Corvette name calling
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Originally Posted by bglmn
Am I alone in assuming that anyone who refers to their
Corvette as "her", or "she".... is Gay?
Corvette as "her", or "she".... is Gay?
We "love" our Vettes so we refer to them as her or she, UNLESS you're gay, then it's "him", or azz rocket.
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Originally Posted by bglmn
Am I alone in assuming that anyone who refers to their
Corvette as "her", or "she".... is Gay?
Corvette as "her", or "she".... is Gay?
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Originally Posted by TOPLS90
Probably the only one here worried about it.
Referring to a mucle car as a she doesn't quite have a nice ring to it. Think about it.
-Goose
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I found the following on the net and I thought it summed up my thoughts on the subject pretty well.
: : : : : : : : : : Why are certain vessels (boats, automobiles) called she. Why are they known in a feminine way. For example "she is a beauty" when referring to a new car.
: : : : : : : : : Because you have to treat them like a lady or they will act up and cause havoc.
: : : : : : : : The concept of gender in English nouns has little use--it gets more of a workout in other languages like Spanish, German and French. where the gender controls the form of the noun depending on the case in which it is used (subject, object, etc.), whether it's plural, etc. Most nouns referring to inanimate objects in English are neutral, in other words, they're "its." For animate creatures, unless the sex is known, the default gender tends to be female (as in, "Nice fish you caught there, Earl," "Yep, she's a beauty.") Cars, boats, and musical instruments have a liminal quality as objects that causes us to engender them female.....
: : : : : : : : : Because you have to treat them like a lady or they will act up and cause havoc.
: : : : : : : : The concept of gender in English nouns has little use--it gets more of a workout in other languages like Spanish, German and French. where the gender controls the form of the noun depending on the case in which it is used (subject, object, etc.), whether it's plural, etc. Most nouns referring to inanimate objects in English are neutral, in other words, they're "its." For animate creatures, unless the sex is known, the default gender tends to be female (as in, "Nice fish you caught there, Earl," "Yep, she's a beauty.") Cars, boats, and musical instruments have a liminal quality as objects that causes us to engender them female.....
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Originally Posted by bglmn
Am I alone in assuming that anyone who refers to their
Corvette as "her", or "she".... is Gay?
Corvette as "her", or "she".... is Gay?
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Mine have all been spayed. No longer a "she", they are "it".
And while we are on the name subject, about this "baby" thing. Unless sex is involved, it isn't a baby.
And while we are on the name subject, about this "baby" thing. Unless sex is involved, it isn't a baby.
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I call My vette a she rather than a he of course .
I would much rather say that I am "riding" HER every day , then the other way
.
The Vette will always be a SHE , and she is a BABE at that with a very cute AZZ.
I would much rather say that I am "riding" HER every day , then the other way
.The Vette will always be a SHE , and she is a BABE at that with a very cute AZZ.
