NAME … THAT … TRUCK!
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After gathering your many suggestions on what to name our new Red and Blue trucks, it’s time to vote.
We chose our five favorite names from the ones you suggested. The nominees can be seen below, in no particular order.
Once you’re ready to vote, CLICK HERE to take our quick, 2-question survey. [Survey has been closed.]
RED
- Big Red
- Tomeinator
- Squirt
- Clifford
- Bookosaurus
BLUE
- Smurf
- Cookie Monster
- Babe (the blue ox)
- Beauregarde
- Nessie
Again, that survey link is HERE. The results will be shared in a future post. [Survey is now closed.]
The Blue Monster
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Help! As mentioned in the last post in which you helped us name a truck, we’ve got another one we could use your naming input on.
It’s a former bread delivery truck with a top speed of 60 mph (unloaded, with all the doors open). Sides of aluminum with dual tires on the back. Here it is before we applied the logo this morning:
Pre-logo
And here it is with the logo applied:
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In situ at our Vandy location this year (logo still being applied):
Corner of 21st and Grand
Smoothing out the banner on the back:
We buy from out the back.
So what would you call this baby? Leave your ideas in the comments. Whoever suggests the chosen name will win a cool SWAG pack from BookFool.com! Multiple entries encouraged and appreciated.
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The Ultimate Behemoth
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What would you do with 27,000 lbs. of steel and redness? What if it had a siren, two industrial winches, and 10 bay doors for hauling around all kinds of cargo?
To tell the truth, we’re not sure we know the answers to those questions, but that didn’t stop us from plunking down a few grand for the mother of all delivery trucks. Witness:
Kris is the tiny dot behind the wheel.
Turns out this economy is a great time to get deals on giant diesel trucks. This is our second such purchase in ’09. The first, a smaller, lighter bread truck, will appear in its own blog post when we get it back from the painters.
Anyway, we’ve got big plans for this behemoth. It will hold at least 4 good buybacks worth of books, maybe more. We’re also considering outfitting it to deliver books and supplies to disaster areas. It was once a fire truck (hence the siren and winches), so we think it will enjoy helping others once again.
Kodiak
But before we can take it anywhere, this beast needs a name. Something befitting its raw power and size.
What would you call it? The chosen name will earn the suggester some nifty Book Fool swag and the people’s ovation.
Kris surprised to discover how much this thing weighs.
Leave your suggestions in the comments. Multiple entries appreciated. Thanks!
