January 27, 2007
Pet Nomage
We take totally different approaches to naming dogs versus cats, don't we? Dogs get regal names (Rex! King! Fido! [an accounting term, I believe. First In, Dick's Out; something like that]). And that is because dogs are inherently retarded beasts, and we must imbue them with dignity. Lookit ole King lick hisself, you might say. Regal behavior, I tell ya.
Cats, on the other hand, are fair game in the moniker department. Any time you own a creature that you know would claw through your abdominal wall should you droppit dead, just to eat the partially digested Rice-A-Roni in your alimentary canal, well, that deserves a mocking name. For instance, here is a partial list of my past and current cats' names:
Cinders
Shreveport
Nedlloyd
Fosse
See? You can abuse a cat by name. Can't really do that to a dog. Can you, Rex?
Norf!
No, I've had dogs named Brutus, and Cleopatra. Had a Rex! The more Mongoloid the dog, the more noble the name must be. Although I did have a crazy Lab named Prudence, who belied her name, the damned hussy. But she was an outlier. She would have savaged my alimentary canal, too, given the chance.
So I'm collecting cat names. I know you Intrepids give your pets gay-assed names. It ain't just a Velocithing. Share, so that my little savages understand it's not just me, and will actually wait until I am deceased before they devour me. One grain of rice at time.
Well, as you know, our new kitten is named Ember. But what I haven't blogged about is our outdoor cat which we call MochaToes. The outdoor cat is a stray that likes to hang out on our windowsill and has paws the color of a Starbucks Mocha Grande (or whatever they're calling them these days.)
Just for you, V~man, I have posted a teeny video of my pussys at play. Enjoy!
Posted by: DogsDontPurr at January 27, 2007 2:57 AMOnce had a black and white cat. Called him Zimbabwe.
Posted by: Yabu at January 27, 2007 7:07 AM... ours are Fred and Ginger.... but honestly, hey, I didn't name them..... and once we took Ginger out to the vet, she turned out to be a he....
... Fred is cool.... Ginger has some serious issues..... I figure it has something to do with him being called Ginger...
Winkie
Gina
Muchie
Norma
My mom had cats named Tramp and Bibs.
The Dog -- Sam
Posted by: Hoosierboy at January 27, 2007 8:24 AMWe had Spit Kitty, since that was the first thing he did when he saw me.
We have K.C. for Kitty Cat
We had a T.C. for Toe Chomper
We are not naming the others, they are give aways. Anyone want a kitten?
We have Loki (Norse god of mischief...pretty popular kitty name according to catster.com)
He's the only cat I've ever had; my brother was allergic to them.
My aunt & uncle had two goats named nutmeg & cinnamon...but that's another story.
Posted by: Lisa W. at January 27, 2007 8:54 AMOh yes, we also had a big black rabbit named "Sambo" when I was a kid. My dad was a bit of a...smartass. and that is DEFINITELY a story for another day.
Posted by: Lisa W. at January 27, 2007 8:55 AMI wonder if Ginger Baker's parents were similarly surprised.
Posted by: Jim - PRS at January 27, 2007 9:56 AMFido derives from fidelus, latin for faithful. As in Semper Fidelus.
Posted by: Jack Straw at January 27, 2007 10:10 AMmy cat's name was blue.
we had dogs named rusty, sam, & norman.
you hit the ball out of the park describing why cats can't be trusted.
Although a dog person (we have 5 dachshunds...Olivia, Oscar, Emmy, Storm and Trooper ..we did have a favorite kitty that we named Pig Man...a huge, hulking male cat that snorted when he got excited!!!!
Posted by: Barbara at January 27, 2007 11:29 AMI've never owned a cat... darling daughter has 2 of them though. Bailey and Chase. Don't have any idea how she came up with those names.
Posted by: Teresa at January 27, 2007 12:00 PMElsa
Emmerson Fittipaldi
Abby
Prudence was a great dog, as I recall.
Posted by: rankin' rob at January 27, 2007 12:31 PMHershey... Squeaky... Max... Mandy... Fishbait ...Felix... Pissy... Patch... Bubba... Putz.
Posted by: Jean at January 27, 2007 1:25 PMMy current cat was discovered by my daughter wandering in the mountains as a kitten shortly before she moved back east to marry. She was trying to come up w/ appropriate names, offered up things like 'Ezekial' as he was found wandering in the wilderness. Nothing seemed to fit, so one day she picked him up and said "...and I'm going to kiss him and hug him and call him George" (some cartoon reference which escapes me) -- so George he is although my spawn tend to refer to him as 'Satan in Fur' for his tendency to go for the abdominal wall or the hamstring, whilst the object of his attack is still very much alive, thank you. Gorgeous and usually sweet but psychotic ...
Posted by: Marianne at January 27, 2007 3:11 PMHow about Balthazar or Leveau ?
Posted by: Maeve at January 27, 2007 4:42 PMWell, the cats were were Shin-wa and Pywacket. Now there's Baxter and Nadia.
