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Yes, he's got a name.
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Yep, she's got a name.
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My computer's gendered, but has no name.
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It's an inanimate object, dork. It's got NUFAN.
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S/he/it's name is BANANA.2K
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May 13, 2003, 23:12
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Local Time: 03:23
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"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis
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May 13, 2003, 23:14
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Originally posted by Aro
Mike, Minerva and Dora... Two workstations and a Laptop. The references are obvious... 
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Originally posted by monolith94
actually... no. no they are not.
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Originally posted by Tuberski
Not really, not at all. Unless those are his kids names.
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They're all computers in Robert Heinlein books. Mike is the computer in "Moon is a Harsh Mistress", and Minerva and Dora are computers in "Time enough for Love". Dora is a spaceship computer... In fact, Dora IS the spaceship. She's my laptop, of course.
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May 13, 2003, 23:14
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Emperor
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Reminds me of an old Onion Point/Counterpoint:
Dental Hygenist: "God, my computer just hates me!"
Computer: "God, I hate that ****ing *****!"
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I've never felt the need to name inanimate objects, except my car in college, which I called "b!tch," because it was a b!tch to park.
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May 14, 2003, 00:15
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King
Local Time: 15:23
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Location: Back in Hawaii... (CPA Member)
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Penis Wrinkle.
We don't get along.
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 you wise a**.
Mine is ______Toy. Where the blank line is my first name.
(and no cheap shots ppl!)
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May 14, 2003, 00:21
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Apolyton Legend
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I really hate to admit this but Steve named ours Billy Bob along time ago 
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Dragons? Yup- big flying lizards with an attitude. ~ Laz
You are forgiven because you are FABULOUS ~ Imran
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May 14, 2003, 00:51
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Prince
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My computer is named Mikey
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May 14, 2003, 00:53
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Foxglove and Ishkabibble.
E_T
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May 14, 2003, 01:24
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Prince
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My computer has no name, but...
...I've named my paper shredder Hillary, after the former first witch. 
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May 14, 2003, 02:05
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King
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$ hostname
p166-125.customer.SONERALIVING.fi
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May 14, 2003, 07:37
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King
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Of course I do. Networked computers like having names.
This one (that I am using to post this reply) is named Omoikane.
Wraith
"Baka."
-- Ruri ("Nadesico")
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May 14, 2003, 08:51
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Chieftain
Local Time: 02:23
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Yes,
"Miranda Vera Cruz de la Hoya Cardinal"
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May 14, 2003, 08:58
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Prince
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mine is named Helga and is strapped in latex...
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May 14, 2003, 09:02
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Just another peon
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Mine has had plenty of names.
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RAH
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May 14, 2003, 09:05
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Prince
Local Time: 01:23
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May 14, 2003, 09:33
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Prince
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My computer has a first name. It's O-S-C-A-R
My computer has a second name. It's M-A-Y-E-R
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May 14, 2003, 09:45
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Emperor
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Re: My computer has no name, but...
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Originally posted by HolyWarrior
...I've named my paper shredder Hillary, after the former first witch.
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If you must inject your vitriolic brand of politics into every single post you make, could you at least make an effort to actually be clever about it? Thanks.
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May 14, 2003, 09:45
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King
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Yep. My current machines are YODA and MARA. My webserver is OBIWAN, and my wife's machine is HAN.
Past machine names in my network: VADER, R2D2, C3PO, CHEWIE, WICKET
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May 14, 2003, 21:06
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Prince
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WHO injects politics?
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...5&pagenumber=2
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Actually, Bush's dodging of the war is more two-faced than Clinton's, as Clinton was at least consistent with his professed beliefs (he openly opposed the war on moral grounds). Bush was a war supporter and even to this day believes the cause was just (but not necessarily the manner), yet he weaseled out of it, too. So he goes into the Limbaugh/Buchanan/Quayle/Gramm/etc. camp of chickenhawks
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You first. Have a nice day.
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May 14, 2003, 21:11
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Re: WHO injects politics?
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You first. Have a nice day.
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Gee, a comment about politics in a political thread. How inappropriate of me!
I think there are synapses just not firin' in there, son! 
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May 14, 2003, 21:13
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Re: Re: WHO injects politics?
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Gee, a comment about politics in a political thread. How inappropriate of me!
I think there are synapses just not firin' in there, son!
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Yeah, how dare you!
ACK!
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May 14, 2003, 21:17
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King
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Mine has had plenty of names.
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well, that reminds me.. I do call my computer somethign after all... 90% of the time I scream out to it "Work dammit!"
Maybe her name is "work"? 
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May 14, 2003, 21:19
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pretty much what rah stated...that works for me and my machines
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May 15, 2003, 16:26
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see, that's the funny thing. my computer, both in XP and in Linux, rarely crashes....
so i never really call her a b!tch.
she does steal a lot of my time, however, so~
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May 15, 2003, 17:31
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My new generation which only now consists of two PCs as Sturmovik and Liberator will be sold now, are named Tereshkova and Gagarin. So yes, my PCs have names as they're on a LAN.
Generation I
Hades and Hermes
Generation II
Tolstoi, Uljanov, Gorkij, Trotskij; printer servers Gogol and Tshehov
Generation III
Tereshkova, Gagarin and printer server Laika.
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May 15, 2003, 17:34
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My comp's name is Atilla and right now I'm eating a pizza without knfe or fork in front of him (yes, I'm drunk)
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May 15, 2003, 17:47
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Warlord
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Mr. Potato Head
Scrapper Reborn (rescured from a skip and given a mobo transplant)
(Both my PCs are male, Amigas are female - usually names like Ethel or Mavis)
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May 15, 2003, 17:47
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People really actually DO name their computers? Sheesh. Weirdoes. One and all.
I'm having a hard time grasping people nicknaming other inanimate objects, too. Like penises. (All right, so it's not exactly an inanimate object. Even for Bob Dole anymore.) Although I like Lyndon Johnson's nickname for his. ('Jumbo.')
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May 15, 2003, 17:52
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Well if it's name is what I say the most in front of it...
"God damn"
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May 15, 2003, 19:32
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4th sign of the Apocalypse. A Finnish poster calling others weird.
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May 16, 2003, 09:43
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King
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Sure, my computer is called TOSHI. Some joke between the brand's name and a character's name from ST:Enterprise. My former computer (in fact it is still alive) was called Banelia.
My first computer at work was called Troi. The second Belldandy, and this one has a very ugly name (I am not responsible for it) PFCPRO.
Me printer is Andrea 2 and my car is called Alia 2 (and my former were Andrea 1 and Alia 1 )
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