# Apparently some people are naming their pets "Fauci" after Dr. Fauci **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534 "2020-11-13T22:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/1 "2020-11-13T22:01:25Z")
Pure MPSIMS stuff… I saw the Tweet below and had to share. Love it. > ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/2 "2020-11-13T22:36:01Z")
> **[r/aww - safety is first](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/jt3wdw/safety_is_first/)** > > 69,820 votes and 390 comments so far on Reddit First comment: “Dr. Meowci. World expert on infectious cuteness” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/3 "2020-11-14T02:02:00Z")
Better than “Covid.” ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/4 "2020-11-14T02:09:06Z")
Do they also see “Bowchi” or “Pawchi”? Couldn’t resist. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/5 "2020-11-14T04:18:29Z")
I guess one can’t really ask for a better legacy or indicator of how well liked you have become with the public. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/6 "2020-11-14T04:18:46Z")
Hey, I’m waiting for next year to find out how many people have named their COVID-19 babyboomer child “Corona”. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/7 "2020-11-14T04:21:49Z")
Oooooh! Monty I so want to reply to that but I’m not sure it wouldn’t get a mod note…argh I’m practically bouncing in my seat “Mistah Kottah Mistah Kottah…” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/8 "2020-11-14T15:29:26Z")
Fauci is a really dumb name for a pet. Most people don’t realize it but pets prefer ordinary pet names. Dogs love names like Spot, Buddy, even just being called Puppy because no one ever thought of a better name. Cats prefer names like Fluffy and Tiger. Obviously those aren’t the only pet names, there are plenty more, but think of your pets dignity and how they’ll feel knowing other pets are snickering behind their backs about some goofy name you gave them. Also, remember that whatever name you give a pet, some day they’ll get out and you’ll be wandering around your neighborhood shouting their name. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/9 "2020-11-14T15:35:56Z")
“Fauci” is a whole lot easier to yell from the back porch than “Coronavirus!” “Pandemic” wouldn’t work very well, either. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/10 "2020-11-14T15:45:21Z")
“Shit Gibbon” is a problem as well. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/11 "2020-11-14T16:00:06Z")
You can send me your intended reply via message. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/12 "2020-11-14T21:42:08Z")
It’s a lot better than naming your Labrador “Wakefield”. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/13 "2020-11-14T23:00:48Z")
> [@susan](#): > > “Shit Gibbon” is a problem as well. 😯😶🙂😀😄😆😅🤣😂 ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/14 "2020-11-14T23:13:16Z")
> [@susan](#): > > “Shit Gibbon” is a problem as well. Reminds me of this scene from “The Jerk”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lKv7aGku2RQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Jerk (3/10) Movie CLIP - Don't Call That Dog Lifesaver (1979) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKv7aGku2RQ) “Don’t call that dog ‘Lifesaver’. Call him ‘Shithead’.” ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534/15 "2020-11-15T03:38:16Z")
I had a really wonderful dog named Maxwell Edison, after the serial killer in a Beatles song.