Do you name your car? - Page 2

footfootfoot · 12-30-2006, 10:34 AM

MY wife's car is "the white car" and I inherited my dad's nissan "Ultra compact, extended cab, 1/8 ton pick up truck. It's got a 2' bed w/ a hard tonneau cover."

Trilby · 12-30-2006, 10:55 AM

You guys are crazy.

altho--I did have a friend who owned a car that he named Christine (Stephen King fans will know) and that car DID try to kill people.

My current car is called: "Please, PLEASE! for the love of God, please keep running!"

Griff · 12-30-2006, 12:11 PM

My Echo is The Smugmobile. Never named one before even though there are much cooler vehicles in my past.

DanaC · 12-30-2006, 12:23 PM

I have never owned a car......but I did at one time own a hat called Trevor....

footfootfoot · 12-30-2006, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

My current car is called: "Please, PLEASE! for the love of God, please keep running!"

Vermont farmer is showing a Texas farmer around his place and the TExan asks "How big is your farm?" The Vermonter replies "Well, it runs along that stone wall, up to the top of the ridge there, over to the creek and back down to road."
The Texan says "Why, it takes me all day to drive from one end of my farm to the other."
The Vermotner says "Yep, I had a truck like that once too, but I sold it."

monster · 12-31-2006, 07:02 PM

In England 10-15 years ago, I had a Renault 5 I named Clitoris.

Because it was red and every cnut had one.

Yes, I stole the idea.

Our current cars are imaginitively called "The Focus" and "The Windstar", and will remain so until I find other cools names to steal. Of course, they are both Nissans.......

DucksNuts · 12-31-2006, 08:34 PM

A whilst back I posted a thread about the Mazda 6 I was buying, I had it a whole 3 weeks when a guy walked into the yard and offered me a stupid amount of money for it (I got it dealer to dealer rates and he paid me full retail - so nice little pick up there

).

I now own a red version of this.....

Infor Here

Its called "The Dog", because the number plates are "DOGRED" and thats because in the *industry* the colour is referred to as "dog dicks red".

MaggieL · 12-31-2006, 08:43 PM

Sure.

Lovingly named after a vehicle in Heinlein's Number of the Beast.

Currently equipped with a VHF/UHF transceiver and XM satellite radio receiver. I just finished installing new premium speakers for the sound system--a pain in the ass to do but they do sound wonderful; the paper-coned factory speakers had given up the ghost, and with a 60-mile commute every day, that's important.

Contemplated for future installation, my Elecraft K2 HF transceiver (and a 400w RF linear amp); not quite sure what antennas to install for that. I'm also thinking about a new head-end for the stereo, maybe this one or maybe an actual CarPC.

Hippikos · 01-01-2007, 02:04 PM

My current ML 320 CDi is called Panzer IV

ferret88 · 01-03-2007, 02:28 PM

I have never named any car I've had. Except maybe calling it by "youstoopidpieceofshit."

College friends of mine has a 70s (?) International Harvester (suburban-type thingy) they referred to as Godzilla.

'Nother friend of mine had a black 80 Corolla he called "Akira."

Sundae · 01-03-2007, 02:42 PM

I always wanted to name my cars - esp as years before I could drive myself, a super-cool girl I knew had a Mini called Martin, although she always called him Baby. "C'mon Baby, lets go" or "It's okay Baby, you can do it" etc

But none of the names stuck. And there's nothing sadder than forcing a name (or nickname) if it doesn't gel.

Cats now. My cats have always had three or more names AFTER their official ones. Thank god I've never been allowed to ruin a child!

Shawnee123 · 01-04-2007, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Cats now. My cats have always had three or more names AFTER their official ones. Thank god I've never been allowed to ruin a child!

My cats had their formal names (first, middle, last), a couple nicknames apiece, and their Native American names which were:

Panther Scamping
Chief Crooked Tail
Northern White Bean (had one pad of one toe that was white and looked like a bean)

I think I win in the Crazy Cat Lady category! Also, probably better I never got to ruin a kid, too!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-04-2007, 08:08 PM

See, that's the wonderful thing about cats. You can give them each a hundred names. They don't care, because they don't answer to any of them. They'll come when they damn well please.

monster · 01-04-2007, 08:11 PM

On finding that we were up the duff with the first sprog, we suddenly realised that in the folly of our youth, we had given the best names to the cats -Artemis and Apollon.

Still, we managed to find enough to lumber the kids with -and #3 was born after we moved to the States and left the cats with Grandma in the UK, so we snuck one of the cats' names in anyway

Sprogs are
Hebe Amazon Petra
Hector Pendragon James
Thor Artemus George

The cruelty case is still pending.....

JayMcGee · 01-04-2007, 08:25 PM

jeez, If I were one your kids I'd file for adoption.....

