Poseidon the Cat - Page 3

Arathorn · 06-05-2002, 01:41 AM

Here are other non-english names for cat:

Gato - Spanish
Pusa - Filipino
Puddytat - Tweetish Birdish

Eruviel Greenleaf · 06-05-2002, 01:46 AM

German: katze
Italian: gatto (okay, so it's the same as Spanish, and Portugese, just spelled differently. . .)
Norwegian: katt

hmm. Don't remember what it is in French.

***Earniel*** · 06-05-2002, 11:08 AM

French: chat
Dutch: kat (kattin or poes for female, kater for male)

It took us a whole week to decide on the name of our last feline addition. We finally choose Chefren. We have a Smaug and a Jinx too.

Menelvagor · 06-05-2002, 10:34 PM

I like the name Smaug for a cat.

All my cats are named after food. Marmelade, Sweet Pea, Peppercorn, and then there's Suzi Ann (don't ask, I named her when I was about three

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Andúril · 06-06-2002, 10:43 AM

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Ehh . . . too common and plain

So....Fido is a common name for a cat? Hot damn....

Rána Eressëa · 06-06-2002, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by Anduril
So....Fido is a common name for a cat? Hot damn....

Nah, it's just a common pet name all together!

Hmm . . . Orcish names are quite cool. Gorbag, Grishnákh, & Shagrat. Shagrat sounds perfect for a cat in some odd way.

Starr Polish · 06-06-2002, 09:30 PM

I thought the same, RE, but didn't dare suggest anything

***Earniel*** · 06-07-2002, 05:31 AM

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Originally posted by Rána Eressëa
Hmm . . . Orcish names are quite cool. Gorbag, Grishnákh, & Shagrat. Shagrat sounds perfect for a cat in some odd way.

Shagrat... shag-rat.... mmmm, I dunno really...

Arathorn · 06-07-2002, 05:41 AM

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Originally posted by Eärniel

Shagrat... shag-rat.... mmmm, I dunno really...

I'll leave the final verdict to the, um, rats...

Andúril · 06-07-2002, 07:39 AM

Righto. Here's some:

The perfect name for a pet, when shouting at it after it has done a booboo, or is just plain naughty, is......... Ancalagon!! Think about it! Try it out for yourself! Say with me: "AaaaaaannnCALAGON!!!!!" Remember, don't forget to say -CALAGON really fast. It works. Yay!

Another one might be: Thumper. For instance, Thumper's been a naughty cat, therefore "NAUGHTY THUMPER!! BAD THUMPER!! EVIL AND SINISTER THUMPER!!" See? Those also work. Maybe: [smiles]"Ahhhh, that's a cute Thumper..."[/smiles]

And one last one: Pussy. I'll leave it at that.

So RE, wuddayu think??

Andúril · 06-07-2002, 08:26 AM

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Shagrat sounds perfect for a cat in some odd way.

How many rats would Shagrat shag if Shagrat could shag rats?

BeardofPants · 06-07-2002, 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by Anduril
How many rats could Shagrat shag if Shagrat could shag rats?

<groan>

Shagrat could shag a lot of rats, if Shagrat could shag rats.

How 'bout "Monkey"?

Andúril · 06-07-2002, 08:41 AM

Nice groan, BoP. Can you do it again? Pretty-please?

Or, hows about: Shite? That's a good one, innit?

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Aaaww, that's a cute Shite, yes you are!

Come to think of it, what about 1) Hypo, Hyper or 2) Beserker??

All these wonderful names! However are you going to choose, I wonders?

Andúril · 06-07-2002, 09:12 AM

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BoP:
How 'bout "Monkey"?

Errr....how many monkeys would Shagrat shag if Shagrat could shag monkeys??

Andúril · 06-07-2002, 09:15 AM

No wait!! I've got it.

How many rats would Monkey shag if Monkey could shag rats?

Ididdit! I thpethal.

