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Jess
05-30-2014, 09:35 PM
I give objects names. I can't be the only person who does this. Do you? What names have you given things? Do you think it's weird? :blush:

I have a turtle ornament in my bathroom, he is called Tommy. I also have a hedgehog ornament, called Henry.

My car is called Kenny.

I had an Orchid called Frank. He died of a plant disease. :(

I do this all the time. I always tend to use male names, no matter how girly the object is!

I have attached Tommy for your pleasure, as he is cute! :jess:

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escobert
05-30-2014, 09:48 PM
xD awesome.

I'm am absolutely horrible at naming things so no, I avoid it whenever possible.

Pike
05-30-2014, 09:49 PM
The only objects I put a decent amount of thought into naming are my computers. It's because they ask for names when I install the OS! :3: For desktops, pintsize served me for many years until I upgraded to multivac a couple of years ago. For laptops, osaka has recently been succeeded by nerevar.

Shorty
05-30-2014, 09:51 PM
I also give objects names! My laptop is named Sirius and my ipod is named Francis.

My sister and I named our washer Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.

Kalevala
05-30-2014, 10:07 PM
I have never done this and I'm not really sure why.

I think it might be because I obsess over names to the point where naming my objects would take up all my time. My friends rib me all the time for taking so long to name my video game characters (if no default is given) because I have to find and research the perfect name.

Parker
05-30-2014, 10:14 PM
tommy is pretty fabulous

Dat Matt
05-30-2014, 10:25 PM
Play this video for background noise, then come back to read the post. Trust me, it helps set the mood. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIuotFZnBtk)





I was sitting one day with Shauna in our den playing video games, and I see a neighbourhood cat running around our garden. This is not uncommon, but I see another cat in our garden along side it. There was as a baby sparrow, sitting in the middle of the grass. Both cats were sitting watching the bird, ready to pounce... but the bird would not fly away. He just sat there, unaware of the fate that was about to befall him. I knew, and started pounding on the window, "FLY AWAY SIR TWEETERS!" but my cries echoed in vein. The neighbour cat, a black cat, pounced on him and caught him in his gaping maw. "SIR TWEETERS!!!!!" I screamed, but it was too late. Sir Tweeters was dead.

I ran to the back door, trying to get the cat to drop Sir Tweeters. The black cat had other plans. By the time I had ran to the other side of the house and opened the door, he had jumped on our fence and fled. Bastard Face, as I had dubbed him, had escaped with the corpse of Sir Tweeters. It was too late, I had failed to save him...

After there was a brief period of remorse and a 21 gun salute playing for the fallen Sir Tweeters I returned to the den to wallow in self loathing at my helplessness. A few minutes later, Bastard Face returns without the body of sir tweeters. Either he had made a fine meal out of him, or had disposed the body elsewhere. I chased Bastard Face out the garden, but he managed to escape without atoning for his crimes.

RIP Sir Tweeters. You were taken before your time.

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Shauna
05-30-2014, 10:27 PM
The moral of that story is that Matt names and gets very emotionally attached to things.

Formalhaut
05-30-2014, 10:30 PM
I name my objects rather practically: my iPod is called 'Music Stick', for example.

Dat Matt
05-30-2014, 10:39 PM
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Pumpkin
05-30-2014, 10:41 PM
sharky made me name my car. Her name is Panda.

Other than that I name my stuffed toys. Like Gandalf plushie and Spiderball

Parker
05-30-2014, 10:50 PM
a bird is not an object it is an animal so matt's sad story should be in it's own thread (imo)

Jess
05-30-2014, 10:57 PM
Oh oh oh! I forgot, I have a wooden carved lizard on a wall too, he is called Biz. :jess:

Psychotic
05-30-2014, 11:03 PM
My car is called Kenny. Kenny is still going?!

I have honestly never done this although I do form stupid sentimental attachments to inanimate objects.

Kalevala
05-30-2014, 11:10 PM
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Jess
05-30-2014, 11:11 PM
My car is called Kenny. Kenny is still going?!

I have honestly never done this although I do form stupid sentimental attachments to inanimate objects.
Officially he is Kenny, the second of his name.

Kenny the first served me well, but he pretty much exploded and died. :crying:

Kenny the second is purple and I love him dearly. :jess:

fire_of_avalon
05-31-2014, 12:24 AM
I only name inanimate objects that I dislike so I have something to yell at them. Our postage machine at work is called Sloan.

Miss Mae
05-31-2014, 07:25 AM
My guitar's name is Jasper. I've always wanted to name my guitar, but going on two years and I've never been inspired. I'm sure I name other things - I am pretty fascinated with names - but I can't think of anything off the top of my head.

Kalevala
05-31-2014, 07:33 AM
I did ​try to name my guitar Ophelia, but even that felt forced and unsatisfactory.

Alive-Cat
05-31-2014, 10:13 AM
(name of object) - boy.

Example; phone-boy. Dishwasher-boy. Toast-boy. Kettle-boy. And I do get very attached :( I'll never forget you, watch-boy.

blackmage_nuke
05-31-2014, 01:33 PM
I named my guitar Stringy

Don't name things with faces.

Bubba
05-31-2014, 02:40 PM
I had a pretty serious accident in my twenties and subsequently have a slightly deformed shoulder. There is a lump there which I have named Bernie. Bernie the Bump.