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annc · 05-19-2007, 02:22 AM

I've never been one for naming my car or other inanimate objects, but have patiently named my Apple hard drives over the years, using a naming convention based on Banjo Paterson's verse. That made it a bit easier.

All of a sudden I find myself faced with the necessity to name mice and keyboards! Now, I think this is going a bit overboard, besides stretching the imagination.

Anyway, having been put on the spot by Apple's installation program, I am now using a mouse called Slug, and a keyboard called Fingers. How pedestrian...

What do you do when forced to name something that should just 'be'?

05-19-2007, 02:22 AM	#1
annc Sysop Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Subtropical Queensland, Australia, between the mountains and the Coral Sea Posts: 4,592	Naming things I've never been one for naming my car or other inanimate objects, but have patiently named my Apple hard drives over the years, using a naming convention based on Banjo Paterson's verse. That made it a bit easier. All of a sudden I find myself faced with the necessity to name mice and keyboards! Now, I think this is going a bit overboard, besides stretching the imagination. Anyway, having been put on the spot by Apple's installation program, I am now using a mouse called Slug, and a keyboard called Fingers. How pedestrian... What do you do when forced to name something that should just 'be'? __________________

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