Finrod Felagund · 06-07-2002, 09:27 AM

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Originally posted by Eruviel Greenleaf
I think cats are what elves would be if they weren't elves. That didn't make any sense.

LOL!

That was hilarious.

I had a cat named Bob!

How 'bout seven cats named after the sons of feanor?

Glorious Glorfindel · 06-08-2002, 01:34 PM

hmm. my cats have strangely normal names considering i named them. good names for cats:
let me quote from t.s.elliot: *clears throat*

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have three different names.

First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathon, George or Bill Bailey-
All of them sensible everyday names.

There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter-
But all of them sensible everyday names.

But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.

But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover-
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

-T. S. ELIOT-

Rána Eressëa · 06-10-2002, 02:13 AM

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Originally posted by Anduril
How many rats would Shagrat shag if Shagrat could shag rats?

LOL!

Tar-Elendil · 06-10-2002, 02:17 AM

i still think shagrat would be the best name for a cat

Rána Eressëa · 06-10-2002, 02:28 AM

Well, I'm not taking it in the Austin Powers sense as Anduril, so yeah, I like it a lot too.

06-05-2002, 01:41 AM	#41
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06-05-2002, 01:46 AM	#42
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	German: katze Italian: gatto (okay, so it's the same as Spanish, and Portugese, just spelled differently. . .) Norwegian: katt hmm. Don't remember what it is in French. __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

06-05-2002, 11:08 AM	#43
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	French: chat Dutch: kat (kattin or poes for female, kater for male) It took us a whole week to decide on the name of our last feline addition. We finally choose Chefren. We have a Smaug and a Jinx too. __________________ We are not things.

06-06-2002, 09:30 PM	#47
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I thought the same, RE, but didn't dare suggest anything __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

06-08-2002, 01:34 PM	#57
Glorious Glorfindel Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: im too doped up to remember Posts: 371	hmm. my cats have strangely normal names considering i named them. good names for cats: let me quote from t.s.elliot: clears throat The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have three different names. First of all, there's the name that the family use daily, Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James, Such as Victor or Jonathon, George or Bill Bailey- All of them sensible everyday names. There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter, Some for gentlemen, some for the dames: Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter- But all of them sensible everyday names. But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular, A name that's peculiar, and more dignified, Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular, Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride? Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum, Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat, Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum- Names that never belong to more than one cat. But above and beyond there's still one name left over, And that is the name that you never will guess; The name that no human research can discover- But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name. -T. S. ELIOT- __________________ A Elbereth Gilthonial Silivren penna miriel o menal aglar elenath Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, si nef aearon! add a drop of lavander to milk. leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.

06-05-2002, 10:34 PM	#44
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	I like the name Smaug for a cat. All my cats are named after food. Marmelade, Sweet Pea, Peppercorn, and then there's Suzi Ann (don't ask, I named her when I was about three )

06-07-2002, 07:39 AM	#50
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	Righto. Here's some: The perfect name for a pet, when shouting at it after it has done a booboo, or is just plain naughty, is......... Ancalagon!! Think about it! Try it out for yourself! Say with me: "AaaaaaannnCALAGON!!!!!" Remember, don't forget to say -CALAGON really fast. It works. Yay! Another one might be: Thumper. For instance, Thumper's been a naughty cat, therefore "NAUGHTY THUMPER!! BAD THUMPER!! EVIL AND SINISTER THUMPER!!" See? Those also work. Maybe: [smiles]"Ahhhh, that's a cute Thumper..."[/smiles] And one last one: Pussy. I'll leave it at that. So RE, wuddayu think??

06-07-2002, 09:15 AM	#55
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	No wait!! I've got it. How many rats would Monkey shag if Monkey could shag rats? Ididdit! I thpethal.

06-10-2002, 02:17 AM	#59
Tar-Elendil Númenorean Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,050	i still think shagrat would be the best name for a cat __________________ Why can we not be sober..

06-10-2002, 02:28 AM	#60
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	Well, I'm not taking it in the Austin Powers sense as Anduril, so yeah, I like it a lot too.