Wow...I made the same mistake several times when our baby was born, and got
similar responses from my wife!  I shall take your advice to heart.  My new
Vanagon is definitely "he,"  but maybe I should just name him Pat...

>From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
>Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Lighthearted Vanagon content - Boy or Girl?
>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:45:01 -0400
>
>
>:::-----Original Message-----
>:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>:::Of joe trussell
>:::Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 8:35 AM
>:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>:::Subject: Re: Lighthearted Vanagon content - Boy or Girl?
>:::
>
><snip>
>
>:::My new one is yet to be named, but it also seems like a fella.  The name
>:::was
>:::almost "Rex," because I was supposed to take delivery on Mardi Gras day,
>:::but
>:::I ended up getting it later in the week and had do jettison that name.
>:::So,
>:::I know it's a male, but I don't know what its name is.
>
>
>Joe, if you know your van is male, how can you possible offend him so by
>referring to him as "it!??!"  We know you're male, and we don't refer to
>you as it.
>
>If you want him to run well for you, you'd better watch your language!
>He's going to end up with gender confusion, and when you get him a
>girl-vanagon companion you'll never have little vanagons running around
>your yard.
>
>
>
>Joy
>
>
>
>****************************************************************
>Joy Hecht
>and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>
>For musings about life and the vanadventures:
>http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
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