Comments on: Temp Cat™ Requires a Name http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/ WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR HUMILITY Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:59:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Adara http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11658 Adara Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:38:11 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11658 Damn. I thought I had one that nobody else had, but Bob had my choice back at 253: >TempCat® (Now with registered trademark!) As I tend to agree that, with permanency, your cat should be upgraded to an assertion of actual registered trademark protection. Although, come to think of it, perhaps TempCat© is rather more your bag. (Not that I expect to win or anything, but don't you still owe me a book from a contest, like, YEARS ago?) Damn. I thought I had one that nobody else had, but Bob had my choice back at 253:

>TempCat® (Now with registered trademark!)

As I tend to agree that, with permanency, your cat should be upgraded to an assertion of actual registered trademark protection.

Although, come to think of it, perhaps TempCat© is rather more your bag.

(Not that I expect to win or anything, but don’t you still owe me a book from a contest, like, YEARS ago?)

]]> By: iain http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11657 iain Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:01:52 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11657 One more non-eligible entry: Jesus. Pronounced as in the Spanish "Hay-soos," but imagine the buzz you'll generate when you can blog things like, "Jesus coughed up a hairball in the living room this morning" or, "Jesus is finally getting the hang of using his litterbox." /awaiting death by lightning strike in 3...2...1... One more non-eligible entry:

Jesus. Pronounced as in the Spanish “Hay-soos,” but imagine the buzz you’ll generate when you can blog things like, “Jesus coughed up a hairball in the living room this morning” or, “Jesus is finally getting the hang of using his litterbox.”

/awaiting death by lightning strike in 3…2…1…

]]> By: Katherine Mankiller http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11656 Katherine Mankiller Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:09:08 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11656 Byron. Because he's a tuxedo cat, and Byron popularized the black tuxedo. Byron. Because he’s a tuxedo cat, and Byron popularized the black tuxedo.

]]> By: Fschwep http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11655 Fschwep Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:49:49 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11655 TeeCee, for TempCat TM, is a great calling name. It's two syllabes and ends with the high 'ee' note, which according to some self-proclaimed experts makes it easier for the animal to recognize it's being called. I agree with other posters: your first impulse is best. And it's certainly the only TempCat TM out there. TeeCee, for TempCat TM, is a great calling name. It’s two syllabes and ends with the high ‘ee’ note, which according to some self-proclaimed experts makes it easier for the animal to recognize it’s being called.
I agree with other posters: your first impulse is best. And it’s certainly the only TempCat TM out there.

]]> By: BrianC http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11654 BrianC Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:10:53 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11654 Shiva - The consort of Kali and one of the five faces of the devine. Plus sounds cool Shiva - Dont! Shiva - Stop Fighting! Shiva - Come here. Shiva – The consort of Kali and one of the five faces of the devine. Plus sounds cool

Shiva – Dont!
Shiva – Stop Fighting!
Shiva – Come here.

]]> By: Gray Roger http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11653 Gray Roger Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:10:22 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11653 Another bad suggestion: Go-Cat Cordwainer Smith character? Dragonball Z character? When you want him to come, you say go! Another bad suggestion:

Go-Cat

Cordwainer Smith character?
Dragonball Z character?
When you want him to come, you say go!

]]> By: Darth Vet http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11648 Darth Vet Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:10:07 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11648 1/Cooking Fat 2/Cfer (for cat) 3/Spartacus (I..am Spartacus!) 4/Anthrax 5/Rabies Anything..just please don't call him Lucky. We get more cats called Lucky in the emergency room than anything else 1/Cooking Fat
2/Cfer (for cat)
3/Spartacus (I..am Spartacus!)
4/Anthrax
5/Rabies
Anything..just please don’t call him Lucky. We get more cats called Lucky in the emergency room than anything else

]]> By: mjr http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11652 mjr Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:39:18 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11652 1) Temptation 2) Who me? 3) Divine Master 4) Cattitude 1) Temptation

2) Who me?

3) Divine Master

4) Cattitude

]]> By: Tim Abbot http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11651 Tim Abbot Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:58:21 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11651 Sickup Eastwood Dozer Sickup

Eastwood

Dozer

]]> By: Ann Vallier http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/01/16/temp-cat%e2%84%a2-requires-a-name/#comment-11650 Ann Vallier Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:25:18 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=304#comment-11650 Had a cat with similar markings named Bartholomew. Freqeuntly walked about the house with the same sulky expression. Therefore, I offer you the use of his "other" name: Tharbolomew (or just Tharb for short) Off topic - had a cat with very little personality that just didn't name himself - cat was almost 1 year old and still unnamed - people would ask the cat's name and our response was "Ask him, he's not telling us." Finally named the cat Ask-em (or Ask-him, spellling was a bit dodgy). Had a cat with similar markings named Bartholomew. Freqeuntly walked about the house with the same sulky expression. Therefore, I offer you the use of his “other” name:

Tharbolomew (or just Tharb for short)

Off topic – had a cat with very little personality that just didn’t name himself – cat was almost 1 year old and still unnamed – people would ask the cat’s name and our response was “Ask him, he’s not telling us.” Finally named the cat Ask-em (or Ask-him, spellling was a bit dodgy).

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