Thor?

Norse God spends a few weeks slumming on Earth. Hooks up with delighful young hooker, and using his Godlike powers, dispenses with the Viagra and services her mightily....
After 2 days and 2 nights of 24x7 service, He announces that He is going home and reveals His Godhood to His conquest.
Beating His chest, He cries, "I am Thor!"

"Well", comes the reply, "after 48 hours of that, tho am I"

12-30-2006, 10:34 AM	#16
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	MY wife's car is "the white car" and I inherited my dad's nissan "Ultra compact, extended cab, 1/8 ton pick up truck. It's got a 2' bed w/ a hard tonneau cover." Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-30-2006, 10:55 AM	#17
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	You guys are crazy. altho--I did have a friend who owned a car that he named Christine (Stephen King fans will know) and that car DID try to kill people. My current car is called: "Please, PLEASE! for the love of God, please keep running!" __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-30-2006, 12:11 PM	#18
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My Echo is The Smugmobile. Never named one before even though there are much cooler vehicles in my past. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 12-30-2006 at 12:26 PM.

12-31-2006, 07:02 PM	#21
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	In England 10-15 years ago, I had a Renault 5 I named Clitoris. Because it was red and every cnut had one. Yes, I stole the idea. Our current cars are imaginitively called "The Focus" and "The Windstar", and will remain so until I find other cools names to steal. Of course, they are both Nissans....... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-31-2006, 08:34 PM	#22
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	A whilst back I posted a thread about the Mazda 6 I was buying, I had it a whole 3 weeks when a guy walked into the yard and offered me a stupid amount of money for it (I got it dealer to dealer rates and he paid me full retail - so nice little pick up there ). I now own a red version of this..... Infor Here Its called "The Dog", because the number plates are "DOGRED" and thats because in the industry the colour is referred to as "dog dicks red". Attached Images

12-30-2006, 12:23 PM	#19
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I have never owned a car......but I did at one time own a hat called Trevor....

12-31-2006, 08:43 PM	#23
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Sure. Lovingly named after a vehicle in Heinlein's Number of the Beast. Currently equipped with a VHF/UHF transceiver and XM satellite radio receiver. I just finished installing new premium speakers for the sound system--a pain in the ass to do but they do sound wonderful; the paper-coned factory speakers had given up the ghost, and with a 60-mile commute every day, that's important. Contemplated for future installation, my Elecraft K2 HF transceiver (and a 400w RF linear amp); not quite sure what antennas to install for that. I'm also thinking about a new head-end for the stereo, maybe this one or maybe an actual CarPC. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..." Last edited by MaggieL; 12-31-2006 at 08:51 PM.

01-01-2007, 02:04 PM	#24
Hippikos Flocci Non Facio Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In The Line Of Fire Posts: 571	My current ML 320 CDi is called Panzer IV __________________ Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

01-03-2007, 02:28 PM	#25
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	I have never named any car I've had. Except maybe calling it by "youstoopidpieceofshit." College friends of mine has a 70s (?) International Harvester (suburban-type thingy) they referred to as Godzilla. 'Nother friend of mine had a black 80 Corolla he called "Akira."

01-03-2007, 02:42 PM	#26
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I always wanted to name my cars - esp as years before I could drive myself, a super-cool girl I knew had a Mini called Martin, although she always called him Baby. "C'mon Baby, lets go" or "It's okay Baby, you can do it" etc But none of the names stuck. And there's nothing sadder than forcing a name (or nickname) if it doesn't gel. Cats now. My cats have always had three or more names AFTER their official ones. Thank god I've never been allowed to ruin a child! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-04-2007, 08:08 PM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	See, that's the wonderful thing about cats. You can give them each a hundred names. They don't care, because they don't answer to any of them. They'll come when they damn well please. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-04-2007, 08:11 PM	#29
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	On finding that we were up the duff with the first sprog, we suddenly realised that in the folly of our youth, we had given the best names to the cats -Artemis and Apollon. Still, we managed to find enough to lumber the kids with -and #3 was born after we moved to the States and left the cats with Grandma in the UK, so we snuck one of the cats' names in anyway Sprogs are Hebe Amazon Petra Hector Pendragon James Thor Artemus George The cruelty case is still pending..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-04-2007, 08:25 PM	#30
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	jeez, If I were one your kids I'd file for adoption..... Thor? Norse God spends a few weeks slumming on Earth. Hooks up with delighful young hooker, and using his Godlike powers, dispenses with the Viagra and services her mightily.... After 2 days and 2 nights of 24x7 service, He announces that He is going home and reveals His Godhood to His conquest. Beating His chest, He cries, "I am Thor!" "Well", comes the reply, "after 48 hours of that, tho am I" __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

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