^This is Scarlett.^
She is somewhat heavy-bodied, but quite roomy. She gets great gas mileage and is _just_ sporty enough for the likes of me.
I’m still getting used to her, having only been her driver for a little over three months now.
However, one thing that took me zero time whatsoever to get used to was her name.
‘Scarlett’ was quite a natural fit for her sassy belle-ness, particularly since she is painted – as per the manufacturer’s description/definition – Scarlet Red.
So: Scarlett.
My husband, who is now driving our SUV as his get-around vehicle, was wondering aloud the other day what he should call ‘his’ car. (Up til now, ‘his’ car has been ‘my’ car, and has just been ‘the Escape’.)
I suggested he name it Rhett.
Which, due to the fact that my spouse is relatively clueless about all at least a gazillion pop culture references (how this happened, I have no idea), brought about a response of Massive Befuddlement.
“Get it?” I asked. “Rhett Butler?“
Nope. He did not get it.
“Well… I was thinking maybe… Beast?” he offered.
Hmmm… While Scarlett *is* a Beauty, I’m afraid my tastes – literary and cinematic – do not quite run along those lines.
HOWEVER
Old Hollywood is sort of my schtick. And there is a Cary Grant movie** we both like that came immediately to mind.
“How about Filthy Beast?” I countered.
And it stuck. 😉
**The lyrics of the song that plays during the opening credits of that particular production are what prompted the caption for one of my summer Sinful Sunday photos, which just _might_ be an example of the genus of planted thought-seeds that eventually germinated into this Music As Muse September Song Project.
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Well not everyone can be familiar with “Gone With the Wind”. Rhett would have been a good name but Filthy Beast has potential!! 😜
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Filthy Beast also has accuracy — since my husband took over driving that car, it’s always dirty!
I usually name my cars, too, but the last one refuses to cooperate, so it remains anonymous.
I made the mistake of teaching the Name Game to SP (being non-‘Murkin, he did not grow up knowing it by osmosis) and I now have the most ridiculous nickname as a result. Thirty-five years later, I’m *still* kicking myself for that one!
😀
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HA! Yes, some of those Name Game permutations would make for quite ridiculous nicknames — I can picture it. 🙂
I generally only name my cars if they name themselves (if that makes any sense). Growing up, I remember my mom naming her vehicles. The one that sticks most in my memory – probably because my legs so often would stick to the leather seats – is “The Blue Bomb.” 😛
Hahahaha– it’s kinda sweet you guys named your car.
She kinda named herself, Scarlett did. She’s a bit of a southern belle. 😉
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