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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 01:58 PM
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Do you name your cars?
If so, post the name of your current drive here.

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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:05 PM
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1. Morticia the evil
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:49 PM
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11. Bugs are evil.
OT, why is it that the vast majority of newer garages are sheet-rocked & mudded by the developer but never painted???
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:53 PM
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12. Paint might cost another $50 and that cuts into profits.
Edited on Sat May-23-09 02:56 PM by AlCzervik
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:05 PM
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2. No, but I used to have one that I called a POS.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:41 PM
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26. I think "POS" is a very common name for a car.
;-)
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 08:48 PM
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38. It's my car's last name
The car's first name is "Useless"
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:07 PM
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3. The Guanomobile
Damn grackles roosting in the tree over the driveway.
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:08 PM
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4. My white Camaro was 'Missy'...
in all the years and miles (250,000+) I drove her...she never
took me to the side of the road...

Good girl...


Tikki
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:12 PM
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5. Yes! They are Bertha and Ernie
Bertha is a 2008 Yaris (silver in color) and Ernie - Earnestine - is a royal metallic blue 2005 Corolla.

Even though Bertha gets better mileage, I usually drive Ernie to work. She's much more comfortable on the long commute.

Mrs. V. loves :loveya: driving Bertha.
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:18 PM
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6. i call her my bav
busted ass volvo :)
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:23 PM
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7. No, but my first car already had a name before I got her.
Her name was Dino. Like the pet from the Flintstones.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:25 PM
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8. Nope. Only my genitalia.
:thumbsup:
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:25 PM
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9. not really - other than " that %$#@!!#$%&ing POS" but the dishwasher's name is Hazel II.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:32 PM
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10. No, but she responds appropriately when I say "powerrrr!!"
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 02:55 PM
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13. Not my truck
But the '66 Chevy I had as a teenager was The Mule, and all my friends called it that, too. :)
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 03:29 PM
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14. Soitenly
I've had four cars, and they've all had names. Currently I drive a Jeep Wrangler called Millie (because she was a millennium baby)--name courtesy of another DUer. And ever since the driver's side door fell off and we reattached it with bolts, I also call her Frankencar.

She's seen better days. But she's still running!
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Mopar151 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 03:36 PM
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15. We have several
Carmine, the Mafia Staff Car II ('89 grand marquis)
Homer Ford, my ol' country truck ('72 F350, sauce & onions)
Vanna ('04 Freestar SEL)
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 03:47 PM
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16. No...
But they usually have sex!

















What?:7
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 07:33 PM
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30. I got a question?
:wtf:

:rofl:
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 03:52 PM
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17. The Flying Tomato
Red 2001 Pathfinder
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:10 PM
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18. Vulva with a spoiler
I had a Mazda that I could only operate-seriously. It was named the "Millennium Falcon" sort of looked like it too
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:22 PM
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19. Silver Bullet
The actual color is pewter but close enough.
It's a 2000 Camaro SS. Fun to drive... and fast!
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:22 PM
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20. Yes -- Spoodles
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:29 PM
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21. Our little Civic is called Excelsior
Because it's been such a great little car. 1993, 174,000 miles, no real problems, original clutch.
Imagine this in black and you've got Excelsior

http://images.hondatuningmagazine.com/features/0504ht_01z+1993_Honda_Civic_CX+Hatchback_Yellow_Driver_Side_Front_View.jpg
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:29 PM
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22. My first car, an old VW, was aptly named Beelzebug. n/t
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 01:54 AM
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48. oh I love that!
I had a '66 bug myself way back, first car.
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:36 PM
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54. Mine was a '72.
We had to put a piece of wood under the back seat because the battery fell through. The floorboards were so rusted that slush and rain would splash inside. The heater never worked.

But that car started every morning, even in 20 below weather, without a problem. It was a Beast. Beelzebug seemed to fit.
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:30 PM
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23. Yes.
His name is Simon. He's a MINI Cooper with a Union Jack roof decal.

I've also had a VW Fox named Miles, and my husband had a VW Scirocco named Otto.
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Sultana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:33 PM
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24. No, not yet
:D
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 04:39 PM
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25. Miss Dixie
The cars I or my family have owned are: The Chocolate Drop, Mehitabel, The Green Hornet, The Pink Lady, Fat Albert, Heffalump, Gandalf, The Jabberwock, Madame Butterfly and Buttercup.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 06:24 PM
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27. Greenie Weenie.
Old Mazda 4 door bought when the rich green was the popular color. Still going strong.

I took all the bumper stickers off and the bumper is STILL attached!!! :D

Also have my dad's 1993 Sedan deVille, Midnight blue with dark tinted windows and fake ragtop.

Known as "the Mafia Staff Car" or "The Pimpmobile" :hi:

BF's '94 periwinkle Caddy is "the Poofter" (british for powderpuff) because of the color.

