Mine is "The Healey".... [when bestowing this moniker we somehow overlooked
the fact that there are many other Healeys...] However, The Healey as
evidenced by its idiosyncracies is definitely female.
Stever
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From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Awgertoo@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 7:29 AM
To: bn1@pacbell.net; pennell@cox.net; healeys@autox.team.net
Cc: William.Moyer@millersville.edu
Subject: Was Should I undercoat Healey/Now Car gender
In a message dated 8/17/2004 1:31:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bn1@pacbell.net writes:
So's mine!
Bill Barnett
Keith Pennell wrote:
> What????? Your car is a he?????
>
I have never been comfortable with attaching any moniker to my car. And as
I
have sorted out its idiosyncracies I am less tempted to anthropomorphize and
ascribe to it a gender. It has always been, and remains simply, "The Car".
Best--Michael Oritt, 100 LeMans
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