Many years ago the Pitmaster at Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse resolutely informed me that all pits have their own personality and it is terrible luck to not recognize this by naming them.
Following this sage advice, over the years I have had a Sputnik, R2D2, Bertha, and Humpty among others. It took a while for my OTS to reveal her personality to me, but she is now officially the "Black Pearl"
So - am I nuts (as my wife suspects) or does anyone else have names for their cookers?