Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

"Submersible Dreams Incredible Machines"
--------(In Persuit of Hi-tech Adventure)--------

A mouth-full?  Too wordy?
Big Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Captain Nemo <vulcania@interpac.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?


>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ray Keefer" <Ray.Keefer@west.sun.com>
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 8:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?
>
>
>" Hi Captain, I'll toss a few at you:"
>
>Standing by!  ;-)
>
>" Sinkers"
>
>Might confuse the fishing crowd.
>
>"There're designed to sink"
>
>Sounds more like a slogan than a title.
>
>"Going deep"
>
>Might confuse the football crowd, or require an XXX-rating.  ;-)
>
>"Submersibles"
>
>Hmmmm!  Not ostentatious or presumptuous; clear and to-the-point;
identifies
>the subject matter in a no-nonsense way.....I like it!  But something tells
>me it needs to say something more: something that defines our particular
>genre of submarines which are "other than" military or built for war.  I
was
>thinking of "Civil Submersibles", but it conjurs up images of courts and
>lawsuits, and that bugs me. "Civilian Submersibles?"  I don't know...kind
of
>suggests a certain "less than military" quality; and I don't think we're
>"less than" anyone!  ;-)  Still searching...
>
>"Looking Glass - to an underwater world."
>
>Sounds like it was done by Jacques Yves Cousteau.
>
>"Nerves of steel to a world of wonder"
>
>Too macho!  Images of nail biting terror; sweaty palms; death-grips on
>controls...
>
>"Escape Machines"
>
>Submarines built by inmates?
>
>"Beattles/pods/shuttles to the Next Frontier"
>
>Wha?
>
>"Deep Pioneers"
>
>Hmmm.  Maybe something like this.  Maybe not in these exact terms (I'm
>visualizing Daniel Boone in coonskin cap with a psub named "ol Betsy"); but
>I like the concept that, in our own way, we are exploring new domains.
>"Deep Pioneers" sounds like it's more about people than subs; then again,
>maybe there's nothing wrong with that.  After all, the boats are really
only
>an extension of the people who engender and operate them.
>
>"Common Man to the Sea"
>
>Yeah, I see where you're going with this one; and I can relate to us as
>being "everyman's" niche in submersible sciences.  But then again, many
>(most/all?) of our contributors are not "common" at all.  This angle has
>merit, and deserves additional thought, though.
>
>"Underwater Access"
>
>Sounds like part of an ad for lakefront property...;-)
>
>"Volkswagons of the Deep"
>
>Actually, I really like this one!  If it was only about homebuilts, I might
>go for it.  But I don't think our professional contributors would
appreciate
>being placed into this category.
>
>"Dare to Submerge"
>
>The daredevil in me likes this one, too.  But do we really want to
represent
>ourselves (and again, our professional contributors such as those in the
>tourist sub business) as devil-may-care?  They want their passengers to
feel
>secure.
>
>"Extreme sub-machines"
>
>Hmmmm...maybe.  It's got "excitement" to it.   Thinking...
>
>You see my problem?  I'm trying to describe a phenomenon ranging from guys
>welding on propane tanks in back yard shops, to professionally-built
>submersibles which rival spacecraft in sophistication.  Where's the common
>ground?  What is the one thing all these boats have in common?  They're
>all.....what?  Submarines?  Yes, but what kind?  Experimental?
>Recreational?  Homebuilt?  Yes in some ways, but not in all cases.
>
>Heck, I'm going to go take three TYLENOL and kick back with ROGET'S
>THESAURUS.  I need a word here.  The right word will make all the
>difference.
>
>Please forgive me if my gestalt to your contributions was a bit too abrupt
>at times; it's all intended as good fun and I really appreciate your help,
>Ray.  You've given me some new angles to think about.
>
>Mahalo,
>
>Pat
>
>