Can someone point me to an account of why Culture ships have to choose their own, irreverent names? I recall there being a deeper reason?
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It's somewhat arbitrary naming but typically goes after the ships personality. Here's a further explanation: bit.ly/1NuZcPW
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. I know that much. But wasn't there more about grave consequences following if ships weren't allowed to choose their own names?
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the tradition had its roots in an early 21st C incident involving one Boaty McBoatface, after which, ship's own prerogative
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