Oh, I love the last sentence. Elevates this piece from amusing to outstanding.

Heh, that ship would have to be the Red Dwarf, no?

To be honest, I was aiming more for an Iain M. Banks feel, as I can entirely see one of the Culture Minds naming itself ‘Scrotum’ and then choosing a man called ‘Bollocks’ as captain just for the amusement value.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_(The_Culture)

Funny use of the quotes. Making him drunk certainly explained the content of the quote nicely. Nice story and environment wound around the quote too.