Nameing a show car...Traditional or just kind of silly

[roadstar]

I know cars have been given names by there owners for many years. And some of the most famous show car ever built have names like Ala Cart, Beatnik Bandit, Revolver. Grand Master ect.
so I have been kicking around naming my latest car that I will be showing this year in the Detroit Autorama.
I have had more than a few cars and have never named one. I always thought it was silly.
But this car is real nice and I thought it would be cool to have a 'Show" name for it to put on the sighn, jsut for shits and giggles.
So what I need is input on what to name this car and some abuse about actually wanting to name a car http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Hear is the car tell me what it looks like to you as far as names go.

[Donzie]

Rudy, this is too easy.

[Fat Hack]

I've named most of my project cars...

(actually calling them LOTS of names durring late night wrenching sessions! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

I think it's kinda cool...it's part of what I miss about drag racing...it was cooler when the funny cars had names like Chi-Town Hustler instead of just corporate sponsors!

As for show cars...they almost NEED names! That helps to give them an identity...make a reference to the Red Baron, or Crazy Horse, or The Orange Crate and people know right away what car you're talking about...SO much easier and cooler than saying "that car that looks like a helmet with guns", or "that gleaming gold plated yellow Hemi powered Altered" or "the 32 with the flip-up body"....knowwhutImean???

On naming your 40???


Sir Kruise
The Dark Stranger
Steel Tux
After Hours
Knight Shift

...just a few off the top of my head...feel free to nab one if ya like it!

[Deuce Roadster]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Names are something that is "private" ........so no help from me. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif


http://photo.starblvd.net/~DeuceRoadster/1-3-4.jpg

We call OUR 40 Luke.....

The most famous, never served a day in Jail moonshiner around heres first name was Luke.

In honor of Him.......we (my wife really) named our old Tanker ....... LUKE

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[roadstar]

Here's the interior migh help to make a better judgment of the overall theame of the car.

[Rocket88]

Here's what my pops called his.

http://photo.starblvd.net/~rocket88/2-1-5.jpg

[Sam F.]

id call it "the black 40 ford" ...has a nice ring to it

[flyin'eye]

I can't be much help on the name thing, but I gotta tell you, thats a killer ride! Love the hell outta the interior. Perfect!

[Greazer]

My vote is for "Road Star"

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Sir Kruise
The Dark Stranger
Steel Tux
After Hours
Knight Shift

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Hack, why do these names sound like marital aids? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

(Actually "Steel Tux" is also a pretty good name for this ride).

[porknbeaner]

Mine usually don't get a real name until we've had time to get to know each other.
We were gonna call the Galaxie the junk yard dawg (for obvious reasons). But that didn't stick, what did stick was just my luck (for more obvious reasons) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Lifes a Craps Shoot . Probably has nuthin' to do with the car but its true, and I never saw one with that name before.http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[Fat Hack]

Ha Ha Ha..."Let the Knight Shift pop your Love Life into OVERDRIVE!"

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[kustombuilder]

boy, believe it or not i think Donzie NAILED it. REALLY!! and i don't see anything wrong with namin a car. i've met people i like alot less than some cars and they have names http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif. Jimmy (as in Smith or "JEEM") named my model A, "FnA". he just started refering to it as that and it stuck. it's painted on the shift knob now so i can't change it http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. (i'll show you the knob when i get it in the mail. it is KEWL!!!)....

[Mutt]

Thunder Road, after the movie? By the way, gorgeous car!

[50Fraud]

Your '40 has one very unusual feature -- the windshield, its divider post and trim appear to be from a woodie or convertible, rather than the typical coupe/sedan windshield as shown on the Standard a couple of posts below your first one. I'm surprised at this very subtle change on an otherwise stock-bodied car (neat, though).

I'd be tempted to name it "Henry".

