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> > > > The ship was the ms Veendam, of the Holland America line.
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> > > MS? I'd hate to be onboard when *it* crashes...
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> > And the Blue Screen of Doom is always present, even if hidden from view.
> >
> > > > Next: Domenican Republic
> > > > Howard
> > >
> > > Nyperold
> >
> > gabby
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> Actually, that "ms" made me want to call her Miz Veendam, but I'm told that it stands for "motor ship."
> Howard

I know it's a rare event, but I just had a thought. If MS stands for "motor ship," what does USS stand for? Could it be "United States ship?" Or ugly steam ship? Under sea ship? What do you call a sailing ship? SS perhaps? No, that could be "steam ship." Or "slow ship." For that matter, USS could be "unusually slow ship." In WWII, sailors referred to an LST as a "large, slow target," because enemy gunners seemed to hit them fairly often. I believe HMS is "Her Majesty's ship," although I've never seen her sailing one. I suppose if she had a rowboat it might be HMRB or she might call her canoe HMC. In the San Juan harbor I noticed a lot of SSUDPCCS ships. Those are small, slow, ugly, diesel-powered, cargo container ships.
Howard