I've seen several interesting ideas here, but most of them fall into the bad pun or allegorical standpoint. I think if we have a bar in space, we need something simple, but to the point. What about simply calling it "Floaters"?
I think a bar needs to have a more pointed name than that. Floaters sounds like a chain restaurant, like Bennigan's or Applebee's. (Although that does give me an idea for wearing our perks as pieces of flair.)
For that last one, I'd be neat to see a missile set up with a saddle like a mechanical bull in this place.
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Vanguard Bar & Grill (First US orbital attempt and Vanguard has dual meaning)
Magic Dragon Orbit Lounge (after the 1963 song AND the namesake of the first commercially-built and operated spacecraft to be recovered successfully from orbit...Dragon by SpaceX, you'll see a lot more about it in the future with NASA launches)
The Lift
Lister's (second that suggestion)
The Warp
Moonshine (seconding this suggestion as well)
Skyfall
The Monolith
Stone's Throw (because relatively speaking the Moon isn't THAT far from Earth)
Pale Blue
and of course- the Airlock
The Mercury Bar - the hottest place orbitting Earth.
But more than that in honor of Project Mercury, NASA's first astronauts. On Feb. 20, 1962, an Atlas rocket successfully carried Sen. John Glenn and the hopes of an entire nation into orbit aboard Friendship 7, a flight that ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn was soon followed into orbit by colleagues Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
And back in August, the NASA's MESSENGER satellite celebrated 10 years orbitting Mercury.
Stone's Throw (because relatively speaking the Moon isn't THAT far from Earth)
Well, once you're in orbit, anywhere is a stone's throw away. It might take a few millennia for the stone to get there, of course...
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The Mercury Bar - the hottest place orbitting Earth.
But more than that in honor of Project Mercury, NASA's first astronauts. On Feb. 20, 1962, an Atlas rocket successfully carried Sen. John Glenn and the hopes of an entire nation into orbit aboard Friendship 7, a flight that ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn was soon followed into orbit by colleagues Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
And back in August, the NASA's MESSENGER satellite celebrated 10 years orbitting Mercury.
Before we go giving it a name, can we actually make it so it doesn't become the new alternate duel pit for RPVP manchildren and keep the furniture from being smashed every five seconds by some obnoxious troll?
Before we go giving it a name, can we actually make it so it doesn't become the new alternate duel pit for RPVP manchildren and keep the furniture from being smashed every five seconds by some obnoxious troll?
already made those suggestions in the latest pvp thread ;D
Nine point eight gravities?? Most of the toons, even with superhuman strength, won't be able to walk under that, much less dance.
(Recall that 1g is Earth-normal gravity; if Jupiter had a surface, it would be somewhere around 4g.)
Yeah, I recalled that, too, but my HS science classes was more than 30 years ago and I think I might have managed a C+ at the time. That is why I asked Mister Google. He's the guy who gave me that number :redface:
Mister Wiki was probably a little more precise - 9.80665 m/s2 - and that's probably a percent of an actual single G in the same way a centimeter is a smaller part of a meter. If not, I blame New Math. I blame New Math on lots of things.
I've seen several interesting ideas here, but most of them fall into the bad pun or allegorical standpoint. I think if we have a bar in space, we need something simple, but to the point. What about simply calling it "Floaters"?
Well, trailturtle's initial post implies it's unlikely the establishment will have an "official" name -- it sounds like Cryptic's looking for more of a nickname, something the regulars might call it that caught on. I figure puns or allegories would be a natural outgrowth of that process.
Just as one example, Toronto's major-league basketball and hockey teams play out of the Air Canada Center, named for its major sponsor, Canada's state airline. But many locals refer to it as, "The Hangar."
Yeah, I recalled that, too, but my HS science classes was more than 30 years ago and I think I might have managed a C+ at the time. That is why I asked Mister Google. He's the guy who gave me that number :redface:
Mister Wiki was probably a little more precise - 9.80665 m/s2 - and that's probably a percent of an actual single G in the same way a centimeter is a smaller part of a meter. If not, I blame New Math. I blame New Math on lots of things.
that's the acceleration(in meters per second squared) of an object in freefall..... at 1 G.
