tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post7622390813393574260..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: The Naming of ThingsMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-69268252842429495442011-06-14T09:57:53.539-04:002011-06-14T09:57:53.539-04:00I do enjoy naming things, but I don't do it al...I do enjoy naming things, but I don't do it all the time and seem to do it less as I get older. I should fix that. I've named cars and tennis shoes and all sorts of inanimate things.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-4216382161405806342011-06-14T08:33:24.812-04:002011-06-14T08:33:24.812-04:00I like that I can type my name all with my left ha...I like that I can type my name all with my left hand.<br /><br />So, I'll probably name my Ipad (when I get it) Teresa.<br /><br />.YourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-10552207674672795002011-06-13T11:01:46.439-04:002011-06-13T11:01:46.439-04:00I don't usually name things. Except at work we...I don't usually name things. Except at work we need to name our computers. I don't recall what my current computer is called (I'm horrible with names). But I know in the past I've used Otis (after a cat), aurora, and corona.leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862076176705733998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90098138873644736792011-06-13T09:40:32.999-04:002011-06-13T09:40:32.999-04:00Check out the children's book, the Old Woman W...Check out the children's book, the Old Woman Who Named Things. Its why Nora named her dog Lucky. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Old-Woman-Who-Named-Things/dp/0152578099Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769004305182947167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-56601429034602874152011-06-11T17:14:28.921-04:002011-06-11T17:14:28.921-04:00My Prius was "The Space-egg" but the min...My Prius was "The Space-egg" but the mini-van is nameless. It does house a small figure on the dash, Senior Mysterioso. I didn't name the Senior, however, that is the name that came on his packaging.nonlineargirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-77035727486499516942011-06-11T10:23:40.531-04:002011-06-11T10:23:40.531-04:00My first car was Clementine Anne Chevrolet,Clemmy ...My first car was Clementine Anne Chevrolet,Clemmy for short.<br /><br />I now drive Rose Marie Chevrolet, Rosy for short.<br /><br />Our home is Casa de Crazy.<br /><br />My laptop is Bob the Wonder Computer.<br /><br />Yep...I name things. I wonder why we do that?<br /><br />Shade and Sweetwater,<br />KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-87828961638344237822011-06-10T23:17:25.891-04:002011-06-10T23:17:25.891-04:00I love it! We once had a huge, white 1970 Ford T...I love it! We once had a huge, white 1970 Ford Torino station wagon named "Jaws", and a giant, white Dodge Maxi-van named "Moby Dick". Our next car was a little brown Dodge Vista. It just seemed right somehow to call it "Minnow".cactus petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114194541917210679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-10831428788246483152011-06-10T12:47:02.269-04:002011-06-10T12:47:02.269-04:00We don't name things. The only exception is T...We don't name things. The only exception is Tony's 4Runner, The Alligator. When we got the jeep, we decided it needed a name, too. It's black like our dog, Pepper, so we chose "P-eponymous," but for some reason (can't imagine why!) that didn't stick. Sometimes we call it The Jeep-igator.Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402697423507846690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-78701972248769358892011-06-10T12:40:20.205-04:002011-06-10T12:40:20.205-04:00My husband's car is "Cosmo" because ...My husband's car is "Cosmo" because it is "Cosmic Blue" and the girls like "The Fairy Oddparents". Mine is "Mama Silver" and I do think she's a mama car, carrying family, groceries and everything else patiently about!<br /><br />My MP3 does not have a name. And I wish I could figure out where it's gotten to :(The Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-78094824852754969832011-06-10T12:28:16.110-04:002011-06-10T12:28:16.110-04:00We are big on names around here. Our current cars...We are big on names around here. Our current cars are Hildy (Honda Accord) and Subie (a Subaru). Former cars were Maggie and New Julian (actually we had a car named Julian, and replaced it with another car of the same model, which CG promptly christened "New Julian," and that stuck). My laptop at home is named Elsie (LC--laptop computer) and its predecessor was Cherry (named after a cherry tree in our old yard). And as soon as I saw my ipod I knew it was an Ellis.<br /><br />My phone, however, is nameless.<br /><br />And then there are all the stuffed animal names......<br /><br />So yes, we name things!susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-58383802788928464922011-06-10T02:17:41.327-04:002011-06-10T02:17:41.327-04:00No names for inanimate objects here, though I can ...No names for inanimate objects here, though I can appreciate the whimsy.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-19024127844029711842011-06-10T01:49:47.551-04:002011-06-10T01:49:47.551-04:00Sigh. No names here. But I think its fun hearing o...Sigh. No names here. But I think its fun hearing other people's names for their cars. Kate and Spencer tops the list!shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55535355228524123942011-06-09T21:13:53.618-04:002011-06-09T21:13:53.618-04:00Also there used to be a store (it may still be the...Also there used to be a store (it may still be there, but I haven't been in years) in Charleston, SC called Fred. It sold kitchenware in black and white color schemes. I liked to buy things there because you'd come out with a fabulous white shopping bag with "fred" in large black sans serif letters on it.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-76592912699203029312011-06-09T21:12:18.489-04:002011-06-09T21:12:18.489-04:00For years my computers were named "Eleanor.&q...For years my computers were named "Eleanor." I'm not sure why. My current one is named "Tomato" and the primary document file on it is "Sandwich," this in honor of Harriet the Spy's favorite food. I had a car named Sven in college (an ancient Swedish model). But I haven't named my cars since. I've never considered naming my instruments.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-84436738571419627522011-06-09T20:12:47.061-04:002011-06-09T20:12:47.061-04:00I name things Fred all the time. In university I ...I name things Fred all the time. In university I was named Fred for a while (I think I wrote "Kristine I love you marry me, Fred" on my friend's door when I was drunk). When Eve got her goldfish I jokingly said we should name it Fred the Fish, which she jumped all over, because my kids? SUCK at naming things. When Angus was little he slept with Baby Charlie, Teddy, Duckie and... Other Teddy. <br /><br />Our GPS is named Calpurnia.Bibliomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-13904194086408736762011-06-09T19:34:38.572-04:002011-06-09T19:34:38.572-04:00A friend once had a plant named Ivy Compton-Burnet...A friend once had a plant named Ivy Compton-Burnett. I've always kinda wished I was the kind of person who named things.Heide Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-45199422875870628482011-06-09T17:44:58.808-04:002011-06-09T17:44:58.808-04:00When we bought a second Audi we had to name it. We...When we bought a second Audi we had to name it. We couldn't just refer to our cars as the A4 and the All-Road, or the black Audi and the red Audi; that's too ridiculous! So we call the All-Road "Black Betty" after this really cool black lab we met on the ski trip we took a week before we bought the car. Black Betty the car is super temperamental and young and high energy, just like Black Betty the dog. And then, you know, once we'd named the black car we had to name the red one. It's called Audrey.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-90919156172845240812011-06-09T17:22:39.875-04:002011-06-09T17:22:39.875-04:00my original iPod was ElfPod :-) I haven't nam...my original iPod was ElfPod :-) I haven't named any of the rest. How boring of me!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.com