I have my kitty. His name is Allowishus
Or Google named my cat.
So, I came home night before last and, despite my earlier concerns, that cat is still there. I say the Mrs.: Cat have a name yet?
She says it’s Abby.
I said: You Googled up cat names and that was first wasn’t it?
She said yes.
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
Could be worse, my kids (ages 4&5) just named this crop of barn kittens:
Jumpy, Harry, Milky, and….
Molly Mahoney.
Lord help you if you shorten it to Molly.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
One of our cats is named Abby as well.
Abigail Normal.
(And yes, it is a Young Frankenstein reference) 🙂
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Don’t matter what you name it, you’ll just be saying “cat!” anyway.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Aardvark wasn’t the first listed name? I’d check my wife’s report of Google results if I were you.
And all cats have a secret name. Their given names are used in public, but not in the privacy of their inner cat thoughts. See Elliot’s Book of Practical Cats for more info.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Uncle:
I think you mean Aloysius. 🙂
ExurbanKevin:
That’s damn frightening. I have a cat with exactly the same name, for exactly the same reason.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I never just “give” a name to a cat. I like to live with ’em for a while and see what name suggests itself from their personality, coloration, actions, etc. Of course, my cats have had names like Bandit, Petey Wheatstraw, Gigantor, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Black Diamond, Wildman and Bennie…. 🙂
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
How do you feel about “rabbit” stew with onions and shallots, cumin, bay, garlic, and olive oil, in a rich red sauce?
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
We have Twinkie and Damnit.
In the past we’ve had burr-burr(my dad found her freezing in the barn) and furr-burr(burr-burrs first fluffy kitten) and Top-Job( the mother gave birth to her litter while going down the basement stairs, and he was on the top step).
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Only cat i tend to deal with is my mother’s. She wouldn’t name it for weeks. So a friend and I named him “Ocho Cinco”. Guess what was going on at that time?
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:40 pm
My house is currently infested with Taylor and Loki, otherwise known as ‘dammit’ and ‘bastard’, although ‘pissing-g-d-cat’ is interchangeably used.
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Sooooo…. We now have another “Al” in the family.
Is he as stupid as Shawn’s?
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Some pretty good names here. One of my cats was named “Lightning Bolt” cause he was so fast. Current cats are named Chamois and Nuku-Nuku.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
My
psychotic carpet pantherlovable house kitty is named “Random Numbers”, from a cat in a Heinlein novel. You can call her “Rannie”. It’s actually short for “Goddamit Random Numbers You Little Shit!”.July 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 am
Just remember that “Dogs have masters” Cats have servants”
July 5th, 2009 at 5:21 am
I named my cat ‘Vlad the Nightstalker’. He would run down the hall and under my bed, and you’d see this pair of amber eyes glowing out, like a Scooby-Doo cartoon.
The coyotes got him a few years back, and I still miss him.