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A Pair of Cat's Names
Okay, I need a pair of cat's names. Two kittens, probably littermates, about
3 months old. The boy is black/white, the girl is grey/white. They belong to my neighbor but tonight they are staying with me because I want to take them for their vaccinations. (The neighbour wouldn't bother with this.) So, I need temporary names for them when I take them to the animal hospital tomorrow. Any ideas? Flippy. |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
Okay, I need a pair of cat's names. Two kittens, probably littermates, about
3 months old. The boy is black/white, the girl is grey/white. They belong to my neighbor but tonight they are staying with me because I want to take them for their vaccinations. (The neighbour wouldn't bother with this.) So, I need temporary names for them when I take them to the animal hospital tomorrow. Any ideas? Thinking of English history, Lady Jane (Grey). So the boy gets to be called John Thomas to match. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Okay, I need a pair of cat's names. Two kittens, probably littermates, about 3 months old. The boy is black/white, the girl is grey/white. They belong to my neighbor but tonight they are staying with me because I want to take them for their vaccinations. (The neighbour wouldn't bother with this.) So, I need temporary names for them when I take them to the animal hospital tomorrow. Any ideas? Thinking of English history, Lady Jane (Grey). So the boy gets to be called John Thomas to match. Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. I like you less for this suggestion. You refuse to get your tom neutered and he roams outside. We have spoken about this before. Is this connected at all with the kittens you have at the moment? Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. I like you less for this suggestion. Is "John Thomas" considered vulgar or something? I mean, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might name a cat Willie or Dick or Peter or Johnson, even though those names all mean "penis" in the US. (OK, I doubt I'd name a cat "Johnson". Probably not Dick either. ) But I wouldn't name a cat, say, "Pr*ck", which has a much more vulgar connotation, not to mention it being an epithet. Poor kitty, it would be like you were insulting him every time you said his name! I have a hard time believing that "John Thomas" is *that* rude - I mean it must be a pretty common name over there - but I defer to the UKers on that one. Joyce |
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wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. I like you less for this suggestion. Is "John Thomas" considered vulgar or something? I mean, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might name a cat Willie or Dick or Peter or Johnson, even though those names all mean "penis" in the US. (OK, I doubt I'd name a cat "Johnson". Probably not Dick either. ) But I wouldn't name a cat, say, "Pr*ck", which has a much more vulgar connotation, not to mention it being an epithet. Poor kitty, it would be like you were insulting him every time you said his name! I have a hard time believing that "John Thomas" is *that* rude - I mean it must be a pretty common name over there - but I defer to the UKers on that one. Did you ever read "Lady Chatterley's Lover?" If so, you will know that John Thomas means what I said before and it not a fit name for a cat. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. I like you less for this suggestion. Is "John Thomas" considered vulgar or something? I mean, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might name a cat Willie or Dick or Peter or Johnson, even though those names all mean "penis" in the US. (OK, I doubt I'd name a cat "Johnson". Probably not Dick either. ) But I wouldn't name a cat, say, "Pr*ck", which has a much more vulgar connotation, not to mention it being an epithet. Poor kitty, it would be like you were insulting him every time you said his name! I have a hard time believing that "John Thomas" is *that* rude - I mean it must be a pretty common name over there - but I defer to the UKers on that one. Did you ever read "Lady Chatterley's Lover?" If so, you will know that John Thomas means what I said before and it not a fit name for a cat. Tweed I used to know a young man (when I was also young) named John Thomas. I believe there was also a fairly well-known opera or classical singer in the U.S. by that name. Joy |
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On Apr 25, 6:54 pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. I like you less for this suggestion. Is "John Thomas" considered vulgar or something? I mean, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might name a cat Willie or Dick or Peter or Johnson, even though those names all mean "penis" in the US. (OK, I doubt I'd name a cat "Johnson". Probably not Dick either. ) But I wouldn't name a cat, say, "Pr*ck", which has a much more vulgar connotation, not to mention it being an epithet. Poor kitty, it would be like you were insulting him every time you said his name! I have a hard time believing that "John Thomas" is *that* rude - I mean it must be a pretty common name over there - but I defer to the UKers on that one. Did you ever read "Lady Chatterley's Lover?" If so, you will know that John Thomas means what I said before and it not a fit name for a cat. But it was what Robert Heinlein named the _supposed_ protagonist of his juvenile SF novel The Star Beast and not only that, the real protagonist, JT's alien "pet" who turns out ot be a princess of a very advanced alien race, has a hobby of "raising John Thomases." Heinlein got all of that past an editor who obviously did not know English slang as well as he did. Will in New Haven -- Tweed- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. I like you less for this suggestion. Is "John Thomas" considered vulgar or something? I mean, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I might name a cat Willie or Dick or Peter or Johnson, even though those names all mean "penis" in the US. (OK, I doubt I'd name a cat "Johnson". Probably not Dick either. ) But I wouldn't name a cat, say, "Pr*ck", which has a much more vulgar connotation, not to mention it being an epithet. Poor kitty, it would be like you were insulting him every time you said his name! I have a hard time believing that "John Thomas" is *that* rude - I mean it must be a pretty common name over there - but I defer to the UKers on that one. Did you ever read "Lady Chatterley's Lover?" If so, you will know that John Thomas means what I said before and it not a fit name for a cat. I suspect a lot of people would think it funny, rather than "not fit". It's true I didn't know the slang connotation, when I named my first cat "Peter" (it was my grandparents' surname), but I doubt that would have stopped me. |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
Okay, I need a pair of cat's names. Two kittens, probably littermates,
about 3 months old. The boy is black/white, the girl is grey/white. Thinking of English history, Lady Jane (Grey). So the boy gets to be called John Thomas to match. Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. More a literary allusion. D.H. Lawrence, look it up. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Okay, I need a pair of cat's names. Two kittens, probably littermates, about 3 months old. The boy is black/white, the girl is grey/white. Thinking of English history, Lady Jane (Grey). So the boy gets to be called John Thomas to match. Oh, no, he doesn't ever get called that. It is a slang name in the UK for a penis and it's not funny for a cat name and well you know it. More a literary allusion. D.H. Lawrence, look it up. Oooohh. How patronising. Maybe I forgot, then, that I read it in Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. Should I look it up again? It means what I said in the first place and is not a fit name for a male cat unless you want to make a fool of him. You are aware of this so I'm not sure why you suggested it to an American, who isn't. Tweed |
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