Re: now cat names

My cats are my kids.  I know someday they won't be here.  The next round
will be my grandkids. When I get older, perhaps at 64,  I'll get myself 3
littermates and call them Vera, Chuck, and Dave.  They will sit on my knee.
Who could ask for more?

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] now cat names


> Theresa...that is SO FUNYY - "George (from the old Bugs Bunny cartoon
> take-off on Of Mice and Men, as in "I'm going to pet him, and play with
> him, and call him George". - my kids and I say that all the time with
> the new critters we get in. Surprised they aren't ALL called George
> around here. And we have a cat named Calvin too...after Calvin and
> Hobbes....his nick-name is "Evil' because he is into everything and is
> SO pigheaded. He even answers to Evil....I walk in the house and say
> "EVIL?...where are you?" and he comes running. Too funny.
>
>
> Jess
>
>
> Tchessie <tchessie@comcast.net> wrote:
> My cats are:
>
> Chessie (short for Chesapeake- got her when I lived in Maryland, and she
> looks exactly like the "Chessie cat" from the old C&O railroad ads). She's
> my cat on prednisone.
>
> also George (from the old Bugs Bunny cartoon take-off on Of Mice and Men,
as
> in "I'm going to pet him, and play with him, and call him George". Was a
> joke, because the cat wouldn't let me touch him at all for 6 weeks. He was
> a little starving stray who took up snoozing on my deck in Maine. He is
now
> a small, pudgy grey that looks/behaves like he is part Korat. Very social
> and lovey. Sleeps on my stomach every night.
>
> and then Calvin (he's the siamese and has a propensity for trouble- like
> Calvin & Hobbs. Rescued him in the middle of the road after a 105 degree
> Sacramento day, being strangled by his own collar. God only know what he'd
> been through. He was a mess- but cleaned up to be a flame-point siamese
with
> stunning blue eyes. He is wacky.
>
> Hannah was my kitty I had to euthanize last year. The name just seemed to
> fit her. She was a big snuggler with a super loud purr.
>
> I grew up with a Siamese named Kubla Khan (his father was Ghangus Khan)-
we
> just called him Kubie. My mom's 22 year old cat (we got her with I was 16)
> that was just put to sleep last month was named "Thistle" by me- she was a
> grey color that reminded me of thistle-down and as a kitten she had
> killer-sharp claws!
>
> Theresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:45 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Slugger pic now cat names
>
>
> Oh, it's coming back to me now......
> We had two cats and got a new puppy that I wanted to name Jammer. Husband
> thought the name sounded luridly suggestive or something and said no way.
>
> I was very disappointed as pets have always been my "children". I was so
> looking forward to having the Cats and Jammer Kids.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Slugger pic now cat names
>
>
> > In a message dated 7/22/2004 10:38:40 AM Central Standard Time,
> > kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> >
> > wanted to name a black cat we found 'Spade' (as in black as the ace of),
> > but my husband thought that was too un-PC.
> >
> >
> > Well, we had one named Kunta Kitty. He was also black and was born when
> > "Roots" was on TV. There was no offense intended or taken.
> >
> > zem
> >
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