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Old 11-13-2008, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BRGeorge
named our parent's cars "Behemoth" (Mom's Grand Marquis)
My wife named her parent's Thunderbird (1977 ish, the big one) "Behemoth" as well, or "Be-he" for short.
 
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Old 11-13-2008, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Btwyx
My wife named her parent's Thunderbird (1977 ish, the big one) "Behemoth" as well, or "Be-he" for short.
I think the MINI makes for a nice "Anti-Behemoth".
 
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Old 11-14-2008, 04:16 AM
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Our MCSC is just "the MINI", but we named our dog Cooper. Does that count?
 
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Old 11-15-2008, 06:30 PM
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Her name is Hilla!!!
 
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:52 PM
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Her name is Bella
 
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:55 PM
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His name is "Wolfgang"

My parents argued for a month prior to my birth. My father 100% German, wanted to name me Wolfgang, my mother refused (thank god) and I was named REX.

I felt it only fitting the my Mini be named Wolfgang.
 
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:58 PM
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After being rear-ended last week, "Dudley" has been renamed "Bentley". Hopefully the autobody folks will straighten him out.
 
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Old 11-25-2008, 06:50 AM
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my friend called his Alice, for Alice Cooper. i think that was genius.
 
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Old 11-25-2008, 08:18 AM
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I call mine "Adolph Churchill".
 
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Old 11-25-2008, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Gluhwein
After being rear-ended last week, "Dudley" has been renamed "Bentley". Hopefully the autobody folks will straighten him out.
OUCH!!! That is never fun. I got bumped a few weeks back. My car was less than two weeks old. We were in bumper-to-bumper traffic and the idiot behind me decided that he wanted to move those critical 7 feet up the road faster than anyone else . . . including me. Just a scratch on the plastic but still. TWO WEEKS.
 
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Old 11-27-2008, 09:25 AM
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Beatrix and Jack

Her name is Beatrix. (You know... Beatrix Potter, the English writer who wrote all the Petter Rabbit stories..) She's an '04 BRG/BRG MC. Best auto we've ever had!





And this is our newest addition to the family, Jack.
'08 PW/B MC with all the trimmings.

He's quite a bit friskier than his roommate, Bea and we wouldn't have it any other way!
 
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by VASCoop
Our MCSC is just "the MINI", but we named our dog Cooper. Does that count?
Don't have a dog named Cooper, yet...but one never knows. So far, I have never named any of my MINIs though I am getting close to doing so. Perhaps for me, it's like having my own private mantra where upon if you say the name out loud it will lose some of its power?
 

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Old 11-30-2008, 05:06 PM
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we named ours TUX, our license plate says "MOZILLA"....and my 84 GMC suburban is named "EL SUPERBEASTO"...lol

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Old 11-30-2008, 05:20 PM
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I name all my cars, but I always keep the name between the car and myself .

I will point out, however, that the blue and white character in my sig that is coincidentally similar in color to my MINI has significance beyond looking pretty...
 
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Old 11-30-2008, 06:20 PM
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I always wanted a bulldog named scooter so i call my MINI scooter
 
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Old 12-01-2008, 08:58 AM
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CARNAGE
thought it went great with my red and black theme and the car is crazy
 
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Old 12-01-2008, 09:31 AM
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I have named mine, "Itty Bitty"
 
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Old 12-03-2008, 11:53 AM
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Ellie, because she reminds me of Eleanor from GI:60, but not as tough, or fast, or manly

 
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Old 12-03-2008, 09:18 PM
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Blue Meani .... 'nuff said
 
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Old 12-03-2008, 10:34 PM
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All of my previous cars eventually told me their names (e.g., Ahura Mazda, Carmello the Camry, Louise the Durango a.k.a. The Behemoth), but I've gotten nothin' thus far from the MINI. Heck, it hasn't even revealed its gender to me yet -- and I've looked!
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 12:03 AM
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I've referred to all of mine(past and present) as "The MINI"
 
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Old 12-04-2008, 04:29 AM
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Truth be told, OXYBLUECOOP, until we have two, I that's it for me, too.

Though I do know my MINI's gender - definitely female.
 
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Old 12-07-2008, 02:09 PM
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Chili Pepper

My Mini's name is Chili Pepper!
 
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Old 12-07-2008, 02:35 PM
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Defintely...

mine is Silver Critter.

 
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Yep. She told me her name when I configured her! (my user name)
 


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