I have a lot of runners up, like Amrito for Amy, or Bradinglesmirch for Briar, but I think the dumbest has to be Scott Von Scott of the Scottsdale Scotts Who Did Scott So Scottily in the Battle of Scotteen Twelve.
So I ask you, what’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever called your furry friends?
I have some kinda mutt who was abandoned by his owner (he was microchipped and we reached out saying we had him and they answered back telling us what a good dog he is and how much joy he’ll bring us 🙄)
His original name was Kobe, but neither my husband nor I are basketball fans, so I changed it to “Korbie”, as short for Korbel, my favorite cheap fake champagne.
Anyhow, he now gets referred to as “Korbie Porgie Pudding and Pie” or “Korbelicious” (Sung to the tune of “Fergielicious” of course!)
The twist is that his original owners didn’t know jack shit about basketball, but were really into a specific strain of beef
They had exquisite, and expensive taste! They drop some dollars for their steak!
Dumblebum, Bare Butt, Dingleberry, I call my dog pretty much anything but his name.
Lucy & Ethel. Originally there were two stray orange tabby kittens, but since my grandmother let them out to run around, one day only one came back home. Not knowing which was which, that cat became Lucy & Ethel, who proceeded to outlive my grandmother and one of her kids.
I had a cat whose name was Kirby and his nickname eventually turned to Care Bear (because Kirby>Kirbs>Kirb-ber) and now my parents have a cat named Barry and he is Ber-ber.
There’s also Rumball (Remy) and Kimball (Kimmy).
And the two I have now: Sullivan who is Little Bean (Sully-bean) and Elliot who is Little Moose (because Elliot Moose).
None of these are crazy silly I guess but I hadn’t realized before that I tend to give cats matching nicknames.
I also have a dog who is a beagle and his name is Sir Hodgley III. He doesn’t respond to any nicknames and there is great argument as to his real breed. He is not a real dog but a garden decoration, but I know in my heart of hearts that Sir Hodgley III is a beagle.
Good Elon, my dog. Because I know there’s a bad one
What if he misbehaves? Do you say “bad Good Elon”?
I remove the “Good”
Growing up, we had a cat that ended up being called spud. I have no recollection why, but it was apparently funny.
Yardstick. She only has 3 feet.
Neighbor down the street called her three legged goat Tripod.
I’ve called her that too. And Stumpy.
lol, Prolly could’ve gotten away with calling the goat stumpy too, but not because he had stump.
His limb was a clean amputation, but he liked to try to eat stumps.
LMAO
I just call all my cats “cat”
the exception was the older cats I used to have, which I called both “chunky cat”
I’ve named my dog “in-the-way dog”. No matter what you’re trying to get done, there he is.
Open a drawer? He’s blocking it. Walking through a doorway? Step over him. Carrying a hot saucer to the sink? He’s right at your feet when you turn around.
Super rocket baby bok choy. His name is Ryu. I forgot what prompted that nickname 10+ years ago. But it stuck.
Brussels sprouts for my dog bruss
Princess Pumpkin Patty-cake.
“Moon pig”. That cat was daft in the head and didn’t last long though.
Also called one “Fat Bob” because he was hench and that stuck. He got quite fat too.
TIL what hench means. Thanks, stranger, for increasing my vocabulary.
Kitty Cat-o-matic With The Four On The Floor
Rinner Rinner Chicken Dinner; She with The Fluffiest Of Pants
Puddybuttajellywidda Baseball Bat
One of our cats gets called “Fluffy Chicken” or “Lala Chicken” quite a lot. I don’t know why, she is neither cowardly nor poultry shaped.
