We named our E23 today

[bborzell]

Well, we decided to formally name our E23. And there’s a story behind it.

When we took it in to DMV for registration/taxes, the woman who inspected it asked me to hold one end of the tape measure. She was at the front and I was at the back. As she noted the length, she looked at the Escape 23 on the band and said, “Es-ca-pe”.

I said, “Well I guess some French Canadians might pronounce it that way.” She replied, “That’s how Dory in “Finding Nemo” pronounced it.

When I mentioned the exchange to Deb, she said, “I think we have a name for our trailer”.

She called ETI looking for the color code so we could get someone to cut a vinyl accent and the person we had worked with on the band design/color volunteered to draw up and order the accent piece for us.

The ETI folks are really in it to make the Escape’ owning experience a good one.

 

[iamunique127]

Good name.

If you want to be grammatically correct that accent mark is called Accent Aigu

 

[Perry Butler]

So you feel this is a better name than “Gort” ?

Enjoy,

Perry

 

[Iowa Dave]

That’s a real nice looking Tailer for sure. In my enthusiasm and my poor sense of rhyming, we had a little kickoff at a rally a few years back that we called Escapes and Canapés. A fine bottle of Cognac completed the confusion of pronunciations but we had fun none the less.
Congrats on a great trailer, you’ll have a fine time with it I’m sure.
Iowa Dave

 

[bborzell]

So you feel this is a better name than “Gort” ?

Enjoy,

Perry

Yeah, Gort was too much like inside baseball. It was like you had to know who Michael Rennie was.

 

[C&G in FL]

I might have named it “23 and Me.”

 

[Centex]

Congrats again on your handsome new trailer.

... When we took it in to DMV for registration/taxes, the woman who inspected it asked me to hold one end of the tape measure. She was at the front and I was at the back. As she noted the length .....

Just curious, what did California DMV determine the length to be for their purposes? Was that just body length, ball-to-bumper, or .... ?

 

[HarleyD]

23 Skiddoo

 

[bborzell]

Congrats again on your handsome new trailer.



Just curious, what did California DMV determine the length to be for their purposes? Was that just body length, ball-to-bumper, or .... ?

She went from coupler to rear bumper, leaving off the spare tire.

 

[bborzell]

Good name.

If you want to be grammatically correct that accent mark is called Accent Aigu

So my wife discovered when she researched the best way to recreate Dory’s statement.

 

[bborzell]

That’s a real nice looking Tailer for sure. In my enthusiasm and my poor sense of rhyming, we had a little kickoff at a rally a few years back that we called Escapes and Canapés. A fine bottle of Cognac completed the confusion of pronunciations but we had fun none the less.
Congrats on a great trailer, you’ll have a fine time with it I’m sure.
Iowa Dave

Thanks, Dave.

 

[Centex]

She went from coupler to rear bumper, leaving off the spare tire.

gotchya, what was the number?

 

[bborzell]

gotchya, what was the number?

25 ft, if I recall correctly. I can check it out today to confirm.

 

[Centex]

25 ft, if I recall correctly. I can check it out today to confirm.

Close enough, was just curious, thanks!

 

[DanandDaphne]

Is that Italian?

It must be Italian!

Nice looking trailer, congratulations!

 

[h2owmn]

23 and me. that's hilarious.