# Help us name the roomba!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 29, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787 "2011-07-29T23:31:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/41 "2011-08-03T11:41:38Z")

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Steve

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/42 "2011-08-03T11:45:45Z")

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I’m thinking of calling mine Retardo…but only because he run backwards in a circle and beeps forlornly. His Bump Sensor needs servicing and I haven’t bothered getting around-tuit.

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**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/43 "2011-08-04T16:13:42Z")

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T-0.101, pronounced Toe-ten-one.

Enjoy,  
Steven

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**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/44 "2011-08-05T17:15:23Z")

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Call it Windows  
… because it sucks! Ah-ha-ha-ha!

Don’t I just slay myself?

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**Author:** ![uuaschbaer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@uuaschbaer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uuaschbaer)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/45 "2011-08-05T17:31:14Z")

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Reginald. That’s Jeeves’ first name, I think.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/46 "2011-08-05T17:48:59Z")

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Call it cat toy  
or dog toy.

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**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-the-roomba/590787/47 "2011-08-05T21:13:46Z")

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This thread has made me want to get a Roomba. Though I’ve now given away the best name!

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