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thenewgreen  ·  4768 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Name That War
Perhaps wars should just be named like Storm Systems and Hurricanes. But just like storms, not any old kerfuffle should be granted a name (storms have to register a sustained wind speed of 39mph) they would have to bloody to earn their name. Like storms, they would be named in alphabetical sequence to keep things simple. Consider the chronological listing of wars via Wikipedia from the onset of WWI to the Russian Civil War with my suggested name changes:

  WWI - Alvin's War
  The Banana Wars - War of the... well, this one actually works.
  The Maritz Rebellion - War of Carl
  The Kaocen Revolt - War of Doug
  The Easter Rising- Esther's War
  National Protectin War- Ferdinands War (salt in the wound?)
  Arab Revolt - Gary's Rebellion 
  The February Revolution- Hank's War
  The October Revolution-  Ian's Massacre
  The Russian Civil War- The Jenny Uprising 
You get the idea.