# Name the new Qantas Dreamliners **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 16, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708 "2017-05-16T01:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/1 "2017-05-16T01:37:49Z")
They need eight “Australian” names. There does not seem to be a prize nor a deadline. [-=Link=-](http://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/name-the-qantas-dreamliner/au/en) All I got is “Dreamstime” ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/2 "2017-05-16T01:47:53Z")
“Pavlova” (Though Air New Zealand is likely to try and put a stop to that.) “Straya” “Blue” (For the red tail.) “Drop Bear” “Great Southern Land” [“Dreamtime”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamtime). Serious entry, obviously ripped off from the OP but not sure if he was aware of the significance of what he posted. “Red Dust” “Vegemite” (That one’s in poor taste, sorry.) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/3 "2017-05-16T01:51:35Z")
I submitted “Dreamtime” as I though it was rather good. Will split any prize money with the op 10/90 (reflecting my input of removing one of ten letters.) Short list on 28th May then public voting for favourites. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/4 "2017-05-16T03:24:11Z")
Dreamy McDre… No, no, NO! I like the idea of having a theme for particular aircraft types. I found a Wikipedia [page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_Qantas_aircraft) for the names of Qantas aircraft and that’s what they’ve done in the past. By having people suggest individual names it doesn’t seem like that’s happening this time. Here’s a [page](http://www.lightstation.com/files/COL_STSA_Programme.pdf) (warning: PDF) of ships that were important in Australian history. I’d go with something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/5 "2017-05-16T04:25:20Z")
Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, and Michael Baldwin. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/6 "2017-05-16T04:47:17Z")
Cobber Dinkum Didgeridoo Dame Edna Howzat Matilda Vegemite Woolloomooloo ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/7 "2017-05-16T04:59:32Z")
Dogbucket. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/8 "2017-05-16T05:43:59Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, and Michael Baldwin. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/9 "2017-05-16T05:44:15Z")
This being the internet, I am sure the winner is going to be “Flier McFlyerson”. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/10 "2017-05-16T08:01:42Z")
I’m slightly boggling at someone thinking Uluru - the single largest least aerodynamic object in the entire country - would be a good name to describe a bunch of machines whose job it is to \* fly through the air \* " Hey, look at that, mate. I can see Uluru flying towards us…" - **CLONK** ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/11 "2017-05-16T08:15:13Z")
In fact, on reflection, maybe 'things that fly through the air in Australia ’ is the right theme to go for. So you could have the Beer Bottle, the Stray Cricket Ball, the Thong-At-A-Mozzie, the Rainbow Yawn, the Undies at an Orgy… ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/12 "2017-05-16T08:53:24Z")
Fartcan B.O.Tube Panic-bomb ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/13 "2017-05-16T08:58:39Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > This being the internet, I am sure the winner is going to be “Flier McFlyerson”. Planey McPlainface, surely? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/14 "2017-05-16T09:32:01Z")
Name it after their old mascot? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/15 "2017-05-17T20:34:36Z")
Welp. I may have had a few glasses, but I put in some suggestions. (I’ve never been to Australia.) Names, but also concept planes. (Like boutique hotels.) 1. Outback (Toilet paper is sandpaper) 2. Surf (Flush effect on toilet is terrifyingly aggressive.) 3. Coral (Textured floor where you are urged to take off your shoes and rest your feet.) 4. Wildlife (I will not force a cabin crew member to serve in a kangaroo outfit. They make take bribes though.) 5. Wi-Fi (Link the wifi to free netflix and spotify access? Or just plain non-terrible Wi-Fi.) 6. Koala (Really super comfortable headrests mounted to the seats. Oh my god, so soft.) 7. Aussie Accent (All cabin crew must have genuine but exaggerated aussie accents. Again, bribes. If Dev Patel could pull it off, so can they.) 8. Terrifying wildlife. (If your mind didn’t jump to actually putting snakes on a plane right away, we can’t be friends.) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/16 "2017-05-18T12:52:23Z")
Box Jelly Blue-Ringed Octopus Playful Platypus ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/17 "2017-05-18T15:38:10Z")
I also went with Blue Ringed Octopus, as well as Shark Dingo Cone Snail Crocodile Fierce Snake Spider Jellyfish ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/18 "2017-05-18T18:50:24Z")
> [@Gukumatz](#): > > 1. Terrifying wildlife. (If your mind didn’t jump to actually putting snakes on a plane right away, we can’t be friends.) This is Australia. Wouldn’t that a feature on all of their planes? ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/19 "2017-05-19T21:09:39Z")
Venomous Fang Venomous Talon Venomous Tail Venomous Tentacle Venomous Stinger Venomous Saliva Venomous Skin Trustworthy Koala ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708/20 "2017-05-19T22:10:47Z")
[Bin Chicken](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO-OpFjHRbE), in honor of the wonderful Australian Ibis. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-new-qantas-dreamliners/786708.md?page=2)