Trivia Investigation Team

[NewcastleFalcon]

Recently, and I have to say inevitably, Citrojim introduced us all to his latest car naming-odyssey. You may have come across the Falcon view on such matters, possibly not universally shared!

I gave Strawberry a good bath today

It's happened as I knew it would. Permit me one token cringe Jim from Chez Falcon if you will, on your first use day as confirmation of the official name. I will of course follow the adventures of your little Red AX with great interest as ever , as I have for the Blue one and the now departed White one, and the now departed White Saxo before that As a homage and in no way a Falcon endorsement of the naming activity thing, the shade of red I chose for the font colour for the S-word is no ordinary red, but is the red selected from the Falcon Wild Strawberry picture previously posted In big letters here too. I have named the unique colour

Falcon Northumberland Wild Strawberry Red
Red 223 Green 48 blue 45 = #DF302D
Strawberry

So where did it start on the FCF Can we Find out from the Archives
Has anyone indulged in giving their vehicles lets say "pet names"?

I'm wondering, in the creative writing of "Otterchops", which I do give much credit for an unusual approach, could we have been the first incarnation of the named-vehicle phenomenon openly declared on the FCF. I don't think the former food and drink of the FCF in the shape of Xantias lend themselves to the naming thing as some alliteration is often required. "Xavier the Xantia" is one of the few alliterations possible, and is unused on the FCF as far as I am aware. I am familiar with "Gabby" through the pages of the forum, which has been through several hands with naming being number-plate based.

Do your best to chip in



Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

I have found a thread from 2015...started by Zelandeth, and if remaining contributors to that thread wish for a reminisce the link is here. It would appear that Zelandeth is indeed our FCF champion of naming vehicles.
Its a very interesting thread, and "lost" but now found with the odd gem! Members who contributed to that thread in order of appearance are Zelandeth, Stickyfinger, CitroJim, daviemck2006, jodyone, michel , citronut, hell razor 5543, Andy F, MacAU, Fake Concern, chinkostu, waynedance, addo, xantianut,

Link
viewtopic.php?p=446104#p446104

A selection of interesting bits, revealed in the thread only a couple of pages, read it yourself for the answers.

Who instigated the name "Gabby" and what was its previous name

and the pièce de résistance

Why is Xantianut's C5 called Otterchops

Looks like CitroJim has had a change of heart since 2015

Never been one for naming cars really...

The Activa has always been known as 'The Activa' but the C1 is occasionally called 'Eyelashes' for reasons you can discover deep in my blog....

Look for entries around my birthday - late July

My V6s were known as 'Old V6' and 'New V6' Old V6 I have again as my V6 Activa Donor and New V6 has recently moved on to pastures new...

Neil

[CitroJim]

Looks like CitroJim has had a change of heart since 2015

Haven't I just A lot can happen in nine years and you know me, always very flexible and always very happy to embrace change

Always going forward, still can't find reverse!

Just as The Firm said in Star Trekkin'

[mickthemaverick]

Well Jim certainly has changed and is well on the up - quoting a Youtube video means he must have watched it!!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

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JIm and others who know Otterchops very well from Xantianut's blog and follow the story. Top of your head did you know where the name "otterchops" sprang from....its obviously in the thread I linked to, but who bothers clicking on links Not many. Lets hope the spoiler gets at least one click!

I'll spoilerise it here

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However, we also like making phrases out of number plates (passes the time on long journeys) and ours comes out as Love Your 52 Madly Xylophoning Otters. So Otterchops has also stuck!

Neil

[CitroJim]

Well Jim certainly has changed and is well on the up - quoting a Youtube video means he must have watched it!!!

I listened to it too I love the line 'It's life Jim, but not as we know it...'

Yep, definitely now on the up... Who knows, I may soon start watching Youtubes more frequently, I won't ever rule it out

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Top of your head did you know where the name "otterchops" sprang from....

Neil

I always do the same. I've been doing it so long it just happens now...

[NewcastleFalcon]

A picture is worth at least six words, even more according to Telly Savalas

Lets get obvious...

Love Your 52 Madly Xylophoning Otters.

