The time has come. Over the last several days, more than 700 people have sent in suggestions for the appropriate ship name for Hannibal Lecter/Gordon Ramsay. I have chosen my 13 favorites and now it is incumbent upon you to cast your vote in this heinous exercise, which you may do here. This survey will remain open for 48 hours (that is, until 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday). I don’t know why I, of all people, small and unworthy as I am, have been called upon to lead you in this undertaking, but we must face it together. Therefore, go ye and vote and may God have mercy on our souls.
Ok, change of plan. None of the available options have gotten more than 15% of the vote. 15% doesn’t seem like the basis for a victory, so this poll is going to stay up for 24 hours and then I’m going to post a runoff, which will also last 24 hours. The runoff will include all options which get over 7% in this first round. (If that sounds completely arbitrary, it’s because it is. I am the mod. My power on this blog is absolute. So there.) Anyway, I’m glad everyone’s enjoying this lunacy, and thank you to the 1800 people who have already given up ten precious and irreplaceable seconds of their inevitably finite mortal lives to vote in this ….. thing.
The first round closes in just over 3 hours
The Archery Range 