# I named my iPod "The Titanic" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224 "2010-03-29T16:28:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mookieblaylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mookieblaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mookieblaylock)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/1 "2010-03-29T16:28:57Z")
That way, every time I plug it into my computer, I get a message that says “The Titanic is synching.” _rimshot_ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/2 "2010-03-29T16:32:42Z")
Heh heh heh. Good one. Well, not really “good,” _per se_… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/3 "2010-03-29T16:52:20Z")
I laughed. I may have had too much coffee this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/4 "2010-03-29T16:58:54Z")
I call mine the TARDIS because it’s [bigger on the inside](http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e98/CapeTwirlOfDoom/iTardisback.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/5 "2010-03-29T16:59:06Z")
I suppose your iPod is set to play “Nearer, My God, to Thee” as the Titanic synchs? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/6 "2010-03-29T17:06:18Z")
That amused me. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/7 "2010-03-29T17:35:16Z")
Ah, but does it have _Songe d´ Autoumne_ at the end of the playlist? ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/8 "2010-03-29T18:06:36Z")
If I could afford an iPhone, I would name it Ziggy. That way anytime someone asked me something (directions, IMDB type stuff or anything) and I looked it up, I could say “Ziggy says…” ---
**Author:** ![may\_be\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/9 "2010-03-29T18:13:40Z")
My god I dont mean to jump your case but my sister did the same thing (she named hers the boat, though) and thinks that it is probably the funniest thing shes ever done. She makes a point to tell everyone about it, and I just dont find it that funny. It’s worth a smile, OK, but its not as great as she makes it out to be. Just had to vent. I like yours better anyway. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/10 "2010-03-29T19:58:48Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > If I could afford an iPhone, I would name it Ziggy. That way anytime someone asked me something (directions, IMDB type stuff or anything) and I looked it up, I could say “Ziggy says…” _sigh_ Ooh boy… ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/11 "2010-03-31T21:06:09Z")
Maybe you should get this [skin](https://www.gelaskins.com/skins.php?SkinID=86&DeviceID=30&s=a&CategoryID=1) for it… ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/12 "2010-03-31T21:07:56Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I call mine the TARDIS because it’s [bigger on the inside](http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e98/CapeTwirlOfDoom/iTardisback.jpg). That’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/13 "2010-03-31T22:45:02Z")
My Ipod is named Nostradamus Jr. You can interpret that anyway you want. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/14 "2010-04-01T09:44:15Z")
The pun police are on their way. Please comply quietly. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/15 "2010-04-01T13:29:01Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > The pun police are on their way. Please comply quietly. please do not **Pun** ish us! ---
**Author:** ![Random\_Design](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58f4c7/32.png) [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/16 "2010-04-01T13:29:03Z")
I loled. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/17 "2010-04-01T13:37:41Z")
I like to name my wireless networks things like “Nature.” That way, every time I start up, the computer says “You are connected to Nature.” It’s _not at all_ ironic to need a computer to tell me that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/18 "2010-04-01T17:12:53Z")
This is genius. Any future iPod will be named in a similar way. The current one is named Jenny. (Of 867-5309 fame) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/19 "2010-04-01T17:19:13Z")
Well, I don;t have anything as fancy as an IPod. I did get a ST:TNG action figure recently, though. It’s the Captain, and it’s no ordinary action figure. Why just this morning, I slipped in the shower, and the action figure came running in to help me up. Yup, I was hoisted by my own Picard. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-named-my-ipod-the-titanic/534224/20 "2010-04-01T17:56:51Z")
This isn’t that clever, but as long as we’re sharing… I have a silver ipod nano - the 4gigabyte fourth generation that apple doesn’t really acknowledge, it was only sold for a brief period in ‘overseas markets’ like Canada. I named it: nano nano 🙂