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Weird Pet Names
On May 7, 6:32?am, Lisa Katt wrote:
Cheryl Perkins skrev: I let a friend's child choose Mandy's name, and I just thought Betsy looked like a Betsy (when I realized she wasn't a tom!) - solid, sensible, calm. The latest cat was named Moses by his rescuer, but I wanted to name him Sam, partly as a reminder of another black tom I knew years ago who sadly ended up at the bridge prematurely. He'd been named Satan, which I disliked, but 'Sam' or 'Sammy' maintains the 'S' sound. I have a soft spot for neglected tomcats whose roaming nature and tendency to spray tends to cause thoughtless humans to discard them. Anyway, poor old Satan is long gone, but I remember him sometimes when scritching the very Biblically-named Sam/Moses. I've mentioned Harry-the-Cat before - he's actually titled G - Sir Harry Smudge The Cat - although he usually goes by simply 'Harry'. I've noticed that it seems to be more commone these days to give pets human names. I've always done it, and although I've known one or two people who don't like the idea of an animal having a human name, I know more who don't mind; some of whom would actually be honoured if a cat were named after them! -- Cheryl I know an old man named Harry. He calls his cat Potter. Elisabet- Hide quoted text - Haha. One of our board members is 96 years old, his last name is Nelson. His cat's name is Mandela. Sherry |
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Weird Pet Names
On 7 May 2007 00:04:23 -0700, Tish yodeled:
On May 6, 12:19 pm, Kathy wrote: All the talk about what your grandparents called you when you were a kid, reminded me that my grandma always called us Squirgee and to this day, I have no idea if it means anything,but I've called my granddaughter that a couple times myself.... Kathy aka Squirgee... My mother used to (and still does on occasion) call me "gogga" or "goggoitjie", which is grub or "little grub" in Afrikaans (caterpillar- type grub, not messy person, although both could equally apply). I'm sure that had *nothing* to do with me becoming an entomologist! Tish That's adorable! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War |
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"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message ... I let a friend's child choose Mandy's name, and I just thought Betsy looked like a Betsy (when I realized she wasn't a tom!) - solid, sensible, calm. The latest cat was named Moses by his rescuer, but I wanted to name him Sam, partly as a reminder of another black tom I knew years ago who sadly ended up at the bridge prematurely. He'd been named Satan, which I disliked, but 'Sam' or 'Sammy' maintains the 'S' sound. I have a soft spot for neglected tomcats whose roaming nature and tendency to spray tends to cause thoughtless humans to discard them. Anyway, poor old Satan is long gone, but I remember him sometimes when scritching the very Biblically-named Sam/Moses. I've mentioned Harry-the-Cat before - he's actually titled G - Sir Harry Smudge The Cat - although he usually goes by simply 'Harry'. I've noticed that it seems to be more commone these days to give pets human names. I've always done it, and although I've known one or two people who don't like the idea of an animal having a human name, I know more who don't mind; some of whom would actually be honoured if a cat were named after them! Somehow, some human names seem appropriate for pets, like Sam, Ben et al. Other seems strange, like Julie, Valerie, Stephanie, Vanessa, Stephen, John, Philip. My friend had a Rottweiller called Valerie, ruined her street cred ;-) Tweed |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
wrote in message ... Christine K. wrote: Irulan kirjoitti: I don't know if this would upset anyone here, but when I discovered that Lily's birthday (April 21) was the same day as Hitler's, I went around the house for about a week calling her my little Miss Adolf Hitler. Actually, Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, not April 21. I know this because my dad's born on April 21 too, is half German and used to live in what back then was Germany, but now belongs to Poland. Well, if you think it's bad to share a birthday with Hitler, I recently took a Stupid Internet Quiz (TM) called "Which Famous Leader Are You?", and I came out as Adoph Hitler. Other people who took the test were like Gandhi and Abe Lincoln and Einstein, and I'm Hitler?? When someone else posted that their result was Saddam Hussein, I felt much better. In case you have a burning need to know which famous leader you a http://similarminds.com/leader.html I just took the test and I am Gandhi. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Somehow, some human names seem appropriate for pets, like Sam, Ben et al. Other seems strange, like Julie, Valerie, Stephanie, Vanessa, Stephen, John, Philip. My friend had a Rottweiller called Valerie, ruined her street cred ;-) I'm sure I've posted this before, but a friend of a friend named her cat "Barbara". Definitely goes in your second category (IMO). Joyce |
