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does YOUR computer have a name? (Time out:0 days after 14-05-2003, 04:31)
Yes, he's got a name.
Yep, she's got a name.
My computer's gendered, but has no name.
It's an inanimate object, dork. It's got NUFAN.
S/he/it's name is BANANA.2K
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Q Cubed is offline Q Cubed
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does YOUR computer have a name? Tired of ads?

I'd always referred to my computer as a she; although, until yesterday, she didn't have a name.

My gf finally suggested a name which i think has stuck: Jezebel.

I'm curious as to whether any of you have names for your computers.

(hers, btw, is Joy.)
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No real name, but I often refer to it as "my machine", which makes it more often feminine, since "machine" is feminine in French. My friends call it "your monster" however.

And what does NUFAN mean ?
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Technically, the full computer name is "bobby."
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Suffering from ads?

Penis Wrinkle.

We don't get along.

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Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

stupid effing piece of **** when it crases

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NUFAN = nuffin = nothing. Phonetically.

I think of my computer as female, but it doesn't have a name. Well, technically it does - Skanky - but thats not it's name.
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^^;

NUFAN's a small pun. NUFAN == No Use For A Name. 'tis a punk band.
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quote:
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NUFAN's a small pun. NUFAN == No Use For A Name. 'tis a punk band.


It's practically stillborn.

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That too.

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i have several machines and a network, and i have a naming system:

desktops are named after communist innuendo. laptops are named after communuist figures.

the machines i have / their specs can be found here: www.r0x0rz.org/boxen
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According to Network Properties, mine's called "Paul". Quite appropriate, really.
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My computer is named Bessy.
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"Zat Komputer vot I haff at home" usually, possibly without the comedy german accent.

The ones in my newspaper office are called "nousemac1", 2, 3, and 4. Pronounced, like the newspaper, "noozmac".
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Aye, "Herman"

herman.glonk.org --> my computer
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Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I have two, named "Apollo" and "Mercury."
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My computer is a she, and has always been called Akizeta. It is her actual name when talking with other computers on our network IIRC. My bro's is called Drogue, which is where my name first came from.
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I call all electronical devices "dat ding"
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Mine current one is Fred, my second one was Marvin (and lived up to the name in a manner to make Douglas Adams proud) and my first was Herman...
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My computer's name is


well there are some who call it



Tim?
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interesting responses. out of curiosity, do any of you consider it a living being?
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i refer to machinery inanimate objects as 'she' too

my desktop and notebook doesnt have a name but ill think of a name now that you mention it.

My rifle has "janie" engraved on it (aerosmith song)
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No. Apollo and Mercury are not alive. They are networked, however, which is almost as good.
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My computer has multiple personality disorder, as I have it partitioned. Leon is my system disk, with all the stuff which keeps the computer running, Tony is the disk which has all my mp3s and documents on it, and Mathilda stores all games, applications, and REALLY BIG files on it, as it is the biggest partition.
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Mike, Minerva and Dora... Two workstations and a Laptop. The references are obvious...

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actually... no. no they are not.
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Not really, not at all. Unless those are his kids names.

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quote:
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No real name, but I often refer to it as "my machine", which makes it more often feminine, since "machine" is feminine in French. My friends call it "your monster" however.


* Urban Ranger is trying very hard to suppress naughty snickers

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My boxes don't have names, except for the Wintel one that my SO commandeered to play Alpha Centauri on, which she calls "Sally."
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* Urban Ranger is trying very hard to suppress naughty snickers

Nono, 'monster' is masculine in French, no problem

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quote:
 Originally posted by Spiffor
Nono, 'monster' is masculine in French, no problem


I was thinking along these lines:

Spiffor's friend, "How's "Your Monster" doing?"
Spiffor, "It has been up for three days."
Random Passer-by (thinking): Up for three days?! Does this guy have a homonal problem?
 
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