Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.

Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2020 6:27:21 am PDT #24155 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I suppose Sparky is a quintessential dog's name, but I always imagine it being shrieked by a really annoying precocious TV kid.

For a reddish dog, how about Peppermint Patty?


Katerina Bee - Jul 29, 2020 7:00:19 am PDT #24156 of 30019
Herding cats for fun

I thought about naming my orange kitten Kumquat so I could say "Come, Quat!" But she ended up as Coconut the Cheesy Peuf.


DavidS - Jul 29, 2020 7:05:12 am PDT #24157 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I suppose Sparky is a quintessential dog's name, but I always imagine it being shrieked by a really annoying precocious TV kid.

I did grow up with a dog named Sparky but I was not a television kid. Not so shrieky, somewhat precocious.


bennett - Jul 29, 2020 7:07:07 am PDT #24158 of 30019

My sister names her cats after the vegetation they were found in: Juniper, Rhubarb, Cody (buffalo grass), etc.


lisah - Jul 29, 2020 7:21:19 am PDT #24159 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

Dr. Moxie Chompers!

(My friends have toddler twins named Moxie & Hugo!)


msbelle - Jul 29, 2020 7:24:41 am PDT #24160 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Bronze or Copper


Tom Scola - Jul 29, 2020 7:26:30 am PDT #24161 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Roobarb was the name of a British cartoon dog, who put out a Glam Rock single, as one did in 1970s Britain.


msbelle - Jul 29, 2020 7:47:28 am PDT #24162 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

anyone looking to buy things from Land's End soon? I just put in an order (swimsuits) and can send people a 50% coupon right now, but do not want to spam people.


aurelia - Jul 29, 2020 7:52:56 am PDT #24163 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

My parents had a dog named Sterling and then my cousin married a guy named Sterling. That seemed like an unusual name for a person to me.

I had a roommate with a cat named Kamir. Say it out loud. "C'mere Kamir"


Dana - Jul 29, 2020 8:09:59 am PDT #24164 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Oh, I like Moxie.

Once, long ago, I ran into a guy with a couple of tiny dogs. I don't remember if they were Yorkies or some other kind of terrier or Chihuahuas, but you get the idea. And they were tugging or something so he said, "Widget! Gizmo! Stop it!"