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On Mon, 7 May 2007 18:59:37 -0400, Christina Websell wrote:
Somehow, some human names seem appropriate for pets, like Sam, Ben et al. Other seems strange, like Julie, Valerie, Stephanie, Vanessa, Stephen, John, Philip. My friend had a Rottweiller called Valerie, ruined her street cred ;-) Tweed LOL. I agree 100%. I had two cocker spaniels once (sorry to mention d*gs) named Chuck and Mousse. Mousse was chocolate colored. I had to take him to the vet once, and we were in the waiting room where they had these little stalls you could sit in while waiting. They called my name, and I got up and said (loudly enough for all to hear, unfortunately) "C'mon, Mousse; it's our turn." Everyone in the waiting room looked over to see what kind of huge, mongo dog was going in for a checkup... why else would he be named "Moose"? When he came around into view, in all his spaniel fluffiness and big-eared cuteness, the room burst into laughter. I had long since given up explaining that it was "Mousse, like the dessert; not Moose, like antlers." -- Joey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... wrote in message ... Christine K. wrote: Irulan kirjoitti: I don't know if this would upset anyone here, but when I discovered that Lily's birthday (April 21) was the same day as Hitler's, I went around the house for about a week calling her my little Miss Adolf Hitler. Actually, Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, not April 21. I know this because my dad's born on April 21 too, is half German and used to live in what back then was Germany, but now belongs to Poland. Well, if you think it's bad to share a birthday with Hitler, I recently took a Stupid Internet Quiz (TM) called "Which Famous Leader Are You?", and I came out as Adoph Hitler. Other people who took the test were like Gandhi and Abe Lincoln and Einstein, and I'm Hitler?? When someone else posted that their result was Saddam Hussein, I felt much better. In case you have a burning need to know which famous leader you a http://similarminds.com/leader.html I just took the test and I am Gandhi. Tweed I took the test, and depending on the number of questions, I'm either Lincoln, Hitler or Einstein. Lincoln came up twice. Joy |
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"Ketzl's Dad" wrote in message
. net... On Mon, 7 May 2007 18:59:37 -0400, Christina Websell wrote: Somehow, some human names seem appropriate for pets, like Sam, Ben et al. Other seems strange, like Julie, Valerie, Stephanie, Vanessa, Stephen, John, Philip. My friend had a Rottweiller called Valerie, ruined her street cred ;-) Tweed LOL. I agree 100%. I had two cocker spaniels once (sorry to mention d*gs) named Chuck and Mousse. Mousse was chocolate colored. I had to take him to the vet once, and we were in the waiting room where they had these little stalls you could sit in while waiting. They called my name, and I got up and said (loudly enough for all to hear, unfortunately) "C'mon, Mousse; it's our turn." Everyone in the waiting room looked over to see what kind of huge, mongo dog was going in for a checkup... why else would he be named "Moose"? When he came around into view, in all his spaniel fluffiness and big-eared cuteness, the room burst into laughter. I had long since given up explaining that it was "Mousse, like the dessert; not Moose, like antlers." -- Joey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh LOL! Joy |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... My friend had a Rottweiller called Valerie, ruined her street cred ;-) Tweed Now in that case I gotta agree, a poor choice of name is an insult to an animal. Jo |
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A Pair of Cat's Names
Joy wrote:
I took the test, and depending on the number of questions, I'm either Lincoln, Hitler or Einstein. Lincoln came up twice. Oh, yeah - I tried changing the number of questions. Hitler, no matter what. Joyce |
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