[Rhodes22-list] Possible Name for my boat...

[Ronald Lipton]

My children insisted on calling my boat "Empress of Blandings" and I 
could not object since it
seemed  very apropriate.  My question is: Does anyone get the allusion?

Ron


On 10/30/13 11:03 AM, David Bradley wrote:
> At the risk of being overly practical (i.e., boring, unromantic), think
> about communicating your boat's name over a VHF radio when you're calling
> for help some day.
>
> Dave B
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Rob Granger <rgranger at sbc.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hey All
>>
>> Just for fun I'm tossing out a possible name for my new-2-me Rhodes.  I
>> just ran across this word yesterday and just loved it.   I expect to finish
>> the restoration and splash by May and I'm thinking of calling her
>>
>> *Grandiloquent  *(Pro - granˈdiləkwənt)
>>
>>
>> The word means....*pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner,
>> esp. in a way that is intended to impress.
>>
>> *
>> I figure if you are using the word, you are performing the act...   <evil
>> grin>
>>
>> Thoughts...?????
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