What's in a name?

[Scallops]

Distinguished Colleagues,

Tonight I experimented some with my state of tune in Matilda, and advanced the distributor (using the octane selector) by approximately 1/3 of its travel between fully retarded to more advanced...result? She's going like a German band....:BigThumb:

Well this got me thinking - what is with getting 2 different answers/results/outcomes on 2 different days - when I did more or less the same thing?

And then it came to me - perhaps this is why we give our beloved vehicles female names! :D :wasntme:

[wrinklearthur]

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) (http://www.enotes.com/romeo-text/act-ii-scene-ii#rom-2-2-45)

Cheers Arthur

[newhue]

A mate asked me if Lucky was a boy, and I suppose he is.
More so his name represents his history, my feeling of finding a Series 1, and to have an uncle in-law who is responsible for his restoration in such a caring and detail way.
Anyway, you how catty girls can get.

[Scallops]

Quotes from the Bard and recollection of family good fortune - these vehicles inspire real passion, long may it burn.

[newhue]

Quotes from the Bard and recollection of family good fortune - these vehicles inspire real passion, long may it burn.

uh...what you talkin about willis

[Scallops]

Some artistic license, my friend, after the exhilaration of driving a sweetly tuned example of possibly the finest moment of British automotive genius in the last 60 years - the Series 1.

Just glowing in the experience! :D

[digger]

At the moment Im sticking with the name it got at the factory (in 56)

"Juan"

as in Series Juan.... :)

[wrinklearthur]

Hi All

Years ago, I was in charge of the farms dairy and I never named our cows, they all had numbers.

Cheers Arthur

[JayBoRover]

"What's in a name" you ask? For me, in naming my S2a, it started as pride but it's turned out to be wishful thinking - "DeeDee" for "Daily Driver", but it's been parked in the shed with the gearbox in many pieces waiting for me to get around to replacing the main shaft. I'll be a little more careful in naming the 80" S1:D

[klonk]

''Whats in a name''

Well being an 80'' he is rough around the edges, plain basic, slightly prehistoric and it was the first noise he made when we pushed him onto the trailer ''klonk''

Cheers Steve

[dreamin']

My series 1 is called Arfa - Arfa Rover.

I suppose one day he could be Arfa Daily?

[Scallops]

Good reading here! But I was really referring to why we most often give things with engines female names....do one thing one day - get an outcome. Do it the next day, get a completely different result! :D

[Xtreme]

Good reading here! But I was really referring to why we most often give things with engines female names....do one thing one day - get an outcome. Do it the next day, get a completely different result! :D

So unpredictable also .......................... who knows how they work ;) just go along with them and enjoy them. :angel:

[wrinklearthur]

..................But .....................................
why ............................with.................f emale .....s....do one thing one day - get an outcome. the next day, get a completely different result!

I have called my project Disco Fred,!!!! how is that a female name? unless, there is something that I haven't been told !!!!

Cheers Arthur

Oh I think it's,,,, Fred is still waiting for it's engine,,,, is that going to be some sort of gender change? will it get a name change? then watch this space----[____________]

[Scallops]

So unpredictable also .......................... who knows how they work ;) just go along with them and enjoy them. :angel:

Yep - it'll probably slap me next time I hit the starter button. :D

That'd be too much advance without buying the drink! :p

[The ho har's]

Good reading here! But I was really referring to why we most often give things with engines female names....do one thing one day - get an outcome. Do it the next day, get a completely different result! :D

Ringing your place right now and telling katwoman to get on the forum...then you may see a slap:o:p:wasntme:

Mrs hh:angel:

[Scallops]

Ringing your place right now and telling katwoman to get on the forum...then you may see a slap:o:p:wasntme:

Mrs hh:angel:

Just cut the phone line - we're all good! :D