The Sword and Laser discussion

The naming convention in this book is pretty unique and fun.

Just in case you want a Teixcalaanli name:
https://www.torforgeblog.com/2020/02/...

I wish I could use Nine Fingers.

I am Seven Mirage!

I’ve already forgotten what mine was. One Hundred Thunderclap, or something.

Trike wrote: "I’ve already forgotten what mine was. One Hundred Thunderclap, or something."

Being old does that ;-)

Thankfully I'm a sprightly youth (until tomorrow :-? ) and I remember mine is "Fourteen Mitre Saw"

Ten Porch

Tassie Dave wrote: "Trike wrote: "I’ve already forgotten what mine was. One Hundred Thunderclap, or something."

Being old does that ;-)

Thankfully I'm a sprightly youth (until tomorrow :-? ) and I remember mine is
..."

Tomorrow you’re Fourteen Walker.

Trike wrote: "Tomorrow you’re Fourteen Walker"

Some mornings I feel like I need one ;-)

(view spoiler)[2 years from tomorrow I'll really feel like I need one :-? (hide spoiler)]

Seventeen Differentiation, I guess if I'm being honest. But Seventeen Evolution is my cool name.

I am not sure which number to use, the SF books or all SFF books so I could get Forty something, but I'll go with SF.

Mine is Twentyone-and-a-half Nook. Now that's a mouthful but I'll use Nook as my nickname.

Tassie Dave wrote: "Trike wrote: "Tomorrow you’re Fourteen Walker"

Some mornings I feel like I need one ;-)

[spoilers removed]"

you guys are hilarious LOL

Veronica wrote: "Ten Porch"

Ooh porch was my first thought but then I remember the mosquitos here.

Well that makes me 60 Laptop

I chose 42 Quarkonia which is incredibly pretentious and obscure ;-)

Poonam wrote: "Seventeen Differentiation, I guess if I'm being honest. But Seventeen Evolution is my cool name."

Its all change!

Iain wrote: "I chose 42 Quarkonia which is incredibly pretentious and obscure ;-)"

I've been silent because my first thought for a name was definitely pretentious. Now that you've cleared the way, however, I feel like I can finally reveal my identity as 10 Simoom.

Seth wrote: "Iain wrote: "I chose 42 Quarkonia which is incredibly pretentious and obscure ;-)"

I've been silent because my first thought for a name was definitely pretentious. Now that you've cleared the way,..."

And your sister, Thirteen Haboob.

...what?

Nine refraction. One of my best (worst planned) projects in high school was about refraction of water.

Forty-two Thundersnow

Silvana wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Ten Porch"

Ooh porch was my first thought but then I remember the mosquitos here."

Ten Screened Porch

Veronica wrote: "Silvana wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Ten Porch"

Ooh porch was my first thought but then I remember the mosquitos here."

Ten Screened Porch"

LOL We’re getting into Texicali suburbs now. Come, meet the neighbors!

Twelve Four Seasons Room.

Seven Veranda.

Twenty-Two Hot Tub.

Six Bugzapper.

Fifty-Four Putting Green.

Seventeen Gazebo.

Three Point Five Venus Flytrap

I ended up going with Thirty-Three Cosmology.

Twenty Time

8 polonium

I feel like a mega slacker.

twenty-two nightshade...... so lame oh well it's out there now.

Twenty-Six Opal. I like it.

Fifty-Three Bay Window *haha* Sounds more like an address.

15 Sagittarius A

terpkristin wrote: "8 polonium

I feel like a mega slacker."

Shouldn't that be 84 Polonium....

The element with a hole in it!!!

Hello everyone, I am 29 Pine.

18 Roku

Amusing sidenote: I'm listening to this book on Audible (at 1.75 speed) and the names in the book sometimes set my Amazon Echo off. At one point, one character asked another character a question and Alexa tried to answer it.

does the narrator sound like you Misti?

I am Fifteen Thunderstorm.

