From: micdunn (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Thu Apr 10 2003 - 20:04:56 PDT
"Old Sparky"
-Sarge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Jankowiak" <eccm@swbell.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Was that RON ???
> Those are good names, but I was trying to find something both more
> frightening and appropriate to the commo purpose of the truck.
>
> This would be for the back of the tailgate.
>
> Seeing that I'm in Texas, I recall seeing "El Mama Grande", but it was
> on the back of a garbage scow. Not appropriate anyway.
>
> But the real question is, is the M35 female? Cars and boats sometimes
> are. planes?
>
> I had always thought of it as neutral in gender. I know that computer
> mainframes are usually named male gender associated. The operator will
> say,"he's thinking about it", when the machine is slow or busy. Maybe
> the M35 is too butch for a girly name?
>
> (Maybe I need to work on a good stencil of maybe a dog skull and
> crossbones where the skull is chewing the bones. Our NG maintenance
> truck has one like that on its M105 trailer.)
>
> Since it's a commo truck with 7 tranceivers not to mention a phone
> switch and repeater, anything come to mind there? I guess there's not
> much threatening about that!
>
> How about "The Operator" ? Hmm.. not quite there but close. I'm really
> in a conundrum.
>
> Any veterans recall names of Comm Central trucks?
>
> M35 Commo truck naming contest?
>
>
>
>
>
> Glen Bedel wrote:
> >
> > How about "Working Girl" or "Madame"?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Patrick Jankowiak [mailto:eccm@swbell.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:07 AM
> > To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Was that RON ???
> >
> > So is this a game you guys play, insulting each others trucks, etc?
> > Let me guess, you guys either:
> >
> > 1. really hate each other,
> > 2. really like each other,
> > 3. directly compete for show awards or otherwise upstaging,
> > or
> > 4. have strongly opposing opinions as to which kind of truck is king.
> >
> > (or queen, but I just can't think of any female monikers for mine. I did
> > have a Vietnam Vet who used to work on them suggest 'old wh*re' once
though.
> > I respect his opinion, but I just can't bring myself to stencil that on
the
> > tailgate.)
> >
> > kbernste32@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey call me a liar if you want, but I swore I saw
> > > RONZO on CNN at the head of the human shields.
> > > I also think I saw his truck upside down with smoke coming out of it
> > > on the side of a road - ooh, no sorry, no way, it was in way too good
> > > a shape to be his.
> > >
> > > KB
> > >
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