# Suggestions for names for my truck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2012, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255 "2012-11-27T09:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/1 "2012-11-27T09:51:02Z")
I’ve recently bought a new truck, and it needs a name. It’s a 2012 Chevy Tahoe. Admittedly, it’s a little more than I need to get around town; but I also need to get to large cities nearby (Calgary and Edmonton), and to Toronto, which I drive to once or twice a year. A bigger vehicle is called for, especially with our winters. My previous vehicles have been named after cartoon characters. My 1986 Honda CRX was “Opus,” after the Bloom County strip; my 1990 Jeep was “Hobbes,” after Calvin and Hobbes. My 2000 Chevy Blazer was “Big Cal,” since he was a bigger form of Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes. Given all that, Dopers, what do you suggest I name my 2012 Chevy Tahoe? ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/2 "2012-11-27T12:42:19Z")
Kup. [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kup\_(G1)](http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kup_(G1)) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/3 "2012-11-27T14:58:59Z")
Doctor Tongue. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/4 "2012-11-27T15:08:06Z")
My trucks are always named Tom. Although this is the first one without a stick. Maybe it should be Tammy? Nah, can’t see me driving a girl truck, so Tom it is. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/5 "2012-11-27T15:11:42Z")
How about Poncho? (Pooch Cafe). ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/6 "2012-11-27T15:14:32Z")
Big Bertha… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/7 "2012-11-27T16:03:03Z")
Moose. I think a big truck being driven in Canada should be called “Moose.” ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/8 "2012-11-27T17:29:21Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Moose. I think a big truck being driven in Canada should be called “Moose.” Or Dudley Do-Right. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/9 "2012-11-27T17:33:29Z")
They have trucks in Canada? Live and learn. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/10 "2012-11-27T18:49:28Z")
Bruno. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/11 "2012-11-27T19:26:35Z")
Conan the Grammarian? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/12 "2012-11-27T19:29:49Z")
Spiff ---
**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:** [November 27, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/13 "2012-11-27T19:45:51Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They have trucks in Canada? Live and learn. ??? I can’t tell if you’re making a joke or not - we have nothing _but_ trucks in Canada. How about [Bucky Katt](http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID567/images/6a00d83455cd0569e200e54f44da728833-500wi.jpg) from Get Fuzzy? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/14 "2012-11-27T19:48:42Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > ??? I can’t tell if you’re making a joke or not - we have nothing _but_ trucks in Canada. > > How about [Bucky Katt](http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID567/images/6a00d83455cd0569e200e54f44da728833-500wi.jpg) from Get Fuzzy? Just a gratuitous dig at our little brother to the north. Wouldn’t Satchel make more sense? He is Canadian. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/15 "2012-11-27T19:49:29Z")
Hmm, you’ve got a point there. If you wear a toque, that’ll probably cover it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/16 "2012-11-27T19:50:56Z")
Mooch from Mutts? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/17 "2012-11-27T20:10:24Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > ??? I can’t tell if you’re making a joke or not - we have nothing _but_ trucks in Canada. Wait – it’s supposed to be Toronto claiming to speak for the whole of Canada, not Alberta! ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/18 "2012-11-27T20:16:29Z")
What colour is the truck?! Can’t have a name without a colour, dangit! If it’s orange, I vote for Garfield. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/19 "2012-11-27T21:02:05Z")
HAWK ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255/20 "2012-11-27T21:24:12Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Wait – it’s supposed to be Toronto claiming to speak for the whole of Canada, not Alberta! Alberta’s got all the money now, so we call the shots. 🆒 Congrats on the new vehicle, **Spoons**! I second Bucky (since I suggested it to **Cat Whisperer** and all. :D) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255.md?page=2)