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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TSN: [QB] Okay, it seems like most of these become obvious as soon as you realize what they're references to. I think that's the route to take, rather than just guessing at the letters. I've left out explanantions for most of the places, since they tend to be the usual meaningless jumbles of Greek letters or modern place names. [b]U.S.S. Yorktown[/b] - often-used ship name, American Revolution battle [b]Theta Omicron IV[/b] [b]Capt. H. Zimmerman[/b] - Herman Zimmerman, Trek set designer [b]U.S.G.S. Powell[/b] - USGS is the US Geological Survey, Powell might be Colin Powell [b]Hispanola Minor[/b] [b]Capt. S. Sondheim[/b] - Stephen Sondheim, composer of musicals [b]C.G.M. Gh'aster[/b] - unknown, but Ghaster is a surname [b]Jura'assic IV[/b] - probably a reference to [i]Jurassic Park[/i] [b]Capt. H. Prince[/b] - Harold "Hal" Prince, theatre producer/director [b]F.H.S. Ge*ero[/b] [b]Centre Minor[/b] [b]Capt. F. *[/b] [b]G.C.S. *[/b] [b]Annandale[/b] - poem "How Annandale Went Out" by... [b]Capt. E. Robinson[/b] - Edwin Arlington Robinson, poet [b]U.S.S. Yosemite[/b] - often-used ship name, national park in California [b]New Brooklyn IX[/b] [b]Capt. J. Swift[/b] - Jonathan Swift, author of [i]Gulliver's Travels[/i] [b]I.T.A. Elmira[/b] - possibly a reference to Elmyra Duff, a character on "Tiny Toon Adventures"; first letter might also be an 'L' [b]Canine Delta V[/b] - if "Elmira" refers to TTA, "Canine" could be because of the character's affinity for animals [b]Capt. G. Gulliver[/b] - title character of [i]Gulliver's Travels[/i] [b]U.S.S. Hispanola[/b] - Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic [b]Sol System[/b] - well-endowed, mopey Flareite (or not) [b]Capt. J. Gump[/b] - likely not a reference to [i]Forrest Gump[/i], as it would have to be the book (the movie wasn't released yet), not to mention the 'J' [b]U.S.S. Gallico[/b] - possibly Paul Gallico, author of various stories that became movies, including [i]The Poseidon Adventure[/i] [b]Starbase 5?[/b] [b]Capt. J. Priestly[/b] - either actor Jason Priestly, or a typo for chemist Joseph Priestley [b]F.G.M.S. Gyt'aerat[/b] [b]Neutral Zone[/b] [b]Capt. B. Crane[/b] - probably Bob Crane, actor [b]G.S. 12[/b] [b]Organia[/b] [b]Capt. H. Ellison[/b] - Harlan Ellison, author [b]U.S.S. G'mat[/b] - possibly either some Narn, or the Graduate Management Admission Test [b]System C-111[/b] [b]Capt. W. Bligh[/b] - William Bligh, captain of HMS [i]Bounty[/i] [b]W.E.B. DuBois[/b] - W.E.B. DuBois, author [b]Starbase 102[/b] [b]Capt. N. Land[/b] [b]C-57-D[/b] - spaceship in [i]Forbidden Planet[/i] [b]Lunar Receiving[/b] [b]Capt. J.J. Adams[/b] - Commander John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen), captain of the C-57-D [b]C.A.R. 54-D[/b] - '60s TV show "Car 54, Where Are You?" [b]Arlington IV[/b] - possibly Edwin Arlington Robinson again, or Arlington, Virginia [b]Capt. ?. Savage[/b] - the initial looks like an 'R', but it could be a 'B', and a reference to actor Ben Savage, brother of actor Fred Savage, and star of TV's "Boy Meets World", contemporary to DS9 [b]U.S.S. D'hjty[/b] [b]Cameron Station[/b] [b]Capt. F. *[/b] [b]U.S.S. Min'ow[/b] - tiny ship that sailed on a three-hour tour from a tropic port on "Gilligan's Island" [b]Zero[/b] - a number, a candy bar, a Smashing Pumpkins song... [b]Capt. K.L. Gifford[/b] - Kathie Lee Gifford, television personality and child labor exploiter [b]G.H.D. Per'ot[/b] - probably H. Ross Perot, super-rich, big-eared, and founder of the Reform Party [b]Deneb XX[/b] [b]Capt. R. Philbin[/b] - Regis Philbin, television personality and wearer of shiny neckties [b]S.S. Oregon[/b] - one of the United States of America [b]Dytallix[/b] [b]Capt. W. Clinton[/b] - probably William Jefferson Clinton, then-president of Oregon and the other states, commonwealths, and district [b]U.S.S. A*[/b] [b]Lilliput IX[/b] - island country of tiny people in "Gulliver's Travels" [b]Capt. M. George[/b] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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