I entertained myself on my way into work this morning, which was good because I was parked on the freeway for a whole hour while they cleaned up an accident. Parked.
I entertained myself as I sometimes do by devising new names for automobiles.
Fiat Maligna was one of my favorites.
Toyota names are fun: Toyota Cretina.
Body parts: Dodge Rectum. Volvo Uterus (a family van). Ford Sphincter (modernistic, concept sports-compact). Chevy Idiot. Ford Moron (or, if it's a 4WD Ford Morono, with New Mexican desert background in the advertisement).
Dodge Offender (big SUV). Think I've made that joke before.
Posted by: mig at March 10, 2005 06:36 PMBuick Truss.
Posted by: francis s. at March 10, 2005 07:00 PMChevy Mucus.
Posted by: francis s. at March 10, 2005 07:37 PMyou know in the old days in korea they used to run competitions to name a new model of car. the first competition named hyundai's very first car 'pony'.
Posted by: j-a at March 10, 2005 08:36 PMmimi smartypants suggests just putting the word "anal" in front of car names. anal navigator! anal fiesta! anal explorer!
Posted by: anne at March 11, 2005 05:35 AMAnal Probe.
Posted by: mig at March 11, 2005 06:25 AMAnal Dobló.
Posted by: mig at March 11, 2005 06:26 AMDobló is funny enough on its own. Of course, I'm probably saying it wrong, but I like to pretend it means "The Blow" in a bad cartoon translation from another language. Zeez car eez, how you say, ze blow.
Posted by: eeksypeeksy at March 11, 2005 07:44 AMI thought that Volvo already meant something bad. Wasn't that name a Swedish statement against macho?
Posted by: John Emerson at March 12, 2005 04:25 AMThe Volvo Vulvo? A two-seater, of course.
Posted by: lucy at March 13, 2005 06:38 PMI referred to a Volvo as a Vulva once when I was a wee girl. Once. The laughter still rings in my ears. *pinkening in shame*
Kia Rhesus. Just because.
Posted by: jilbur at March 14, 2005 12:10 AMOr KIA Roscuro.
Posted by: jilbur at March 14, 2005 12:11 AMWanker (the next-generation Hummer. Matter of fact, I'll start referring to all Hummers - and there's plenty of 'em here in the Silly Cone Valley - as Wankers.)
Posted by: Elkit at March 15, 2005 10:21 PMMartin Amis' (in his 'Money' novel) Ford Fiasco is my old time favourite.
Posted by: Loxias at March 16, 2005 07:10 AMThat's very good.
Posted by: mig at March 16, 2005 07:20 AMChevrolet Nociceptor
Posted by: mig at March 16, 2005 07:16 PMToyota Corollary.
And I just bought a Honda Accordeon.