Naming help

[purple]

I lost the plot slightly more at work and my stationery are starting to get personality. My stapler is named Eeyore which suits him but I can't think of a suitable name for my staple remover.

He reminds me of a hyperactive child and chirps/squeals when used. One prong is bent and he does his job without complaint. Silver with black plastic. Any ideas?

Yeah I know, I need a more productive work hobby.

[Kal]

The important question is do they have googly eyes yet? Mine used to when I was in an office - the computer screen had eyebrows and a moustache too though.
I think my staple remover was "Mr Snappy", or "Ken" if you were being informal.

[NecessaryCatharsis]

We have EVERYTHING at work named. We turn in gas receipts with our own names (or nicknames, everyone at work has nicknames too) and the trucks 'name' as opposed to unit number. Theres Connie, Hank, Ferdie etc. Our staple puller is named Tommie (after tom cruise long pointy teeth in whatever vampire movie he was in decades ago). Our bin is named Audrey (feed me Seymore), our generators have names (Debbie (she's a downer), reg, BBB (big blue bastard), big mike, little mike, etc).

If my staple puller was loud and hyper like a child I might call him Dennis (the Menace) or Nermal. Not weird at all.

[Shannarah]

After googling, companion name - Tigger, opposite personality
Does the opposite of what Eyore does

[Jester]

Surgeon. That's what I would name a staple remover, if I were so inclined.

Me, I stick to naming vehicles.

My current Blazer is Cathy.
My previous Blazer was Babs.

Many of you have seen me refer to my bicycles, Amanda, Betsy, and my newest baby, Rebecca.

My new (to me) red motor scooter: Rhonda the Red Rum Runner.

[Seanette]

I name my computers. I've had Frankenputer, Lurch, Dexter, Hannibal, and I still need to name the current Windows XP desktop (recently Frankensteined together, but I've already used that name. I do tend to think of computers as male). My current phone (Samsung Galaxy SIII) is named Orion.

At work, the shredder in the admin office is called Chewie. He's a messy eater, too.

[MoonCat]

Rhonda the Red Rum Runner

For some reason when I try to say this out loud it comes out wrong. Good tongue twister there!

I haven't named my items at work although my stapler does have googly eyes on it. I still haven't decided where to stick the larger pair of googly eyes I brought in.

At home, though, my laptop is Stanley and my printer is Meredith....named for the solenoid robots on the old Roger Ramjet cartoon show.

[AccountingDrone]

Staple remover, Vlad, of course. Sheesh =)
Our previous Chevy S-10, a 1984 we bought for $700 in 1990 had previously been in an accident and there was an ever so slight twist in the frame we named Betsy at first, then when pieces kept falling off and being wired or duct taped back on, Zombie. [interior, stuff like glove box door, inner door lining, head liner, trim strips...]
My 1979 Scout was Baby.
My desktop is named Socrates, the laptop is Diogenes, the tablet is Hyapatia.

[Jester]

The scooter was partly named for my favorite liquor, and partly because of The Shining.

And speaking of google eyes, does anyone know if they make really large google eyes? It would be awesome to attach a pair to Rhonda. They'd have to be weather resistant, of course, this being the tropics and all. But it would be a very cool Key Weird kinda thing to do. And amusingly, not that odd on the Key Weird scale...I haven't seen it lately, but there used to be a woman in town with a pink scooter all done up like a flamingo, including feathers and boas, among other things.

...then when pieces kept falling off and being wired or duct taped back on, Zombie. [interior, stuff like glove box door, inner door lining, head liner, trim strips...]

Sadly, a common problem with Chevy trucks of that era. I had that issue with my '89 Blazer, and to a lesser extent with my current '00 Blazer. Mechanically great, non-mechanically, they age badly.

[Ironclad Alibi]

For the staple remover, how about Fizgig, from the movie The Dark Crystal.

[JustaCashier]

Another idea for the staple remover, in honor of the recently passed Richard Kiel how about "Jaws"?

Mike

[Kal]

And speaking of google eyes, does anyone know if they make really large google eyes?

Largest I've found are about an inch in diameter. I've got a bunch of varying sizes that I glued to magnetic strips and decorated various household items with. The toaster looks quite good with it's five eyes now.

[Jester]

Largest I've found are about an inch in diameter.

Well, then you have these that are 7 inches in diameter. Definitely too large to put on the front of a scooter. These seem to be more small car size.

Now that I'm actually looking for such things, I probably should take measurements of the front of my scooter, see what I have to work with.

Also, for the crafty and engineering types: what would I have to do to keep such googly eyes on a scooter that goes upwards of 45 mph, on a tropical island that has frequent rainy and windy conditions? Not that I drive my scooter in the rain--I actually go out of my way not too. But even when it's not moving, the scooter will still be exposed to the elements. And every now and then, I do get caught in the rain.

So, best way to keep googly eyes attached to a two wheeled motor vehicle, when such things were clearly never designed for such a purpose? They come with an adhesive back, but I'm guessing it's not wind tunnel tested.


EDITED TO ADD: Upon continued hunting, found these 4 inch eyes. At a guess, I'm thinking these would be more scooter-friendly.

[wolfie]

So, best way to keep googly eyes attached to a two wheeled motor vehicle, when such things were clearly never designed for such a purpose? They come with an adhesive back, but I'm guessing it's not wind tunnel tested.

No experience with two-wheeled motor vehicles, but I've used Lepage's "No More Nails" tape to attach stainless plates for annual safety and IFTA stickers to my truck for the past 4 years, and haven't had any problems with it coming loose.

[Jester]

Something I'll check into.

One thing I hadn't thought of when I first started pondering about the googly eyes for the scooter: it has to be something that doesn't leave marks when I remove them in a year, when I (hopefully) move back to Phoenix and sell the scooter before I leave here. Since not everyone is going to want a scooter with googly eyes.