OT: Why I refuse to prefix table names with "tbl"

I have been a bit busy lately and have not had much time to blog. But I came across a post today that reminded me of one of my firm rules. The post topic was naming conventions, and one of the conventions discussed was prefixing table names with "tbl". Now generally I prefer not to prefix variable and object names that way. I find it redundant, but I am not militant about the subject.

But I do remember seeing a post some time ago in which the asker used both a prefix and suffix. So their full table name was tblCustomerTable. Now, all stylistic preferences aside, I absolutely refuse to do that. Why? Because it might require me to have a conversation, in front of actual people, where I found myself uttering the words ".. and then do a select on the table customer table table". Say that three times fast. Can you imagine if the entire schema were like that? A minute or two of hearing ridiculous phrases like that and the entire room would start snickering. A minute after that I doubt even I could keep a straight face.

If I am ever unfortunate enough to work with such a schema, I can only hope all conversations take place via conference call .. and that everyone's mute button is working ;)