The dogs are Suzu, Dakota (the 2 Shibas), Smittey and Madoline (the 2 mini-Schnauzers).
The horse is "Classy".
Posted by: leelu at January 27, 2007 6:49 PMWhat kind of fag names a cat "Fosse"?
Posted by: zonker at January 27, 2007 7:24 PMWhiskers.....the original cat name.
Posted by: LeeAnn at January 27, 2007 7:58 PM.. quit deleting posts, you retard...... let them stand......
Posted by: Eric at January 27, 2007 11:37 PMAh...dear departed Guinnevere and now my two, Smoky Doodlebug and Princess Jonesy Buttercake and his, Maximus Fatassimus.
He declares a dog will come eventually, and said manhood savior to be named Frio. The cats may call it Lunch.
Posted by: LauraN at January 27, 2007 11:56 PMSamuel (Sam)
Poochie (Dolly)
Jasmine (Jazzy)
Maxwell (Max)
Roscoe (Rocky)
Bob (Roberto)
Oscar (Tucker)
Rumsfeld (Mister Thumbs)
Clyde
Thomas
Charmay (Clarabelle)
Princessa
Irene (Wiley)
(former)
Moonbeam
Molly
Sidney
DH's former kittys:
Maxwell Smart
Agent 99
100 (kitten of 99)
Rackets
Bubba
Stubby
Friends' kittys
Llewellyn (Mr. Lew)
Tripod (had 3 legs...)
Lillypad (lilly-poop)
Nickel (Nick, the Pickle)
Antimony (Tim)
another friend has twin kitties named Condi and Leeza, too....
Posted by: caltechgirl at January 28, 2007 2:41 AMRight now, I am abashed to say, we have Hakuna and Matata. Wonderful cats, but not names I woulda picked.
My idea of some good Cat Names:
Wolfgang
Fistula
Pyorrhea
Skidmark Anthony
Dog Names:
Imperial Cyclops
Lord High Plushbottom
Muhammad Jones
Skidmark Anthony
What you say is true.
Dog:
Einstien
Cats:
Wilfred Brimley
Spike
Rudy
Itsa
Thatsa
Whadda
Sucha
As in "itsa cat"...
Peeve. As in "What's the kitty's name?" "That's my pet, Peeve."
MC
currently catless, but not for long...
Current Kitties:
The Imperious Pete
John Doe (or John D'oh)
Grace
and the Mangosteen brothers: Barney and Maxx
Kitties Past:
Ming
Thumbs (A very fine polydactl pudcat)
Roof (Fell into my life from a..)
Gray-V (From the mark on his forehead and brother of John D'oh)
In order:
Natasha, Ivan, Shani, Billie, Batman, Autumn, Brownface, Orie, Brownie, Amos, Andy, Elsa, Elsa, Emerson, Max and Abigail Stripes. Mind you, this is since 1978
Posted by: Kat at January 28, 2007 2:08 PMDogs: Skeeter, Patches, Shanachie (Ancient Irish storytellers and hedgerow teachers)and Ginger (recently passed away and I'm still recovering from the loss of an incredible friend). Cats: LadyBug aka Squeaker and Pucca (Gaelic for cat) aka Fatass, Bigmouth and some other choice names.
Posted by: WolfDog at January 28, 2007 3:32 PMMy last cat was Gumbo. The one before that was Stir-fry.
Posted by: Arcs at January 29, 2007 9:44 AMCats suck. Actually people who own pets and don't take care of them (ie keep them outta my fuckin' yard) suck.
Who the hell names an animal Shreveport, lest he go to Shreveport? Why not Recto-Pore or perhaps Armpit of the South instead?
Posted by: bitterman at January 29, 2007 11:52 AMNo cats here, but Granddad had a cat named Stinky, and little brother had Xebo and has Pooter.
Posted by: Karl at January 29, 2007 12:08 PMHad a big grey & white tomcat we called Cigarettes, until he committed suicide by log-truck. My next cat I want to name Pudenda.
Had dogs names Squint and Sailor before.
We had Dummy, Lucky, Little Foot, Silky, and Nugget
Posted by: Princess Cat at January 30, 2007 11:11 PMMy neighbor had a dog named Useless.
I've always felt it would be a fine cat name too.
Posted by: 'mouse at January 31, 2007 6:07 PMBack during the B.C.(Before Cockers) time...I had two white farm cats named Dickens and Dumas. They were scrappers. A hugely obese cat named Sneakers who liked to nurse on your shirt buttons. And a demon cat from Hell named, oddly, "Precious".
Cocker spaniels don't seem to attract regal names. I think it's the ears. I have one named Fat Buddy. It distinguishes him from the other cocker spaniel named Lil' Buddy. If I had my way, they'd all be named something Buddy. But the other two came with names.
Posted by: Rosie at February 1, 2007 10:03 PMI know this is pretty old but, I had to say... no one has named their cat Putty Tat. My mom's cat is named that. And he doesn't look like a Putty Tat.... he is big, fat, and mean.... and very not friendly.
Posted by: koka at March 3, 2007 7:50 PM