September 13, 2006

• Isn't this the trailer that Lucy and Desi took on that trip? :) Sounds like a great adventure... be safe, have fun! names..hmmm... "Silver Bullet" "Gather no Moss" "George" ... ok, the names suck, but have fun anyway!
• Giddyap! That's teh roX0rz! Howabout "Antares 9000" or "Mr. Trycicle" ooh! Ooh! "The Quidnunc Kid"! USS Heckubus?
• Werzog.
• THE SILENCER.
• The Botany Bay
• Botany Bay? ... Botany Bay?! Oh no!
• *DIES OF TEH ENVY* What about "Spartacus?"
• THE ARMADILLDO. Heinlein and Verne would have liked an animal name. And an R-rated Homer S. might appreciate the play on words.
• I would go the Professor Kitzel route, and go "Ze Bathyscaphe"
• Try that again. "Ze Bathyscaphe"
• Furthur
• Dammit, Ed...that was gonna be my choice!
• How about the Verne'ish "Nautilus"? cause it looks cool and shell like... Or "Columbiad" the name of the spaceship from "From the Earth to the Moon"?
• The Silver Pill
• Metal Up your Parks and Recreation Services. "This is my rest stop now, Bitch!" Mad Monkey - Beyond Filterdome My other highways is teh tubes! " " Actually "obscure reference" will be the title of my next band, now I just need to learn to play something.
• The Milennium Futon
• Oh, I like some of these. Millenium Futon is more appropriate than you may know. The truck I'm hauling this beast with, it's got a 7.3 liter International diesel that purrs like a kitten and roars like a mad lion; it's got rust over the rims, a warning dent in the passenger side door, and will generally pass in any rural redneck feed store parking lot. It's the fastest muthertrucking rig in the galaxy when it runs. Otherwise, I like Furthur and believe it or not, Wurzog. I found a painting by a friend I printed out and am clear-contacting to the sides where the Spartan logo would otherwise be. Unfortunately I can't get you the link from work -- just search myspace for user 'lulu' and look for the pic that fits the title "rocket girl."
• Steinbeck named his truck Rocinante, after Don Quixote's trusty steed. That may be a little too genteel for me.
• Trojan Spartan.
• Millennium Futon would be teh cool.
• Steve.
• I vote for the Millenium Futon. or Hubert.
• heart of gold
• Bravo, erebus, Millennium Futon is great! (And it's available as a domain name, all TLDs!) I think Vulcan Spartan would be better than Trojan Spartan. There's a nice SF reference in "The Stainless Steel Rat" or "Stainless Steel Ratsnest" Or with its steely-look and your nick, it could be the "Steel-Toed Stomper" It actually reminds me of the ship in the wecomic "Starslip Crisis", and anything with "Starslip" would sound cool: Starslip Caravan? Starslip Galactica? A favorite animation reference of mine: "The Portable Hole" (but you'd have to buy the domain name fom ME) And any adequately equipped travel trailer I like to call a "Depart-ment". Use that however you wish.
• Damn, that thing is sweet. And huge. The name should reflect its humongousness. Leviathin? Moby Dick? The Pequod?
• something-Dragon. Since it's draggin'. Matte Dragon? Silver Dragon? Draggin' Dragon? Draggin' Dragon-Wagon? Something better than these, obv.
• Shit! What was the name of the dragon-mobile in The Island of Nose? This is going to drive me batty!
• How about TEMA?
• MonkeyFilter: The Portable Hole Brought to you by wendellCo Productions, Inc.com
• I have no idea what you should name it, but I do think you should stop by and pick me up. I'll do the cooking.
• Dun Farmin'
• i like Werzog too... there are worse patron saints to have.
• Stainless Dreamer.
• damn, this is fun. dun farmin' would definitely help make friends down south. my first stop, btw, is in Black Mountain NC, end of October. it'll stop for any simian that makes me dinner. or buys me dinner. or beer. definitely beer.
• There are a lot of excellent names found in the Iliad and the Odyssey - Achilles, Aeneas, Cassandra, Hector, Priam, and so on. But if it were mine, I would name it The Silver Turtle.
• stomper, that rig is truely awesome. I am so much of teh jealous, and wish you luck and godspeed. If ever you're by Pittsburgh way, just shoot me an email and you'll get fed :) (As will, really, pretty much any monkey)
• It looks dangerous,,seriously. Taht old, it's bound to have some type structural problem(s) with the chassis. But I wish you luck! In the "Tourette" !
• ulysses s. caravan trojan horse-drawn wait penelope! wait! calypso (the naiad who delays odysseus, the ship of jacques cousteau, a town in north carolina)
• I've just spent two weeks in this... So how about "Goliath"?
• That van has a sweet mullet.
• Forgive me for asking a rather indelicate question, but... "waste holding tank: no", "sewer holding tank: no". Where does it go?
• Oh those are sweet! I love the mid-century stylings and would find it all too enjoyable to decorate it with period appropriate textiles, household goods and such. Then I'd dress up like June Cleaver and bake cookies... Best wishes on pulling that around. It's a mighty long trailer to be toting around. Disclaimer: I'm not especially fond of of sweets so would use those tubes of pre-made dough. But my heart would be in every slice.
• I'll just slip one in the back end here.... Steely Dang!
• How about "sealed bacillus"? (reference)
• Zephyr
• The Millennium Futon I want that on a T-Shirt, stat. Though I must second RTD's suggestion of "Steve."
• Thanks all for some great ideas. I'll be picking one this week very likely. I dig digging in the Iliad for names -- there ain't many in the Odyssey, but some cool monsters though. Re structural concerns, not to worry. These things are built for the centuries. Frame, suspension, bearings are all in great shape. All the same, I'm having everything checked out when I get electric brakes put in next week. As for where it goes... well, I ordered a iddy biddy composting toilet that goes in the head. Fresh and grey water tanks are on the way as well, as are solar panels, gas fridge, etc etc. Thanks again! And Lara, if you can whip up a decent spanikopita I'll take you one stop down the line. Sorry, no return tickets. Unless you also make pie...
• My parents and I vacationed in a big green Dodge van called the "Universal Turing Machine". Had it printed on the back. Yes, people pointed out the "mistake". Yes, second generation geek here. Actually come to think of it the bathysphere was built by my great-great-uncle. Geek blood. Continuing the greek-history-nod-puns, I'll suggest Mygo. But I really like Dunfarmin' best. And Millenium Futon. Don't forget Odysseus' ship was destroyed pretty horribly too - zapped by Zeus, all hands perished.
• Serenity. or The Wannabango.
• "Mega Maid" with a big switch on the back that has suck or blow settings.
• Just name it Buckminster and get packing!
• If you do decide to use Millennium Futon, be careful to spell it correctly. Unlike me.
• What about "Aluminum Falcon?"