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| Mood of this forum pt. 2; HALP ME NAME MAH BYKE. | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 26 2009, 11:44 AM (206 Views) | |
| A.Q. | Jun 26 2009, 11:44 AM Post #1 |
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Agreeing with Ulgania that we need less heavy dialogue, I wan't y'alls help in my naming of my bike. She has gone nameless for too long, and I'm going to the bike store later today to trick it out, so now is a good time for a recreation. Spoiler: click to toggle As it stands right now, this bike is my only means of transportation (I'm working on getting my permit), and I've put easily hundreds of miles into this baby-- before graduation, it was five miles to school in the morning, five miles back in the afternoon. She definitely deserves a good strong title by now. The two ideas I have kicking around my head right now are Rakhsh (the horse of Shahnameh hero Rostam) and Widowmaker (for hilarity's sake). Any other ideas? |
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| Porcu | Jun 26 2009, 12:12 PM Post #2 |
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"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
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I'd easily second "Widowmaker" |
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| Nag Ehgoeg | Jun 26 2009, 12:16 PM Post #3 |
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The Devil's Advocate
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It's green. Epona. |
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| New Harumf | Jun 26 2009, 12:36 PM Post #4 |
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"The Jolly Green Giant" or "The Vomit Comet" |
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| A.Q. | Jun 26 2009, 02:10 PM Post #5 |
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Epona - Too many Nintendo geeks would giggle, methinks. Not really the message I'm lookin for. Jolly Green Giant - Good thought process, averaged-sized bike. The Vomit Comet - not before 11pm, sir. I think that Birry Dee deserves at least a nomination. |
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| Ulgania | Jun 26 2009, 03:30 PM Post #6 |
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A better Zarathustra has never rode a horse
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Sleipnir, the 8 legged horse Loki gave birth to. Birry Dee may be my favorite so far :lol: |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 26 2009, 05:44 PM Post #7 |
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Legitimist
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χλωρóς |
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| Paradise | Jun 26 2009, 05:51 PM Post #8 |
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The name is already written on it... |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 26 2009, 08:45 PM Post #9 |
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TC and i discussed this topic of bicycle names. He suggested: Il-khanate, The Golden Horde, The White Huns, The Timurid Empire, The Chagatai Khanate. |
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| A.Q. | Jun 26 2009, 09:02 PM Post #10 |
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Ulg: Norse mythology isn't my favorite, sorry to say. Rhad: lolwut Paradise: /smartass. :D TC: Of those, I think The White Hun would be most appropriate, seein' as how the others are either plural or imply plurality. Turns out that my bike needs about $175 worth of maintenance -- I had really worn it to the ground. We've got until Wednesday to think of a name. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 26 2009, 09:06 PM Post #11 |
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The collective nouns were the point of his suggestions, I believe. |
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| A.Q. | Jun 26 2009, 09:19 PM Post #12 |
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I'm not sure that the mongols would appreciate my riding them... |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 26 2009, 11:53 PM Post #13 |
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TC suggested the following other sequences of names: "William Tecumseh Sherman, Howling Georgia, Jubal Early, P.G.T. Beauregard, Chancellorsville, Monitor " |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 27 2009, 01:22 AM Post #14 |
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Another suggestion from TC: "Apartheid" He seems to rather like the concept of naming a bike. |
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| A.Q. | Jun 27 2009, 09:08 AM Post #15 |
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A lot of those tickled my fancy, actually. Howling Georgia was a good one, and so was Beauregard, but of the ones TC suggested, Monitor was the most interesting. Of course, I'm a Hampton Roads native, so I'd rather go with Virginia. Is Howling Georgia a reference to something? I couldn't find it on a quick google. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 27 2009, 12:44 PM Post #16 |
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"I intend to make Georgia howl." - William Tecumseh Sherman Posted Image Edited by Rhadamanthus, Jun 27 2009, 12:45 PM.
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| Quaon | Jun 27 2009, 01:21 PM Post #17 |
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Firefly. |
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| Konosha | Jun 27 2009, 06:39 PM Post #18 |
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Living in Hawaii, I will suggest these names. Alika Kekoa Nakoa Hoku Honu and... Mahu |
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| A.Q. | Jun 29 2009, 07:08 AM Post #19 |
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Well, my usual pattern for anthropomorphizing stuff is female Spanish names, but that's usually musical instruments. My guitar (which is the only instrument I can't play) is Rosalita, etc. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 29 2009, 10:12 AM Post #20 |
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How about "Slaughter of Heroes" |
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| Ulgania | Jun 29 2009, 10:17 AM Post #21 |
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A better Zarathustra has never rode a horse
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Luciola The Duchess Rambo |
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 29 2009, 10:32 AM Post #22 |
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"Maneater," "Widowmaker," "The Plated Beast" |
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| A.Q. | Jun 29 2009, 11:31 AM Post #23 |
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Nice.
IRL, I'm not at all a violent person, so I'd rather a more... feminine persona for my bike. Widowmaker is the exception. Widowmaker = Badass. Edited by A.Q., Jun 29 2009, 11:32 AM.
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| Rhadamanthus | Jun 30 2009, 12:26 AM Post #24 |
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Yeah, I really like "Widowmaker." It is an appropriate name for quite a few things :lol: Another suggestion: "The Black Baron," which was a nickname given to Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel. Though it would work better if your bike was black perhaps. |
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