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soldierant

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11. I was lucky -

Reply to surrealAmerican (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 08:25 PM

Nov 2024

I named one kitten - the last of four born to the cat next door who had been run over, and barely weaned - Don Jose because the opera Carmen was on the TV that night, and the way he tore up my hands was very like the way Don Jose treated Carmen. But it quickly became DJ and was easy to change to Don Juan when he socialized into a lover.

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What WOULD you have named your cat or dog if you had known them better? [View all] surrealAmerican Nov 2024 OP

I might have named my cat Fang. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #1

Satan's Little Helper nt spooky3 Nov 2024 #2

Devil's Disciple will work. Sneederbunk Nov 2024 #7

My girlie came with her name from the shelter and even at six months she was answering to Sophie... hlthe2b Nov 2024 #3

A Sophie Tucker quote MLAA Nov 2024 #6

Hah! That's great (and so true) hlthe2b Nov 2024 #9

Bug. I didn't name my cat at first. When i got him applegrove Nov 2024 #4

I had planned to change the name of our rescue dog to Louie. LakeArenal Nov 2024 #5

My cat snot Nov 2024 #8

I owned two Jeeps when we got our newest pup JPK Nov 2024 #10

I was lucky - soldierant Nov 2024 #11

Asshole, You Little Shit, Stop That! Solly Mack Nov 2024 #12

Those were going to be my choices! get the red out Nov 2024 #13

I like that name! Solly Mack Nov 2024 #14

Hopefully, True Dough Nov 10 #19

That would be funny. The looks on their faces when I came out. Solly Mack Nov 10 #21

Rug MissB Nov 2024 #15

Best name I've seen lately - a cat named Floormat. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #16

Also one named Renfield. He liked to eat spiders. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #17

Spoiled Ass. ...nt Figarosmom Nov 10 #18

Deeogee True Dough Nov 10 #20

dog justaprogressive Nov 10 #22

Barfy. WestMichRad Nov 10 #23

If I would've known that my tiny, 1-pound rescue kitten would grow into an 18-pound behemoth, catbyte Nov 11 #24

In my family tradition names for humans, pets, and livestock are fluid. hunter Nov 11 #25

Wouldn't change a thing. Hellcat and Dave were perfect names for those cats. Iggo Nov 12 #26

My dog should have been named Diva Luciferous Nov 12 #27