Why Eric?

Being naturally dull, stupid and unimaginative whenever I'm asked to think of a name for something the first thing that usually occurs to me is Eric. This is a Monty Python reference - Eric the Half a Bee - and others. Consequently all my pets, children, possessions, and anything else I have been called on to name are called Eric. Actually it saves a lot of confusion - except when naming networked computers. That's a problem.

The only other exception to this is the yellow Labrador we used to have that I wanted to call Spot.