Okay, confession time:
I'm typically not one to think of cars anthropomorphically, they are after all
(for me) a means to an end. (Specifically the experience of driving..) A tool
essentially, a machine that facilitates motion.
However, I must admit to naming one of my automobiles, specifically a '65
International Harvester Scout that we dubbed "Earnest". Not like "Ernie", you
know, the adjective. It's the only machine I've ever named, although one could
argue that it's not really a "name" per se (like "Tom" or "Bixby"). It's more
of
an acknowledgement of it's pure, essential nature, the earnest way in which it
goes about it's tasks, perfectly in it's element.
(http://www.jacksonville.net/~suchak/scout.htm if you'd like to have a peek at
it..)
I don't believe that machines have souls, but are certainly capable of grace.
JS
Huw Upshall wrote:
> Oh, I have some names:
>
> My Subaru GL is called: "The Subaru"
> My Ford Ranger is called: "The Truck"
> My Spitfire is called: "The Spit"
>
> Enjoy.
>
> On Fri, 7 May 1999, Laura G. wrote:
>
> >
> > Well, my first spitty was named "Arthur, King of the Britons"-(pagent blue
> > with tan interior-very regal, I thought)but i usually called him
> > "Arturo"-because I was in Italy. My second spitty was called "Mr.
> > Lucky"-after Cary Grant and the film of the same name. He wasn't. My sentra
> > was called "Starman"-because he was a lovely silver metallic green-like a
> > star (so I imagined.) My Fiat 500 was "Lily". She just seemed like a "Lily".
> > Nigel is Nigel because it's veddy british. THough I suppose he could have
> > been a "Niles"...You just have to find a name you like, stand in fron of the
> > car, say it a couple of times and see if it fits.
> >
> > Bon chance!
> >
> > Laura G. and Nigel
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Earl Smith <earl56@hotmail.com>
> > To: savercool@email.msn.com <savercool@email.msn.com>;
> > ralph.jannelli@cwix.com <ralph.jannelli@cwix.com>; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 1:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: Car names minimal LBC content
> >
> >
> > >Maybe i need to give my 75 spit a name now that it is 95% finished.Any
> > >suggestions
> > >Earl
> > >
> > >>From: "Laura G." <savercool@email.msn.com>
> > >>Reply-To: "Laura G." <savercool@email.msn.com>
> > >>To: "ralph.jannelli" <ralph.jannelli@cwix.com>, "Spitfires"
> > >><spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > >>Subject: Re: Car names minimal LBC content
> > >>Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 13:14:00 -0700
> > >>From spitfires-owner@autox.team.net Fri May 07 13:26:39 1999
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> > >>Oooo-Bad Ralph! I never thought of that... But now that you mention it...
> > >>
> > >>Laura G. and Nigel
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: ralph.jannelli <ralph.jannelli@cwix.com>
> > >>To: Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > >>Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 12:56 PM
> > >>Subject: Car names minimal LBC content
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> >So I'm wondering...
> > >> >
> > >> >We have Neil with Emma Peel (male with female car name)
> > >> > Laura with Nigel (female with male car name)
> > >> > Susan with Elliot (female with male car name)
> > >> > and me Ralph with Scarlett (male with female car name)
> > >> >
> > >> >What's up with Joe and Huxley!! :-}
> > >> >
> > >> >(Just kidding Joe)
> > >> >
> > >> >Ralph
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
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