[safariknut]

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Here's what my pops called his.

http://photo.starblvd.net/~rocket88/2-1-5.jpg

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Love that lettering!Whoever did the work is GOOD!Oh yeah! A name:If you wanted to go a little modern you could call it,"Rued Star" or maybe,"Setz Rite" or if you gave it to your son it could be called,"Race'Ride" or"Race' Riot"or you could paint some licks on it and call it,"Flambeau-Yant"........or you could just leave it alone 'cause it's nice just the way it is.JMHO
Ray
Notice of disclaimer to Reader:The above statements should be taken as seriously as the person who wrote them was when he was dressed in the attier of the night before!**

**(except for the part about the lettering on the skirts;I was VERY serious about that!)

[roadstar]

Here is a close up of the windshield detail.

[Sam F.]

man thats so cool! whats up with that,didnt zeyphers have that type of winshield?

[Mai Ki-Ki]

Nightrider....?

*sorry*

Mines called Buffy a.k.a Plum Loco. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[kustombuilder]

that is SOOOO KOOL!!!

[hotrodladycrusr]

http://photo.starblvd.net/~HAMB_Drags/6-3-3.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/~HAMB_Drags/6-3-4.jpg

[kustombuilder]

um, both pic look the same Denise http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif...

i like the color on that "belly button" though http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif looks NICE!!

[kustombuilder]

awwww, you changed it. thats ok cause i caught you putting the same pic up TWICE. BUSTED!!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[hotrodladycrusr]

Mike, all fixed http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[roadstar]

Quick disclaimer here...I'm changing the stupid billet pedals and I have a super cool shift knob to go on and the stearing wheel is only temporary while I get the banjo wheel done in copper.

[Donzie]

Rudy, I would be interested in the steering wheel. Does it fit a Chevy column?

[roadstar]

Sorry Donzi, that stearing wheel is a origanal 69 camaro rosewood wheel in perfect shape. I jsut used it to move the car. It's worth sick money so It's going back into the vault.
Buti might have grant wheel or something like that if you need something

[shoebox72]

Beautiful car Roadstar. Raven Crown.
Thats the name.

Billy

[briggs&strattonChev]

that car is so sweet man! Its so clean and neat inside and out, especially under the hood! What motor is that?

[Detonator]

Beautiful car Rudy -- funny, the only things that jumped out were those pedals and the wheel, and you dealt with those in your next post. I agree car names are kind of a personal thing, the best ones wouldn't work on a show sign without a paragraph explaining where they came from. I just got back from the "Oakland" roadster show (whose name also needs a lengthy explination) and all the names on show signs were pretty lame. Coming up with a good one is gonna be a challenge... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Detonator]

oh yeah -- tell us about that windshield. It's got a bitchen' peak... was it an open car/wagon windshield? Somehow I get the idea you did it from scratch. Fill us in...

[snapper]

From one 40' Coupe owner to another, I think "Road Star" , with a shooting star over the top, nails it. Good Luck Howard

[kyle paul]

how about the ball buster?

[Petejoe]

The hell with naming it...lets just look at it. Beautiful car!

[JimC]

"BLACK BEAUTY"
It is!

Jim

[hatch]

How about "Flipper"....those 40 hoods look like a porpoise. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif....(man...I gotta get a life!!!!)...someone please help me.

[Fat Hack]

Steering wheel and pedals???

Whaddaya gonna do about that MOTOR??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

(That interior is just KILLER...can't wait to see it in person!)

[CherryBlossom]

Duracell

aren't they black and copper? LOL

[CherryBlossom]

We all like roadstar - so what about a synonym to it?
Take one word from this first list (synonyms to road) and then one from the second list (synonyms to star) and create a new one! Ex. "Street Light"

alley, artery, asphalt, avenue, back street, boulevard, byway, cobblestone, concrete, conservation road, corduroy road, course, crossroad, direction, drag, dragway, drive, expressway, grid road, highway, ice bridge, lane, line, main drag, main line, parking lot, parkway, passage, pathway, pavement, pike, roadway, route, street, subway, tarmac, terrace, thoroughfare, throughway, thruway, track, trail, turnpike, viaduct, way

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Ok...thesaurasus.com doesn't have any synonyms to star..WTF...so make up your own. You get the idea.

