Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 16:51:51 -0700
From: macleodm@cadvision.com (Michael MacLeod)
Is it just me? Am I the only one who refuses to encumber an automobile,
no matter how cherished, with a name?
IMHO names are fine as long as they are somewhat self-deprecating, an
acknowledgement of the fallibility of British iron and at the same time a
slight tweak to the noses of those who over-anthropomorphise what is, after
all, just a bunch of metal (probably rusting), wood (probably suffering from
dry rot), bubble gum (keeps the carpets down), and baling wire (probably
holding your muffler on).
Examples of good car names: "Pokey", "You Bastard", "Old Unreliable", or if
you are really going out on a limb, "The Car". Then there is my car's (1962
MGA 1600 Mk-II) name: "Geezer". Variants (Wheezer, for example), are also
appropriate.
markl
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Mark L. Lambert
Mobile Systems Group
Oracle Corporation
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