In news:hcb-FA09AD.10494522012004@text.giganews.com,
Howard Berkowitz <hcb@gettcomm.com> radiated into the WorldWideWait:
> In article <CKMPb.270139$vO5.11027058@twister1.libero.it>,
> pgde8@libero.it wrote:
>> Gernot Hassenpflug wrote:
>>
>>>  To start, what's your
>>> bets about when the ski-jump will appear in published drawings
>>> for the new DDH design?
>>
>> If they copy the Italian Garibaldi half-scam, well after the ships
>> was laid
>> down.
>>
>> I'll propose another Naval bet: what name they will have ? I bet
>> Hosho and
>> Ryujo, wchich will be nicely translated into "Experimentation" and
>> "training". Surely the follow-up class (whose, if I have understand
>> correctly will be enough larger and of 5-6 ships) will have more
>> mean names
>> (at least for US ears).
>
> In all fairness, Japanese warships tend to have rather friendly
> names having something to do with nature. Just because you call
> something "floating chrysanthemum" or "cherry blossom" doesn't mean
> it won't act nastily!

True, but it /does/ put a strain upon the ear. Imeantersay, picture
being threatened by a warship named "King Brucie"...