land rover names registry

[Rineheitzgabot]

Eccentric and non-descriptive would be more accurate.

As I read further, I am confused. Eric is now criticizing SeriesShorty for not being descriptive in his naming (in addition to calling him "Eccentric").

I must ask this question, as a philosopher may ask: At what point is describing your vehicle, different than naming it?

Please be detailed in your response, because I really want to understand.

[SeriesShorty]

Eccentric and non-descriptive would be more accurate.

Phew, I like it! I'll take being called eccentric and non-descriptive any day over unimaginative or critical.

[greenmeanie]

I must ask this question, as a philosopher may ask: At what point is describing your vehicle, different than naming it?

Please be detailed in your response, because I really want to understand.

Google is your friend. Spend some time on almost any grammar forum looking up nouns vs adjectives. Its been too long since I took English at school for me to describe anything meaningful in this respect.

[Rineheitzgabot]

Google is your friend. Spend some time on almost any grammar forum looking up nouns vs adjectives. Its been too long since I took English at school for me to describe anything meaningful in this respect.

Ahh. Thanks Greenie.

However, it is the philosophical aspect to this that I am interested in. Not the technical aspect, involving grammatical rules, etc.

Thanks for your help though.

[thixon]

Geez,

I was just surprised that someone actually made a site dedicated to registering the name of your rover.

My 8 year old son, and 5 year old daughter call mine "the falcon." Like "Milenium Falcon."

When I brought it home it was in pieces. Because it came with a new galvy frame, new suspension, and a ton of other new parts I felt good about the purchase (my excellent negotiating skills did'nt hurt either.) When my wife saw it she groaned (as she had about 30 times before). All I could think of to say was "it doesnt look like much, but its got it where it counts." My 8 year old heard this and its been "the falcon" ever since.

[LaneRover]

Geez,

I was just surprised that someone actually made a site dedicated to registering the name of your rover.

My 8 year old son, and 5 year old daughter call mine "the falcon." Like "Milenium Falcon."

When I brought it home it was in pieces. Because it came with a new galvy frame, new suspension, and a ton of other new parts I felt good about the purchase (my excellent negotiating skills did'nt hurt either.) When my wife saw it she groaned (as she had about 30 times before). All I could think of to say was "it doesnt look like much, but its got it where it counts." My 8 year old heard this and its been "the falcon" ever since.

Not "The Aluminum Falcon"?

[bmohan55]

I named mine after my wife...she still doesn't like it!

Especially when I cuss at at.

Philosophically speaking I guess they have alot in common, tempermental, high maintenance, relativly unique, good looking, forgiving and makes me smile.

[thixon]

Not "The Aluminum Falcon"?

I like it....we may have to go with that....

[Leslie]

I refer to my SIII as 'Trouble' (kinda like referring to a bar near campus that's called the Library....). (I'm gonna get into Trouble, always in Trouble, etc., not to mention all the Trouble it causes.....). But, in practice, it's just called the Rover....

The SII, its name came w/, and will always be.....

[Rineheitzgabot]

Geez,

I was just surprised that someone actually made a site dedicated to registering the name of your rover.

My 8 year old son, and 5 year old daughter call mine "the falcon." Like "Milenium Falcon."

When I brought it home it was in pieces. Because it came with a new galvy frame, new suspension, and a ton of other new parts I felt good about the purchase (my excellent negotiating skills did'nt hurt either.) When my wife saw it she groaned (as she had about 30 times before). All I could think of to say was "it doesnt look like much, but its got it where it counts." My 8 year old heard this and its been "the falcon" ever since.

Dude, I love the Han Solo reference, and your 8 year old picking up on that is cool. I have a 7 year old at home that is constantly quoting Star Wars.

Since I seem to be among other Star Wars people, I will admit that I have called my DII, the "non-protocol droid". This is because the "protocol droid" is C3PO, and we know his counterpart, who is NOT a protocol droid, is called R2D2, and my DII is a 2002, making it, "'O2D2." I know, corny.

[navydevildoc]

I like it....we may have to go with that....

It's even better once you see where it came from....

http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392132b05a201132b098c6d0008

[Rineheitzgabot]

I forgot about that. I knew I had heard that somewhere before.

Incidentally, Thix, that's where I got the term "Jack-hole" from.

[LaneRover]

It's even better once you see where it came from....

http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392132b05a201132b098c6d0008

Funny! I hadn't seen that yet!

[TeriAnn]

Refering to a truck by it's attributes, such as color, isn't "naming" them. Technically your describing them.

Sure it is if you want it to be. I decided that I wanted it to be.

Throughout history people have named children by attributes that they would like the kids to have. That's why there are so many baby name books that explain meanings of names. They hope their child's name will describe them.

So names are an excuse for laziness?

Yep

How hard is it to say "We're taking the series? or the Discovery? or the Rangie?

I can say I'm taking the Dormobile or I'm taking the TR3, but that's about it. When I had two Rovers they were both Series.

Actually I think it is endearing to name Land Rovers. It helps make them even more personable. I'll just say I think its a cute idea and let it go at that.

[zayante]

Dude, I love the Han Solo reference, and your 8 year old picking up on that is cool. I have a 7 year old at home that is constantly quoting Star Wars.

Sometimes it's dangerous to let the kids pick a name. When I was a kid, our '57 Ford Country Sedan got tagged with the name "Hippity-Hop" because my little brother once described the feeling he got sitting back in the third row seat going over potholes and dips. In a rare ironic moment, my parents named our other car, a '50 Plymouth sedan, Benzedrine.