Name our new vehicular addition! Difficulty: narwhals
September 30, 2018 10:47 AM Subscribe
The partner just got a new #vanlife project van. It is dark blue and it is a chevy express. We have taken to naming our cars after animals, and he is especially partial to narwhals.
However he has specifically vetoed calling it the narwhal, even though his daughter and I are obviously planning to get it a nose horn. So what is a good alternative nickname? The more narwhally the better, but other whale names or puns are welcome as well.
Other family examples are our honda elements, elefent and whistlepig.
However he has specifically vetoed calling it the narwhal, even though his daughter and I are obviously planning to get it a nose horn. So what is a good alternative nickname? The more narwhally the better, but other whale names or puns are welcome as well.
Other family examples are our honda elements, elefent and whistlepig.
Sea-unicorne
Monoceros
Narvan
Vanwhal
posted by sleeping bear at 11:04 AM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Monoceros
Narvan
Vanwhal
posted by sleeping bear at 11:04 AM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
El NarVan (The Spanish word for narwhal is “narval”)
The Blue Whale
If you swap out the engine for an electric motor you could call it Elon Tusk
Fluke Skywalker
posted by ejs at 11:05 AM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
The Blue Whale
If you swap out the engine for an electric motor you could call it Elon Tusk
Fluke Skywalker
posted by ejs at 11:05 AM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Mobile Dick
posted by ejs at 11:07 AM on September 30, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by ejs at 11:07 AM on September 30, 2018 [4 favorites]
Just go totally literal and call it the Corpse Whale (literal meaning of narwhal).
"How did you get here?"
"Oh, the usual, Corpse Whale."
posted by Vortisaur at 11:11 AM on September 30, 2018 [4 favorites]
"How did you get here?"
"Oh, the usual, Corpse Whale."
posted by Vortisaur at 11:11 AM on September 30, 2018 [4 favorites]
The internet tells me "tuugaalik" is Greenlandic for "narwhal."
posted by nebulawindphone at 12:02 PM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by nebulawindphone at 12:02 PM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Unicorn of the sea!
posted by teststrip at 12:08 PM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by teststrip at 12:08 PM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]
Impale Rider
posted by jamjam at 12:28 PM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by jamjam at 12:28 PM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
We just bought a Beanie boo called "Nori the Narwhal"
posted by Ftsqg at 1:09 PM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Ftsqg at 1:09 PM on September 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Narwheels?
posted by effluvia at 1:21 PM on September 30, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by effluvia at 1:21 PM on September 30, 2018 [4 favorites]
Mr Vanwhal Narwheels is my vote.
posted by AlexiaSky at 1:56 PM on September 30, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by AlexiaSky at 1:56 PM on September 30, 2018 [5 favorites]
Ne'erwhal
posted by teremala at 2:09 PM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by teremala at 2:09 PM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]
You don't need to rush in on this. The Right Name will come to you, as it does with all cars having Personality.
Have y'all determined the car's gender/pronoun preferences yet? Are we leaning towards neutral names or gendered ones?
a couple options:
NarWALL-E
Wally
Narnia
Jonah
Marsellus Narwallace (what does marsellus narwallace look like?)
NARWHALDIS (its bigger on the inside)
Narwhallace & Gromit
iterating on teremala's: ne'er-do-whall
Narwhal backwards is lahwran. Lahwrance?
narwHAL 9000
Narwha Jones
posted by enfa at 2:22 PM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]
Have y'all determined the car's gender/pronoun preferences yet? Are we leaning towards neutral names or gendered ones?
a couple options:
NarWALL-E
Wally
Narnia
Jonah
Marsellus Narwallace (what does marsellus narwallace look like?)
NARWHALDIS (its bigger on the inside)
Narwhallace & Gromit
iterating on teremala's: ne'er-do-whall
Narwhal backwards is lahwran. Lahwrance?
narwHAL 9000
Narwha Jones
posted by enfa at 2:22 PM on September 30, 2018 [2 favorites]
Megalovan
Horny Blue Devil
Univan
Blue Whale
Blue Horn Moon
posted by DrAstroZoom at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2018
Horny Blue Devil
Univan
Blue Whale
Blue Horn Moon
posted by DrAstroZoom at 8:14 AM on October 1, 2018
gnarliest dude
posted by WeekendJen at 6:20 PM on October 1, 2018
posted by WeekendJen at 6:20 PM on October 1, 2018
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The Blue Impaler
The Monodon
The Spike Sinister
vanicorn
vanodon
monodonovan
minidon
navidon
posted by amtho at 11:01 AM on September 30, 2018 [3 favorites]