Barbara, not Barbie's Journal: It's a BOY!

My oldest daughter had a baby boy, 7 pounds, 7 ounces.

She named him after a car.

Can you guess his first name?

Dodge?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Congrats! Now you can be "Uncle Funny".

Camry?

Pace?

Edsel?

I will draw the line at calling a child Panamera. And Lexus is a stage name for strippers. ;-)

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

Hey, play nice! It's a great day, and the best part is, when my younger daughter said "So now you're a grandma" I didn't feel a day older. Which is pretty neat, because I remember that when I was a kid, my grandparents were ANCIENT!

PS: You didn't get the car.

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[Qzukk]

PS: You didn't get the car.

Yugo? Beetle? Gremlin? [Che]'Vette?

300?

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[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I hope I was nice. Just playful.

I had an "Uncle Funny" when I was a tyke. Sweet man - one of my parents very best friends.

Didn't make it out of Vietnam...

Nova?

[TaxSlave]

Nova might be appropriate if it was a very long labor.

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

No, not Nova. But the labour was the usual - about 9 months ;-)

Guesses

[plover]

Congrats!

Umm.. Mercedes? No, probably too feminine (that was my grandmother's middle name.) Benz?

Chevy, as in Chevy Chase? Ford, as in Ford Prefect? Lincoln, as in Abraham? Mercury, as in Freddie?

Scooter? We had a car named Scooter. Now we have a dog named Scooter.

Mustang, as in "Any guy named Mustang is gonna be AWESOME!"?

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[plover]

Oooh, just thought of a common one along the lines of pony cars: Colt? Sucky car to be named after, though, kind of like Pinto.

Maverick? Avenger? Charger? There's a kid who's never going to get in trouble at school; either that or a super hero in the making.

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

Sorry, it's none of them (or not so sorry, who wants to be named Pinto :-)

Congratulations :)

[slackzilly]

I'm guessing Rover, or possibly Armadillo (from Armageddon)

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

Thanks, and no, neither name. Neither one would pass the government regulators.

After Douglas Adams

[peacefinder]

Ford.

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

Unfortunately, she's not a sci-fi fan. For her, Ford means "found on road dead" or "fix or repair daily".

Who knows though, maybe my grandson will come to understand "42" and "Thanks for all the fishes".

I know...

[countertrolling]

Homer! [onscreencars.com]

Good news!

[pnutjam]

Congratulations, baby's are a blessing.

My guess... Tercel?

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

Thanks, and no, he's not a tercel :-)

Well, we can rule out some

[plover]

No Mercedes or BMWs. I doubt she'd name him Z3, or E-series.

You said car, not truck, so Durango and Ranger are out. Probably not a mini-van, either, so that eliminates Sierra and Odyssey.

Hmm... it's a broad category, so perhaps a hint is in order. Is he named after a class of cars, such as a make or model, or is he named after a specific instance of a car, such as "Kitt" from Knight Rider?

I noticed...

[Bill Dog]

...that you didn't say he was named after a car model, but after a car.

I'll rule out:
* Christine
* KITT
* The General Lee
* The Mach Five
* The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

My guess: Herbie

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[jawtheshark]

I like you way of thinking... Congratulations to Barbara and the rest of the family.

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[Barbara, not Barbie]

Sorry, but it's not after an individual car. But nice way to think a bit outside the box.

Cars

[richie2000]

Tucker.