I was driving my car last week... and I came up behind a Ford Probe.
From my vantage point, I could not ascertain the gender of the driver. As I
sat there waiting for the green light it suddenly dawned on me, a Ford Probe?
What would possess the management of FOMOCO to settle upon the name Probe?
Perhaps the boardroom members were convinced that the name was synonymous with
NASA's Voyager, a deep space probe.However, there is only one visual that comes into my mind when I think of the word probe. Anyone who has suffered through the indignant yet necessary procedures during a physical examination knows exactly what the word probe means. Did the hierarchy of Ford actually consider the negative connotation associated with the moniker they picked for their little sport coup? They even proudly built a Probe GT, a faster probe. Ouch. Maybe I am the only one out here that finds this particular car name slightly offensive. If so, it certainly would not be the first, or last time I stood firmly on a concept that resulted in folks shaking their heads or whispering behind my back. But, as always, I feel I am right on track.  continued...
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