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  1. madsock

    madsock New Member

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    ... of naming my firstborn "Prius"

    With lots of resistance from my wife.

    But i wanna hear from you guys too... what do you think?

    Madsock
     
    #1 madsock, Oct 31, 2008
  2. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    Listen to your wife.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Even if she is wrong, which in this case she is not. ;)

    Tom
     
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    There's a sappy song that's playing on the radio all the time these days. In it, there's a line that goes, "tell him that you know what's best 'cause after all you know what's best."

    Like Evan and Tim before me, I say you should listen to your wife.

    What you should do is call your first-born son Priapus.
     
    #4 TonyPSchaefer, Oct 31, 2008
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    Genoz World ZEN-style living

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    PRIUS in singapore........hmmmmmmm..........NOPE. your wife is right in this case.
     
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  6. effwitt

    effwitt Paparazzi Magnet

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    My vote would be traditional like naming him/her after one of your parents and if you don't like those names choose "bubblegum".
     
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    I know I am not objective, but I would never give a kid a name that can have so many meanings to so many people, let the kid determine his own identity.
     
    #7 malorn, Oct 31, 2008
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    Spectra Amphi-Prius

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    How about as a middle name --

    Ex: Wouldn't "Barack Prius Obama" be a lot less controversial & maybe even get him Green party backing?
     
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    amm0bob Permanently Junior...

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    With a name like that... the kid would be tormented in school.

    Do you hate your children for the punishment from god that they are, or like, is your name Pontiac or something???
     
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    Never name a kid after a car. Just ask Chevy Chase.
     
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    Your wife is a wise woman ;) ... but if you don't listen to her at least get some residuals (advertising revenue) from Toyota. ;)
     
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    How about something more subtle like "Synergy"
     
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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    There was a rather attractive character in Blade Runner named Pris.
     
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    It's not without precedent - Mercedes Benz for example. Though in that case the car was named after the daughter.
     
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    effwitt Paparazzi Magnet

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    Chevy Chase the person (not the city in Maryland) was born Cornelius Chase. I'd prefer Chevy over Cornelius.
     
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    effwitt Paparazzi Magnet

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    My grandfather's second cousin invented he standard transmission that was named for him. You've probably heard of it, the "emanuel transmission". Sorry - it's Friday night so I'm a bit sleep deprived and feeding the trick-or-treators...
     
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    It is the inalienable right of the person that gives birth* to have the absolute, final, immutable say in exactly what that child shall be named.


    *Ref: morning sickness; swollen ankles; hemorrhoids; stretch marks; Braxton-Hicks; labor; hard labor; episiotomy/tearing/stitches; delivery; post-partum cramping; breastfeeding. And that's just the high notes.
     
    #18 Rae Vynn, Nov 3, 2008
  19. FL_Prius_Driver

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    I would also recommend Frank Zappa or the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane as examples NOT to follow. (The last example making it clear that bad names are not limited to the XY chromosome holders.)

    (PS Let the Urban Legend live for this post)
     
    #19 FL_Prius_Driver, Nov 3, 2008
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    By the time your kids grow up the car could be dated . Plus you don't want all the gas, emission jokes or if it is a girl all the battery jokes. It is also a lot like Pious. Just a nice name like Connie Sue or Ricky Dudley would be good.
     
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