# \*Competition\* Name my Venus Fly-Trap **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452 "2003-06-08T13:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/1 "2003-06-08T13:49:13Z")
I was given a Venus Fly-Trap as a present. Currently it is named _Dave_, which, let’s face it, is not a good name at the best of times. I hereby announce a competition to re-name _Dave_. A warm glow of smug self-satisfaction to the winner. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/2 "2003-06-08T15:09:12Z")
Gordon. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/3 "2003-06-08T15:27:10Z")
Gotcha Ya ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/4 "2003-06-08T16:52:34Z")
Stu. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/5 "2003-06-08T16:57:03Z")
Weapon of Mass Destruction. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/6 "2003-06-08T16:59:05Z")
Chomp ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/7 "2003-06-08T16:59:59Z")
Audry. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/8 "2003-06-08T17:01:58Z")
Insector the Flyslayer. Muscabane. Audrey III. Snappy. Though I do wish I’d seen this in time to suggest “Gotcha Ya” myself. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/9 "2003-06-08T17:05:07Z")
Smiley ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/10 "2003-06-08T17:27:16Z")
DIC :Dang It’s Crunchy and i mean ‘deek’, not as in ‘dick’ ok? ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/11 "2003-06-08T17:28:25Z")
that is \*Dang ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/12 "2003-06-08T17:58:16Z")
Thanks, and keep 'em coming folks. I should have said in my OP:[ul][_]Employees (and their relatives) of The Great Unwashed Inc. not eligible to apply[_]Prize shown not actual size[_]Judges decision final, no correspondence shall be entered into[_]No purchase necessary[/ul]Thank you for playing. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/13 "2003-06-08T18:07:20Z")
Huggy Bear ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/14 "2003-06-08T18:45:56Z")
Pamela Anderson Lee. ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/15 "2003-06-08T19:11:16Z")
Sid Vicious. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/16 "2003-06-08T19:31:18Z")
Chomper ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/17 "2003-06-08T20:40:17Z")
Porsche ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/18 "2003-06-08T20:47:20Z")
Oscar Smedley Landon Chomps McTrapsalot The Verminator ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/19 "2003-06-08T20:58:34Z")
Just in case Audrey shows up, call this one **Seymour**. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/20 "2003-06-08T21:02:47Z")
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