass!
- Re:In true rip-off tribute nerd style... (Score:2)
  
  by cliffy2000 ( 185461 ) writes:
  
  Come to think of it, Pea Tear Griffin would be a good name...
Goldenpalace.com ... (Score:2, Insightful)

by Zombie91836 ( 699598 ) writes:

... will get the winning bid. Goldenpalace.com has been bidding on any and every high profile auction in recent history as a means of getting more publicity. See how it's worked? I'm sitting here mentioning their URL right now because of other auctions they have won.

Sneaky Goldenpa. .. I almost said it again!
- Re:Goldenpalace.com ... (Score:2)
  
  by meringuoid ( 568297 ) writes:
  
  Does that matter? Is Golden Palace such a bad name for a cruise ship? Sounds appropriate to me; if it raises a big pile of cash for charity, why not?
Name it.. (Score:2)

by Turn-X Alphonse ( 789240 ) writes:

Name it something in another language... lets see how many people that pisses off :D
That depends... (Score:1, Funny)

by Signal_Noise ( 801973 ) writes:

Does this ship come with gaidar?
What if we band together (Score:2)

by Tjp($)pjT ( 266360 ) writes:

and name it the Slashdot registered out of Tucows?
- Re:What if we band together (Score:1)
  
  by 51mon ( 566265 ) writes:
  
  Splashdot?
  
  Oh look no one has letsbidforit.com yet?
Awesome (Score:2, Insightful)

by kuzb ( 724081 ) writes:

So .. let me get this right. I'm supposed to pay you for the chance to do YOUR job FOR you?

Am I the only one who finds this ironic? ;)
- Re:Awesome (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by PMuse ( 320639 ) writes:
  
  So .. let me get this right. I'm supposed to pay you for the chance to do YOUR job FOR you?
  
  "Does a boy [pbs.org] get a chance to whitewash [americanliterature.com] a fence [cmu.edu] every day?"
  - Re:Awesome (Score:2)
    
    by Treeluvinhippy ( 545814 ) writes:
    
    Heh yeah ol' Tom sure came out on top.
    
    From the story: Tom had traded the next chance to Billy Fisher for a kite, in good repair; and when he played out, Johnny Miller bought in for a dead rat and a string to swing it with.
    
    That ol' Tom Sawyer plays for the big winnings!
Where is Drew Curtis? (Score:3, Funny)

by Mikey-San ( 582838 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @08:13PM (#11939250) Homepage Journal

What about the Fark.com UFIA Arena?

Abe Vigoda Memorial ... Ah, forget it. Those didn't make the cut last time, either! /got nothin'

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Wouldn't it be cheaper to change your name? (Score:1)

by Cyrgo ( 784568 ) writes:

Why spend $2200+ on naming a cruiser after yourself (or anyone else)?
Wouldn't it be cheaper to change your own name to some other? I mean, if you want to be remembered for ever or to flaunt your famous name onto others, why not change it to an already existing name?

- "Hi, my name is Majere, Raistlin Majere."
or
"Conan Barbarian and Xena Princess would like to invite you to the baptism of their daughter, Red Sonja Barbarian..."

I can see the follow up of Soviet Russia jokes already... :p
Am I the only one dissapointed... (Score:1)

by MutantHamster ( 816782 ) writes:

...That it says to name a "Gaiman" and not "Caiman." Naming a small member of the crocodillian order would be awesome, and I don't even know what the hell a Gaimain is.
I'd name it "Snappy."
Shipping Rate (Score:1)

by JustJon ( 731538 ) writes:

What is the current shipping rate of a word?
Something I've wondered about for a while... (Score:2)

by actor_au ( 562694 ) writes:

How do you pronounce Gaiman?

A girl I know from the US says it was Guy-Man, I always thought it was Gay-Min, its been bugging me ever since.
- Re:Something I've wondered about for a while... (Score:5, Informative)
  
  by ajlitt ( 19055 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @10:03PM (#11940081)
  
  Heard 'im speak at the Princess Mononoke US version premiere in Austin. He pronounced it Gay-min too.
  
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    by actor_au ( 562694 ) writes:
    
    Cheers and thanks for that.
Arrrrrrr! A pirate cruise ship! (Score:1)

by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes:

The Bloody Bun! [sluggy.com]
Another example (Score:2)

by Zog The Undeniable ( 632031 ) writes:

Thriller writer Nelson DeMille [nelsondemille.net] allows people to purchase their name as a character in his novels, for a donation to charity. There's invariably a list of them on the acknowledgements page.
Terry Pratchett does this, too (Score:4, Informative)

by Nice2Cats ( 557310 ) writes: on Tuesday March 15, 2005 @07:41AM (#11942245)

As far as a know, the best living British author Terry Pratchett [wikipedia.org] occasionally auctions off names of secondary characters for good causes. Pratchett, of course, co-authored Good Omens [wikipedia.org], which you should have read because it is brilliant, so they know each other (one would hope).

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It'll get called thje Golden Casino then. (Score:2)

by seanyboy ( 587819 ) * writes:

What are the odds that the boat will end up being called the goldenpalacecasino.
1 [ebay.com],
2 [usatoday.com],
3 [columbia.edu]
- Re:Hi, allow me to introduce myself... (Score:2, Informative)
  
  by tverbeek ( 457094 ) writes:
  
  "I'm Gaiman, I write books about boys."
  Not just boys, but Anansi boys.
  If you're going to make homo jokes, please try to make them as complete as possible.
  (For the Brit-challenged: "nancy boy" is slang for an effeminate, presumably homosexual young man. The title of the book is a clever pun... one that many Americans will, sadly, not get.)
  - Re:Hi, allow me to introduce myself... (Score:5, Informative)
    
    by i_should_be_working ( 720372 ) writes: on Monday March 14, 2005 @08:56PM (#11939578)
    
    Anansi The Spider [amazon.com] is a West African folk character who is also quite popular in the carribean and the States.
    
    The main character in Gaiman's book is the son of a spider god.
    
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    by cicho ( 45472 ) writes:
    
    Also a pun on "Gaiman", then.
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      by cicho ( 45472 ) writes:
      
      Scratch that, didn't read grandparent!

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