The Nail (if the bartender is called Rusty)
The Cape (refers to Cape Canaveral and similarly named space-related places, while still referring to this as a superhero game)
The Isoperimetric Quotient (because I seem to be the only person that knows what they are and I would find it amusing to see people go "what the heck does that mean" when they see the bar's name)
Beacon (I heard there's a Qulaar on the dance floor with some CRAZY dance moves! I heard there's...)
Asterix (space bar is on a keyboard. So is an asterix. Asterixes are a common simplified drawing for star shapes. Space has stars)
Refueling Station Alpha (disguise it as a proper official looking refueling observation thing, have it secretly be a bar to anyone who walks in)
Spaced Out
The Impetuous Boy
Ah-aaaaaah! Saviour of every one of us!
The Odds (throw in some gambling tables. And never tell me about the Odds)
Punch it!
The Trap
The Joystick (refers to gaming and piloting!)
Dion's Oasis (a pun on Dionysis the Greek god of wine, being good to each other, and partying on dudes)
Well, trailturtle's initial post implies it's unlikely the establishment will have an "official" name -- it sounds like Cryptic's looking for more of a nickname, something the regulars might call it that caught on. I figure puns or allegories would be a natural outgrowth of that process.
Just as one example, Toronto's major-league basketball and hockey teams play out of the Air Canada Center, named for its major sponsor, Canada's state airline. But many locals refer to it as, "The Hangar."
I love the history behind the champions community how it gives head nods to other ip's by spoofing or having a tribute. So why not have a tribute too one of the greatest spoof movies of all time by calling it, "The Lone Starr bar and grill." Or "Check please." both obviously being references to space balls.
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Here's a few of my favorites -- thanks everyone for coming up with this many great names, this is a great collection of ideas.
biffsmackwell -- UNTIL We Meet Again
someguywhoplaysgames (also epelesker) -- The Launchpad
jonsills -- Beers'n'Gears
bulgarex -- Home on Lagrange.
vampirial -- The Ends of the Earth
bulgarex -- The Rusty Joint
bazodee -- Rusty's Resthouse
tcroleplayer -- Viewpoint
-the HALodome! (surprised I didn't see a 2001: A Space Odyssey reference yet. Though, there may have be one and I missed it)
By the way, I do like 'The Launchpad', though I'd change it to 'The Launch Pad'. Calling it a 'Pad' is the sort of thing you'd generally call an apartment, or 'flat' (what the British call it) or something. Maybe even "Rusty's Launch Pad" would work, since it is technically his home as a robotic bartender. Be a good double-entendre, I'd reckon.
Also, I also like the 'Club at the End of the Universe' though there might be some copyright issues with that one :rolleyes:
It makes sense, if you don't think about it.
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I think a bar needs to have a more pointed name than that. Floaters sounds like a chain restaurant, like Bennigan's or Applebee's. (Although that does give me an idea for wearing our perks as pieces of flair.)
LordGar, stop all development on Neverwinter if you have to, just make this happen!
They're not there in the beginning, but when your story ends / Gonna last with you longer than your friends
Magic Dragon Orbit Lounge (after the 1963 song AND the namesake of the first commercially-built and operated spacecraft to be recovered successfully from orbit...Dragon by SpaceX, you'll see a lot more about it in the future with NASA launches)
Lister's (second that suggestion)
The Warp
Moonshine (seconding this suggestion as well)
Skyfall
The Monolith
Stone's Throw (because relatively speaking the Moon isn't THAT far from Earth)
Pale Blue
and of course- the Airlock
But more than that in honor of Project Mercury, NASA's first astronauts. On Feb. 20, 1962, an Atlas rocket successfully carried Sen. John Glenn and the hopes of an entire nation into orbit aboard Friendship 7, a flight that ushered in a new era of space travel that eventually led to Americans walking on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Glenn was soon followed into orbit by colleagues Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Their fellow Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard and Virgil "Gus" Grissom flew earlier suborbital flights. Deke Slayton was grounded by a medical condition until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
And back in August, the NASA's MESSENGER satellite celebrated 10 years orbitting Mercury.
