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Have You Given Your Navigator-Lady-Voice a Name?

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  1. Mister Swigart

    Mister Swigart New Member

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    My Daughter said she should be called "Rhonda" with a sexy voice like that. I agreed as it reminded me of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson lyrics, "Help Me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda." The first time I had to use her was to locate a hospital my daughter was admitted to later in that first week. I did not know its location. Rhonda helped me drive right to it. (My daughter is alright, now.)

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    #1 Mister Swigart, Mar 18, 2007
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    I sometimes refer to her as She Who Must Be Obeyed, referring to what Rumpole of the Bailey called his wife. Usually I just call her The Nav Lady. When I'm trying to use voice recognition, like saying "screen off" to which she responds "Showing Ski Resort icons", I call her STUPID! :lol:
     
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    I know her name is Jill, but I call her Holly, for reasons that any fan of Red Dwarf should know...
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(The Lone Ranger @ Mar 18 2007, 02:25 AM) [snapback]407777[/snapback]</div>

    Bitchin Betty for sure
     
    #4 setheriah, Mar 18, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(setheriah @ Mar 18 2007, 07:56 AM) [snapback]407815[/snapback]</div>
    Tokyo Rose
     
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    I call mine "Rita". My cousin calls hers "Shirley" - named after my mother who was a world class back seat driver.
     
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    cmympg Who knows? Who cares?

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    Charlies Angles.
    I've heard at least three different ladies so far, British for the instructions, and Dutch and German for the names of places in the Netherlands and Germany.
     
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    Jill. That is the name of it's text-to-speech engine, isn't it?

    I just want to add that my friends think I'm nuts. But when I explain that that is it's name, they go along with it.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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  12. Mister Swigart

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    Well, I tried to search this topic to see if it had come up, but I was unsuccessful in finding anything. I enjoyed reading the comments of others and discovered another who calls her Rhonda. I am a Rumpole of the Bailey fan and a Red Dwarf fan and enjoyed hearing those names. The other thread was from a year ago.
    So, us 2007 drivers can add our two-cents worth, here.

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    #12 Mister Swigart, Mar 19, 2007
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    Another "Bitchin' Betty" here. :)


    EDIT: I was briefly tempted to call her "Mother", like in the movie "Alien".

    "Warning: The Prius will automatically destruct in ten minutes. You have ten minutes to reach minimum safe distance..."
     
    #14 Warwind, Mar 19, 2007
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    Sophie...my kids' choice
     
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    I just call mine "the nag".
     
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    :D Sure did give the NAV Lady a name. In my now traded 2004, she was "Ernestine" - In my 2007 Touring Edition, she is "Ernestine Two" - inspired by the sometimes strange, even weird, answers she gives in response to a verbal request. Such as, I say "Go Home" and Ernestine Two might say "Showing Post Office Icons" or {if it's my lucky day} "Setting Home as Destination."

    The name Ernestine honors Lili Tomlin's telephone operator character on Saturday Night Live years back.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ Mar 18 2007, 03:50 AM) [snapback]407784[/snapback]</div>
    From the same show, that is what I call MY wife. Therefore, SHE who must be obeyed, calls the Prius voice, 'the-bitch' because how dare she try an compete with instructions from she who must be obeyed :p .
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Mar 19 2007, 12:34 PM) [snapback]408385[/snapback]</div>
    Oh no! That means if you let her pick the route, it's Sophie's Choice. :rolleyes:

    Tom
     
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    I call mine Amee after the robot AI in that crappy movie Red Planet who goes nuts and kills the crew members who depend on her. :lol:
    Watch your back!
     
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