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just for the record...I like "Street Light" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Iceberg]

I'm not into nameing a vehicle or even a small boat (I had to name my kids). I also don't need any flowers on/in my rig, dolls and/or stuffed animals, cartoons, or pastel paint colors. My wife & daughters would like that, but I still have some male hormones running through me (reduced amount......but still there).

[C9]

Just call it "The Black 40."

I'm sure the owner of this one won't mind.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Fat Hack]

"El Camino Nova"!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

'the street' (road) and 'exploding star'!!!

[C9]

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"El Camino Nova"!!!

'the street' (road) and 'exploding star'!!!


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You speak "Chevy" pretty good Fat Hack.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

El Camino and Nova also translate to "The Highway and Won't Go."

Seems like Roadstars cars usually go pretty good. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[beatnik]

I wouldn't worry about naming it, I've never really named any of my cars, My Dad calls my bird "Blackie". At one time I had two of those things and named them Heckle and Jeckle, after the black cartoon crowes but it didn't stick.

I think a car has to have something really unique for the name to stick. It would have to involve the split windshield, the roll & pleats, the copper color contrasts, the ribbed bumpers, or even the raked stance. The car's freaking beautiful, but I can't think of name that would do it justice and still be descrptive of what it is other than Rudy's 40.

[porknbeaner]

Hey I been up all night thinkin' about this. Actually not but it sounds good.
The reason show cars like the Rose etc. get named is to attract attention.
Name it Ol' Blue. Yea I know its black but it'll make folks stop and wonder. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I guess if ya got to go with the whole color thing you could name it "Mid-nite in the Cypress Swamp."

[Bigcheese327]

How about "The Bob Mitchum Special." See if anyone figures it out.

[kustumizer]

My step dad had a 40 ford all kustom. It was called "the wonderful one" he didnt name it, thats how he got it! Nate

[Flatdog]

Is it a runner or a pretender? If its a runner FAST BLACK.

[G V Gordon]

how about...

[DrJ]

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Is it a runner or a pretender? If its a runner FAST BLACK.

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If it doesn't always come in first places at the races it's a pretender..
No one always comes in first place,
Everyone/Every car's a pretender.

[DrJ]

Car names are like titles on Art work. They can set a varbal mood in motion for the viewer, or they can be simply a method of cataloging that's more imaginative and rememberable than "Untitled # 1247"
Imagine if we had to remember a car by something like "Barris Custom #1247" instead of "AlaKart"?
People would be saying "What did you think of "Cushenbery Custom #7" instead of "What did you think of Cushenbery's "Matador"?
Or "I really liked that '40 Ford, Barris Custom #746!" and the personyour talking to says, "You dummy! Barris Custom #746 was a '48 Studebaker, You must be thinking of # 748!"

See, names are an easy way for people to recognize what other people are talking about when they identify a car by name rather than number or a long verbal description.

[jdubbya]

Funny you mention names, me and flatheadpete were giving Kritz some hell yesterday about naming his shoebox... something nice and gay like sh-boom. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif I don't think there is any problem with naming your car, as long as it is called "Roadstar". And PLEASE do not have it painted anywhere on the car, that car is too nice to scribble on! Just my 2 cents -Joe

[Flatdog]

DrJ how do you breath with your head that far up your ass?

[roadstar]

Don't worry Joe I never planned on puting a name ON the car anywhare I find that terribly tacky. I was just thinking for the sighn.

