So Cliff will say something like this: "I'm going to mow with the John Deere."
"Which John Deere?" I'll ask.
And he'll specify.
It happened again this morning, and I said, "Cliff, we have to find names for each tractor so we always know which one we're talking about."
Here's what we came up with:
Recently acquired classic lawn tractor, "Little Johnny".
The old primered-but-unpainted 520. We'll probably just call her "The 520". Cliff is raking hay with this one as I type.
And the current work-horse of the farm...
"The Jap-Deere", because these modern John Deeres are made in Japan... at least in part. I stole this name from the Tractor Tales message board, by the way. There are many other terms I've learned on that forum, some of which I would hesitate to use, most found in the Taler Dictionary.
That picture is over a year old; it makes me rather sad to look at it because, in order to move in with us recently, Arick had to get rid of that pit bull. I know that was hard for him.
10 comments:
Great names for great toy, I mean work horses! Hope your enjoying your today!
Katie
As long as they all have a use , it is a 'deere' thing that you have them all I guess. I really only thought one needed 1 tractor. Little did I know for sure. 'On Ya' -ma
cool names for the tractors :)
when I was a kid we called our Father's BigRed.
I never thought you'd ever need more than one tractor. But, I'm a city girl here.
Pam
Great idea to name them!! Good choices.
Hugs
Carrie
"Jap-Deere" is ringing a little PC incorrect to me but, then again, I don't really think you need to worry about it, living where you do. I haven't heard the Japanese people reffered to as "Japs" since watching old WWII footage on the History Channel.
And I guess the plural of Deere would take an "s" although it sounds funny to say "Deeres".
They look like fine tractors for a fine family!
Mosie, Please visit Judi Heartsongs journal and enter. You are the reason I kept journaling. You express yourself well and you are interesting. Just think about it, OK????? Anne
The weekend just past, I was in Hallowell, Maine for an 'Old Hallowell Day' parade. There was only one tractor entered in the parade, but it was an old John Deere ... don't ask ... I don't know ... all done over and shining so nice. You and Cliff immediately came to mind. :)
I like the names you picked for each one... my husband would love to have those. We have a commercial Toro. Hugs,
Lisa
Ouch. Mort is right. "Jap" is not a good word. It's a racist slur. My husband is half Japanese and grew up with classmate taunts of "Jap" and "Chink" (from the especially stupid). It's like the "N" word to African-Americans.
I know it's a generational thing. My Dad still occasionally uses the "J" word. He grew up during WWII and it was as common as saying Nazi for all Germans (and I am of German decent - adopted by Irish Catholics).
Still love ya Mosie, so don't sweat it. I know you guys don't mean anything negative by it. :-)
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