The other day, I was stopped at a red light. As I sometimes do, I took the opportunity to use the highly-reflective back of the vehicle in front of me to check my headlights. As I was looking at the back of the vehicle I was using as a mirror, I had to laugh.
The vehicle in question is a very, very common one. But it had never occurred to me that its name was an oxymoron.
And while I'm at it, there's another vehicle out there whose name also has an unusual property. Most vehicles' names are singular. Occasionally, you will find a plural noun used as a vehicle name. But I can only think of one that uses a collective noun (a single noun that refers to a group of things) as its name.
No, no prizes for getting them.
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Armada!... (Below threshold)1. Posted by J. Wilson | June 24, 2010 11:15 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Armada!
1. Posted by J. Wilson | June 24, 2010 11:15 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 11:15
2. Posted by Jay Tea | June 24, 2010 11:23 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Damn, I forgot about the Armada, Wilson. It does fit, but it wasn't the one I had in mind. Nice catch.
J.
2. Posted by Jay Tea | June 24, 2010 11:23 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 11:23
3. Posted by SShiell | June 24, 2010 11:52 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Mitsubishi Mirage
3. Posted by SShiell | June 24, 2010 11:52 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 11:52
4. Posted by Korla Pundit | June 24, 2010 11:56 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Buick Enclave
4. Posted by Korla Pundit | June 24, 2010 11:56 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 11:56
5. Posted by korla Pundit | June 24, 2010 11:59 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Dodge Caravan
5. Posted by korla Pundit | June 24, 2010 11:59 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 11:59
6. Posted by Jay Tea | June 24, 2010 12:09 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Korla, yup. I was thinking "Caravan." "Enclave" is a territory, and "Mirage" doesn't contradict with "Mitsubishi" -- which means, as I recall, "Three Diamonds."
Wow. I didn't think the oxymoron would be the one to last over an hour... especially when it's an especially appropriate one for a motor vehicle.
As I guy I once knew learned to his detriment.
J.
6. Posted by Jay Tea | June 24, 2010 12:09 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 12:09
7. Posted by LissaKay | June 24, 2010 12:15 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Dodge Ram
(my hubs drives one)
7. Posted by LissaKay | June 24, 2010 12:15 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 12:15
8. Posted by Jay Tea | June 24, 2010 12:18 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
...and there goes the second one.
This guy I knew was once rear-ended at a toll booth in his truck. I pointed out "Steve, you have 'Ram' emblazoned across the rear. Sooner or later, someone was gonna hit you."
His answer? "I thought I could 'Dodge.'"
J.
8. Posted by Jay Tea | June 24, 2010 12:18 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 12:18
9. Posted by JAT0 | June 24, 2010 12:42 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Cherokee Pioneer is a contemporarry classic
9. Posted by JAT0 | June 24, 2010 12:42 PM |
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Posted on June 24, 2010 12:42
10. Posted by 914 | June 24, 2010 1:17 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Dodge Charger. Mopar powered.
10. Posted by 914 | June 24, 2010 1:17 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 13:17
11. Posted by Tim | June 24, 2010 2:13 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Suzuki Swift?
11. Posted by Tim | June 24, 2010 2:13 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 14:13
12. Posted by Falze | June 24, 2010 2:50 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Tim wins. I don't know what, what he definitely wins.
12. Posted by Falze | June 24, 2010 2:50 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 14:50
13. Posted by Jim Addison | June 24, 2010 4:05 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Henry Waxman should hold hearings on it.
13. Posted by Jim Addison | June 24, 2010 4:05 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 16:05
14. Posted by WildWillie | June 24, 2010 4:40 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Jeep Country Wagon. Just thought I would throw it out there. ww
14. Posted by WildWillie | June 24, 2010 4:40 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on June 24, 2010 16:40
15. Posted by GarandFan | June 24, 2010 6:50 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Nova.
15. Posted by GarandFan | June 24, 2010 6:50 PM |
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Posted on June 24, 2010 18:50
16. Posted by Mike G in Corvallis | June 24, 2010 8:05 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
But I can only think of one that uses a collective noun (a single noun that refers to a group of things) as its name.
Ahem. Subaru.
And how about the Ford Taurus, a collection of the same things that make up the Pleiades?
"Caravan" has at least two singular meanings, (via dictionary.reference.com):
If a "caravan" qualifies as a group activity, then how about the Ford Expedition?
16. Posted by Mike G in Corvallis | June 24, 2010 8:05 PM |
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Posted on June 24, 2010 20:05
17. Posted by Rich | June 24, 2010 9:06 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Gremlin?
17. Posted by Rich | June 24, 2010 9:06 PM |
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Posted on June 24, 2010 21:06
18. Posted by Lynn | June 24, 2010 10:31 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
How about the Mustang Cobra?
18. Posted by Lynn | June 24, 2010 10:31 PM |
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Posted on June 24, 2010 22:31
19. Posted by 1903A3 | June 25, 2010 10:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Plymouth Barracuda
19. Posted by 1903A3 | June 25, 2010 10:48 AM |
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Posted on June 25, 2010 10:48
20. Posted by 1903A3 | June 25, 2010 10:49 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
RoadRunner...BEEP... BEEP!
20. Posted by 1903A3 | June 25, 2010 10:49 AM |
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Posted on June 25, 2010 10:49
21. Posted by Phil Carlson | June 25, 2010 10:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rambler Rebel. I can just see James Dean driving one.
21. Posted by Phil Carlson | June 25, 2010 10:25 PM |
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Posted on June 25, 2010 22:25