h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

One of our cars is called Black Sky (Vivaro) and the other Sir Toby (Mini). We also have a tree in the garden called Simon.

Well, we have 4 children and I thought that they might look after these things better by giving them names - names equals souls?? They have feelings, etc. like people.

Apart from cars, does anyone else do this? Or am I (we) crazy??

I used to name my toys after inanimate objects as a child: Salad cream, Battery...

We used to regularly name pretty much every item in the house, but we were doing a lot of dope at the time I've a friend who has named his guitars.... But that might be dope or amphetamein or cocaine or LSD or ... related naming We named our goldfish, but they're not relaly inanimate (well they probably are now they're probably all dead); there were five of them, all called Bob We never gave the ferrit a name though, it was always just 'the ferrit'

The laptop's name is Dave, MP3 player is Maurice, telly is Sonny, calculator is The Calvinator, left trainer is Molly and right is Cassidy.

All our computers have female names: Mary, Frederika, etc.

Our rabbits - that hops occasionally - is called rabbit.

I haven't got a guitar, but if I did I would probably call it Jimmy!

In big brother they had a place in the garden called Over There, or something. Great name for a place in the garden. "I'll meet you over there!"

My car is called Betty, and my bike is called The Peanut. Dai's is Brunhilde.

The funny cupboard above our bed is Fred, and the new deck in the garden is Anton.

My mother in law calls her car Gladys. She remembers the reg number by calling Gladys A Very Nice Friend. When Gladys needs new tyres mother in law says that she needs new shoes. Now when mother in law goes to the doctor it is she who has an MOT. Gladys is 16 years old and has just managed 10,000 miles on her clock.

My beautiful American fridge is called "Big Guy" and when my husband was a courier our little red van was named Fred and when we got a larger white van he was called Barry.

I also have a stone and his name is George.

Hi Beatrice ... please don't tell me what you keep in Fred - the imagination is enough for my poor heart!!

If you get a knock at the front door, people wearing white suit, go with them peacefully.

Any body else got pet stones??

no stones but i used to have a scarf called melvin

No, no, Fred has good wholesome contents! Empty suitcases, spare lamps, pictures still in bubble wrap cos we've only been in the house for 6 months...

watched CSI yesterday and they went through the "naughty drawer" - so this was in my mind this morning.

Come on now, I am not mad everyone has pet rock usually called George, don't they?

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can't honestly say i've had a pet rock, mind you it would make the ideal work pet!!

They do, hardly eat anything. Don't complain or die if you forget to give water. Low maintenance. They need very little exercise. Just a kind word now and again and they will keep your doors open, or your papers from flying away for years.

Thats it decided then
A pet rock for my desk at work

Any idea what you will call him/her? or will you wait and see what kind of personality he/she has? Be careful when you are choosing that you don't end up getting the runt of the litter.

i think a male one would be good company but i need to see what he's like first and then pick an appropriate name, i couldn't cope with a runty one which constantly demands attention!! there has to be a little bit of independence there.

I can see you are taking this whole pet rock thing seriously, which is good. I think a male is a good idea, you won't have to watch your language around him and you can giggle and boy stuff together.

How can you tell if it is a boy or girl?

i was thinking that i might train him to be a guard rock since people are always stealing stuff from my work desk!!
i obviously don't act scary enough but the rock my make the difference!