His ancient non-running toyota is "the Shitbox". :D


My old RX-7 was "The Riceburner".
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 06:26 PM
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28. LYTTN UP.
Perfect for me. :D

:hi:
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 07:54 PM
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33. Hi Shine!
:hi:

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JTG of the PRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 06:27 PM
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29. Raptor One
Seen here with some weirdo:
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 07:34 PM
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31. You're in Walnut Creek, shouldn't your car be named Hobbes?
:shrug:
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 07:53 PM
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32. I fail to see how Hobbes is relevant


A good name for a car in Walnut Creek would be Upscale.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 07:57 PM
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34. or German
:think:
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 08:01 PM
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35. Moby
:shrug: What else do you call a white GMC Suburban?
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dana_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 08:02 PM
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36. Scratch
actually that's what others have forced me to name it.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 08:05 PM
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37. My 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser is called Gatsby.
I used to have a 1982 Datsun 280ZX two-tone silver-and-black car called the Silver Tyrant.
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 09:49 PM
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39. Pretty Gorgeous Beauty Car


I really like my car.
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 10:04 PM
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42. Nice looking wheels!!
:hi:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 09:51 PM
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40. Only my current one. It is Wanda the Honda!
:7
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 02:36 AM
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51. A friend of mine HAD THE SAME CAR!!!
:rofl:
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 09:54 PM
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41. I sometimes refer to my car as "the shark", but I wouldn't call it an official name n/t
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Release The Hounds Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 10:11 PM
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43. Unfortantely yes, a Mazda5
Black Betty, although it was NOT my idea to name it after that horrendous song.
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spindrifter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 10:14 PM
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44. My friend had a series of Hondas--Jane, Peter, Ronda. We had
a VW Bug called Oxer--based on its OXR plate number. The current car is the Dogmobile, for obvious reasons. Some cars are name-worthy. Others are cold machinery. Oops, I didn't mean to insult anyone/thing.
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Mopar151 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 12:01 AM
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46. It's like a Native American name
A matter of vision, personaliti(es),and circumstance. I've had several that never acheived a name.
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-23-09 10:20 PM
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45. I named my first car, but nothing since. It was named Doc, but for the life of me...
I cannot remember why. I know it was an acronym for something, but who knows what.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 01:28 AM
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47. my husband's cars seem to get names..first there was Ancient Behemoth
(a raggedy Crown Vic that had been his mom's and then his dad's car). This was followed by Behemoth, a younger Crown Vic that had been his mom's and then his dad's car. His next vehicle (and the current drive) is a Dodge Ram 15 passenger van with all the seats out except the front two, that he stores all his gear and stuff in when he goes to a wellsite.

It is white.
We call it the Whale, and sometimes Moby Dick.

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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 02:24 AM
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49. The Stealth Mobile
That's my name for my black Taurus. Actually, my daughter named it after I first got it.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 02:27 AM
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50. I haven't (my kids have),
but I'm thinking of getting a 'new' car ('new' used, that is,) and if it works out, I may JUST name her!
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 05:02 AM
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52. Oliver!
Well, no, I didn't name my car that nor is the following me and my car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfRfj6FkfYg

:P
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 07:15 AM
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53. I cal them all "Bessy"
Not sure how that came to be but each car I've owned ends up with me callin' 'em Bessy.

Julie
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BarbaRosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 11:23 AM
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55. Yes,
My '96 white Ford ranger is Whitford....white ford
my '72 VW van is Be, from Jonathon Livingston Seagull
MamaRosa's '06 Toyota Matrix is Trixie
my BMW bike was Beem, I even had that as my license plate

A friend of mine called his pickup, Biff the bar finder.
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 11:24 AM
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56. Black Pearl.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 11:43 AM
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57. My current car is nameless, but in the past I've had
>A large, 1969 Chevy Impala named "Impie Biggs." (Fans of Dorothy Sayers' mysteries will get that one.)

>A tiny 1978 Dodge Omni named "The Tuna Can"

>A gray 1990 Dodge Spirit named "The Grey Ghost"

My current car, a 1999 Toyota Avalon inherited from my stepfather with only 37,000 miles on it, does not have a name. For some reason, it has not called forth my imaginative naming powers.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 11:47 AM
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58. yes
"Blackie" is my black '03 Dodge truck


"Barney" is my purple Harley Sportster




"The Green Hornet" is my green '95 Lincoln Matk VIII



(the bottom photo is not my actual car, but is identical to it)

:hi:
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dembotoz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 12:57 PM
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59. her minivan--the barge
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 01:27 PM
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60. I don't have wheels yet
but the next one I'm gonna get is going to be named after one of my dear, departed pets. Most likely Sylvester, my departed Maine Coon. I'm expected to receive a Jeep as a gift from my brother, hence the reference to a large-breed cat.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 01:46 PM
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61. Re Volvo
My last one was Van Essa.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 01:48 PM
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62. Not my current one....
Although I have been known to curse it.

I nicknamed my first car though.
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 01:50 PM
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63. how could i forget murray??!!?!


well, i call him murray, my dad calls him the buddah and his generic name is the bomber.
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