Introducing Sophia!

[JWBear]

I guess it has something to do with ships being "she"s. It carries over to other forms of transportation too.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I guess it has something to do with ships being "she"s. It carries over to other forms of transportation too.

Traditionally, straight men, alone at sea, or on tractors all day, or sweating under cars, name their machinery after women. They carve mermaids on the bow and paint bombshells on their planes. They say "c'mon baby" while trying to get the machinery to purr. It makes sense.

I've never felt that machines were females to me. To me, cars don't purr, they growl, they roar. The smells of grease and exhaust, and the power and muscle concepts evoke masculinity in my mind. It's sexy, but for different reasons. I translate it into something sexy for me - which again, makes sense.

I'm surprised to hear of gay men that see their sexy cars as female. Interesting.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Traditionally, straight men, alone at sea, or on tractors all day, or sweating under cars, name their machinery after women.

I work alone. My computers and various legal databases typically bear the gender neutral name "You f*cking piece of sh*t!"

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I've never felt that machines were females to me. To me, cars don't purr, they growl, they roar. The smells of grease and exhaust, and the power and muscle concepts evoke masculinity in my mind. It's sexy, but for different reasons. I translate it into something sexy for me - which again, makes sense.

I have a pretty white Mixmaster that will take your arm off. Boy or girl?

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I'm surprised to hear of gay men that see their sexy cars as female. Interesting.

I called my Subaru Justy "Justine." It could not have been otherwise. Same with a Miata. The Dukes of Hazzard called their Dodge Charger "The General Lee." That, too, fits.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I have a pretty white Mixmaster that will take your arm off. Boy or girl?

"Mangler" is a unisex name...

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I called my Subaru Justy "Justine." It could not have been otherwise. Same with a Miata. The Dukes of Hazzard called their Dodge Charger "The General Lee." That, too, fits.

Dig. I'm sure if I owned slinky Corvette or a Viper I'd be thinking of female names to match the curves.