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Posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
Has anyone ever named a pet Karma. You know the discipline thing...BAD Karma...Good Karma.
Or you could name your pet Bad or Good. "Good boy, Bad." "Bad dog, Good."
I think I need a nap.
Phil
Posted by kid_A on November 8, 2001, at 13:03:22
In reply to Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
I have a distant relative that is named "Baby", can you imagine the work that went into that???Thats all on my insane side of the family...
Posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 13:50:34
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by kid_A on November 8, 2001, at 13:03:22
Posted by ChrisK on November 9, 2001, at 4:14:06
In reply to Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
I had neighbors in college who named their dog "Dammit." That one made for some very interesting comments.
> Has anyone ever named a pet Karma. You know the discipline thing...BAD Karma...Good Karma.
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> Or you could name your pet Bad or Good. "Good boy, Bad." "Bad dog, Good."
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> I think I need a nap.
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> Phil
Posted by wendy b. on November 9, 2001, at 13:01:28
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by ChrisK on November 9, 2001, at 4:14:06
I had a cat long ago, we didn't know her parentage, she just appeared on our doorstep, and we couldn't call her a bitch, so we called her "Black Bastard."
Howzzat?Wendy
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Posted by susan C on November 9, 2001, at 16:00:08
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by wendy b. on November 9, 2001, at 13:01:28
my bro had a black cat and named him Harry Pussy turned out it gave birth in his bed, he became Harriet...then he had a car in college he named Miss Carriage...oh, i was so clueless...
mouse shaking her head
susan C> I had a cat long ago, we didn't know her parentage, she just appeared on our doorstep, and we couldn't call her a bitch, so we called her "Black Bastard."
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Posted by wendy b. on November 9, 2001, at 18:44:12
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ) » wendy b., posted by susan C on November 9, 2001, at 16:00:08
Speaking of Miss Carriage, I always wanted to be able to have lots of cats, and I could call them Cat Astrophe, Cat Amaran, Cat Aclysm, Cat Apult, Cat Aract, Cat Atonia, Cat Arrh, Cat Alog, Cat Alyst... You get the idea.
(hope you are feeling well, Mouse.)
Wendy
> my bro had a black cat and named him Harry Pussy turned out it gave birth in his bed, he became Harriet...then he had a car in college he named Miss Carriage...oh, i was so clueless...
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Posted by Phil on November 10, 2001, at 7:40:27
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma pets cat names... : ^ ) » susan C, posted by wendy b. on November 9, 2001, at 18:44:12
Posted by Jonathan on November 10, 2001, at 11:23:20
In reply to This is funny...any more??????? (nm), posted by Phil on November 10, 2001, at 7:40:27
Posted by NikkiT2 on November 11, 2001, at 20:57:08
In reply to Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
I have 4 lizards (Leopard gecko's) and they are such chilled pets... they walk over me so serenly...
very zen!!
nikki xx
Posted by kid_A on November 12, 2001, at 9:19:35
In reply to Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
Posted by kid_A on November 12, 2001, at 9:20:19
In reply to 2ofmy pet names: Nitro Burnin' Funny Car (nm), posted by kid_A on November 12, 2001, at 9:19:35
Posted by Adam on November 12, 2001, at 11:22:43
In reply to Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
I knew a couple who named their dog "Dammit". You know "get over here, Dammit! Don't beg, Dammit! Dammit, get the frisbee!" I guess they ripped this off from a Bill Cosby standup number. After a while, this got old, and they renamed him "Thang". "What a good little Thang he is, oh yes! Little Thangy-doggie-woogie-poo!" I don't know what was worse. Dammit/Thang was pretty thick, even for a dog, and didn't seem to care either way. Nothing anyone called him or said to him had much of an effect on what he did. He was just a big dumb, happy mutt, and if you scratched his belly, he was transported to nirvana. I guess that somehow relates back to the karma thing. I'm rambling. Carry on with your discussion.
> Has anyone ever named a pet Karma. You know the discipline thing...BAD Karma...Good Karma.
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> Or you could name your pet Bad or Good. "Good boy, Bad." "Bad dog, Good."
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> I think I need a nap.
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> Phil
Posted by Adam on November 12, 2001, at 11:48:11
In reply to Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Phil on November 8, 2001, at 12:36:50
I should have read the rest of this thread...I guess there is another "Dammit" dog out there.
I knew someone who named their cat Dink. This was just crass, but is was pretty funny when the cat needed a prescription for worms or something, and there on on the bottle of pills was his name: Dink.
My cat's name is Falconer. It's an unusual name. I didn't name him. An ex-girlfriend did. Apparently George Clooney was in a short-lived television series called "Sisters". His character's name was "Falconer". I hated the show (I used to call it "Blisters" to indicate how I felt about it), but only was aware of it _after_ George Clooney had left it for another show (ER, I suppose). She (the ex) watched it through its entire run, and that's how she heard the name "Falconer". Anyway, when it came time to pick a name for the cat, she suggested "Falconer", and I instantly thought it sounded cool. Maybe too many syllables for a cat name, but still, it just seemed cool, so I said "that's perfect!", and Falconer it was. About six month's later, we're watching TV, and it's a re-run. Blisters. Atcually, she's watching, and I'm either sneering at it playfully, or reading a magazine. On the screen pops a phantasmal George Clooney. Apparently his character was killed off, and has come back from the dead to comfort one of the "sisters". I hear her say his name: Falconer.
In an instant, it hits me: My cat is named after George Clooney. Worse, it's George Clooney on a mushy TV series I can't stand. I just can't believe it. "That's where you got the name from?!? THAT'S who Falconer is?!?" I'm devastated. I feel violated and betrayed. "I'm sorry, but he's SO gorgeous." I wanna throw up. After about a week, my feelings for my cat begin to soften again. I mean, after all, it's not his fault. And not my fault either. I was duped. Meanwhile, the vet calls him Falconer, all my friends know him as Falconer. It's done. There's no going back. Even if I can never hear his name again and not think of...think of..._that show_, he's still my cat, and I've got to be a good, responsible owner to him, and give him all the love and care he deserves. I began to see him as an innocent victim, and through him and my feelings for him, I think I was able to come to terms with my own feelings of betrayal. Healing came slowly, but it came, and now I'm stronger, and we (me and the cat) are closer than we have ever been.
> Has anyone ever named a pet Karma. You know the discipline thing...BAD Karma...Good Karma.
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> Or you could name your pet Bad or Good. "Good boy, Bad." "Bad dog, Good."
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> I think I need a nap.
>
> Phil
Posted by Lisa Simpson on November 12, 2001, at 12:33:20
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma and pets... : ^ ), posted by Adam on November 12, 2001, at 11:48:11
My lilac tabby-point Siamese girl is called Banshee, because when she meows she sounds like someone screaming from a mile away.
My chocolate-point Siamese boy is called Toblerone, because he has a triangular-shaped face, his points are chocolate-coloured, he's a little honey, and he's completely nuts. (We call him Toby for short.)
Posted by dreamer on November 12, 2001, at 23:29:26
In reply to Re: Speaking of karma and pets... , posted by Lisa Simpson on November 12, 2001, at 12:33:20
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