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Post by elegantsufficiency on Aug 29, 2017 10:57:15 GMT
peachiceteas I had exactly the same thought! Definite no go on this side of the Atlantic. sleepingbooty thank you for asking the question that was on my mind too! And thanks for the answer lisacharlotte Years ago when I was teaching small boys, one asked why every tool in the box was called Stanley.
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Post by sueg on Aug 29, 2017 11:09:43 GMT
My first cars - beat up old bangers that needed encouragement to keep going - had names. The first was Husky, because he had about as much power as my Husqvarna sewing machine, and the second got its name form the letters on its registration plate. Now we drive nice, new company cars, they don't have the personality to have names. although, the inbuilt GPS (or rather, her voice) has a name. I like to tell her to shut up from time to time, and that's easier with a name.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 29, 2017 11:28:22 GMT
I'm guessing retrohipmama? I follow her on IG and she's named her car, stapler, typewriter, and rotary phone. Oh. My brain had already erased her since the Tracie association. Thank you for letting us know. "Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler..." Even Milton didn't name his beloved stapler! That says a lot. Years ago when I was teaching small boys, one asked why every tool in the box was called Stanley. Excuse me, I'm on my lunch break. You're not allowed to interrupt me with such a load of cuteness!
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Post by jennyap on Aug 29, 2017 12:02:59 GMT
Um. No. No names here. I think it's weird. But what ever. The only 'names' I call inanimate objects are really adjectives, as in, "the stupid internet" because it's often freakin' slow. Our internet provider, Frontier, I call much, much worse names. Very bad, unprintable names because I hate them so, so much. But definitely no to the cutesy names. Each of my dogs has a gazillion nick-names. That makes me sound looney enough, thankyouverymuch. Word for word, that. Well, almost: I have cats not dogs, and a different internet provider, but those are mere quibbles.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 29, 2017 13:22:39 GMT
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 29, 2017 18:01:12 GMT
Shoot... I have reached the age/number of kids/level of exhaustion that I may call one of my children the wrong name from time to time... I sure as heck don't have the time or energy to try and remember the name of objects! Now that I think of it, I have surely asked my kids where "the thing for the tv" is when I couldn't even remember the words remote control
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 29, 2017 18:05:32 GMT
Is 'spaz' not an inappropriate word where you are? I know if a teacher in my country used that word in their classroom they'd get in a lot of trouble and probably lose their job. Interesting how different words carry different connotations in different cultures - you definitely couldn't use that's word in the UK in a classroom. I'm sensitive to certain words because I have 2 kids with special needs. I can't say that one hits my radar IF used in the right context. A car that is spazzing? No, not for me. Use the term retard in any way and yes I want to punch you in the throat. Oh my hell! I literally LOL'd. I now need to name my stapler (but it is black) Milton because it's a name in my family.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 29, 2017 18:28:47 GMT
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Post by LisaDV on Aug 29, 2017 18:29:16 GMT
. [/quote I wanted to name our house. She's 97 and a good old thing. But nothing felt natural. Named the garden Beetopia though. I have a few friends who name everything they own - staplers, coffee makers, plants. They are writers/storytellers and it makes them happy. It doesn't really bother me, but I don't have a need to do it and couldn't do it even when I tried. It feels like trying to hard when I do it. (Except for the tumor on my spinal cord - I named him Pete ('cos I thought he was a pea sized tumor, but it turned out he was grape tomato sized) and he was also a literal pain in the butt - he stabbed me in the sciatic nerve constantly. It worked. Much better than saying "my tumor" all the time. Everyone called him Pete. Now that he got taken out I have ScarJo instead, but I don't have as many reasons to talk about her because she doesn't stab.) Love the name Beetopia for a garden. We did name sections of our property as we have 47 acres and it helps everyone keep where straight, well everyone but me. I can't keep the areas straight.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Aug 30, 2017 0:02:13 GMT
It's not something I do. Besides, I'm sure I'd forget the name at some point and have to think of a new one.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 30, 2017 1:06:37 GMT
I've named my cars. My current one is Donna and nicknamed The Blueberry. I think the only other thing I've name is my SmartBoard at school. It even has a name tag. His name is Spaz because he always spazzes out and doesn't want to cooperate. It makes it easier to yell at him without saying inappropriate words in front of third graders. Is 'spaz' not an inappropriate word where you are? I know if a teacher in my country used that word in their classroom they'd get in a lot of trouble and probably lose their job. Interesting how different words carry different connotations in different cultures - you definitely couldn't use that's word in the UK in a classroom. ETA: I just went away and google searched it and it looks like spaz is socially acceptable in the US but a no-go in the UK. Interesting!! I notice that spastic and spaz, etc are used very freely in the US without any sense that they might be inappropriate. I don't think most people even know what spastic refers to. I cringe every time I hear Weird Al sings " 'cause you write like a spastic" in the song Word Crimes. I also know a lot of people who use the word retard/retarded instead of stupid although most people know/feel that they shouldn't. The people I know would never ever refer to a disabled person as a retard, only a "regular" person or thing they considered very stupid. I have an intellectually disabled brother so people who know that catch themselves and apologize. I have lots of thoughts and feelings about how we use language - not necessarily all in line with what other people think. But yeah, we were taught not to use variations of spastic back when I was a kid in the early 80s in NZ when we were also taught not to mimic or make fun of people with spasticity or other disabilities.
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Post by Jessica on Aug 30, 2017 3:05:30 GMT
In my craft room I have "Stevie the TV", but that's also a Friends reference, so I'm hoping that gives me some grace, lol.
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