[SallyintNorth]

Even the sheep farmer next door has gotten in on the act - I know from hearing it called many times in a weekend, that his border collie is called "Oh for F***ks Sake Floss!". Not exactly snappy, but it seems to work for him 

I have her brother 

[Fleecewife]

Reminds me of the apochryphal cat 'Cooking Fat' - named after being tripped over too many times in the dark 

[Small Farmer]

HRH Prince Philip was quoted as saying that every driving team contained at least one horse called "you bastard"

[Lesley Silvester]

I'm busy now thinking of a name for the tow hitch.  The car is Horse (registration WOA) so the caravan is Carriage and the trailer is Colt.  I find my way round in the car helped by Uncle Tom (Tom Tom sat nav).  In my kitchen I use Uncle Ken (Kenwood Chef) and Uncle George (George Foreman grill).  MY first computer was called Compo.

Now what can I call that tow hitch?

[Bangbang]

Our 10year old german shepherds name has evolved over the years
Sasha  became

Sashmo, then

MoMo' then

Moto' then

Couch mouse!
She responds to all the names..

When she malts the fur gatherings are called 'floor puppies' . Ive been known to name them at times.
With stone flooring throughout the house there easy to round up.

[manian]

I'm busy now thinking of a name for the tow hitch.  The car is Horse (registration WOA) so the caravan is Carriage and the trailer is Colt.  I find my way round in the car helped by Uncle Tom (Tom Tom sat nav).  In my kitchen I use Uncle Ken (Kenwood Chef) and Uncle George (George Foreman grill).  MY first computer was called Compo.

Now what can I call that tow hitch?

  i love the way you surround yourself with men that are soooooooo helpful.
tony the tow hitch maybe?
Mx

[Womble]

If it's any good to you, Alfred the hitch lock's best mate is Trefor the trailer (he's Welsh you know!  )

[bloomer]

i'm starting to think a few of your aren't quite sane...


although the one that does have a name is the sat nav, usually called the nag nag... it really gets upset when you deviate from it's planned route!!!

[ellisr]

my animals seem to inherit names from what they are, do or like except the ones we get they are normally named.

Our old dog is named rusky as we had him from a few days old (long story) and he was weaned on rusks.
Rashers and chops are our pigs, Drumsticks, Kiev and Sunday were our first cockerals, Cutlet well we inherited him with a name, Bug eyes is a ewe with bulgy eyes, the old man is an old loving southdown, black spot is a ryeland boy who is white with a black spot on his leg, Ida because she got covered in iodine for flystrike one year, Smiler because she had markings as a lamb that made her look like she was smiling. Most of the other ewes have pedigree names so they get called that. We do have a collie that we named minty as he looked like a stripy humbug when he was a pup and then Blueshaan our ex racehorse (we call him Blue) but he came with his racing name.

[Small Farmer]

i'm starting to think a few of your aren't quite sane...

Animals have names cos they have unique personalities.  Kids cuddly toys have names too, but items of machinery?  We have lots of vehicles on the "one of them will start" basis and they all have their foibles but they don't have personalities.  Should I attach a face to the front of the Massey so I can give it a name? 

We've had the Nissan nine years and it's always been the Nissan.  When OH looked after three battered series III diesel LRs at work they were identified by number plate.  They lacked any endearing features though being expensive to run, unreliable, poor starters, slow, noisy, smelly and uncomfortable.

OH loves her Daihatsu and did try to name it Bertie but it didn't stick.  It's has been 100% reliable for many years and just works properly.

The yard cat, on the other hand, named herself.  She's a stray, mews piteously for food when there's plenty in her stable, twines around your legs but can't be caught.  Well, once in 4 years.  She's a Chardonnay, like in Essex.

[SallyintNorth]

Alfred the hitch lock

Ahhhhh...  need a light bulb smilie, please Dan! 

[Lesley Silvester]

I'm busy now thinking of a name for the tow hitch.  The car is Horse (registration WOA) so the caravan is Carriage and the trailer is Colt.  I find my way round in the car helped by Uncle Tom (Tom Tom sat nav).  In my kitchen I use Uncle Ken (Kenwood Chef) and Uncle George (George Foreman grill).  MY first computer was called Compo.

Now what can I call that tow hitch?

  i love the way you surround yourself with men that are soooooooo helpful.
tony the tow hitch maybe?
Mx

My motto is why have a man around and do it yourself.    I love tony the tow hitch.  He can consider himself named.

 Alfred the hitch lock )

Brilliant. 

[littlelugs]

we named our goats mcphee (after nanny mchpee) and Oat (G.Oat) we did have two others that were called mary (mary poppins) and (gfer G fer goat) sadly no longer with us.
our cat was called cfer (C fer cat)
my old dog was called guess (which was funny for the first few weeks)
my african grey parrot is called egg
we apple and peggy the pigs (peggy because of her large teeth)
and our first three sheep will be named who, what and why.
i have always named all our animals with humourous names but i have never named a car, tractor or cooker 

[SteveHants]

HRH Prince Philip was quoted as saying that every driving team contained at least one horse called "you bastard"

Funnily, most of my sheep that get names tend to be called that...

[colliewoman]

Reminds me of the apochryphal cat 'Cooking Fat' - named after being tripped over too many times in the dark 

I once knew a girl who's lurcher was in a professional agility team so was given a posh 'registered' name. I no longer remember the prefix, but it was 'so and so's duck the fog'