Date:         Wed, 1 Oct 2008 17:01:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vehicle Names
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com>
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Jeff,

You omitted 6. Those who ponder naming their vans all the time (but never do
so).

Me children name ours so to keep track of them more easily.  I thought we
must use names to be on this list.  We don't?

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ahh - one of my favorite topics :)
>
> I think I've seen every camp on this one:
>
> 1. People who name their bus and actually call it by it's name
> 2. People who name their bus but never call it by it's name
> 3. Wishy Washy people who bounce back and forth between using the name and
> not using the name
> 4. Those who refuse to name their bus
> 5. Those who really just don't ever think about it.
>
> I personally am a number 3 who would prefer to be a number 1. I think
> naming
> a bus is fun - very silly - but fun. It gives it a moniker to go along with
> it's "personality" - much like your POS example above.
>
> Naming a bus can also help if you own more than one. While my '90 carat,
> Grover, is sometimes just the bus - Patty's '78 bay, Melissa, is almost
> always called Melissa.
>
> People name boats - why not name your bus?
>
> I know I've thought way too much about this topic - but it's fun for me.
> Some think it's pointless and silly - some think it's dorky. Their probably
> right - but it's still fun.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>



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