John Fereira wrote:

I heard the same thing and it is based on traditional kayakers that used
their boats for hunting. The kayak wasn't just an extension of their body.
The kayaks that greenlanders built (and still do) are sized based on their
body size, and in fact various body parts are used to determine the
dimensions (okay, no quips about the size of the cockpit). As traditional
greenlanders used their kayaks for sustenance their primary existance was
directly tied to their boat. Giving it a name was thought of as giving it a
separate entity, and as hunters, their kayak was part of who they were.

That's kinda how I feel about it too. I don't name my kayak, cause that
would somehow imply that it was a separate entity from me, and I don't
feel that way about my kayak. My kayak is, to me, like a pair of pants.
When I "put it on", it becomes a part of me.

I do however name my vehicles! Or began to when I got a big ole 1985 3/4
ton Chevy Suburban. I names it Beastie, cause it was. (Shortened from
"The Beast" over time.) Then I had Beastie II, my second, less beastly
Suburban, an 1990 1/2 ton. And my current vehicle, a pretty liitle red
Caravan I call "Baby". She's a sweetheart too! :-)


--
John Kuthe,
1st rule of Govt: protect people from Govt
2nd rule of Govt: protect people from each other
BUT: It must *never* become the job of Govt to protect people from
themselves!