My parents had a cat which I named Rover.
Pets' daft (but great because they're daft) names.
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jongooligan
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A Border Terrier called Gooch cos he looked like an unshaven Graham Gooch, who was England cricket captain at the time. We used to take him in the club where he would play with Keegan, an Alsation named after Kevin Keegan who was gaffer at Newcastle United (looked nowt like him though).
Tenacious Sloth
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We had a hamster called Craig.
Drago
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My dog, as you know, is named Lemmy. His middlename is Hairy-Balls, and i registered him at the vets under that name. Once a year I receive a letter addressed to the owner of Lemmy Hairy-Balls Farquhar, which always gives my a childish fit of the giggles.
I have 2 cats. Tibbles was already named when i got her, so no hassle there.
My other cat, a female, was un-named when we got her. After much arguing in the family we agreed to name her after the first female we saw when we switched on the TV. The first female was Lois Griffin, so Lois it was. However, when i registered her at the vets I had one of those moments where Lucifer takes me over, and as I filled out the form I wrote "s***-for-brains" as her middle name. I now received a second periodic letter, and have a good titter.
My father in laws dog is called Tess. I convinced my then 7 year old niece that Tess' middle name was Tickles. One day she was walking the dog and calling out "Tess Tickles, Tess Tickles!!!" Unfortunately, her dad, my BiL, us a chump and didn't see the funny side and had a right moan at me. To get my revenge I then taught my niece to speak French, which involves speaking in English with a funny accent and going haw-he-haw periodically.
There's a spaniel down our street called Daniel.
There's a Beagle further along the village named Benson, and in Benson and Hedges, which I like.
My oldest daughters enormous Rottweiler is called Bully, which is a name granted in irony as he's the gentlest, most cowardly thing you'll ever meet.
And I know of a German Shepherd called Kaiser, after Kaiser Willhelm.
A friend of mine has a cat named budgie.
I have 2 cats. Tibbles was already named when i got her, so no hassle there.
My other cat, a female, was un-named when we got her. After much arguing in the family we agreed to name her after the first female we saw when we switched on the TV. The first female was Lois Griffin, so Lois it was. However, when i registered her at the vets I had one of those moments where Lucifer takes me over, and as I filled out the form I wrote "s***-for-brains" as her middle name. I now received a second periodic letter, and have a good titter.
My father in laws dog is called Tess. I convinced my then 7 year old niece that Tess' middle name was Tickles. One day she was walking the dog and calling out "Tess Tickles, Tess Tickles!!!" Unfortunately, her dad, my BiL, us a chump and didn't see the funny side and had a right moan at me. To get my revenge I then taught my niece to speak French, which involves speaking in English with a funny accent and going haw-he-haw periodically.
There's a spaniel down our street called Daniel.
There's a Beagle further along the village named Benson, and in Benson and Hedges, which I like.
My oldest daughters enormous Rottweiler is called Bully, which is a name granted in irony as he's the gentlest, most cowardly thing you'll ever meet.
And I know of a German Shepherd called Kaiser, after Kaiser Willhelm.
A friend of mine has a cat named budgie.
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A friend of mine was at university with a bloke who had a cat called Keith. He used to say things like 'I'd better get home - Keith is on his own at the flat tonight.' It took them a term to realise he didn't have a reclusive flatmate.
I had another friend who let his three-year-old son name one of the cats - a ludicrous animal with a cantankerous expression and demented tufty ears. My friend had a voice like a cross between James Mason and Claude Rains, and the receptionist at the vet's was deaf. Picture a packed waiting room. 'What's the cat's name, Mr H?' Mr H glances round nervously and whispers in a suave mixture of honey, gravel, and steel... 'Bat Cat'.
Eh?'
Sweating slightly... 'Bat Cat'.
'Sorry?'
'I SAID BAT CAT!'
I had another friend who let his three-year-old son name one of the cats - a ludicrous animal with a cantankerous expression and demented tufty ears. My friend had a voice like a cross between James Mason and Claude Rains, and the receptionist at the vet's was deaf. Picture a packed waiting room. 'What's the cat's name, Mr H?' Mr H glances round nervously and whispers in a suave mixture of honey, gravel, and steel... 'Bat Cat'.
Eh?'
Sweating slightly... 'Bat Cat'.
'Sorry?'
'I SAID BAT CAT!'
midlife
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I had a cat called called Mr Christian, then I could shout out like the scene from mutiny on the bounty
Profpointy
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FTFY
Saluki
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My Dad's Black Lab was called Raja. My rather 'Norfolk' Gran called him Roger.
I have a dog called Toffee. Chap calls him 'Mongo'. He answers to it. Especially when Bonio is involved.
Fnaar
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Zorro being Spanish for fox
If I had a chihuahua, I'd call it Satan.
If I had a Rottweiler, I'd call it Cuddles.
A family friend was a great opera buff so people naturally thought that his Yorkshire terrier, Dido, was named for the opera Dido and Aeneas.
However he was also a rugby fan and rude Rugby songs, in particular the next to last verse of...
http://www.beerandrugby.com/themayorsdaughter.html
However he was also a rugby fan and rude Rugby songs, in particular the next to last verse of...
http://www.beerandrugby.com/themayorsdaughter.html
