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ellisbell

KITTY POLLS: They-Who-Cannot-Be-Named

Jul 16, 2017 13:27

Still working on stupid names (I know, I know)...maybe you can help us. It's not that we can't come up with names, it's that none of us can agree. I try a new one out every day or so ( Read more... )

the naming of cats

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suegypt July 16 2017, 19:41:03 UTC

I think Kitty looks like the ultimate Kliban cat (pronounced Kly-bin). I especially love the pic of him flat out on the floor. Carlyle might be good for your other one (a friend just lost her Carlyle in a storm, that's why I was thinking of him).

Glad to see your itty Bitty Kitty was adopted. I would have named her Itta Bena, which is a town near where I was born.

ellisbell July 16 2017, 23:55:03 UTC

I had to look up what a Kliban cat was! lol - still researching that. This is funny:

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suegypt July 17 2017, 00:58:58 UTC

Aw, Mr. Carlisle was probably just anxious and introverted. You said Kitty was INTJ? right? Perfect. Plus, every time I saw Carlyle, I thought 'Kitty Carlisle', and it made me smile. Carlyle was a funny, sweet 3-year-old, who died in the midst of a weird lightning storm when he was probably struck by a car while running. His Papa found him after the storm, so, yeah, he's gone.

B Kliban is a treasure trove of cartoon magic which includes his documenting of his plethora of cats, mostly tabbies, who were all very pear-shaped, in the best sense of the term. If you or Jack want dark humor, Kliban is your man. Most people see Gary Larsen and think he invented all that absurdity with animals and dinosaurs, but no, Kliban did it first.

Another name I always wanted for a male cat was Hannibal, but this goes way back before SOTL. SSSSSSSSSTTTHHHH!!!

ellisbell July 17 2017, 05:51:54 UTC

Aw, Mr. Carlisle was probably just anxious and introverted.
I'm sure he was. Giggly high school age girls definitely made him nervous. I think he was trying really hard not to accidentally do anything that could be misconstrued as inappropriate. Poor guy. I'm so sorry about your friend's cat. I'd be just devastated.

I'll do some more research into Kliban when I get a chance - I was enjoying the cartoons. I did look him up on Wikipedia but it didn't tell me enough so I'll be diving into the rabbit hole here in a bit.

Another name I always wanted for a male cat was Hannibal, but this goes way back before SOTL. SSSSSSSSSTTTHHHH!!!
LOL!!! You know what, I might be the only person under the age of 50 who actually does think of Roman general first. That is a great name. Too bad it doesn't fit any of our guys! You need either a really big Maine Coon for that one, or a tee-tiny little wee cat.

suegypt July 16 2017, 21:41:26 UTC

Reading through their profiles, I really wish more people could see this! You're funny, girl.

*I'm with Bodhi - get off my lawn!

ragnarok_08 July 17 2017, 03:48:19 UTC

They're all such cute kitties :3

I chose Mako for the first one, and Sammy for the second one.

ellisbell July 17 2017, 05:59:29 UTC

Thanks Julie!! I appreciate it. :)

mahmfic July 20 2017, 00:16:39 UTC

Okay! So I showed this post to my hubby and he has left suggestions that I put in the boxes. I swear those were his suggestions ( ... )

ellisbell July 21 2017, 18:02:03 UTC

lol! I love that your husband was invested in this - thank him for me.

I like your ideas! - they make sense; I'm not sure Neville would work for K2 though. He's really outgoing and LOUD - talks a lot. But the rest of the reasoning certainly is true!

What is the Legend of Korra?

We've been calling Kitty 'Kitty' for over a year now and it will probably always be that, even when we give him an 'official' name. It's just too ingrained in all of us I think!

I've noticed I call the cats 'Kitty' and 'K2' when I refer to them to other people, but try out different names when I'm talking to the cats directly.