DrJ, Your thoughts are fully understood by ME, and well taken. I would hate to have to refer to it as a number.
But if I don't name it it will be discribed to others as "The black "40" with the copper and white interior". http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[jdubbya]

Here is a car for ya that I was telling you about a Denise's. The previous owner called it the "Mudsled" just to mock all the leadslead guys in town. The name stuck for the car until I sold it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[fuel pump]

How about the gay michigan bitch moblie http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Can't wait to see it at Autorama. This will be two years in a row (that I know of) that you will have a killer car there. Good goin Rudy.
BTW my wife named my cars.The 37 is "that fucking car" and my 50 is "that other fucking car" .... and that's on a good day. I'd call your 40 "HAMBONE"

[flatheadpete]

I call my T-bucket "My Crap" all the time. Jdubbya and the gang call it "The Peter Beter". I think it should be named 'Denise'. Yeah, that's it. End of post. It's now officially known as 'Denise'.
P.S. Mudsled was a perfect name for the Impal...I mean Caprice. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[flatheadpete]

Did I mention a windshield banner is a must? Man, you'd be top dog at Autorama!!

[hotrodladycrusr]

I don't often agree with DrJ, in fact mostly never, http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif BUT his point is exactly what Roadstar and I were talking about. The 40 HAS to be refered to as something. Way too many 40's running around to distingish one from another. Even if he didn't put it's name on a sign, he still needs to start refering to it by a name.

I do like the name Road Star with maybe a shooting star in the background or corner of the sign and I do also like Steel Tux with the sign done in black and white with a touch of copper accents. Maybe the front of a tux in the background of the sign. Can you just picture Rudy walking around the Autorama all weekend with one of those stupid fake tuxedo t-shirts on. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'm sure whatever Rudy decides will be in extremly good taste.

[Thirdyfivepickup]

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DrJ how do you breath with your head that far up your ass?

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http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Man, I'm cryin over here!

I love this car. When I look at it I think of a 40s gangster... dressed to the nines but ready to kick yer ass at a moments notice. How bout "Instigator" (dunno if its speelledd right ore knot)

[DrJ]

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DrJ how do you breath with your head that far up your ass?

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I'm still up wind from N.J. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[mytlo56]

Weren't these cars known for their moon shine carrying abilities back in the day?

If so, you gotta', gotta' do something w/ that theme. Ain't nuthin cooler than corn licker.

[DrJ]

If I had an old black Ford, (or black whatever) with some copper appointments, and I'd had it long enough to 'break it in" and get comfortable wearing it around town, I'd be tempted to call it "Penny Loafer".

Now some might think that meant it was slow, but it's strictly in reference to the shoe we all wore in the 50's and 60's and put pennys in the tops of them. and the cool one's were always black.

Now I'm more of a cruiser than a racer (although some diehard never seen a passing gear cruiser friends of mine would disagree) so I might be able to get behind a title like that where's a die hard drag racer might not.
They might wear different shoes from me I guess.

[DIRTYT]

i name all my cars the ones i dont name dont last long. its kinda allways a mistake.
some names have been
72 riviera:prissy (damn thing didnt like to start)
61 coupe deville: alice, some chick called it alice one day and it kinda stuck
the 50 never got a name. i guess since i didnt build it i didnt feel right driving it let alone naming it.
and the new biscayne got named the moldy biscuit by the parts girl from napa when i asked her to get me some parts
i think cars should have girls names. like the 40 i would name after some preety in the face fat chick i knew. cause thats kinda what the 40 reminds me of http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif but thats my .02 worth

later
Bryan

[Fat Hack]

Ha Ha Ha...I can relate to some of your names, DirtyT...my last Oldsmobile got the name "Cold Hearted Moody Bitch" cuz it was so tempermental in cold weather until it warmed up.

It's stablemate at the time, a junk Topaz was dubbed "The Sweet-Lovin' Rock & Roll Machine" cuz it would fire up and go with no quips even after sitting for a month or more!

My current beater has been christened the "Buzz Bomb", but the 49 Chevy doesn't have an official name yet...I have to DRIVE the car before I can name it!

[nailhead60]

Thats a tough call naming a dame like that !!

