Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27966940-20160712001717/@comment-4010415-20160725192326

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

@Chish: At least you would be refering to a specific, well-known dog, instead of a dog breed in general. So it more clearly brings a color to mind thanks to the specification.

Though regarding dog breeds maybe Dalmatian still works. Everyone thinks of white with black spots when hearing Dalmatian. And possible Golden Retriever as well, but that one cheats. There's also Poodle (puddle) for that. PS: yes, I know this isn't quite what you were talking about. The Octavius isn't a well-known ship, though, so there's kind of a problem with that. I mean, I could see naming someone after the Titanic. Pretty much everyone knows about the Titanic, which was mostly black.

If you're naming it after something famous, that makes sense, but something obscure kind of seems like there should be a line drawn somewhere. I'm also a bit iffy about claiming CNR on something that was named after something. Could I name a character Colorado because of the Colorado River?