Nicknames? | 356 Speedster, 550 Spyder, Replica, Automotive Community

Carl Berry CT.

Diversity is to be applauded...

But It occurs to me that even though we're a diverse and loosely bound group with similar interests there's a value in coming to a consensus as to how we visually identify the Subaru engine in our comments.

Should we 'genderize' that engine with male attributes ending in a Y, as in Bobby, and refer to it as Suby?...or a coquettish female ending with IE, as in Bobbie, and call it a Subie?....Or maybe totally step away from nickname conventions , as Blankinship has, and call it a Sony???

10/15/1412:05 PM

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ALB

Oh, you had me right to the end, Carl!

10/15/1412:14 PM

Rich Drewek Supporting Member

All that don't run (regardless of engine type) are known as Walkmans.

10/15/1412:35 PM

Stan Galat

Originally Posted by Rich Drewek:

All that don't run (regardless of engine type) are known as Walkmans.

I like it when pithy Rich shows up.

PS: Nobody will ever question your car's gender. It is the King Kong of the speedster world.

10/15/143:54 PM

Hoss

Stan, do you have a lisph.

10/15/145:53 PM

Rich Drewek Supporting Member

Pithy, that's a Bill O'Reilly word.

10/15/146:23 PM

edsnovaBaltimore - BCW 52 MG TD Supporting Member

Sube...

Soobterranian

Sub-stitute

Scooby Do

Sub4U

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10/15/147:42 PM

Sacto Mitch2013 VS Supporting Member

Water-cooled and so in love are we

For air-cooled has no reliability

Why do people hurt us so

Only those in love would know

What a town without pithy can do

10/15/148:08 PM

David Stroud IM Roadster DOttawa Canada '83 IM Soob

Soob rhymes with b**b. What could be nicer ? Get over it .....

10/15/148:31 PM

MusbJim'14 VS SoCal Supporting Member

Originally Posted by Sacto Mitch . . . . 2013 VS:

Water-cooled and so in love are we

For air-cooled has no reliability

Why do people hurt us so

Only those in love would know

What a town without pithy can do

Gene Pitney might know!

10/15/148:46 PM

Theron Site Administrator

There is no genderizing Theron. Although Charlize has done a lot for our people.

-=theron

10/15/149:41 PM

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