Naming of things is a difficult matter...

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Do y'all name or otherwise anthropomorphize your cars? What about computers? And what gender do you tend to assign to them?

Obviously, I do, but that's because I name goddamn everything. I always have. Even occasionally household appliances if they are quirky/annoying/amusing enough to warrant a name and a personality. Of course when you start relating to inanimate objects as not-quite-people, it does make them harder to let go of sometimes - case in point the ancient computer tower I've still got in storage and refuse to get rid of, lol. Hey, my Master Freak was a good little computer! He got me through the hell that was college, okay?

Reason I ask - cell23 and I were debating the gender of cars last night - he holds that cars, ships and other vessels are always female. Clearly, considering Hanzo-san, I disagree with that sentiment, and also know a few people with male vehicles (captainlove and Mr. Sundance, for example.) Course, when you think about it, all my machines are kind of genderfucked - EPEEN's name is essentially "electronic penis" but I use feminine pronouns for her.

Anyway. ASSUAGE MY CURIOSITY INTERNET MONKEYS.

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I usually name my electronics, and my car has a name- though she is the first car I've had that got that treatment. My car is Anamaria, my iPod is Cyprus, my computer is Addison (though the external hard drive is Edgar), and my laptop is Alyth. So... three female and two male?