I keep away from the Southern United States as much as possible, but as I've been told by those who spent time there it is very common for men to name their cars.* My brother, as well, went to college in the Mid-Western part of the country. He felt compelled to name his car as everyone else around him did (his was a parody of their strange custom). * So common that an asinine TV series "Dukes of Hazard" had their car named "The General Lee".
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010