[Hot Rod To Hell]

My baby momma always just called my car "The Bitch", as in "Wheres Steve? Oh.. He's out with the Bitch!", "The bitch gets all the Money!!!", "The bitch gets all your time!!!!" or " you love the bitch more than me!!!" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[kritz]

rudy, if you're looking for something kinda funny....go with "The Gay Bitch"

although i think "roadstar" is the winner in my book...
it's a beautiful car, i'm in agreement with not painting the name anywhere on it.
did race have any good ideas about names..???

[hillbilly]

VERY nice ride there...that windshield post looks great that way...naming them is a personal thing, but sometimes a name from someone else just sticks...

my cars almost always had names, some in good taste, some were not.

51 coupe was "annie"....kinda like the earlier post up there above, where this lil gal called it that and it stuck...

'59 biscayne went through several...butch bitch (after I found out the guy I bought it from was a flamer, the bad kind), moving violation (nothing on it was legal, I even took the tags off and ran without them for 6 months just to prove I could, never got pulled over even with the open exhaust runnin through lake pipes, all the kool stuff was either dangerous or stolen, defnately stupidity at its worst), reflector collector (road reflectors had somethin to do with this the day a friend at school put his 13" wires on it and we took it for a drive) before finally being named corvecayne and never going anywhere again...

the 47' chevy that sat for a couple years was "lulabelle" because thats what the elderly lady whom i had to get to sign the replacement title told me her kids named it back in 1956..

the 56 chieftain is "Jezebel", because a certain lil redheaded chick I know named it that...

66 dodge polara I drove in High School was "Marilyn" because the two humps on the dash reminded me of Ms Monroe's tits...

the very first vehicle I ever had, a yellow/white/orange 1963 Ford Econoline with green shag carpet and metallic green seats, black dash with kraco radio was "piece of hippie sh*t"

the '61 comet I owned twice (1999 and again in 1999) was called the "vomit" by the same guy both times, who later turned out to be a bad renter and jerk who sells your stuff while you are living out of state...

both ex wives had completely different names for my rides than I did, usually because of jealous reasons...

it seems to me, people have always named their rides...something about the love with one's vehicle...I guess it comes from the days when people named their horses...

[thrasherbill]

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the 47' chevy that sat for a couple years was "lulabelle" because thats what the elderly lady whom i had to get to sign the replacement title told me her kids named it back in 1956..

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My Dad always told me it was bad luck to change a car's name so I always make a point of asking the seller if the car has a name when I buy it.People usually just look at me funny when I ask. Only one that had an answer was a '69 Karmann Ghia that the owner called "the Ghia". My '57 rat bug is called "Herr Pie" and yes, it is painted on the decklid.

Bill

[roadstar]

Thanks for all the positive comments so far. I actually thought I might get more flack just for sugjesting nameing my car.
Roadstar could work, But the funny thing is I found out there is a motorcycle named that AFTER I chose it for my handle here on the HAMB http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
There has to be a perfect name for the car, I just know it.

I was kicking around the name "Voodoo Chile' From the Jimi Hendrix song and also covered by Stevie Ray Vaughn, But I think it would confuse most people.

I could call it the MONEY PIT http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[CherryBlossom]

Well shit, since it took all your money...call it "The Government"

[roadstar]

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Well shit, since it took all your money...call it "The Government"


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That would be pronounced "GUB-MENT" in these parts. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[jdubbya]

Its pronounced "GUB-MENT CHEESE" in my neck of the hood. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Hot Rod To Hell]

You must live in the smart part of town Joe, Cuz by the shop it's "Gubma Chee" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Plowboy]

Rudy, since this post just keeps going on, and you still haven't decided on a name, I just thought I'd step up and end it all for you right here:

Cock N' Balls

On your sign you could have a picture of a plucked chicken holding a beer and grabbing his package.

Never mind, Maybe I'll use that for my next one!

[Donzie]

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My baby momma always just called my car "The Bitch", as in "Wheres Steve? Oh.. He's out with the Bitch!", "The bitch gets all the Money!!!", "The bitch gets all your time!!!!" or " you love the bitch more than me!!!" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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And what's her point?