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SOLD. I love this.
Appropriate on many, many levels.
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I am thinking Astro Pub, which is a lot like Gastro Pub
Astro Naught Bar
Club Nebula
Bar Bar Away (A play on Far Far Away)
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Like it sounds almost similar to Sherreras Bar
co-signing this one. Brilliant.
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Nectar of the Gods
already made those suggestions in the latest pvp thread ;D
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Yeah, I recalled that, too, but my HS science classes was more than 30 years ago and I think I might have managed a C+ at the time. That is why I asked Mister Google. He's the guy who gave me that number :redface:
Mister Wiki was probably a little more precise - 9.80665 m/s2 - and that's probably a percent of an actual single G in the same way a centimeter is a smaller part of a meter. If not, I blame New Math. I blame New Math on lots of things.
Of course you could simply call the bar 'Infinity' as people will probably just use one word to nickname it.
Why 'Infinity' ?
(Apart from the view of course)
Brace yourself for the corny joke - "To Infinity, and Beyond !"
(Sorry, couldn't resist :biggrin: )
Well, trailturtle's initial post implies it's unlikely the establishment will have an "official" name -- it sounds like Cryptic's looking for more of a nickname, something the regulars might call it that caught on. I figure puns or allegories would be a natural outgrowth of that process.
Just as one example, Toronto's major-league basketball and hockey teams play out of the Air Canada Center, named for its major sponsor, Canada's state airline. But many locals refer to it as, "The Hangar."
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The Cape (refers to Cape Canaveral and similarly named space-related places, while still referring to this as a superhero game)
The Isoperimetric Quotient (because I seem to be the only person that knows what they are and I would find it amusing to see people go "what the heck does that mean" when they see the bar's name)
Beacon (I heard there's a Qulaar on the dance floor with some CRAZY dance moves! I heard there's...)
Asterix (space bar is on a keyboard. So is an asterix. Asterixes are a common simplified drawing for star shapes. Space has stars)
Refueling Station Alpha (disguise it as a proper official looking refueling observation thing, have it secretly be a bar to anyone who walks in)
Spaced Out
The Impetuous Boy
Ah-aaaaaah! Saviour of every one of us!
The Odds (throw in some gambling tables. And never tell me about the Odds)
Punch it!
The Trap
The Joystick (refers to gaming and piloting!)
Dion's Oasis (a pun on Dionysis the Greek god of wine, being good to each other, and partying on dudes)
Exactly that. :biggrin:
"Work" ("Honey, are you gonna make it home on time?" "Sorry, I'm at work.")
Halley's (In reference to Halley's Comet)
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In Japan we call mistletoe "Yadorigi", which means "the place to take a rest".
...I wonder if GATEWAY would consider a Maid Cafe add-on..
The Black Hole in the Wall
Star Saloon
The Bar at the end of the Universe
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'Your House' (short for "I can see Your House from here")
(and for the wordplay)
SPACEWAYS
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biffsmackwell -- UNTIL We Meet Again
someguywhoplaysgames (also epelesker) -- The Launchpad
jonsills -- Beers'n'Gears
bulgarex -- Home on Lagrange.
vampirial -- The Ends of the Earth
bulgarex -- The Rusty Joint
bazodee -- Rusty's Resthouse
tcroleplayer -- Viewpoint
-the HALodome! (surprised I didn't see a 2001: A Space Odyssey reference yet. Though, there may have be one and I missed it)
By the way, I do like 'The Launchpad', though I'd change it to 'The Launch Pad'. Calling it a 'Pad' is the sort of thing you'd generally call an apartment, or 'flat' (what the British call it) or something. Maybe even "Rusty's Launch Pad" would work, since it is technically his home as a robotic bartender. Be a good double-entendre, I'd reckon.
Also, I also like the 'Club at the End of the Universe' though there might be some copyright issues with that one :rolleyes:
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