# \*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:** 3
**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 9, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/41 "2003-06-09T10:48:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mehitabel \* > \*\*If it helps, the Latin name is Dionaea muscipula. Dionaea is cool, or Dionaeus if it’s a guy plant. \*\* How do you sex a Venus Fly-Trap? Sounds like there should be a punchline… “very carefully”, or something. ---
**Author:** ![doc\_miller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@doc\_miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doc_miller)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/42 "2003-06-09T12:36:54Z")
Dr. Johny Fever ---
**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 9, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/43 "2003-06-09T13:11:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TWDuke \* > Baron von Trap > Maria von Trap > Trappy McTraptrap > Zsa Zsa > **Cleopatra** > Mean Joe Green No, no, no… Cleo **trap** a 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/44 "2003-06-09T13:29:37Z")
Morticia Addams. Remember _her_ greenhouse? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/45 "2003-06-09T14:41:27Z")
Daggum, but **doc\_miller** stole mine. I second Johnny Fever, unless it’s a girl, in which case “Bailey.” ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/46 "2003-06-09T14:41:27Z")
_Venus de Flyo_ ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/47 "2003-06-09T15:35:14Z")
**Cecil** ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/48 "2003-06-09T16:29:16Z")
Johnny Fever. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/49 "2003-06-09T16:50:11Z")
Lil’ Hungry ---
**Author:** ![House](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@House](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/House)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/50 "2003-06-09T16:58:30Z")
Tongue ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/51 "2003-06-09T19:21:37Z")
chickan gravy ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/52 "2003-06-09T20:19:47Z")
How about “Trappy Scrappy Hero Pup (or “plant”)?” I hope I got my punctuation use right there. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/53 "2003-06-09T20:29:41Z")
Senior Bites-a-lot. ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/54 "2003-06-09T20:53:27Z")
Ben the bug biter ---
**Author:** ![SCHLERMIE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SCHLERMIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCHLERMIE)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/55 "2003-06-10T00:06:35Z")
Garbanzo the mildly disturbed. ---
**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/56 "2003-06-10T03:04:17Z")
Tastes Like Chicken. ---
**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 10, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/57 "2003-06-10T11:14:03Z")
I am compiling a shortlist of my favourites so far. When this thread next drops off the first page I’ll announce a winner. Still time to post your entries… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/58 "2003-06-10T11:42:33Z")
**AwSnappity** 🙂 ---
**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 10, 2003, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/59 "2003-06-10T11:44:59Z")
Serena Fly Trap Feces Revenge Slammin Sammy The Clapper Silly Ya ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-name-my-venus-fly-trap/180452/60 "2003-06-10T11:53:17Z")
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