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Gaiman Naming Auction

Posted by Hemos on 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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  1. I can see it now... by MagicDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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."

  2. Huh? by SteelV · · Score: 3, Funny

    "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!

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

  3. Heh, hope it isn't a Slashdotter who wins... by InterruptDescriptorT · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  4. careful... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

    1. Re:careful... by Core-Dump · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you mean B*tch, then it's 3 out of 4

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  5. Comic Book Guy? by nacturation · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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  6. Heh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Good Ship "Overtly gratuitous use of profanity".

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

  7. The U.S.S. Slashdot? by scovetta · · Score: 3, Funny

    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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  8. Re:Whiners! by nacturation · · Score: 3, Funny

    A+++++++ insightful comment!!! prompt posting!! would read again!

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