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Posted by Leigh Harris on September 26, 2009, 12:06 pm
As a child, we had a pair of cats. One was a ginger tom and the other mostly
white with a bit of ginger. They ended up named for their colouring, as
Coffee and Cream.
I found a tiny abandoned kitten once. She was dumped in a place called
Mirrabooka, so I called her Booka. That was fun to call her in. I'd stand at
the door and go, "Here, Book, Book, Book, Book!" I sounded like a chook
(chicken). :-) Still, she answered to that for nearly 18 years.
We got a Jack Russell Terrier and my DH, who is into astronomy, wanted to
name her after a star so we went through his star name book. Sirius (the dog
star) was too obvious. He did want to go with Zuben-el-genubi (the southern
claw), but I protested at that. Imagine calling THAT in public! We ended up
with Nunki (the star of the proclamation of the sea). She also happily
answered to that for nearly 16 years, but we did have a lot of trouble with
people thinking it was Monkey.
Our current JRT is called Buster. That one was simple. DH just looked at him
the first time we saw him and said, "Come here Buster," and it stuck.
My sister-in-law also has a JRT whom she called Spinner. She wanted to be
able to stand at the door and yell, "Come in Spinner!" Aussies should get
that reference. Non-Aussies might need some explanation. :-) Two-up is a
gambling game where two coins are 'spun' while the gamblers are gathered
around in a circle and place bets on the coins landing heads or tails.
Someone calls, "Come in spinner," and he comes and spins the coins.
So, quite a few processes there. I guess it depends on the circumstances and
the QI.
--
Leigh Harris
Perth, Western Australia
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"Dr. Zachary Smith" wrote >
> Next, I'm curious about the *processes* people go through in naming
> their QIs.
> I'M NOT LOOKING FOR NAME SUGGESTIONS. Thanks, but we have that
> covered; the list is down from 144+ to 12 this morning. I am curious
> about the *process* - did you (like us) make a list and then use some
> method of elimination? Did a name just pop into your head? Did your
> QI name themselves by some act/behavior? Did your kids just pick one
> out of thin air? Did you have it planned ahead of time? Something
> else?
> Doc
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Posted by Donna in Idaho on September 27, 2009, 6:47 pm
Once had a Dachshund/Beagle mix. Colored like a Beagle, floppy ears like a
Beagle, but long bodied and short legged like a Dachshund. When viewed from
the rear, he looked like the stereotypical picture of a Cowboy - very
bow-legged. So, his name was Cowboy!
Donna in SW Idaho
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Posted by Bonnie Patterson on September 28, 2009, 1:53 pm
We have two Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
#1 is Ruffles (The Lady Ruffles) she has a ridge.
#2 is Rhoda the obvious because she has no ridge.
The Maine Coon Cat is Pinkee (Pinkee Squeek-a-Lotta) she has a pink
nose and squeaks.
If Rhoda had been a male he would have been DeeOhGee.
Our original dog and cat at this house were Dayzee the collie and
Mickey Mouth the cat, he had big ears, was loud and would bite the
hand that fed him.
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:10:18 -0700 (PDT), "Dr. Zachary Smith"
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>First, I apologize to any & all I've offended with any posts this
>week. Plain & simple, the stress & pain have turned out to be more
>than I can handle, and that's on me. I once mentioned that when
>someone posts something that seems out of character, there's usually a
>reason. Mea Culpa.
>Next, I'm curious about the *processes* people go through in naming
>their QIs.
>I'M NOT LOOKING FOR NAME SUGGESTIONS. Thanks, but we have that
>covered; the list is down from 144+ to 12 this morning. I am curious
>about the *process* - did you (like us) make a list and then use some
>method of elimination? Did a name just pop into your head? Did your
>QI name themselves by some act/behavior? Did your kids just pick one
>out of thin air? Did you have it planned ahead of time? Something
>else?
>Doc
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on September 28, 2009, 3:23 pm
wrote:
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> We have two Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Is that still correct? I heard that when the country changed its
name,
the name of the breed was changed to Zimbabwean Zipperbacks...
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> Next, I'm curious about the *processes* people go through in naming
> their QIs.
> I'M NOT LOOKING FOR NAME SUGGESTIONS. Thanks, but we have that
> covered; the list is down from 144+ to 12 this morning. I am curious
> about the *process* - did you (like us) make a list and then use some
> method of elimination? Did a name just pop into your head? Did your
> QI name themselves by some act/behavior? Did your kids just pick one
> out of thin air? Did you have it planned ahead of time? Something
> else?
> Doc