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Anyone still giving a name to your car, and what is it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My blue civic back in 2005 was nicknamed cobalt. "You can take cobalt to pick dad up at the airport". Something I had picked up from Gone in 60 seconds that I found cool (naming cars, not cobalt)

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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Huh. Naming a car, the model name of a completely different brand of car, a model which was contemporary with your car, would be very confusing to me.

You can take cobalt

"But you don't have a cobalt."

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I do this on purpose, to annoy any friend who catches a ride with me.

Walking up to my Ford Tempo, "I thought you drive a Cadillac?!"

"That's a nickname."

[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The Cobalt doesn't really sell where I live, at least I have never seen one. I had to duckduckgo it