Incidentally, I am enjoying the naming conventions in this book, (like the guy who gauchely named himself Thirty-Six All-Terrain Tundra Vehicle) with one exception: whenever I see the name Six Direction, especially in close proximity to One Lightning, I can’t help but think about a certain boy band. Which is a bit distracting.

I feel we need more fun low engagement threads like this that allows everyone to have fun together!

If anyone feels unsatisfied with the name system in the Tor article, in the book there were people that used pseudonym.

I want the plant and scientific concept names.

Ruth wrote: "I am Fifteen Thunderstorm.

Incidentally, I am enjoying the naming conventions in this book, (like the guy who gauchely named himself Thirty-Six All-Terrain Tundra Vehicle) with one exception: when..."

YES! I thought I was the only one who read it as One Direction.

8 hypothesis

I took a look and am displeased at being forced into plant names when stuff like Time Dilation and Relativity are available to others. *hrumph!*

John (Taloni) wrote: "I took a look and am displeased at being forced into plant names when stuff like Time Dilation and Relativity are available to others. *hrumph!*"

And Singularity.

John (Taloni) wrote: "I took a look and am displeased at being forced into plant names when stuff like Time Dilation and Relativity are available to others. *hrumph!*"

or Heat Death of the Universe :-)

There are some great plant names if you get creative.
Sequoia is a strong name

Tassie Dave wrote: "John (Taloni) wrote: "I took a look and am displeased at being forced into plant names when stuff like Time Dilation and Relativity are available to others. *hrumph!*"

or Heat Death of the Univers..."

I like Rowan.

Lee wrote: "does the narrator sound like you Misti?"

I guess it does, lol.

John (Taloni) wrote: "I took a look and am displeased at being forced into plant names when stuff like Time Dilation and Relativity are available to others. *hrumph!*"

That’s like astrology for me. As a kid whenever I read the horoscope in the newspaper it always went like this:

Sagittarius: You will find your one true love!

Capricorn: You will come into great wealth!

Pisces: Good day to clean your room.

Tassie Dave wrote: "There are some great plant names if you get creative.
Sequoia is a strong name"

14... no, 11, yeah, 11 Bong Rip.

Three Random

Six Theory

You may refer to me as Twenty Lightning.

Loving everyone's unique and creative names.

I just realized that there are more in the article, about the meaning of the numbers in specific:

(view spoiler)[
ONE – achievement, aggression, singularity, primacy, solidity
TWO – balance, reflection, liquidity, succession, mirroring
THREE – aggression and balance, think of a pointy but stable triangle
FOUR – intellect, broad-based knowledge, evaluation, strategy
FIVE – speed/quickness, humanity, diplomacy, exemplar-of-type (think of five fingers on a hand)
SIX – imperial power, ambition, multi-tasking, associated with the six directions of the world (N/W/S/E plus up and down) – Teixcalaanli symbolism is full of sixes
SEVEN – life of the mind, softness, care, security, unbiased evaluation
EIGHT – twice four, intellect applied, solutions
NINE – three threes, prickly, difficult, brilliant
TEN – reliability, omnipresence, financial success
ELEVEN – subversion, cleverness, flexibility … and loyalty. Tactics.
TWELVE – two sixes, power/authority, ambition but not the dangerous kind, success in money/trade (hide spoiler)]

For those whose numbers exceed 13, how would you interpret your name? Combine the meaning of 10 and 3, for instance? Or double 5 and 3?

Silvana wrote: "For those whose numbers exceed 13, how would you interpret your name? Combine the meaning of 10 and 3, for instance? Or double 5 and 3?..."
Or you could add the individual numbers together and go with that number. My 41 could be 5.

John (Taloni) wrote: "I took a look and am displeased at being forced into plant names when stuff like Time Dilation and Relativity are available to others. *hrumph!*"

You're not the only one John, but I do love this tree.
41 Cottonwood.

5 Coleus

Don Worth photo: https://images.app.goo.gl/VKyXWCWEPZ3...