Neil

[MattBLancs]

I really aught to get into naming cars! My two boys (2 and 5) are very keen on talking to me about my cars, sadly as we don't have the naming compulsion we have many, many conversations about:

Images deliberately without titles!

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mummy's red car
Sometimes "mummy's old red car"

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the green car

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the black car or daddy's black car. Very occasionally "the Citroen"

[NewcastleFalcon]

My two boys (2 and 5) are very keen on talking to me about my cars, ...

Excellent Matt, 2 and 5 the perfect age for naming vehicles. Have you come across the joyful childhood book called Tootles the Taxi and Other Rhymes. Lively simple rhymes the most fantastic artwork in the illustrations, and appealing across the generations.

I like a bit of nostalgia from time to time. Like the I-Spy books, I also remember with affection the old ladybird books. As well as the usual well loved childrens stories, there were nature ones, and a decent crop of historical ones as well. They were always absolutely beautifully illustrated, and one of the artists was

John Kenney also responsible for the first illustrations of "The Eight Famous Engines" by The Rev.W.Awdry


The particular book which was also a favourite of our own girls growing up was "Tootles the Taxi". Lovely illustrations by John Kenney, giving character to each of the cars, vans bikes and lorries and simple rhymes. So if there is anyone else that remembers this little gem, I'll give you "Tootles the Taxi" from row 1, and "Oompus the Omnibus" from row 5, can you name any of the others.....?

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

The full book is one of the 41 million literary gems available on the Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/tootles-the ... s/mode/2up

The only way to enjoy it is in the actual book, in my view, turning the pages to reveal the next picture and the next rhyme.

The full alliterative list of named vehicles in the book, each with a rhyme is here

Tootles the taxi - Oompus the omnibus - Tony the tractor - Archie the Ambulance - Stumbles the steam-roller - Larry the lorry - Co-Co the caravan - Binkie the bicycle - Maurice the motor - Minnie the milk-float - Monty the motor coach - Roy the removal van - Colin the cattle truck - Mickey the mail van - Willie the water cart - Ronnie the railway dray - Timbo the trolley-bus - Cuthbert the coal cart - Billy the baker's van - Minkie the motor-bike - Biffo the bull-dozer - Ike the ice-cream van - Flashy the fire-engine - Terry the tanker.

Neil

[MattBLancs]

Oh, no that's not one I've heard of.

Amazon offers two varieties, are these the same (second a later "reboot" perhaps?)

Amazon Tootles the Taxi results

Will try and grab a copy as sounds just up their street!! (And mine)

[MattBLancs]

Oh yes, I didn't get to why names would be helpful!

1

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old blue car

2

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meets New blue car, however this has had to have a hasty rebrand and and seems to becoming "new blue Coupe"

Due to:

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3

Another one. Briefly had a clunky "new, new blue car" but "new dark blue car" and "blue three ohh eight" both contenders

And for completeness, better include:

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grey car, pretty predictably!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Oh, no that's not one I've heard of.
Amazon offers two varieties, are these the same (second a later "reboot" perhaps?)
Will try and grab a copy as sounds just up their street!! (And mine)

Yes exactly that Matt bit of a modernisation but the same format using different forms of transport/names. Oompus the Omnibus didn't make it to the new book

Neil

[CitroJim]

Loving all this naming of and and the faces on vehicles... I love how Co-Co the caravan has a relaxed, sleepy face

Matt, your naming convention is not that much different to how I name my bikes

[NewcastleFalcon]

Loving all this naming of and and the faces on vehicles... I love how Co-Co the caravan has a relaxed, sleepy face

Coco the Caravan's day in the spotlight with rhyme... superb artwork the sleepy face as you mention Jim, barn owl in the tree, a lovely glow of light from the caravan, the two children snug in their beds and the dog curled up in its bed between them in the pencil drawing by the rhyme, the cute little rabbits and the moonlight, the shadows. Totally brilliant totally captivating.

Matt, your naming convention is not that much different to how I name my bikes

If Matt follows the Citrojim vehicle-naming pathway, all those cars will be fruit & flowers before very long.

Neil