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Just for fun, with a nod toward T.S. Elliot:
Sometimes, I encounter a word, and think: "Perfect name for a cat!"* Though, when new cats actually come into my life, their personalities always trump my fancy notions. Still, I keep a growing list, in case a fictional human under my care needs a cat.
Here's a partial list:
1. First name, Octothorp (OED spelling), followed by any fitting adjective, such as: Octothorp Fuzzy, or Octothorp Trouble -- Inspired by this video: #Octothorpe: A symbolistic journey For a cat-of-common-people, who has no need for jargon (is there such a creature?), "Hashtag" would work.
2. Pheno Menon (Pheno for short). For siblings from the same litter: Pheno and Mena.
3. Grawlix -- the random symbols used in speech balloons for "Bleeped" obscenities. 'Nuff said.
4. (okay, I'll admit I'm drawing a blank, and this is padding to make the list come out to "5," but still, it's character that deserves a nod): Oliver Cob -- the character in Ben Jonson's play who's given the line "Care'll kill a cat." (more truth than "Curiosity!").
5. Mumpsimus -- word I learned this morning. Means sticking with a wrong pronunciation of a word (or idea, or habit) simply for stubbornness, or because you like it.
*Funny how it's never "Dog" that pops into my mind, though occasionally it'll be "Horse".
Here's a partial list:
1. First name, Octothorp (OED spelling), followed by any fitting adjective, such as: Octothorp Fuzzy, or Octothorp Trouble -- Inspired by this video: #Octothorpe: A symbolistic journey For a cat-of-common-people, who has no need for jargon (is there such a creature?), "Hashtag" would work.
2. Pheno Menon (Pheno for short). For siblings from the same litter: Pheno and Mena.
3. Grawlix -- the random symbols used in speech balloons for "Bleeped" obscenities. 'Nuff said.
4. (okay, I'll admit I'm drawing a blank, and this is padding to make the list come out to "5," but still, it's character that deserves a nod): Oliver Cob -- the character in Ben Jonson's play who's given the line "Care'll kill a cat." (more truth than "Curiosity!").
5. Mumpsimus -- word I learned this morning. Means sticking with a wrong pronunciation of a word (or idea, or habit) simply for stubbornness, or because you like it.
*Funny how it's never "Dog" that pops into my mind, though occasionally it'll be "Horse".